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I realize my relative age puts me at an disadvantage here, but I have sailed on some real classics, so I'll add a few to the list. I miss the European crew (no, I mean in the dining rooms and stateroom quarters too), the real parade of Baked Alaska, an authentic afternoon tea, and the high level of service you got. Clearly, we have other valuable amenities now, but some of us liked it the other way too. Thanks for sharing all...

See related email Doug. I have sailed Fairsea, then two of P&O's ships that were similar to Sitmar - Spirit of London (Sun Princess) and Arcadia (Star Princess). It's nice to know other folks are out there that appreciated these smaller but more elegant cruise ships. SS Norway and QE2 were my favorites out of the bunch though...

I shared on the related RV thread that I was on the Star in '79, from the Caribbean through the Panama Canal. I cannot remember I thing, as I was 8, but know my parents and I loved the ship. I ended up getting a model replica of the Star and putting in a case in my room (2-3 ft in length). Thanks TampaMike for the history lesson on all of this. Great stuff!