Riva Tours: MS Amore

MS Amore

The story about the maritime family Ercegović is a very special one. Ante Ercegović is the son of “Barba” Tomislav Ercegović, who steered the MS Orkan until 2013, and he is the brother of Arsen Ercegović (captain of MY Mystic). Ante used to transport building materials from the mainland to the Dalmatian islands with his small cargo and dredging ship “Lanterna” for many years. In 2003, Ante decided to take tourists on cruises just like his brother and father. Therefore, he purchased the charming wooden vessel Otac Luka. After three successful summer seasons, he decided to resell the Otac Luka and to build a larger and more comfortable steel-hull boat for his passengers. After months of hard work at the shipyard, in 2007 the new vessel was launched. In 2011, she finally got her "big sister". The MS Amore is 7 metres longer, but has only two cabins more than her former sister ship which in meantime has been sold. This means even more comfort, what has been confirmed by our guests already for ten years now. Since six years, the vessel is steered by Captain Mario who previously had steered the smaller sister ship. Actually one could call Mario meanwhile a member of the Ercegović family, because he personally is responsible for the maintenance and care of the Amore.