George C Posted March 27, 2014 #1 Share Posted March 27, 2014 What is your favorite cruise line that no longer exists? I have 2 Renaissance Cruises, ( line was non smoking and adult only) which I sailed in 2001 went under after 9/11 and Home lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco Posted March 28, 2014 #2 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Cruising only: Home Lines. But in addition to Home Lines, ALL of the European lines that primarily did TA's but supplemented with cruises. IE: Italian Line, French Line, Greek Line, Swedish America Line, etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legion3 Posted April 1, 2014 #3 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Commodore Cruise Line = Specifically the Boheme and Caribe when they were still with German crews. To be honest I would like to see back Cunard and Royal Carribean service of 1970's . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted April 1, 2014 #4 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Royal Viking Line: It was considered the "Cadillac" of cruise lines when it was in operation and the cuisine, service, and ambience supported that opinion. Ships were well laid out, easy to get around, uncrowded. There were 250 aboard for a New York to Copenhagen sailing aboard Royal Viking Sky followed by a full ship (500!) for the following North Cape cruise. Sitmar and Home Lines are also missed because of the Italian atmosphere aboard along with very good/excellent cuisine and entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorJM Posted April 2, 2014 #5 Share Posted April 2, 2014 There is a comprehensive thread on this topic a bit farther down the list here: Cruise ships we've sailed that no longer exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted April 2, 2014 Author #6 Share Posted April 2, 2014 There is a comprehensive thread on this topic a bit farther down the list here: Cruise ships we've sailed that no longer exist. this topic is a little differnt, cruise lines, not just cruise ships, such as ss Norway doesn't exist but NCL does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorJM Posted April 3, 2014 #7 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Aha! Well, then......I definitely would have to say Windjammer Barefoot Cruises...until Capt. Burke's "kids" took over and ruined everything and put WBC belly-up back in 2007. Fortunately, two new tall-ship cruise lines (IslandWindjammers.com and SailWindjammer.com) are offering pretty darn close to what WBC offered, with former WBC crew members, owners who got their feet wet via WBC, and the latter with a refurbed WBC tall-ship, the Mandalay. Totally casual, ACTUAL sailing, well appointed and comfly (but cozy) cabins, great food, rum swizzles every eve and lotsa fun! And the tall-ship Arabella is back, courtesy of Manhattan Yacht Club (yachtarabella.com). But we'll always have WBC to thank for introducing us to the windjammer life/experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaPeaInn Posted June 4, 2014 #8 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Royal Viking Line was the top of the line. No cruiseline out there now even comes close. Rather than cheapen the experience in order to cut prices they shut down. Still get credit on Cunard for cruising RVL. Cunard, and therefor Carnival, owns the right to the name. We cruised only with them until they stopped. We were on the last cruise of the Star before it became Norwegian Star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceMuzz Posted June 6, 2014 #9 Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) Royal Viking Line was the top of the line. No cruiseline out there now even comes close. Rather than cheapen the experience in order to cut prices they shut down. Still get credit on Cunard for cruising RVL. Cunard, and therefor Carnival, owns the right to the name. We cruised only with them until they stopped. We were on the last cruise of the Star before it became Norwegian Star. Not quite right. I worked on Royal Viking Star until she briefly became NCL's Westward. Soon after that she was sold to Royal Cruise Line and became Star Odyssey (1993??). Then when Royal went under, the ship was sold to Fred Olsen and became Black Watch. She is still there. Norwegian Star was built by Star Cruises in 2001, shortly after they bought NCL. It was originally planned to be a gambling ship in Asia, but instead they gave it to NCL. I worked on that one as well, in Hawaii and Mexico. Knut Kloster, who was running RVL in it's later years, vowed that he would never cheapen his product - even if it killed him. It didn't kill him - but it killed his company. By the way, he absolutely detested American passengers, and blamed their demand for cheaper and cheaper cruises for his downfall. Edited June 6, 2014 by BruceMuzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuscan Posted June 7, 2014 #10 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Home Lines - Oceanic & Homeric. Beautiful ships back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted June 8, 2014 #11 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Sitmar LuLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkiesgirl Posted June 10, 2014 #12 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Commodore Cruise Line had smaller ships but excellent service. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldspan Posted June 10, 2014 #13 Share Posted June 10, 2014 HOME LINES WITHOUT A DOUBT! As deluxe as Royal Viking Line but at a popular price! SS Oceanic, winter cruises, only sailed at 2/3 of passenger capacity, my ship of all time having sailed 134 cruises! Every meal was a lavish feast! When men were men and cruising was cruising! Worldspan 134 cruises strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanKen Posted June 25, 2014 #14 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Renaissance - the R1 and Windjammer Barefoot Cruises Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorJM Posted June 26, 2014 #15 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Ah yes, the Renaissance R ships! We did one of those, and for a non tall-ship line, it was super! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HectorAchilleus Posted June 27, 2014 #16 Share Posted June 27, 2014 What is your favorite cruise line that no longer exists? I have 2 Renaissance Cruises, ( line was non smoking and adult only) which I sailed in 2001 went under after 9/11 and Home lines. American Hawaii Cruise Line. Classic looking ships, great food, and Hawaii! So much better tan Norwegian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted June 27, 2014 #17 Share Posted June 27, 2014 (edited) American Hawaii Cruise Line. Classic looking ships, great food, and Hawaii! So much better tan Norwegian. I would mostly agree. I sailed on the Independence when Constitution and Independence were owned by AHC. Agree 100% about Hawaii. Food was good to very good; a deck buffet one evening included freshly grilled steak and was the best deck buffet I have had; service good to OK; an engaging, guest oriented Master and Cruise Director; good entertainment; but the interior of the ship was 1950's-ish--no surprise because that is what they were. Having sailed on Golden Bear's Monterey (former Matson liner) to, from, and around Hawaii some years earlier, AHC was just an acceptable substitute for a defunct line. I have not tried NCL's Hawaii services so cannot make a comparison. I have heard mixed things to be sure. Edited June 27, 2014 by rkacruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyDog08 Posted June 30, 2014 #18 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Looking back, I would have to say I most enjoyed my time with Majesty Cruise Lines. Simply elegant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loubetti Posted July 6, 2014 #19 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Regal Cruises and their sole ship, Regal Empress. Essentially Commodore but with a different name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sajlm045 Posted July 10, 2014 #20 Share Posted July 10, 2014 My first cruise was with AHC on the Independence. DW and I had an interior cabin. The morning breakfast buffet on deck cruising near Molokai had me hooked. Went back with the 2 kids. 4 of us in a interior room. It was even better the 2nd time. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzeluver Posted July 12, 2014 #21 Share Posted July 12, 2014 My one cruise on Sitmar was unbelievable! Service was unmatched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted July 12, 2014 #22 Share Posted July 12, 2014 My one cruise on Sitmar was unbelievable! Service was unmatched. Every time someone mentions Sitmar, my heart skips an extra beat because we so loved that cruise line. :) Yes, the service was amazing! :D LuLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeegolfcruiser Posted July 12, 2014 #23 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Without a doubt! the old Grace Lines. My first cruise was on the S.S. Santa Rosa, where they used to have people guess how many miles the ship per day for $5.00 per guess. It was long before computers and the internet. I remember they had a Sadie Hawkins night, where the women asked the men to dance as we were going thru Cape Hatteras as the ship was pitching from one side to the other. Oh by the way I was only 14 yrs. old then so all the little girls tried to get me to dance. How awkward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieCruiser Posted July 25, 2014 #24 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Looking back, I would have to say I most enjoyed my time with Majesty Cruise Lines. Simply elegant. I have to agree! Majesty Cruise Line was a unique product that offered elegance, fine cuisine, excellent service, and all at an exceptional value. It left too soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco Posted July 26, 2014 #25 Share Posted July 26, 2014 (edited) I think years back, "Royal Viking" was kind of the "Crystal" of today. I think some of the Royal Viking fleet is now sailing with Thompson, Fred.Olsen, and/or Louis. Edited July 26, 2014 by marco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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