JLC@SD

Yes, but an intelligent person assesses his own comfort level based on information, not cocky ignorance and a naive sense of indestructibility. I'm not asking people to assess my fitness level, just to provide me with whatever universally applicable safety considerations they might have knowledge of. Which, thankfully, some have done.

I think you need to swim......and float........you have to be able to do that.........to snorkel in water over your head. I do not know how you can go out........ignor the swimming part......because that is what you will be doing out there.......trying to keep afloat......and you will not have time to snorkel.

If you want to snorkle.......select a spot with water to your waist.....no deeper.......and floating and swimming will not be as critical.......and you will have time to snorkle.....;)

a-tx-brit......great photos with vivid colors. Which camera do you use?

Cunard Line's "Caronia", now the Saga Ruby

Seen off Corsica, May 2004

Here is her sister Saga Rose, in Papeete in 2005`

Kangaroos at Ballarat Wildlife Park, Australia

.....good coffee.

....obviously....the two lower bunks do not belong to cabin stewards....:)

....one of my favorite photos......the Concordia on Lake Como...:)

..........cremated steaks and prime rib on the Zenith.....they would not cook rare meat on our cruise.

It is really the luck of the draw.......we were on the Feb 4th Sapphire Princess sailing.....and we had smooth seas......and heard how the previous cruise had bad seas.

Sailing east......you are sailing with the swells between Australia and New Zealland.....which is better than against the swells.

on Princess.........I look for the two little cookies on the little plate......I know then.....we have arrived......:)

I have not been able to find any information on this. I am curious as to whether or not the California Lighthouse is open for people to climb. I have this thing for climbing lighthouses. If it is I would most definitely make a point to go there. If it isn't, is it worth making the trip out to the end of the island to see the area?

This is from the link below.

The lighthouse is not open to the public, the massive door at the base is securely locked so as not to allow entry

http://www.thejanskys.org/lighthouse/Other/calif.html

Grand Princess Pool, at Venice

The sailing ship Sea Cloud from the Golden Odyssey, 1990....near Athens

Tahitian Princess at Raiatea, Tahiti

Found this watching the ships on the Panama Canal Web Cam.....:)

Found this at Ephesus...:D

:) Best gift from travel agent? ...........Good price and good service......:)

In addition we have receive wine, free photos, ship board credit and tote bags......nothing overly expensive .....but gratefully received as appreciation for booking with her....:)

If you want a unique experience....ride the donkeys up the hill. It is a spectacular view and lots of fun. When we were there on the Grand it was 3 1/2 euros to ride them up the hill.

Zenith . . or Horizon?? ......Zenith, the top rear decks (under the X) were painted with the blue stripes. See the photos under yours.

 

I wasn't on this cruise obviously. I was watching from Ellis Island.

these photos are from:

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/

In 1986 I went on a cruise down the west coast of Mexico from L.A. on the Star Dancer. I never heard of the ship afterwards. Does anybody know what happened to it? I just got back from the second cruise of my life; the Sapphire Princess from Vancouver to Whitter, Alaska. The Star Dancer was a nice ship and I have very good memories. However, compared to modern ships like the Sapphire Princess I suppose the Start Dancer could not compete.

She is now Island Escape...you can google that.....here is a photo from this website....you will have to search on the site for the IE

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/

Here is a link with a 1955 photo of Fairsea

 

http://www.fremantleports.com.au/About/PhotoGallery/19501959.asp

Here is another link with better photos, click Fairsea on the list of ships to the left.

http://istrianet.org/istria/navigation/sea/immigrant/index.htm

Here is a link with a 1955 photo of Fairsea

 

http://www.fremantleports.com.au/About/PhotoGallery/19501959.asp

Here is another link to the 50s Fairsea....third ship down

http://members.optushome.com.au/designprint/migrants_ships9.htm

Hi does anyone know if a ship called the Fairsea back in the 50s was a P&O ship. I don't know much about ship names from back then but I think some of you do. Was just talking to my father and he mentioned we came out from Europe on that ship os something like it - it was my birthday and well... a couple or more reds... you know what I mean:D

Here is a link with a 1955 photo of Fairsea

http://www.fremantleports.com.au/About/PhotoGallery/19501959.asp

We prefer Late Siting so we do not have to hurry back to the ship to dress......and we can be up on deck for the sail away from each port.

And.....if there is a great sunset....we can catch it.....:)

cass, don't think i like your picture as i get ready to sail in less than 3 weeks. do you know why is sunk? or do i not want to know? were there people on it? Judy

Here is a link with a brief description:

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/

Type in Oceanos for search,

Oceanos was built as the Jean Laborde by Chantiers de la Gironde, Bordeaux, for Messageries Maritimes (MM) in 1953 - part of their substantial programme of post-war rebuilds. Jean Laborde was 10902 gross tons, 493 feet long, and was used on MM's Indian Ocean services from Marseilles to East Africa, Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius. In 1971, Jean Laborde was purchased, with sister Pierre Loti, by Constantine Efthymiadis and was converted into a ferry for service between Patras and Ancona. After a fire in 1973, she was converted into a car ferry, but was soon chartered for use between Singapore and Fremantle as the Eastern Queen. This was also short-lived, and she returned to Greece as the Oceanos of Epirotiki after arrest in 1975. She was lost 100 miles from East London (South Africa) on August 4th 1991, whilst on charter to South African company TFC Tours. Following a spectacular rescue by South African Defence Force helicopters, all 580 passengers and crew were rescued as she sank following an engine-room flooding.

As I remember the story, they had removed some valves for maintenance in the sewage system. The ship left for it's crusie in rough weather, suffered a major leak which would not have sunk the ship except for the missing valves. The ship filled with water by flooding the sewage system backwards as they had no way to stop it.

But the amazing part of the story is the crew and captain abandoned ship first, before the passengers. The entertainers were the only on board personel to assist in the evacuation of the ship, using resuce helicopters.

When interviewed, the captain was asked why he left first. He stated that when he gave the command to abandon ship the order included him as well........:rolleyes:

Needless to say he never got another command.