1.) Sitmar ships. Does anyone have any pictures of any of their ships?

2.) Westerdam before the stretching. Any pictures of her in HAL colours before she was lengthened?

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Author: Mike Ridgard
Location: New York, 22 August 1978

Regards

Paulo Mestre

Fairwind & Fairsea

Fairsky (later Sky Princess, now Pacific Sky)

Here is a rare early artist rendering of the FairMajesty which was delivered after Sitmar was purchased by P&O as the Star Princess. Today she is the Arcadia for P&O Cruises.

This is the Fairstar that served the Australian cruise market for many years. She retained her name after the purchase by P&O.

I am a huge fan of the former Sitmar Cruises. My very first cruise was aboard Fairwind in 1981, and I went on to sail twice on the Fairsky and once more on Fairwind before the line was purchased in 1988. At the time Sitmar was building 3 new ships (later delivered as Star Princess, Regal Princess, and Crown Princess) that would have secured the line's future. But after the owner, Boris Vlasov died (his name explains the V on the funnels) his family chose to sell the line and focus on other shipping areas. Today the company is known as V.Ships and they are back in the cruise business. They manage Silversea Cruises and parts of Radisson Seven Seas Cruises.

Here's a pic of the Oslofjord, an earlier Norwegian America Line ship. The Vistafjord had the same colours.

AJL

FAIRSEA:

In La Guaira, Venezuela, 1979

FAIRWIND:

Anchored at sea

RHAPSODY (ex STATENDAM of 57, after sale to Paquet):

Author of all photos: Bob Edminston

Regards

Paulo Mestre

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Originally posted by skyej:
Here are the pics of the sitmar ships.

Fairwind & Fairsea

Fairsky (later Sky Princess, now Pacific Sky)

Here is a rare early artist rendering of the FairMajesty which was delivered after Sitmar was purchased by P&O as the Star Princess. Today she is the Arcadia for P&O Cruises.

This is the Fairstar that served the Australian cruise market for many years. She retained her name after the purchase by P&O.

I am a huge fan of the former Sitmar Cruises. My very first cruise was aboard Fairwind in 1981, and I went on to sail twice on the Fairsky and once more on Fairwind before the line was purchased in 1988. At the time Sitmar was building 3 new ships (later delivered as Star Princess, Regal Princess, and Crown Princess) that would have secured the line's future. But after the owner, Boris Vlasov died (his name explains the V on the funnels) his family chose to sell the line and focus on other shipping areas. Today the company is known as V.Ships and they are back in the cruise business. They manage Silversea Cruises and parts of Radisson Seven Seas Cruises.

Sitmar was the best cruise line I have ever sailed- no doubt.

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Nice to find another sitmar loyalist. I sailed on the Fairsky during her inaugural 1984 Alaska season (14 days from San Francisco) and again in 1985 to Mexico from L.A. She was, and is, a great ship- but it was the sitmar service and class that made the line so great.