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I liked Zoltin J.......with her thousands and thousands and thousands.!!! ;-)

Cruise Ship: Pacific Dawn

Cruise Name: Sunshine melodies - W825

Date Traveled: Fri 29/08/08 - Sun 07/09/08

Ports of Call/Destination(s): Port Vila, Ouvea & Isle Of Pines

Review Link: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=845096

Hi Tiffany

Mum says definately the 24th Nov 1960..........hope her memory is right lol. :confused:

It was one of the hottest November days they had for quite a while apparently.

Definately Port Adelaide......nothing but a tin shed and a railway line to be seen. :eek:

After seeing that and feeling the heat she wanted back on the ship to "go home" :o

I'm trying to recall but I think I saw our family name on a manifest that they had down at the Maritime Museum at Port Adelaide..............though my memory could be wrong about that :rolleyes:

Found a post card of the ship (Orontes), a photo of the swimming pool and one of my dad, my brother and me,with some others in Ceylon somewhere. :)

Mum's still hunting out the menus, she know she still has 'em somewhere, I don't have a scanner but I could take a pic when she does find them. :)

We arrived here on the 24th November 1960 on the SS Orontes. Mum always said it was the hottest November day they had experienced here in Adelaide.:eek:

I remember bits of cruise, there were some big seas somewhere, I remember seeing the water way above the dining room portholes.:eek: scary for a just turned 4yr old.

Remember the "flying fish" and the men in little boats coming out on the Suez? trying to sell their goods. Remember Aden and Pompeii. (a little) :rolleyes:

Remember people getting dunked by "King Neptune" when we crossed the equator, :D and my 4th birthday, the party that was thrown for me and a few others that had a birthday whilst on board.

Remember someone leaving a tap running in the mens bathroom/toilet and a small flood happening lol :D

Mum, I think still has some menus somewhere, will have to go hunt them down one day if she still has 'em. :confused: