Rare little britain Posted June 21, 2021 #1 Share Posted June 21, 2021 For those in the UK and for those with access to BBC4 - they are showing the original series of The Cruise - the one that started Jane MacDonald's career and showcased Celebrity Galaxy!!! 7.30pm every night starting Monday 21st June. One of the first 'fly on the wall' documentaries. Amazing outfits and interesting to see how cruising has evolved. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpkin 11 Posted June 21, 2021 #2 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Galaxy was my first cruise! Spring 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhsail Posted June 21, 2021 #3 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Had two wonderful cruises on the Galaxy. What a beautiful ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upwarduk Posted June 21, 2021 #4 Share Posted June 21, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, little britain said: Amazing outfits and interesting to see how cruising has evolved. I also watched, we sailed Galaxy in 2012 to Hawaii and should have been on her last cruise Easter 2015. However, she was redeployed to Asia, instead of doing Dubai to Rome, where she was to be refitted in Europe before sailing for Pullmantur, another company of RCG umbrella. I think Jane has matured well. Edited June 21, 2021 by upwarduk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmedic Posted June 24, 2021 #5 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Wouldn't it be great to see her on a Celebrity ship again for old times sake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix_dream Posted June 24, 2021 #6 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Anyone know if those of us here in the USA could find a way to see this? Sounds interesting and for many, many years Galaxy was my favorite ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneyboy Posted June 25, 2021 #7 Share Posted June 25, 2021 11 hours ago, phoenix_dream said: Anyone know if those of us here in the USA could find a way to see this? Sounds interesting and for many, many years Galaxy was my favorite ship! I think you would have to find a way to access BBC iplayer online using a VPN and search for The Cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excitedofharpenden Posted June 25, 2021 #8 Share Posted June 25, 2021 On 6/21/2021 at 10:39 PM, lhsail said: Had two wonderful cruises on the Galaxy. What a beautiful ship. There was some extremely odd artwork on the ship, but it was quite fun. I know of at least one that is now on another of the Celebrity ships. The dog sculpture in the Ensemble Lounge on Eclipse, just outside Michael's Club. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esprit Posted June 25, 2021 #9 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Never watched it fully the first time around. It's actually better than I remember, but that maybe because my DD became a Celebrity Activities manager so I'm watching this series with renewed interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted June 25, 2021 Author #10 Share Posted June 25, 2021 OMG…. That 🧸 teddybear!! And it left all its food too!! Series is much better than I remember, so very sad too with them calling home from phone boxes at Christmas. I’m sure the tall dark haired officer on the Bridge went on to be a Captain; he looks familiar. @excitedofharpenden the dog is a Jeff Koons, it was my favourite sculpture on Eclipse, it was just below a big picture of a cat behind barbed wire… strange things you remember! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vino123 Posted June 25, 2021 #11 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I am loving watching the repeats of this. Its interesting to look back especially knowing that it launched Jane Macdonald to stardom and all the ups and downs that followed Cant believe it's almost 25 years since it was filmed. Our first Celebrity cruise was on the Mercury, sister ship to the Galaxy in 2002. Great memories. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike11 Posted June 25, 2021 #12 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Really enjoying this series - I don’t think I saw it the first time round. I was surprised how good a singer Jane McDonald was. To me, she seemed much better then than she is now (we tend to have to turn her most recent programmes off when it gets to the end and she sings a song)! One thing I am not enjoying though is the theme music- quite bizzare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted June 25, 2021 #13 Share Posted June 25, 2021 3 hours ago, barneyboy said: I think you would have to find a way to access BBC iplayer online using a VPN and search for The Cruise Amazon Prime has access to BBC programs (some for a fee). But not sure if The Cruise is one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunlover33 Posted June 25, 2021 #14 Share Posted June 25, 2021 2 hours ago, little britain said: OMG…. That 🧸 teddybear!! And it left all its food too!! I agree! I wonder what the wait staff really thought having to serve a teddy bear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damcruiser Posted June 25, 2021 #15 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I could not find the series but here is a recap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted June 28, 2021 Author #16 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Season 2 (5 episodes) starts tonight BBC4 at 7:30pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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