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Maria Carmela Ciccotello (Amorosa)
Born: March 11, 1889 Arrived in USA: March 1, 1911 Married: March
19, 1911 Died: November 24, 1945 Spouse: Guiseppe Ciccotelli Children: Gaetano Paul
After leaving Italy around February 10, 1911 Maria Carmela Amorosa arrived at
Ellis Island on March 1, 1911 aboard the The Luisiana The Luisiana was built for Lloyd Italiano in 1905 by the Societa Esercizio Bacini, Riva Trigoso, Italy. The Lloyd Italiano Line was formed in Genoa in 1904 by Erasmo Piaggio to operate passenger services to North and South America. The company came under the control of Navigazione Generale Italiana in 1911 and became completely absorbed in 1918. Navigazione Generale Italiana was formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of I & V.Florio of Palermo and R. Rubattino of Genoa. Besides services to the USA and Canada, they ran to Mediterranean and Black Sea ports, India, the Far East and South America. In 1885 they took over Soc. Italiana di Transporti Marittimi Raggio & Co. and Soc. Rocco Piaggio & Figli. By 1901 NGI had taken control of La Veloce and in 1924 liquidated that company. In 1910 they purchased a controlling interest in Lloyd Italiano. The same year the Societa Nationale del Servizi Marittimi was formed and NGI transferred most of their ships to this company. This left them with only 19 ships and the North and South American routes. In 1921 Transoceanica Societa Italiana di Navigazione and Societa Commerciale Italiana and their fleets were absorbed into NGI and in 1932 due to the depression and widespread unemployment of Italian ships, the major Italian shipping companies (NGI, Lloyd Sabaudo, and Cosulich) were combined into one state controlled syndicate under the name Societa Italia Flotte Reuniti (ITALIA). By 1937 this concern had made rapid recovery and repaid the
Government bonds which had supported it. It was then changed into a
Limited Company under the name Italia Societa Anonima di Navigazione.
Lloyd Triestino was incorporated into the new company.
In 1940 most Italian ships were taken over for military service and by 1945, few were left afloat. The fleet was gradually rebuilt but from 1960 the rising popularity of air travel signalled the gradual decline of the passenger ships and they were eventually switched to cruising. By 1977 all long distance passenger travel had ceased, although many cargo ships continued to carry a few passengers. A cruising company was set up (Italia Crociere Internazionali) to employ the remaining passenger vessels but ceased trading in 1980. Italia continued as a freighting company, mostly with second hand or chartered container ships and still operates, but in private ownership. Some of the specs of the Luisiana:
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with her father Luigi. 
