how Many People Started Cruising Before 1995

[nutensteve]

4 hours ago, highscar said:

1953. Empress of France.  Liverpool to Montreal.  

I was on the same ship in 1957 also Liverpool to Montreal. I was only 10 years old but I do remember how rough the seas were. I think 90% of the passengers were seasick. They nicknamed the ship the "Drunken Empress "

[kirkc]

1994 on the old Westerdam.

[highscar]

@nutensteve it was quite a voyage.  I was a teenager.     

[Papaeagle]

1990 on the Costa Riviera to the eastern Caribbean.

[Cruizer Bill]

December 1983 on the Carnival Festivale.

[KBS1607]

October 1984. 
 

I think our first three cruise ships are jettisoned somewhere. 

[seayourself]

1998 or 99 on Celebrity Century. I was 17 or 18 at the time and went with my family. 

[CruisinS]

1972 - Greek Line's Queen Anna Maria

[FRANKIEDNYC]

1967. Spring break  3 day 2 night Windward or Sunward,. Miami to the Bahamas.  $39.00 PP

[1of4]

1995 on a Greek ship from Barbados to Spain. My first and only TA. 

[1ANGELCAT]

1976 SS Statendam   NY to Bermuda 

Edited April 1 by 1ANGELCAT

[MISTER 67]

December 4, 1982…..Sitmar Cruises on the TSS Fairwind to San Juan, St. Thomas and Nassau. When cruises were cruises with amazing Midnight Buffets, Champagne and Caviar on Formal Nights, unbelievable service, nice prizes for contest winners with no nickel and diming. Sitmar had the best potato chips which were made on board and in all the cocktail lounges. Drinks were cheap and less than what you would pay at a bar on land, now it’s the opposite.

Edited April 1 by MISTER 67

[C 2 C]

Does this count? I'm the guy in the middle on the Georgic, 1951

[C 2 C]

As an adult: March 1989.

[Skicruiser55]

1974 Costa Flavia - Bahamas - my 16th birthday and I have been hooked ever since.  Long before there were stabilizers.  

[Mike B Landlubber]

I took a Nile cruise in 1988, don’t remember the company. I didn’t cruise again till I went on Voyages to Antiquity in 2011!

[KBS1607]

1 hour ago, Mike B Landlubber said:

I took a Nile cruise in 1988, don’t remember the company. I didn’t cruise again till I went on Voyages to Antiquity in 2011!

That would be a great topic, too. Biggest drought of cruising minus the pandemic. 
 

Wanted to add our honeymoon The Big Red Boat…we were young, stupid AND completely cut off from the world. We arrived home: heard about the hurricane (October) AND a senior VP at our company had been arrested. Good times. 

Edited April 1 by KBS1607

[RuthC]

2 hours ago, C 2 C said:

Does this count? I'm the guy in the middle on the Georgic, 1951

Not only does it count, if we are vying to see which poster first sailed longest, you may just be the winner!  

[RuthC]

10 hours ago, Caribbean Chris said:

After Costa and a short stint with Sitmar, I went to Royal Viking Line in 1982. What a great company - very fond memories. Their ships, staff and crew were incredible, a big, happy family.

How I loved sailing on Royal Viking, and wish they were still in business today. I didn't appreciate them enough when I sailed on the Royal Viking Sea, but sure do now. I miss them to this day. 

[travelnap]

Early 90's, not exactly sure, and it was on Carnival, don't remember which ship either.

[lazey1]

1989 Alaska tour then cruise on the Old Noordam. Still my favorite HAL ship and I have cruised on all of the ships except the Nieuw Statendam. Maybe next cruise on her?

Jane.

[Caribbean Chris]

26 minutes ago, RuthC said:

How I loved sailing on Royal Viking, and wish they were still in business today. I didn't appreciate them enough when I sailed on the Royal Viking Sea, but sure do now. I miss them to this day. 

 

The Royal Viking Sea was my favorite of the original three ships, with a true “happy ship” atmosphere. At the helm was the handsome, charming Helge Brudvig, aka the “Paul Newman Captain,” who later went to Crystal.

But all three ships were wonderful. 

[XBGuy]

It's interesting that there have been several references to the Costa Riviera.  That was the ship on which we took our second cruise--Western Caribbean--in the early 1980s.

[goldsmip115]

Well, I’m  at the cusp. My first cruise was the SS Norway in 1995. Now 36 cruises later….

[dogo88]

!978 On the Rotterdam 5 out of NYC for our honeymoon out skirting a hurricane coming up the coast. Fun times.