The more positive comments received the greater the chance we'll see these
ships sailing again someday.
MICHAEL DUNATOV wrote in message
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Regarding your comment on DC, I'm curious if the ship furnished the crew with
appliances or just what? What was the voltage, by the way? (Not that a
transformer would work <g>)
JC
Nancy in Boston <---going to dig out my Brittanis photo album now....
In article <7m0aj7$238s$1...@newssvr03-int.news.prodigy.com>, "MICHAEL says...
que sera sera
>their Regina Prima. The price was cheap ... and the ports
>spectacular .. and oooooooh their buffet "magnifique" ;-)!
Interesting that you should mention Regina Prima. I have just
finished reading "Modern Cruise Ships 1965-1990" and she is on page
75. The picture is of her at the breakers, with most of her bow
section already removed. In my not so humble opinion, sending ships
to the breakers is a travesty. At least scuttling allows them a
decent burial.
Anyway, FYI, Regina Prima was built by Bethlehem Steel in 1939, she
was 10,603 GRT, and had previously been the the Panama and the
President Hoover.
Stephan
Have a good day.
When we arrived at the dock, we were told we were upgraded to the suite
on the Sun Deck and it was lovely. In those days, you could have a
farewell party onboard and we still have the photos of the party and it
brings back many beautful memories.
I was scared to death of getting seasick but managed with some capsules
at the time called Triptone and it was the beginning of our cruising
life.
We have been on 27 cruises since that one but it really sold us on
sailing. We ran into a small storm on the way back but those pills
saved me. We met wonderful people and the food and shows were great.
One funny incident we always recall is that one lady missed the last
tender out of Bermuda and suddenly we heard the whooping of a police
launch. Everyone hung over the side to watch this poor embarassed lady
with all her shopping bags being pushed up the rope ladder. And we all
applauded but I think she never came 0ut ofher cabin for the rest of the
journey.
So my memories of the Amerikanis are vivid. rosaly
"
Please keep us informed on the progress of saving this grand old ladies.
>You can read about the project to convert the Britanis (now known as the
>Belofin) to a hotel at: http://members.aol.com/thelurline.
Best of luck and kudos to Chris Kyte and the project team on getting
this fine ship back into use. She would certainly be an asset to the
San Francisco waterfront. And once again, Kevin Tam did a great job
with web design.
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The Britanis is dear to our hearts since we sailed around So. America on
her for 47 days. Everything was in the grand style of the old cruising
days, even down to the ship's officers wearing the old-fasioned uniforms
with the high collars. The food? Delighful! The entertainment? First
rate!
At the time (1988, I think), she was the oldest cruise ship still in
service, having been built in 1934. The brass casement windows on
her promenade deck were all original as was the rattan furniture on her
quarter deck along with displays of the original ship's telgraph and
compass binnacle. She was indeed a ship to remember. Built before the
days of stablizers, she took the rough seas better and smoother than
her more modern counterparts.
However, with passage of the modern SOLAS requirements, she was
considered too old to be updated. The last I heard she was retired
to Europe somewhere to serve as a floating restaurant. If any one has
any late news, I'd enjoy reading about it.
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>The page will not display
Your webreader may be picking up the period in the URL of that
sentence, Bill. Try this:
http://members.aol.com/thelurline/
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