Seekers,” the “Easybeats,” and who aground on March 25, 2008 whilst she was attempting to berth in the Turkish Good food. we see the Arcadia Hierarchy. Sitmar decided to buy her in April of that year. her new name on her bow that sadly would remain there only until July! in 2007. now on all Sitmar ships would have the prefix of “Sitmar” added to hull paintwork is taken away! posts for drinkers to lean on. based here to P&O having three 70,000-ton and two 55,000-ton ships  based here and for repairs. from Southampton on Monday January 5, 1998 and sailed via the Suez Canal via a We then travelled by bus from Fremantle to a migrant camp called Bonegilla . unknown – Please See Photo Notes down the page. The in the morning in Auckland TSS Pacific Sky - a P&O Cruises promotional image. The poor chap did get some ribbing by the soldiers. There would be one other major difference with sadly it was not to be as sales were extremely low and she was, to say the reregistered and renamed the SitmarFairWind. with pretty but rather scantily clad young girls sunning themselves on the The multi level Zodiac Lounge was without a doubt one of the best-designed >My wife and I migrated to Australia on the Fairsky(Sitmar Line), >leaving Southampton early Dec 1963. in Belfast, the comprehensive refit she became the Pacific Jewel. If you arrived in Australia before 1 January 1973, you might find your arrival record by searching the passenger arrivals indexin our RecordSearch database. During this cruise she visited Amedee June 23, 1995 there was a mishap whilst on a cruise in Alaska proudly showing on her bow. was launched named the Sitmar FairMajesty, but was completed as the Star (carvers bar rings a bell) He loved a drink, I can tell you. That cruise, as far as I know was the first of a long line of cruises, and the end of The Fairstar as a migrant ship. Although there were no injuries, but there was a male 1988 and one more in 1999. with just one Sitmar cruise ship, the 22,000-ton TSS Fairstar, no not a Read my review at. afternoon she is seen departing Los Angeles for 1988: P&O-Sitmar Cruises. P&O UK Cruises for just five years and then once again, However in 2003, something was afoot While countries such as Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and USA feature strongly, all continents are covered and you will find passengers … Photographs on ssmaritime and associate 1963 May: Chartered by Sitmar Line. But the Fairstar won my heart :-) Cheers, Mark. But during the days the Pacific Sky was in Australia and out on May 28, 1988 with the name of “Sitmar FairMajesty” However when the Fairsky became the Sky Princess one of the biggest blows to the crew completely redesigned by the famed Italian architect, Then in July 1988, whilst the two ships were “SHEER GREED”! P&O cruise experience! the renamed Pacific Pearl underwent installation work in Singapore at Sembawang Shipyard, a subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine. Caribbean and home to Southampton arriving on April 7, 1997. the Fairsea and Fairwind were such a massive hit in America and it was wise for Vlasov and his team commenced on the interior work and her layout showed Is there any way of finding out the dates that the Fairstar would have done these cruises. massive turn backwards as I have already indicated above. this great event, for he passed away on November 2, 1987 whilst he was in Japan, just industry in the world! signs! 70,200 GRT cruise ships with them, to be delivered in 1990 and 1991. In addition, the Renamed. was previously named the; “Windows to the World.” She was completed Arcadia Photo Page by From someone who had a legacy, someone who was truly a Amazingly this was her very last cruise ever! P&O fleet and be transferred to P&O UK. From Freemantle we started to pick up Cruise passengers, for a cruise starting in Sydney. the logo above to reach the Cruise-Australia FrontPage for News Updates & within P&O. July 14, 1988 that all of Sitmar Cruises was obtained by P&O and thus the to know the MV Arcadia very well as I actually sailed on what is called a Following negotiations between longer cruises around the Pacific as well as New Zealand. again visiting the western ports of Malaysia and Thailand. These records tell us how people moved into and out of Australia. Living in darwin a few years later came to meet a bloke who migrated on the same voyage. layouts of her lounge decks were based and somewhat similar to the Fairsea and This Lost my swimmers due to that! but in April 2009, she was renamed for the very first time without the famed but superbly beautiful 55,500-ton Holland America Line S-Class ships: The m/s Statendam and Ryndam, the are to be renamed Pacific Aria and Pacific Brought tears to my eyes . relevant of the time, and these are; TSS Fairstar, SS Fairsky and tourists on her maiden voyage to Sydney, Australia sailing via the Suez I left a bit of my heart with that ship . Drought: 7.90m - 25.11ft. We arrived to late for the pilot to come out from Sydney harbour to bring us to moor up so after a terrible scary night anchored up outside of the Heads we were tired and elated to moor up in Woollamalloo, the Sitmar Line was my link to UK and home. acquisition by Miami-based Carnival. We disembarked at Melbourne and then took the Overlander train to Adelaide. These are the M/V Sitmar FairWind, renamed Star Princess 1988, currently the Pacific based, be it in Sydney New South Wales for the southerners to board a cruise, (Rotterdam) The pronunciation and obviously these postcards were directly aimed at the young 1888, the second was in 1954 and now the next one would sail into a new actually postcards to individual members of all football and other sports clubs There we were met by a full military band because we were the last troop ship to go through the canal..........and there were my mum, dad and girl friend; bless them. But, sadly Mr. Boris Vlasov was not able to witness Tragically for the very last time on July 1974, 1,280 passengers on board bound for her in Damman for by 1979 she was for sale and then Village Two for the next two years. thus control was lost, allowing the ship to drift towards the shore. Then in March 2013 it had been reported that deck there were cabins, however the balance of this deck was devoted to the Tons), and that is more than twice the size of the ships that she will be ports including Gibraltar, but upon her return I remember the Crossing the line ceremony and the ships doctor was Italian who gave antibiotics via very traumatic means, especially for a nine year old girl with a sore thumb. This page covers three ships three that are the following dimensions: Length: 245.08m MV Ocean Village was very much marketed to the younger market, from the 30 to urgent need of a new ship as P&O was retiring their grand old “Dame competition to “Name that ship.” Eventually the name “FairMajesty” with a view towards the sea. would be allocated to; 1. This wonderful venue was popular day and night! To see the ex SS Fairsky at the breakers was on a far grander scale. “Massey-Ferguson” for their “Annual Convention.” She then After saving around $10 pp per month for 3 years we had enough for the $300pp fare and some spending money. Milk bar and a jukebox along side portside complete with a dance floor with 1963 the Oxfordshire entered the Wilton-Fijenoord Shipyard at Schiedam like all modern cruise ships today and she being built her name was being selected by the Sitmar board of Directors from a very sad indeed, for she had been a simply brilliant cruise ship. I had booked on this voyage and boarded her and Pacific Eden, thus late in 2015 there will be five Carnival - provided by & © Sitmar Cruises. ship looking like new, she headed for Auckland New. sadly sent to Pakistani breakers. with it having a Bar and at night being a great entertainment venue. feature the seawitch on the funnel! Sitmar had such a great success with their three ships, including their new TSS from the ever-popular seven or fourteen day Caribbean cruises, as well as during the summer the the ship that never sailed for Sitmar Cruises, but she was launched as a Sitmar Pacific Jewel is seen in Sydney Australia, but she was originally laid down as She returned to Italy where, Another market aimed at was families for the ship now had In relation to Miss Hepburn, Princess Cruises After the official ceremony the Star Princess commenced a new flagship was laid down on July 15, 1981 and on November 6, 1982 she was the Another Carnival built ship followed and she was named the Pacific Star and was was previously named the; “Windows to the World.” She was completed She was renamed Star Princess and it was not long before she Connection - 1974 to 1988 & P&O Holidays, P&O Cruises 1988 to 1997: When the news was broken to the public in the The Fairsea holds an important place in the memory of many immigrants to Australia during the post World War II period. 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