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On 5/23/2018 at 10:35 AM, melted2002 said:

1984 NCL MS Southward

1975 NCL MS Southward

First cruise 1975, MS Southward, Cozumel, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Freeport (I think we skipped this stop). I was 20 years old and went with 3 girlfriends. We were the youngest on the ship by 30+ years I think! Spent our time with the band and the crew. Was a great time but never cruised again until NOW. Husband and I have cruised in 2014, 2016, 2017 and have one planned for 2018!!

First cruise was a night cruise to nowhere. Don't remember the name. Second was carnival destiny to key West and Cozumel. Never forget the taxi drivers in Cozumel drove everybody into town that day, then went on strike, stranding everybody on the island. I had to go back to the ship on a horse and buggy. Half way through the trip the buggy lost a tires. The driver picked it up, threw it into the cab with us and kept going. I had to hold the tire about 3 miles.

 

Good times.

 

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Hysterical...

ms Southward (1971-present) Built in 1971 by Cantiere Navali dell Tirreno e Riuniti, S.p.A, Riva Trigoso (Genoa), Italyas ms Southward for Norwegian Caribbean Line (NCL). NCL, at that time, was jointly owned by Norwegian Knut Kloster and Israeli Ted Arison, founder of Carnival Cruise Line. That arrangement was dissolved in late 1971 however and Klosters Rederi A/S took over the NCL operation. Southward was designed for the North American cruise market and delivered to her owners in November 1971.

 

 

Following a transatlantic crossing, she was christened on 30 November 1971 in Miami, Fl. This was the first time a new cruise ship was not christened at the shipyard were she was built, but instead in the port of her area of operations. The trademark of Norwegian Caribbean Line at the time were twin swept-back funnels and an orange sunburst painted on the sides of their ships.

 

Southward was NCL's fourth cruise ship, the others being Sunward (1966), Starward (1968), and Skyward (1969). Initially, she was operated on Caribbean cruises out of Miami. In 1987 however, she was dispatched to the west coast of the United States to begin operating out of Los Angeles (San Pedro) on three and four-night cruises to Catalina Island, San Diego and Ensenada, BC, Mexico. As a result of this move Norwegian Caribbean Line changed its name to Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) in late 1987.

 

 

In 1995, Southward was sold to Sun Cruises, the cruise division of UK-based all-inclusive travel company Airtours plc, who renamed her Seawing. Sun Cruises was founded a year earlier, in April 1994, to provide British holidaymakers with air and sea vacation packages at affordable rates. Seawing began operating for Sun Cruises in March 1995 cruising the Mediterranean in spring and summer and the Far East in the winter season. In February 2002, the new name of 'My Travel plc' was adopted by all the former Airtours brands, resulting in a change of house colors on its four cruise ships, Seawing (1995), Carousel (1995), Sundream (1996) and Sunbird (1999).

 

From May to October 2002, MyTravel's Seawing operated seven-night round trip cruises from Limassol, Cyprus into the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. From October 2002 to April 2003, she ran fourteen, sixteen and thirty-night cruises to the Far East including port calls at/in Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. While in the Far East, Seawing also operated seven-night round trips from Phuket, Thailand. Then in April 2003 Seawing returned to the Mediterranean and Aegean, picking up where she left off with seven-night cruises from Limassol.

 

 

When Airtours decided to pull out of the cruise vacation and ship ownership business in 2004, Seawing was purchased by the then Greek arm of Cyprus-based Louis Cruise Line and renamed Perla. After a winter in the Far East, Louis operated her on cruises out of Piraeus to the Greek Islands and Turkey in 2005.

 

 

In May 2008, she was chartered to Greece-based Golden Sun Cruises and renamed The Aegean Pearl, operating three and four-day Greek island cruises from Piraeus. Her first cruise for Golden Sun took place on 19 May 2008.

 

 

That charter ended in 2009 and the ship was returned to Louis Cruise Line; however, her name has remained The Aegean Pearl up to now.

 

Fascinating. Thanks for this information.

But they have a 1/2 price pressing special the first night.

 

 

 

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Didn't know that. Thanks!

How much does it cost to have clothes pressed onboard. Can I do it myself?

Found my answer. Roughly $4.00 per shirt for example. Press only. But you are without it for 2 days as they pick it up at 9:00am and you don't get it back until 6:00pm the next evening.

How much does it cost to have clothes pressed onboard. Can I do it myself?

First was 3 nights on an 8 pax former PT Boat through the Yasawa Islands on Fiji. Next came several on the Istra and Dalmatijia (Yugoslav Jadrolinijia Lines). They were 5.500 GRT and sailed from Guadaloupe and Martinique using air with Air France Paris to Jfk to port. Those were in the early '70's. Next a 14 day on the Southward in'75. Still cruising and loving it. Be on the Reflection Jan31, '15.

What month in 1975 were you on the Southward. My first cruise was the MS Southward in late June/early July of that year.

*stares*

Poor girl...she must have to have her slacks custom made. :rolleyes:

I just created an album with 55 high quality panorama photos from Norwegian Escape. You can see them here:

http://www.depping-design.de/test/thumbnails.php?album=345

 

 

Beautiful, thanks for your time on this.

How exactly does this help? Motleyfan is as entitled as anyone else on this board to post whenever and whatever he wishes. This entire website is about cruising and Motleyfan posts about that subject. Seems there are a few that take the name Cruise "Critic" a bit too literally. Let the man be and just move on. If you don't like what he posts, simply don't read it or put him on your ignore list. Problem solved. I personally think his enthusiasm for life is wonderful. Motleyfan has not had the easiest of lives if you read all his posts across these boards. I cannot fathom why he seems to get singled out so much by a certain few.

 

While I realize this tirade has nothing to do with the Escape, the treatment Motleyfan has received on this board in particular has bothered me for quite some time. The fact that it has once again spread to yet another thread pushed me past the point of staying quiet.

 

I apologize to those that simply came here to read about the Escape. Most that post on this thread are very excited to have the opportunity to cruise on a brand new ship and Motleyfan is no different. I will take a deep breath now and move on.

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Motleyfan, you come back to this board and post as much and whatever you like. Your excitement for your upcoming cruise brings joy to some of us. Don't let some here chase you away. I can't stand bullies, especially cowardly cyber types.

Let me get my popcorn, this could get good.

What? What kind of thread have I found myself in here. :confused:

We had an aft balcony on the Jewel 2 years ago. I didn't notice any of the negatives listed here. It was an amazing cabin and we are doing it again on the Escape in Feb 2016.

Love it! (another mini panick attack looking at the picture)

Does anyone else have a mini-panic attack when they look at pics of this ship being built? I'm not sure if it's extreme fear or extreme excitement. I'll go with excitement. Sailing Escape February 6, 2016.

Thank you, Comet.

 

Hey, where's Cupid, Donner & Blitzen? lol

 

 

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That's funny, and so appropriate for this time of year. But I have to say you are the first person to ever say that when seeing my username. It's actually the name of the street I grew up on as a kid.

I'm heading on my first cruise in three days ... solo ... am I nuts??

 

Carnival Freedom from Fort Lauderdale to Nassau and Freeport.

 

Pleaseeee don't let me get seasick. :(

 

 

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Have a great time! Stay safe.

First cruise 1975, MS Southward, Cozumel, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Freeport (I think we skipped this stop). I was 20 years old and went with 3 girlfriends. We were the youngest on the ship by 30+ years I think! Spent our time with the band and the crew. Was a great time but never cruised again until NOW. Going NCL Jewel in February 2014!

I sailed on her twice. A 7 day Western Caribbean itinerary in 1975 or 76 and a 3 day out of LA in the early 90's. It was pretty amazing pulling out my old pictures the second time around. The casino on the later cruise was where a pool had been earlier!!! It's also amazing to see the differences in those old ships and the new ones. like the DAWN & JEWEL.

CruiserDoc: I was on the MS Southward in 1975. What month did you go?

CruiserDoc: What was the month of your 1975 cruise on MS Southward?

What time of year was your 1975 MS Southward cruise?