lenquixote66 Posted August 15, 2023 #1 Share Posted August 15, 2023 My first cruise was in 1973 on the Cunard Ambassador.It was one of my best cruises of all time .Anyone else sail on that ship ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted August 15, 2023 #2 Share Posted August 15, 2023 You had some answers when you asked the same question last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted August 15, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Sorry,I did not remember . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted August 15, 2023 #4 Share Posted August 15, 2023 No problem, I did 😊 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare RJChatsworth Posted August 15, 2023 #5 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Yes we sailed on it in 1973 or was it Cunard Adventurer? We flew to Antigua from London in November 1973 and stayed a week at Cunard’s La Toc Hotel, then a week sailing around the West Indies. On the way home the BA flight from Antigua was via Barbados. Just before take off from Barbados there was a major power failure at Barbados airport and our plane couldn’t leave. We were all strapped in waiting to take off. After an hour or maybe a lot longer, I don’t recall, the Barbados airport stall put flares down either side of the runway and we took off. I wonder whether Health & Safety would allow that today?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare foodsvcmgr Posted August 16, 2023 #6 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Here’s another view from my visit in 1973. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare foodsvcmgr Posted August 16, 2023 #7 Share Posted August 16, 2023 I encountered Sunward II, the ex-Cunard Adventurer, during a mid 80’s visit to Nassau. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerdam Posted August 16, 2023 #8 Share Posted August 16, 2023 1 hour ago, foodsvcmgr said: Here’s another view from my visit in 1973. So nice to see Southampton on the stern rather than Hamilton. I just wish Cunard would reflag one or two to Southampton again if not all of them. Maybe someday! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WantedOnVoyage Posted August 16, 2023 #9 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Or at least be honest. And respectful and fly the correct Red Ensign for Bermuda. A ship registered in Bermuda should NOT be flying a non defaced or plain Red Ensign. But this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted August 16, 2023 #10 Share Posted August 16, 2023 (edited) Cunard flies the flag of the British Merchant Fleet, The Red Ensign flag, not the traditional Bermuda flag as pictured above. It seems Cunard is a hybrid British/Bermuda vessel. Edited August 16, 2023 by NE John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmsEtruria Posted August 17, 2023 #11 Share Posted August 17, 2023 9 hours ago, WantedOnVoyage said: Or at least be honest. And respectful and fly the correct Red Ensign for Bermuda. A ship registered in Bermuda should NOT be flying a non defaced or plain Red Ensign. But this Not quite. Bermuda is a member of the Red Ensign Group, a consortium of British overseas territories and crown dependencies that includes the Virgin Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Cayman Islands (and for small vessels also Guernsey, Jersey, Montserrat, Anguilla, Turks and Caicos, Saint Helena, and the Falklands). Any ship registered in one of these countries is entitled to fly the undefaced red ensign, and doing so is no mark of disrespect. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted August 17, 2023 #12 Share Posted August 17, 2023 34 minutes ago, rmsEtruria said: Not quite. Bermuda is a member of the Red Ensign Group, a consortium of British overseas territories and crown dependencies that includes the Virgin Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Cayman Islands (and for small vessels also Guernsey, Jersey, Montserrat, Anguilla, Turks and Caicos, Saint Helena, and the Falklands). Any ship registered in one of these countries is entitled to fly the undefaced red ensign, and doing so is no mark of disrespect. Thank you. We were told the same by in an onboard lecture by a marine historian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted August 17, 2023 #13 Share Posted August 17, 2023 6 hours ago, rmsEtruria said: Not quite. Bermuda is a member of the Red Ensign Group, a consortium of British overseas territories and crown dependencies that includes the Virgin Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Cayman Islands (and for small vessels also Guernsey, Jersey, Montserrat, Anguilla, Turks and Caicos, Saint Helena, and the Falklands). Any ship registered in one of these countries is entitled to fly the undefaced red ensign, and doing so is no mark of disrespect. Thank you for that clarification. I’ve seen the flags of each Overseas Territory (Isle of Man being the coolest) and appreciate that the Red Ensign unifies them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SilverHengroen Posted August 18, 2023 #14 Share Posted August 18, 2023 On 8/16/2023 at 2:48 AM, westerdam said: So nice to see Southampton on the stern rather than Hamilton. I just wish Cunard would reflag one or two to Southampton again if not all of them. Maybe someday! P&O's 3 most recent ships (Britannia (2015), Iona (2021), Arvia (2022)) have all been registered in Southampton, despite the rest of the fleet having previously been reflagged in Hamilton. I wonder if there's a particular reason, and if Queen Anne might follow suit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare foodsvcmgr Posted August 18, 2023 #15 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Wasn’t the original reason restrictions on onboard weddings with Southampton registry, but this prohibition was later dropped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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