I too traveled to England on the Ascania ( Gramaldi Siosa Line ) in 1964 I was a young adult and I also joined the ship in Trinidad, but my trip was in summer I think July, the ship developed engine problems a few days after leaving Trinidad, she was carrying 145 first class passengers and 700 economy or steerage as you will, I was travelling in first with my parents, it took Three Weeks and five days to get to Southampton, it was the best cruise I have ever been on, I came back to Trinidad three months later by the same ship, we were supposed to come back by one of her sister ships the Michael Angelo, but the time lost getting to England was the problem, I remember the captain very well, he was a short tubby happy guy, all the crew were really friendly, I heard that the trip before the ship had had to send out a May Day as some passengers from economy decided to commandeer the ship and a British frigate came and clapped the lot in irons and took them back to UK , There are lots of other things I will always remember but will not share publicly.
Ascania - Italian Ship Traveled on it 1964. What is it's history
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I too traveled to England on the Ascania ( Gramaldi Siosa Line ) in 1964 I was a young adult and I also joined the ship in Trinidad, but my trip was in summer I think July, the ship developed engine problems a few days after leaving Trinidad, she was carrying 145 first class passengers and 700 economy or steerage as you will, I was travelling in first with my parents, it took Three Weeks and five days to get to Southampton, it was the best cruise I have ever been on, I came back to Trinidad three months later by the same ship, we were supposed to come back by one of her sister ships the Michael Angelo, but the time lost getting to England was the problem, I remember the captain very well, he was a short tubby happy guy, all the crew were really friendly, I heard that the trip before the ship had had to send out a May Day as some passengers from economy decided to commandeer the ship and a British frigate came and clapped the lot in irons and took them back to UK , There are lots of other things I will always remember but will not share publicly.