What year and what ship was your first cruise?

[scottygirl]

1991 NCL Starward in a teeny tiny cabin with a tiny port hole which I am pretty sure was next to the anchor! It was awesome.

[davekathy]

1991...American Hawaii Cruise Lines...SS Constitution

[cruiselvr04]

1989 MS Seaward NCL

 

Tiny inside cabin on deck 2 right by the anchor.

 

We were hooked!

[Aquahound]

1988 NCL Sunward II

 

[JTBCruiser]

Carnival,Carnavale May 1991

[bluehens10]

1966 - SS Ariadne out of Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas. More recently 2005 the Grandeur of the Seas.

[John&LaLa]

Our first was Carnivale in 1989

1981 TSS Carnivale

 

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[John&LaLa]

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1984 the QE2

 

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[iCruiseTooMuch]

June 9th, 2013 Allure OTS for my 56th birthday with my (then) 9yo daughter and 15 family/friends. My sister asked me and my daughter if we wanted to go on a group cruise. We said “what’s a cruise”? Fast forward 60 months and 40 cruises later....... question answered. Hence my screen name.

 

 

41 cruises in the past 60 months on 7 cruise lines

[Janet524]

1986 - Song of Norway for our honeymoon. Our next was on Sovereign of the Seas and OMG!!! How could they make a ship SO BIG! A 4 story atrium - unbelievable. Fast forward to 2016 when we celebrated our 30th anniversary on Allure. My, how times - and ships - have changed.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

1966 - SS Ariadne out of Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas. More recently 2005 the Grandeur of the Seas.

 

1966 for me as well - though I was all of 4 at the time! HAL Statendam transatlantic.

 

 

Tom

[Scotty G]

1996 Song of America 7 nights from Manhattan to Bermuda. One night in St Georges and 3 or 4 nights in Hamilton.

 

My first ship experience was in July 1951 when my family left Southampton on the Cunard - White Star lines MV Georgic bound for NYC via Le Havre, Cork and Halifax - a 10 day crossing. A great experience for a 10 year old Scot emigrating to America!

[seacruise9]

Hi,

 

My first cruise was in 1967 on the long-forgotten SS Miami (four-day cruise to the Bahamas). My first Royal Caribbean cruise was in 1983 on the Sun Viking. Cruising has changed tremendously over the years.

 

Chuck

[ONECRUISER]

In 1988 the brand new Sovereign of the Seas. Largest cruise ship in the world, and no Balcony's... . All the other Carnival, Love Boat ships were so tiny. Now Sovereign/Majesty are considered "small'. Before you would have up to 11/12 cruise ships at Port in Miami on a Saturday, now they are too big...

[mailmama]

Celebrity's Galaxy. 1997-Southern Caribbean out of San Juan. We explored the ship, traversed the islands and spent late night hours on the balcony watching the ocean under a full moon. Very few hours of sleep as we were busy taking it all in! When we left the 7 day cruise, we looked at each other and said," we need a vacation from our our vacation!!"

[LBumb]

song of America 1995

thought the ship was massive

ny to bermuda

[2paradise]

1989. NCL. M/S Starward. Seven days out of San Juan to Martinique, St. Martin, Barbados, Antigua, and St. Thomas.

 

My Mom and I stayed on the ship in Barbados and ordered nonalcoholic drinks by the pool all afternoon. I was 15 and I felt like a queen. Still one of my favorite memories with my beloved Mom.

 

Anyone know whatever happened to the M/S Starward?

 

What a fun thread!

 

Cheers!

Edited May 23, 2018 by 2paradise

[llecamus]

Splendour of the Seas 5 day out of Galveston - 2004. I waited 20 years for a honeymoon and it was worth the wait!

That was the only time I ever saw caviar hors d'oeuvres being served in the Centrum, and the next-to-last chocolate buffet (that was on Rhapsody OTS 2005)...

[TEXASMUNK]

First cruise: Cunard Adventurer, 1974. 14,000 tons. Since then, now close to 100.

[Honeyroastedmelnut]

1989 on the Britannia ... no clue what line as I just remember the ship name (I was in elementary school).

Was a blast. 4 or 5 night out of Miami to Key West and Playa Del Carmen.

The formal night was supper fancy complete with flaming baked Alaska.

I have loved cruising ever since then ... just cannot go as often as I would like.

[island lady]

First cruise Big Red boat...around 1985 I think. :confused:

 

First RCI cruise: Mariner when she was brand new and home ported in PC in 2005. :D

[harleycvo]

1987 Homeric out of NYC to Bermuda

[sealeggs]

It was called Nordic Empress at the time. 1996

[crzndeb]

1980 Sitmar Fairwind 11 night cruise. Air and hotel the night before was included in the price. Did 4 cruises in the 80’s with Sitmar before they went to Princess. At least I got credit for those Sitmar cruises on Princess.

 

This was before airlines started charging for luggage, so it was not unusual to pack shoes, purses, and jewelry for every outfit.

[praiser]

March 1993, Majesty of the Seas, right after the "Storm of the Century". My honeymoon.