Norway Goes to the Breakers

[JotWorld]

.... We had an inside cabin that was not much bigger than a closet with upper and lower bunks!...

 

Like This?:)

This was Our 2nd Cabin it had a Port Hole & was "Much Bigger";)

(Our 1st was a broom closet:D )

 

(We had 35 Nights on Her)

We'll Miss Her!:(

Good Night Our Precious Lady!

Bill & Irene

[mr green]

I hate to tel lit but the worst cruise that I had was on the 'Norway', she was a very tired old lady. On my comment card I suggested that she be taken out of service. An example, when you dine on a ship, don't you like to see the sea? On the Norway you could not. She had a fine theater, but as far as I was concerned, that was it. I enjoyed the Homeric better, some 50 years ago, and she was not a cruise ship! john

[cruisindoggie]

Please do not sell it. Treasure it forever!

[susancruzs]

A sad day indeed! I sailed on the Norway in 83, 84, 85 and 96! Two of those were fantastic transatlantic voyages, England to Miami and Miami to New York then France and England. Being on the Norway for a transatlantic was so special, what she was made for and I'm glad for the experience.

 

I still think of NCL and how well they were doing as a company before they sank so much money in their dumb Phoenix project that never went any where and in the meantime RCI, Princess and Carnival were building new ships. NCL got left behind, they would have been better off to put the wasted money from the Phoenix nonsense in the Norway.

 

I have great postcards of the France, the Norway before they added the upper deck, and after they added it, plus the book detailing the conversion from the France to the Norway. She'll always be my favorite ship, so many great memories. Real Broadway shows in that great theater, entertainers were super, Petula Clark, Jim Nabors, Ruby Keeler (she was a corker) ran circles around everyone in the casino, she was in her 70's but the stories she could tell about the movies/Hollywood! Petula was traveling with her sister and they were a hoot together, my friend and I had great times talking with them.

 

Those were the days . . . . . .

[SHayesShip]

I was on this ship twice, once as the France and another as Norway. On The France I was 18 and as the Norway I was 35. Both times I appreciated this ship.

Long may she live through our memories.

[Ethel5]

Like This?:)

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This was Our 2nd Cabin it had a Port Hole & was "Much Bigger";)

(Our 1st was a broom closet:D )

 

(We had 35 Nights on Her)

We'll Miss Her!:(

Good Night Our Precious Lady!

Bill & Irene

 

OMG! That's it without the window!!! Thank you for sharing that memory.

[two4cruising]

She was a "real" ship not a floating hotel.

 

We did our first two cruises with her, one was our honeymoon cruise.

 

It was a beautiful ship.

[tejmar]

My wife and I had our first cruise on the Norway in June of 83. When we booked the cruise Sherman Hemsley was to be the headliner, but when we boarded we found out that Vic Damone was substituting and my wife was thrilled. At the time the Norway was the largest passenger liner and I'll never forget our amazement of her size as we approached the dock. What a site. At that time a cruise on the Norway was an elegant experience. It was an experience that you can only get from the high end cruises today. We loved to sleep in and have a late breakfast on the outdoor cafe overlooking the pool. We've never been able to do that on any of our other cruises. Our next cruise was on the Soveriegn of the Seas 10 years later and we already noticed that the cruise experience had made a dramatic change is service and entertainment. At that time on the Norway they had a full big band orchestra and several smaller bands. The nightly midnight buffets were more elegant than any of the grand buffets on our later cruises. The grand buffet on the Norway was simply amazing and the food at the buffets was some of the best I've ever had. What an experience.

[ATL-Cpl]

For thos who are interested, here is the link to the excellent story Peter Knego wrote for Maritime Matters about his visit to Alang

http://maritimematters.com/mall_alang_pk.html

 

Also Google Earth coordinates for Alang are:

21degrees 24'37.90 North

72degrees 12'39.75 East

Look on the bay north of Bombay, north shore, between Bhavnager and Mahuva. If you zoom in you can actually see many ships and even the French aircraft carrier that the focus of the legal battle.

[bdjam]

For thos who are interested, here is the link to the excellent story Peter Knego wrote for Maritime Matters about his visit to Alang

http://maritimematters.com/mall_alang_pk.html

 

Also Google Earth coordinates for Alang are:

21degrees 24'37.90 North

72degrees 12'39.75 East

Look on the bay north of Bombay, north shore, between Bhavnager and Mahuva. If you zoom in you can actually see many ships and even the French aircraft carrier that the focus of the legal battle.

Thanks for the link – very sad pictures!

[mii]

Thanks for the link – very sad pictures!

 

I agree - they are very very sad pics.

 

Marilyn

[felicemmp]

I sailed on the Norway three times, once with my husband and young daughter and twice with my daughter and a group of teacher colleagues, their daughters and several of my own high school students. Twice we sailed in a closet, once in a room that could have accomodated our whole group! Each time was unforgettable. On one sailing we saw a former student who was a professional dancer, on another we sailed with Richard Dreyfuss and his family.

Our last trip was in Feb 2000 where we celebrated the Millenium 2 months late with about 100 other passengers we had met on line. It was a New Year's party with hats, noisemakers, confetti and champagne in a lounge reserved just for us.

Our waiter on 2 cruises was Harry DeCosta from Goa (sp?) in India, the assistant waiter was Clive from Jamaica. By the 3rd cruise, Harry was serving in the specialty dining room where we went on a few nights to catch up with him. We were known in the dining room as "Harry's girls" even though some of us could have been Harry's mother!! The service was outstanding. I will never forget the wait staff singing "We Are the World" on the grand staircase in that dining room.

At the Latitudes Party, they gave door prizes of diamond tennis bracelets and other jewelry. My daughter, 16 at the time, was hoping to win some really sparkly piece. When they called her ticket number, we laughed when we saw the prize - a huge framed print of the Norway presented by the Art auctioneer. The artist, he said, had his work displayed in the White House. We ended up paying over $50 to ship it home. Now that she's on her own, the Norway graces a wall in her dining room.

Just this past February we sailed the Century and when we mentioned our good friend Harry DeCosta, our waiter nearly jumped out of his skin. His brother was working in the dining room right there on the Century! We met him, talked and he shared photos of the family with us. What a small world.

The Norway will live on in my cruise memories for many years. What a beautiful, classy lady she was.

[Jacqueline]

Very moving story and pictures. These ships all have a story to tell. It's wonderful that Peter has documented all of this history. His love and admiration of the craftsmenship, artwork and unique style of each vessel shines through this informative article. Has anyone seen the video?

I am going to google the photos of Alang.

[JotWorld]

Thank you for the Wonderful Story!

Bill

[LUVTOKRUZ]

For those interested, by following the link below, under the date of August 18, 2006, you will find two photos of the SS Norway as she now sits on the beach in Alang, awayting the torches.

 

http://www.20thcenturyliners.com/ol_news.htm

[bdjam]

For those interested, by following the link below, under the date of August 18, 2006, you will find two photos of the SS Norway as she now sits on the beach in Alang, awayting the torches.

 

http://www.20thcenturyliners.com/ol_news.htm

Thanks for the links to the amazing yet sad pictures. Ships shouldn’t be out of water like that.

[MrsNoPlea]

This makes me sad........and something about those pictures doesn't look right to me????? Look closely? I don't know, I'm not sure about them.:confused: