Name That Ship

[kiwi sailor]

A bit of fun for a Sunday night. Can you name this ship. It was photographed in Auckland approx 1974

[Shiprobbo]

The lovely Oriana!

[Bella cruiser]

Hi Kiwi, looks like the Oriana to me:)

[thied]

1974 December 16 Berthed at Auckland

[takeout]

ORIANA What a great ship she was

[timtam2]

My favourite ship of all time - fabulous memories on the First Lady of the Sea. Even now, I can't bear to look at the photos of her in her decline.......makes me cry.

[Shiprobbo]

I won't be responsible for any tears if you open these pictures.

[Bella cruiser]

I won't be responsible for any tears if you open these pictures.

That's cruel David.

[Cruisequeenoz]

I won't be responsible for any tears if you open these pictures.

 

So sad...someone pass the tissues please.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Just ask when you shave...

 

Where did that razor blade come from?

[Drelix]

Thats so sad. I thinking cruise ships should be sunken or something I hate seeing them ripped apart like that.

[Shiprobbo]

Thats so sad. I thinking cruise ships should be sunken or something I hate seeing them ripped apart like that.

 

Hi Drelix,

 

It is sad yes, but it is the natural end for a ship that has lived a long an useful life. The existance that Oriana endured in her last years was a travesty. She was gutted and turned into something she never was, very little of the ship we knew and loved remained.

 

As for sinking, well that would be un-natural - ships are built to float not sink, no scrapping is not nice but it is the natural end.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Lets also remember that the original Oriana was a 3 class ship..

 

and never did those classes mix.

 

What was it?...

 

First Class

2nd Class

and Tourist Class.

 

How would that work in todays PC Socieity?

[Rasa Sayang]

I won't be responsible for any tears if you open these pictures.

 

Looks a bit like the current P&O fleet.

 

Ooooooh - that won't go across too well in some areas. :D:p:)

[Bella cruiser]

Looks a bit like the current P&O fleet.

 

Ooooooh - that won't go across too well in some areas. :D:p:)

 

That's OK Dennis, it's a perfectly normal and expected comment on this board.:rolleyes:

 

Jenny

[Shiprobbo]

Lets also remember that the original Oriana was a 3 class ship..

 

and never did those classes mix.

 

What was it?...

 

First Class

2nd Class

and Tourist Class.

 

How would that work in todays PC Socieity?

 

Actually she was two-class, First and Tourist. That changed in the mid Seventies when she was permanantly changed to one-class for cruising.

 

As for today, I believe that we still have Fiorst and Tourist classes, allbeit on different ships - Seabourn and SilverSea are equivelent to the old First Class, Princess, HAL, Celebrity are the old Second Class and P&O, RCL, NCL, Carnival are the old Tourist, just now each class is on a different ship!

 

Interestingly, airlines have never changed and remain three class!

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Name this one passing her..

 

[Shiprobbo]

Name this one passing her..

 

 

HMY Britannia

[Bella cruiser]

Hi everyone, I've got another one for you, two views of the same ship.

 

Jenny

[Rasa Sayang]

That's OK Dennis, it's a perfectly normal and expected comment on this board.

And theres me just paid my final amount for my 3rd Pacific Dawn cruise today.:D

Ooooh - I should be sent to my room.:p:p

Now back to these great old piccies. :)

[The_Big_M]

As for today, I believe that we still have Fiorst and Tourist classes, allbeit on different ships - Seabourn and SilverSea are equivelent to the old First Class, Princess, HAL, Celebrity are the old Second Class and P&O, RCL, NCL, Carnival are the old Tourist, just now each class is on a different ship!

 

There's also Cunard, which does still have different classes on the one ship...

[thied]

name this ship.

 

[thied]

a hint between 1900 and 19 40

[Shiprobbo]

Hi everyone, I've got another one for you, two views of the same ship.

 

Jenny

 

Easy.....Another Marco Polo....

[Bella cruiser]

Easy.....Another Marco Polo....

 

Well done David!!!