George C Posted October 30, 2021 #2351 Share Posted October 30, 2021 I took Rotterdam in both 1977 and 1978 great ship, this ship made me a cruise addict. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted October 30, 2021 #2352 Share Posted October 30, 2021 2 hours ago, George C said: I took Rotterdam in both 1977 and 1978 great ship, this ship made me a cruise addict. If you ever get to Rotterdam, make it a point to visit Hotel Ship Rotterdam. Maybe even stay there; wish I could have done so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norboy76 Posted November 3, 2021 #2353 Share Posted November 3, 2021 My first cruise was in 2007, mom an dad arranged this big 50th anniversary cruise, I think we had 6 cabins total on the Norwegian Spirit. For me it was a painful cruise as I fell sleep on the sun deck by the pool and ended up with major sunburn to both legs, took about a month for the legs to totally heal. Lets just say that made dining painful as had to wear pants in the dining room so imagine severe sunburn rubbing against pant legs. ouch. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dothan1952 Posted December 25, 2021 #2354 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Nordic Empress, Nov 1991. We thought the ship was huge especially when docked next to the Britanis. It got us hooked on cruising. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpnfish Posted February 9, 2022 #2355 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Song of America in1985. It was to celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary. We scraped and scraped to save money to go, decided it was the only way to go, but never thought we would go on as many as we have. There’s been a few others that aren’t around any more, like the Norway and the Nordic Prince, which I think is probably still our favorite. It was to Bermuda ( the good side, St. George’s and Hamilton)! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribe123 Posted February 11, 2022 #2356 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Carnival Holiday was my first cruise, after we got married. Fondly remember the “Little Ship That Could” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted February 11, 2022 #2357 Share Posted February 11, 2022 19 hours ago, caribe123 said: Carnival Holiday was my first cruise, after we got married. Fondly remember the “Little Ship That Could” I recall seeing a short video a guest made on You Tube of the Farewell Song on Carnival Holiday. That was the short song that the dining room staff sang close to the end of the final night's dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepCalmBearOn Posted February 12, 2022 #2358 Share Posted February 12, 2022 22 hours ago, rkacruiser said: I recall seeing a short video a guest made on You Tube of the Farewell Song on Carnival Holiday. That was the short song that the dining room staff sang close to the end of the final night's dinner. Is it not all Carnival ships? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted February 12, 2022 #2359 Share Posted February 12, 2022 2 hours ago, scottca075 said: Is it not all Carnival ships? Of course. I wonder if they still do it. Masks need to be worn by crew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted February 21, 2022 #2360 Share Posted February 21, 2022 The Lewis R French. DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanzie Posted March 10, 2022 #2361 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Carnival Celebration was my first as well. Maybe in the late 90s. I was young, so I don't quite remember. I see there's a new Celebration on the way! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilge Rat 2 Posted March 11, 2022 #2362 Share Posted March 11, 2022 My First S.S. Flavia 1971 MIA 3 Day, around 200 more, next week MSC Meraviglia from THE Bilge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telebax51 Posted March 11, 2022 #2363 Share Posted March 11, 2022 15 hours ago, Seanzie said: Carnival Celebration was my first as well. Maybe in the late 90s. I was young, so I don't quite remember. I see there's a new Celebration on the way! Will be on her this Nov. 6 T/A had too many cancellations ready to get back to Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders4Life32 Posted March 19, 2022 #2364 Share Posted March 19, 2022 1981 Sitmar Fairsea....I still remember our cabin number Riviera 254 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdtpm64 Posted March 22, 2022 #2365 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Summer of '79 on NCL M/S Sunward II. I was 14. My mom and I got SO seasick. 3 night cruise out of Miami, visiting Nassau and private island. Didn't cruise again until 2004 with my husband, which was his first cruise (RCI Radiance of the Seas, 7 nights out of San Juan visiting St Thomas, Antigua, Sint Maarten, St Lucia, and Barbados). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genian_travels Posted March 23, 2022 #2366 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Costa Romantica, 1995, transatlantic from Miami to Genoa. I was 14 and I was so sea sick on the way to the first port of Bermuda. Back in those days there weren’t any kids/teen clubs and there was only me and twin girls the same age on board. Took me a week to discover them and another few days before we actually spoke to each other! Did another transatlantic on Costa Victoria in 1997 with my parents and then nothing until 2007 when I convinced my now-husband to give it a go on a 3nt cruise to the Bahamas. It gave him the bug and we’ve done 28 cruises since! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FionaMG Posted March 23, 2022 #2367 Share Posted March 23, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 12:01 AM, Raiders4Life32 said: 1981 Sitmar Fairsea....I still remember our cabin number Riviera 254 Back in the day, DH was a cabin steward on the old Sitmar line and he was actually working on board the Fairsea in 1981, although not on Riviera deck. Altogether, he worked on that particular ship for 6 years. He still talks very fondly of those days (in fact, once he gets started, he doesn't have an "off" button! 😂). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders4Life32 Posted March 23, 2022 #2368 Share Posted March 23, 2022 4 hours ago, FionaMG said: Back in the day, DH was a cabin steward on the old Sitmar line and he was actually working on board the Fairsea in 1981, although not on Riviera deck. Altogether, he worked on that particular ship for 6 years. He still talks very fondly of those days (in fact, once he gets started, he doesn't have an "off" button! 😂). Does he remember “Franco”? Franco was our cabin steward each time aboard. We always had the same cabin as it slept our family of four people. Sometimes we would drive down to San Pedro merely to say hello to Franco. Such a nice man and treated us like family! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FionaMG Posted March 23, 2022 #2369 Share Posted March 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Raiders4Life32 said: Does he remember “Franco”? Franco was our cabin steward each time aboard. We always had the same cabin as it slept our family of four people. Sometimes we would drive down to San Pedro merely to say hello to Franco. Such a nice man and treated us like family! He remembers a short Italian cabin steward called Franco, but apparently there were quite a lot of Francos so he can't be sure it's the same one. And he says that although he wasn't on Riviera deck in 1981, he did work on that deck at one point and he remembers your cabin perfectly, as it was a big one. Small world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders4Life32 Posted March 23, 2022 #2370 Share Posted March 23, 2022 48 minutes ago, FionaMG said: He remembers a short Italian cabin steward called Franco, but apparently there were quite a lot of Francos so he can't be sure it's the same one. And he says that although he wasn't on Riviera deck in 1981, he did work on that deck at one point and he remembers your cabin perfectly, as it was a big one. Small world! We were also on the maiden voyage for the Fairsky and we couldn't believe our eyes when Franco was also on that ship. By that point, he had become a supervisor of some sort....I was too young to remember his actual title. When I go visit my parents in a few months I will look through the old cruise pictures because I'm 100% certain we have pictures of our family with our friend Franco. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted March 23, 2022 #2371 Share Posted March 23, 2022 11 hours ago, FionaMG said: He still talks very fondly of those days (in fact, once he gets started, he doesn't have an "off" button! Has he considered writing a book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FionaMG Posted March 24, 2022 #2372 Share Posted March 24, 2022 On 3/23/2022 at 7:51 PM, rkacruiser said: Has he considered writing a book? No, that would never have crossed his mind. Books and writing aren't his cup of tea, but he certainly has some stories to tell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted March 25, 2022 #2373 Share Posted March 25, 2022 21 hours ago, FionaMG said: No, that would never have crossed his mind. Books and writing aren't his cup of tea, but he certainly has some stories to tell! Maybe he could provide an oral history for some organization/library or to an author that could then actually do the writing. Just trying to provide some ideas. Such stories need to be preserved, if possible, before they are lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FionaMG Posted March 25, 2022 #2374 Share Posted March 25, 2022 2 hours ago, rkacruiser said: Maybe he could provide an oral history for some organization/library or to an author that could then actually do the writing. Just trying to provide some ideas. Such stories need to be preserved, if possible, before they are lost. That might actually be something we could look into for when we retire a few years from now. I could maybe even do the writing myself as it's something I've always enjoyed. Food for thought, indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted March 27, 2022 #2375 Share Posted March 27, 2022 On 3/25/2022 at 1:28 PM, rkacruiser said: Maybe he could provide an oral history for some organization/library or to an author that could then actually do the writing. Just trying to provide some ideas. Such stories need to be preserved, if possible, before they are lost. Unfortunately, many of the experiences we had on cruise ships in the 70's & 80's really can't be committed to writing. Even some of the stories from the Bridge shouldn't be shared, as it was a different world back then. They were great times, but unfortunately few people these days could relate to, or even accept the experience. Even landlubbers, of my age, have no concept of the experience. Any book I wrote just couldn't reflect the actual experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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