Sovereign Of The Seas

[LouChamp]

Aloha.  My first cruise with Royal Caribbean was on the Nordic Prince followed by countless others.  I remember vividly the

Sovereign of the Seas and curious my fellow cruise critic friends think of Royal Caribbean naming another vessel the

Sovereign of the Seas.  Also, curious if anyone has similar fond memories of past ships and experiences. How different years ago versus

today.  All the best!

[matj2000]

 

The best ship names are all the old ones.

 

At least the  "Of The Seas" names.

 

Sovereign, Majesty, Monarch, Legend.

 

The newer names get worse at each new ship.

 

HA has been reusing old ship names.

 

Carnival started doing it also,

 

 

Edited January 15, 2023 by matj2000

[flamingos]

I would love to have a new Sovereign!  It was our first cruise in 1993.

[John&LaLa]

13 minutes ago, matj2000 said:

 

The best ship names are all the old ones.

 

At least the  "Of The Seas" names.

 

Sovereign, Majesty, Monarch, Legend.

 

The newer names get worse at each new ship.

 

HA has been reusing old ship names.

 

Carnival started doing it also,

 

 

 

Princess and Cunard as well

 

One of the new choices for Icon 2 is Queen

 

Kind of a bad alternative to Empress, Sovereign, Monarch, and Majesty don't ya think.😉

 

Makes me think of this

 

I kinda like Crown though, but they didn't ask me

Edited January 15, 2023 by John&LaLa

[ONECRUISER]

7 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Princess and Cunard as well

 

One of the new choices for Icon 2 is Queen

 

Kind of a bad alternative to Empress, Sovereign, Monarch, and Majesty don't ya think.😉

 

Makes me think of this

 

I kinda like Crown though, but they didn't ask me

My parents 1977 LTD, first Car drove regular and very similar to this. Definitely was a "Boat"

[John&LaLa]

4 minutes ago, ONECRUISER said:

My parents 1977 LTD, first Car drove regular and very similar to this. Definitely was a "Boat"

 

Took driving test in 76 Caprice Classic wagon. It was long and then some

[ONECRUISER]

57 minutes ago, LouChamp said:

Aloha.  My first cruise with Royal Caribbean was on the Nordic Prince followed by countless others.  I remember vividly the

Sovereign of the Seas and curious my fellow cruise critic friends think of Royal Caribbean naming another vessel the

Sovereign of the Seas.  Also, curious if anyone has similar fond memories of past ships and experiences. How different years ago versus

today.  All the best!

Sovereign, Worlds first Mega-Cruise Ship and Largest one at the time. And not a Single Balcony on her. Honeymooned on one first Sailings in 1988. At 22 and 23 was only 2 others onboard younger then us. Do miss the Skeet Shooting and Hitting Golf Balls off the open Deck...

[ONECRUISER]

5 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Took driving test in 76 Caprice Classic wagon. It was long and then some

Dad was Exec at Olds/GM, took few trips with new Cars off line for him to evaluate and return. 442's, Hurst Olds, Longer trips were in Vista Cruisers and other Old's wagons. That 70's Show was me and my friends. Even my girlfriend was a Redhead..

Edited January 15, 2023 by ONECRUISER

[flamingos]

42 minutes ago, ONECRUISER said:

Sovereign, Worlds first Mega-Cruise Ship and Largest one at the time. And not a Single Balcony on her. Honeymooned on one first Sailings in 1988. At 22 and 23 was only 2 others onboard younger then us. Do miss the Skeet Shooting and Hitting Golf Balls off the open Deck...

Oh my gosh, I forgot about the skeet shooting.  The FIL learned to loft his golf shot high, to catch the wind, instead of going for distance on his drive. He won all the time.  🙂

 

[ONECRUISER]

12 minutes ago, flamingos said:

Oh my gosh, I forgot about the skeet shooting.  The FIL learned to loft his golf shot high, to catch the wind, instead of going for distance on his drive. He won all the time.  🙂

 

Ha, nice! Back few decades ago would see couple dozen Passengers carry on full set clubs/bag to also play on the Islands. Was a popular shore excursion on many Caribbean stops

[Harrisonkid]

Thanks for all of those great memories...can't see a drink package and Skeet today :)..

[George C]

Sovereign was our first rccl ship in late 1980’s , also got engaged on that ship in 1990 . It was by far nicest ship I ever sailed on at that time and I had sailed on about a dozen at that time . 

[la_croisiere_s'amuse]

I also have fond memories of the Sovereign. It was my first grand suite and I thought I'd hit the pinnacle of luxury. 😄

[vegascruiser1]

Sovereign was my third cruise, we sailed her 1988, 1991, & 1996. All three cruises we stayed on the tween deck. I think it was deck 6 and didn’t go all the way through. 

[MCC retired]

The Sovereign Class, the last of traditional RCI cruise ships before they became amusement parks @ sea.

I am all for reusing ship names as other cruise lines do . 

 

[GetToLivin]

Sovereign was the very first cruise I took in my young 20's and I've been hooked ever since. I remember being absolutely enamored by how luxurious and excited-about-life the ship made me feel. I fell in love with the ocean and waking up somewhere new along the way. All these years later, each time I get on a ship, I get the exact same feeling. 

[John&LaLa]

1 hour ago, MCC retired said:

The Sovereign Class, the last of traditional RCI cruise ships before they became amusement parks @ sea.

I am all for reusing ship names as other cruise lines do . 

 

 

Seriously 🤔 

 

Vision Class was after Sovereign Class

 

And some Radiance ships were after Voyager

[John&LaLa]

38 minutes ago, GetToLivin said:

Sovereign was the very first cruise I took in my young 20's and I've been hooked ever since. I remember being absolutely enamored by how luxurious and excited-about-life the ship made me feel. I fell in love with the ocean and waking up somewhere new along the way. All these years later, each time I get on a ship, I get the exact same feeling. 

The Centrum elevators were a gimmick. Only traveled 3 floors and held about 6 people

[GetToLivin]

1 minute ago, John&LaLa said:

The Centrum elevators were a gimmick. Only traveled 3 floors and held about 6 people

Luckily my knees didn't mind the steps back then 😉

[John&LaLa]

8 minutes ago, GetToLivin said:

Luckily my knees didn't mind the steps back then 😉

 

Those elevators also had brass railings, and if you touched them, your hands stunk for hours🤣🤣

[Harrisonkid]

Time makes many things better...but the Sovereign was a great first cruise memory.  Welcome aboard Champagne severed by a Staff member dressed in their Whites while wearing gloves..nice start to a special week 

[MCC retired]

19 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Seriously 🤔 

 

Vision Class was after Sovereign Class

 

And some Radiance ships were after Voyager

The changes from cruise ship to amusement park all began with the rock climbing walls .

[publicpersona]

Ah .. the good old days of cruising where everyone received a booklet with all the passengers' names and addresses.

[John&LaLa]

1 hour ago, MCC retired said:

The changes from cruise ship to amusement park all began with the rock climbing walls .

 

And the Sovereign ships added them

[HBE4]

On 1/15/2023 at 3:58 PM, John&LaLa said:

Makes me think of this

 

I kinda like Crown though, but they didn't ask me

 

Is that the Griswold car from the original "Vacation" movie?