Admiral’s humble beginnings started with an 18 Meter wooden flybridge cruiser, a far cry from it’s massive, 100 meter plus line up today. Admiral was created when the Italian shipyard, Cantieri Navali Lavagna, began building luxury vessels under a separate brand named Arcobaleno Super and shortly after, President in the 1950’s. The Admiral brand was created out of the high demand for the Italian builders luxury wooden cruisers.