nutensteve Posted April 1 #51 Share Posted April 1 4 hours ago, highscar said: 1953. Empress of France. Liverpool to Montreal. I was on the same ship in 1957 also Liverpool to Montreal. I was only 10 years old but I do remember how rough the seas were. I think 90% of the passengers were seasick. They nicknamed the ship the "Drunken Empress " 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkc Posted April 1 #52 Share Posted April 1 1994 on the old Westerdam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highscar Posted April 1 #53 Share Posted April 1 @nutensteve it was quite a voyage. I was a teenager. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papaeagle Posted April 1 #54 Share Posted April 1 1990 on the Costa Riviera to the eastern Caribbean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizer Bill Posted April 1 #55 Share Posted April 1 December 1983 on the Carnival Festivale. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBS1607 Posted April 1 #56 Share Posted April 1 October 1984. I think our first three cruise ships are jettisoned somewhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seayourself Posted April 1 #57 Share Posted April 1 1998 or 99 on Celebrity Century. I was 17 or 18 at the time and went with my family. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinS Posted April 1 #58 Share Posted April 1 1972 - Greek Line's Queen Anna Maria 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FRANKIEDNYC Posted April 1 #59 Share Posted April 1 1967. Spring break 3 day 2 night Windward or Sunward,. Miami to the Bahamas. $39.00 PP 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1of4 Posted April 1 #60 Share Posted April 1 1995 on a Greek ship from Barbados to Spain. My first and only TA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ANGELCAT Posted April 1 #61 Share Posted April 1 (edited) 1976 SS Statendam NY to Bermuda Edited April 1 by 1ANGELCAT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MISTER 67 Posted April 1 #62 Share Posted April 1 (edited) December 4, 1982…..Sitmar Cruises on the TSS Fairwind to San Juan, St. Thomas and Nassau. When cruises were cruises with amazing Midnight Buffets, Champagne and Caviar on Formal Nights, unbelievable service, nice prizes for contest winners with no nickel and diming. Sitmar had the best potato chips which were made on board and in all the cocktail lounges. Drinks were cheap and less than what you would pay at a bar on land, now it’s the opposite. Edited April 1 by MISTER 67 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C 2 C Posted April 1 #63 Share Posted April 1 Does this count? I'm the guy in the middle on the Georgic, 1951 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C 2 C Posted April 1 #64 Share Posted April 1 As an adult: March 1989. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skicruiser55 Posted April 1 #65 Share Posted April 1 1974 Costa Flavia - Bahamas - my 16th birthday and I have been hooked ever since. Long before there were stabilizers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mike B Landlubber Posted April 1 #66 Share Posted April 1 I took a Nile cruise in 1988, don’t remember the company. I didn’t cruise again till I went on Voyages to Antiquity in 2011! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBS1607 Posted April 1 #67 Share Posted April 1 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mike B Landlubber said: I took a Nile cruise in 1988, don’t remember the company. I didn’t cruise again till I went on Voyages to Antiquity in 2011! That would be a great topic, too. Biggest drought of cruising minus the pandemic. Wanted to add our honeymoon The Big Red Boat…we were young, stupid AND completely cut off from the world. We arrived home: heard about the hurricane (October) AND a senior VP at our company had been arrested. Good times. Edited April 1 by KBS1607 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted April 1 #68 Share Posted April 1 2 hours ago, C 2 C said: Does this count? I'm the guy in the middle on the Georgic, 1951 Not only does it count, if we are vying to see which poster first sailed longest, you may just be the winner! 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted April 1 #69 Share Posted April 1 10 hours ago, Caribbean Chris said: After Costa and a short stint with Sitmar, I went to Royal Viking Line in 1982. What a great company - very fond memories. Their ships, staff and crew were incredible, a big, happy family. How I loved sailing on Royal Viking, and wish they were still in business today. I didn't appreciate them enough when I sailed on the Royal Viking Sea, but sure do now. I miss them to this day. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelnap Posted April 1 #70 Share Posted April 1 Early 90's, not exactly sure, and it was on Carnival, don't remember which ship either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazey1 Posted April 1 #71 Share Posted April 1 1989 Alaska tour then cruise on the Old Noordam. Still my favorite HAL ship and I have cruised on all of the ships except the Nieuw Statendam. Maybe next cruise on her? Jane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caribbean Chris Posted April 1 #72 Share Posted April 1 26 minutes ago, RuthC said: How I loved sailing on Royal Viking, and wish they were still in business today. I didn't appreciate them enough when I sailed on the Royal Viking Sea, but sure do now. I miss them to this day. The Royal Viking Sea was my favorite of the original three ships, with a true “happy ship” atmosphere. At the helm was the handsome, charming Helge Brudvig, aka the “Paul Newman Captain,” who later went to Crystal. But all three ships were wonderful. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XBGuy Posted April 1 #73 Share Posted April 1 It's interesting that there have been several references to the Costa Riviera. That was the ship on which we took our second cruise--Western Caribbean--in the early 1980s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldsmip115 Posted April 1 #74 Share Posted April 1 Well, I’m at the cusp. My first cruise was the SS Norway in 1995. Now 36 cruises later…. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dogo88 Posted April 1 #75 Share Posted April 1 !978 On the Rotterdam 5 out of NYC for our honeymoon out skirting a hurricane coming up the coast. Fun times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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