N7786W Flyer Posted September 14, 2019 #401 Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) Here's some nostalgia for you...a short video of the old, beautiful, and classic SS Emerald Seas being turned by tug boats in Nassau Harbor in preparation for docking. For those that don't know, the SS Emerald Seas was built in 1944 by the US Government as a troopship for WWII service as the General W.P. Richardson (If I recall correctly). She later was rebuilt as a passenger ship and went through several owners including Chandris (now known as Celebrity Cruises), Eastern Steamship Lines, and even did a short stint for PeaceBoat. In the video, she's sailing under the banner of Admiral Cruises, which was owned by Royal Caribbean at the time of this filming. She continued to sail until around the year 2000. Here's an interesting overview of her history: https://ssmaritime.com/oceanexplorer.htm The video was shot from the bow of NCL's old Sunward, who my wife and I were cruising on in celebration of our 10th wedding anniversary. Hopefully, the video will load properly... Garnett SS Emerald Seas at Nassau 1989.mp4 Edited September 14, 2019 by N7786W Flyer 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N7786W Flyer Posted September 14, 2019 #402 Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) Here's also another (even shorter) video of the cruise ships docked in Nassau during our visit in 1989. In the video, there are NCL's Sunward II, Admiral Cruises SS Emerald Seas, Premier Cruises (also known as "The Big Red Boat) Atlantic and Oceanic (the Oceanic was a beautiful ship both inside and out in her hey days), and lastly, Carnival's original ship the SS Mardi Gras (who also had beautiful wooden interiors). All of the ships in this video are no longer with us as the longest lasting ship, Atlantic, was scrapped in 2018 having last sailed for MSC as the MSC Melody. Garnett Nassau Ships 1989.mp4 Edited September 14, 2019 by N7786W Flyer 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N7786W Flyer Posted September 14, 2019 #403 Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) Last video... This was taken as we entered the Port of Miami at the end of our cruise. Ships viewed in this video are Carnival's second ship, the SS Carnivale, Chandris' SS Britanis (which was built in 1932), and behind her is the SS Emerald Seas. Viewed coming into the port for docking is Dolphin Cruises' SS Dolphin IV. This video is notable in some small way as it appears to document a closing era in which double-stacked liners frequented Miami (the Britanis and Emerald Seas). As before, I'm standing on the deck of NCL's MS Sunward II. Note how small the Sunward II is when viewing some of the shots of her deck areas. For reference, the Sunward II was 14,000 tons....which is miniscule compared to the ships sailing today. Interestingly enough (at least to me), the largest ship in these videos is (I believe) the Oceanic, which was around 39,000 tons at the time. Both the Britanis and Emerald Seas were in the 24,000 ton range. Carnivale and Mardi Gras were about 27,000 tons. The Dolphin IV is the smallest of the batch at 10,000 tons. Garnett Port of Miami 1989.mp4 Edited September 14, 2019 by N7786W Flyer 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamericannn Posted October 28, 2019 Author #404 Share Posted October 28, 2019 More please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keys2Heaven Posted October 28, 2019 #405 Share Posted October 28, 2019 7 minutes ago, Jamericannn said: More please Maybe this has already been suggested, but I use the Ship Mate app and there are TONS of pics on there with short descriptions as you indicate you'd like to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mouche Posted October 29, 2019 #407 Share Posted October 29, 2019 One of my favorite things from room service' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouche Posted October 29, 2019 #408 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Wings from room service, $5 charge, they were just okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouche Posted October 29, 2019 #409 Share Posted October 29, 2019 17 hours ago, Keys2Heaven said: Maybe this has already been suggested, but I use the Ship Mate app and there are TONS of pics on there with short descriptions as you indicate you'd like to see. But that would take the fun out of posting here as I believe was Jamericannn intention. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idraconis Posted October 29, 2019 #410 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Pics from 5/2012 out of NYC. Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. Statue of Liberty and the Staten Island Ferry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Doggielover68 Posted October 30, 2019 #412 Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) Edited October 30, 2019 by Doggielover68 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEUB1112 Posted October 31, 2019 #413 Share Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) This was such a great idea for a post. We have 17 cruises under our belt and 4 booked. We recognize many ports and stops. It does get the blood moving for the next trip, 60 some days till we're on the Panorama. Thank You!! This was entering the Panama Canal on the Splendor. Edited October 31, 2019 by MEUB1112 Grammar 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soonernstlouis Posted October 31, 2019 #414 Share Posted October 31, 2019 The Boatyard (Barbados) on an uncrowded afternoon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soonernstlouis Posted October 31, 2019 #415 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Sunset near Barbados. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdogsmm Posted October 31, 2019 #416 Share Posted October 31, 2019 St. Thomas 2016 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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N7786W Flyer Posted October 31, 2019 #418 Share Posted October 31, 2019 TSS Mardi Gras at Ocho Rios - August 1984 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jamericannn Posted December 12, 2019 Author #425 Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) That’s just one bite of the yummy Guy’s Burger Edited December 12, 2019 by Jamericannn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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