Wellard Posted January 18, 2013 #151 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Has anyone mentioned the Orient Marco Polo. We cruised on her in 2006 and 2007. We were on the lowest deck and we had to step over the bulkhead every few feet to get to our cabin. Also cruised on the Epirotiki World Renaissance to Ensenada from port of Los Angeles. I in fact sailed on the Marco Polo just a few months ago (November2012) under the cruise company name of "Cruise and Maritime". Also I sailed on her when she was under the Soviets. Back then 1988, she was called the Alexander Pushkin. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elleusion Posted January 18, 2013 #152 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Awwwww....Sailed the Mardi Gras before it was refurbished(x2) and after....Then sadly watched the Documentary on it being taken apart :( That was one purty ship. The wood was beautiful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabear Posted January 24, 2013 #153 Share Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) I had to check my list of prior cruises and found the following ships no longer around: Regent Sea 1993 Emerald Sea 1986 Sun Viking 1981 Jason 1971 Carla C 1969 The ships we sail in today are much better, have more activities and amenities, but the old ships were fun (and the drinks were much cheaper). Edited January 24, 2013 by dabear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted January 26, 2013 #154 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Evangeline (became the Yarmouth Castle) caught fire and sank Johan von Oldenbarnevelt (became the Lakonia) caught fire and sank Raffaello - hit by torpedo, rammed by another ship, sank Olympic - (previously Empress of Britain, Queen Anna Maria,Carnivale, Fiesta Marina, later Topaz) retired and scrapped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare brazilgirl Posted January 27, 2013 #155 Share Posted January 27, 2013 We sailed the Seawind Crown in 1995 on our honeymoon....in cabin with bunk beds ( couldn't afford anything else :) ) The cabin was as small as they come , but we had a great time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal516 Posted January 27, 2013 #156 Share Posted January 27, 2013 (edited) Home Lines S/S Homeric (circa 50's-60's), Home Lines S/S Oceanic (circa 60's-70's), and several -X- ships which have been rebranded - Horizon, Mercury. Those Home Lines ships were something else altogether. Edited January 27, 2013 by cal516 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyCarib Posted February 6, 2013 #157 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Carnival Mardis Gras 1992 - to Nassau This was Carnival's first cruise ship, and was built by the company (Canadian Princess) that built the first Princess cruise ship (the "Love Boat"). We are mostly "destination" vacationers, but this year (2013) we're taking our second cruise... aboard the Crown Princess (direct descendent of the Pacific Princess "Love Boat"). I'm sure we'll be blown away by the luxury of today's modern cruisers, but -- at least for us -- the "good ol' days" will be defined by the wonderful experience we had so long ago aboard the Mardis Gras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slotl Posted February 6, 2013 #158 Share Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) Carnival Mardis Gras 1992 - to NassauThis was Carnival's first cruise ship, and was built by the company (Canadian Princess) that built the first Princess cruise ship (the "Love Boat"). We are mostly "destination" vacationers, but this year (2013) we're taking our second cruise... aboard the Crown Princess (direct descendent of the Pacific Princess "Love Boat"). I'm sure we'll be blown away by the luxury of today's modern cruisers, but -- at least for us -- the "good ol' days" will be defined by the wonderful experience we had so long ago aboard the Mardis Gras. If you want to read about the birth of the cruise industry and the history of the Mardis Gras, how Carnival became the "fun ships" and up thru when Carnival purchased Princess, you MUST read: Devils on the Deep Blue Sea: The Dreams, Schemes, and Showdowns That Built America's Cruise-Ship Empires by Kristoffer A. Garin Edited February 6, 2013 by slotl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyCarib Posted February 7, 2013 #159 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Thanks, Lois. That does look like an interesting book. A bit of an expose, it appears, and perhaps leaning somewhat more toward the "Big Bad Rich Corporate Wolves Who Only Want To Rip You Off" than I'd like to go. After all, we come to the show for the gliztz 'n glamour; not all that interested in what's going on backstage. According to a 2005 Business Week review of the book, Garin refers at one point to "...the early 1970s, when entrepreneurs such as Arison bought rustbucket vessels and began marketing short jaunts through the Caribbean". Well, by 1992 the old gal had certainly been around the block a few times, but she sure didn't look "rust bucket-y" to us. Then again, we were young and in love and had too many stars in our eyes to have really noticed. And here it is 21 years later, and we sure ain't so young anymore, but we're still in love and those stars haven't faded a bit. I'll bet the Crown will be every bit as impressive to us (maybe even more so). But sometime after we return, I'll probably get hold of that book anyway. After all, I like a good story about greed, intrigue, and big business entertainment, too ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoopyJS Posted February 8, 2013 #160 Share Posted February 8, 2013 (edited) We honeymooned on the 'Marco Polo' - Far East Dominion Line in 1972. We sailed from Sydney, Australia around the South Pacific Islands and back to Sydney.I believe it was previously called 'Princess Isabel' and afterwards 'Aquamarine' and then 'Odysseus'. I haven't researched its history totally. It's a tad smaller than the Rhapsody of the Seas which we are about to cruise on :D Edited February 8, 2013 by SnoopyJS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talisker92 Posted February 8, 2013 #161 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Sun Princess (Flamenco) Bermuda Star (Enchanted Isle) Regent Sea Southward (Seawing) Regent Star QE2 Golden Princess (Hundae) Mississippi Queen Danube Princess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco Posted February 12, 2013 #162 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I was very sorry to read the the former Home Lines "Oceanic". (one of my favorites that set the standard for first class cruising in the mid 60's) has recently been scrapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milligold Posted April 1, 2013 #163 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Rotterdam: Yep, since the 60's and yes....NOTHING sailing now compares to the Home Lines. Even the "Crystal" experience is not what Home Lines ships were like. They really set the standard for cruising. And sailing out of NY was a real "event". The bon voyage parties, the streamers and confetti, the bands on deck, the tugs, the whistles and horns back and forth. And one more, the "Victoria" of Incres lines, that was pretty close to Home Lines although the ship was an older one. I sailed on the MS Victoria four times. It was my first ship and I'll always have a place in my heart for her. I've saved some memorabilia - still have my MS Victoria scarf, bag and gold charm with "MS Victoria" engraved on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjoon Posted April 4, 2013 #164 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Costa Allegra - Currently being scrapped. We had a wonderful cruise on this small ship and would have done more if it had been possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeracruzI Posted May 11, 2013 #165 Share Posted May 11, 2013 this is why i'm glad the Seabreeze sank . Somehow the shipbreakers are somehow murdering a ship in my eyes. I feel the same way, I grew up o Veracruz,Bermuda Star and Canada Star. Veracruz caught fire and sank but the other two both went to alang. Pics are heartbreaking. Freeport is over there now and I spent a little time on her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter21 Posted May 21, 2013 #166 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Carnival Holiday, our honeymoon cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martodd Posted May 24, 2013 #167 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Just skimmed through the previous pages. But I didn't see our first cruise mentioned. We sailed on the Celebrity (Chandris at the time) Meridian. She was a beautiful, elegant ship. We were so sad when she was sold and even sadder to hear she had a fire at sea and sank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazerboy Posted May 27, 2013 #168 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Thought I'd posted on this thread years ago, but must have been another... At any rate, here's my list: France, 67 and 72 Cristoforo Columbo 72 Rafaello 73, 73 Michaelangelo 75 Leonardo DA Vinci 76 Caronia, year? QE2 03, 05, 08 There was also a scary Greek cruise in a ship that wasn't fit to sail in 73, so I am SURE she's gone now.:eek: Don't know what happened to the Crystal Harmony, but assume she's still sailing- sailed on her in 92 and 94. And there was one cruise on the Golden Princess, not the current one but the one sailing in 93. Ratty ship then, and we lost all potable water 3 days out of LA. All ships left behind great memories, from dining next to the Duchess of Windsor to meeting Carol O'Connor and his family, from beluga and champagne in Queen's Grill to hot tubs in my tuxedo. Modern cruising is still fun, but sailing back then was really special. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milligold Posted May 27, 2013 #169 Share Posted May 27, 2013 (edited) Thought I'd posted on this thread years ago, but must have been another... At any rate, here's my list: France, 67 and 72 Cristoforo Columbo 72 Rafaello 73, 73 Michaelangelo 75 Leonardo DA Vinci 76 Caronia, year? QE2 03, 05, 08 There was also a scary Greek cruise in a ship that wasn't fit to sail in 73, so I am SURE she's gone now.:eek: Don't know what happened to the Crystal Harmony, but assume she's still sailing- sailed on her in 92 and 94. And there was one cruise on the Golden Princess, not the current one but the one sailing in 93. Ratty ship then, and we lost all potable water 3 days out of LA. All ships left behind great memories, from dining next to the Duchess of Windsor to meeting Carol O'Connor and his family, from beluga and champagne in Queen's Grill to hot tubs in my tuxedo. Modern cruising is still fun, but sailing back then was really special. Andrew I'm with you - I miss the old days. I posted in another thread about formal wear that I once went on a 14-day cruise with 13 formal gowns. Of course, the amount of luggage wasn't a problem then! Carole Edited May 27, 2013 by milligold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazerboy Posted May 29, 2013 #170 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I remember when we were on QE2, and we each brought three tuxedos. People on cruise ships today complain about bringing a sports coat... oy. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freb Posted May 30, 2013 #171 Share Posted May 30, 2013 My parents and I immigrated to America from Scotland, in May of 1952 on the HMS Queen Mary. We sailed from South Hampton, stopped in at Le Havre, to bring on board, several beautiful French fashion models.I was seven, and loved all this. The old Queen had no stabilizers in 1952, it was a very seasick experience for many of us. But before I, as a little girl, got too carried away with the glamour girls, my mother pointed out something to me....a day or so later they were hanging over the side, sick like the rest of us...fancy hair and all!:( You know, we had no effective meds for seasickness then, so our steward brought us a beautiful basket of apples, can't imagine that helping, but that was the procedure. The old Queen has been a hotel in Long Beach for many years, but while at sea you could see yourself in the deck varnish and the dining rooms were old world and so beautiful especially to a little kid like me! Well folks, that's my trip down memory lane for today!:) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinS Posted June 1, 2013 #172 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Thought I'd posted on this thread years ago, but must have been another... At any rate, here's my list: France, 67 and 72 Cristoforo Columbo 72 Rafaello 73, 73 Michaelangelo 75 Leonardo DA Vinci 76 Caronia, year? QE2 03, 05, 08 There was also a scary Greek cruise in a ship that wasn't fit to sail in 73, so I am SURE she's gone now.:eek: Don't know what happened to the Crystal Harmony, but assume she's still sailing- sailed on her in 92 and 94. And there was one cruise on the Golden Princess, not the current one but the one sailing in 93. Ratty ship then, and we lost all potable water 3 days out of LA. All ships left behind great memories, from dining next to the Duchess of Windsor to meeting Carol O'Connor and his family, from beluga and champagne in Queen's Grill to hot tubs in my tuxedo. Modern cruising is still fun, but sailing back then was really special. Andrew ' Ahhh memories....You've listed my favorite ships - Leonardo da Vinci, Raffaello and Michelangelo. The scary, Greek ship was probably the Queen Anna Maria (Greek Line) - that was my first cruise - out of Baltimore to Nassau. It was a REALLY OLD ship when I sailed on it in 1972. But it got me hooked. The Greek Line also had another dilapadated ship - the Olympia I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kentchikan Posted August 10, 2013 #173 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Norwegian PrinceSitmar FairSky Any of the "ward" ships - Dreamward, Windward, Southward, etc. I sailed on the FairSky when she was the Fair Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimandStan Posted August 21, 2013 #174 Share Posted August 21, 2013 My parents and I immigrated to America from Scotland, in May of 1952 on the HMS Queen Mary. We sailed from South Hampton, stopped in at Le Havre, to bring on board, several beautiful French fashion models.I was seven, and loved all this. The old Queen had no stabilizers in 1952, it was a very seasick experience for many of us. But before I, as a little girl, got too carried away with the glamour girls, my mother pointed out something to me....a day or so later they were hanging over the side, sick like the rest of us...fancy hair and all!:( You know, we had no effective meds for seasickness then, so our steward brought us a beautiful basket of apples, can't imagine that helping, but that was the procedure. The old Queen has been a hotel in Long Beach for many years, but while at sea you could see yourself in the deck varnish and the dining rooms were old world and so beautiful especially to a little kid like me! Well folks, that's my trip down memory lane for today!:) Just a Quick Correction (but important to maritime folks). The Queen Mary, being a merchant ship correctly had the prefix RMS (Royal Mail Ship) because she was authorized to carry postal mail. HMS (His/Her Majesties' Ship) may only be applied to a ship of the Royal Navy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimandStan Posted August 21, 2013 #175 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I sailed on the FairSky when she was the Fair Princess. Close, but no cigar- Fairsky was strictly a Sitmar ship and never sailed under the Princess Flag. The Fair Princess was built as the Carinthia for Cunard (1956-1968), she was later purchased by Sitmar and known first as the Fairland (1968-1971) and later as the FairSea (1971-1988). Princess ran her as the Fair Princess from 1988 through 1997 when she was assigned to P&0 Australia who ran her under the same name until 2001. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now