Welcome to Cruise Talk the Internet's most popular discussion forum dedicated to cruising. Stop by Cruise Talk anytime to post a message or find out what your fellow passengers and industry insiders are saying about a particular ship, cruise line or destination.
>>> Reader Reviews >>> CruisePage.com Photo Gallery >>> Join Our Cruise Club.
Latest News...Princess Cruises' highly anticipated second Sphere-Class ship, the stunning Star Princess, which is currently being built by Fincantieri, has reached a major milestone with the successful completion of its sea trials. The ship is on track to welcome its first guests on October 4, 2025, sailing the scenic Mediterranean from Barcelona.During these final sea trials from August 9–12, Star Princess departed the Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy,...
Latest News...Big fun will be available to more Carnival guests with a larger variety of options as Carnival Cruise Line adds short itineraries into the mix for its Excel-class ships in 2027/28. Mardi Gras will be the first Excel ship to offer shorter cruises for the first time. Carnival Celebration, homeporting year-round from Miami, will continue its popular seven-day Eastern and Western Caribbean...
Latest News...Let the memory-making begin – the ultimate family vacation is finally here. Royal Caribbean’s highly anticipated Star of the Seas* arrived today in Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida, for the first time. With just one week to go before the first vacationers set sail on the vacation of a lifetime, more than 2,000 Royal Caribbean team members came together to welcome the newest Icon Class ship ...
On Page 2, the top left picture (of the Main Pool Deck of Freedom),what are those green rectangular areas shown in the cut-away view, 2 or 3 decks below the main pool deck?
I know I am letting my imagination run wild, but those could really pass for Bowling Alley's, couldn't they......?
Rich
quote:Originally posted by Vaccaro:Bowling on FRANCE... Ok, here's it:rrrr.... ok that's the "wrong" one, the FRANCE of 1912. The caption of the picture says that was the first bowling aboard a ship and that wire nettings on the sides were there to ...prevent the balls leaving the ship in case of rolling!I guess they were quite usefull considering the rolling tendency of this ship! (and of many ones in that period by the way).Despite the old age, one can see there's already a pin-setting machine that the player had to actionate with a lever through the cable running along side the track. The whole thing seems to be about 10-meter long too.I'm still trying and find a sports center's bowling photo of the one of 1962 but I'm not very optimistic for that since I really searched nearly everywhere.
Bowling on FRANCE... Ok, here's it:
rrrr.... ok that's the "wrong" one, the FRANCE of 1912. The caption of the picture says that was the first bowling aboard a ship and that wire nettings on the sides were there to ...prevent the balls leaving the ship in case of rolling!I guess they were quite usefull considering the rolling tendency of this ship! (and of many ones in that period by the way).
Despite the old age, one can see there's already a pin-setting machine that the player had to actionate with a lever through the cable running along side the track. The whole thing seems to be about 10-meter long too.
I'm still trying and find a sports center's bowling photo of the one of 1962 but I'm not very optimistic for that since I really searched nearly everywhere.
quote:Originally posted by Vaccaro:Regarding the "Bowling Alley":There were 2 bowling tracks in that location (Sports Center) and each of them was about 10 meters long (not sure about the exact lenght though). The "Stand de Tir" in the same area (sea above deckplan) was exactly 9.50 meter long.In one of the quote of the purser I have from this time, he wrote "whilst bowling and ping-pong tournaments have a great success, we have lot of difficulties to find enough people for the bridge's ones".I don't know if these two bowling tracks had a pin setting machine but I suppose they certainly did since the two smaller ones (7 meters long exactly, located into the Teen Playing Room, now the Windjammer) did have one:In both cases we're quite far from regulatory bowlings, nevertheless, they were quite unusual onboard a ship and were usefull and had a great success.[ 05-26-2003: Message edited by: Vaccaro ]
Regarding the "Bowling Alley":There were 2 bowling tracks in that location (Sports Center) and each of them was about 10 meters long (not sure about the exact lenght though). The "Stand de Tir" in the same area (sea above deckplan) was exactly 9.50 meter long.In one of the quote of the purser I have from this time, he wrote "whilst bowling and ping-pong tournaments have a great success, we have lot of difficulties to find enough people for the bridge's ones".I don't know if these two bowling tracks had a pin setting machine but I suppose they certainly did since the two smaller ones (7 meters long exactly, located into the Teen Playing Room, now the Windjammer) did have one:
In both cases we're quite far from regulatory bowlings, nevertheless, they were quite unusual onboard a ship and were usefull and had a great success.
[ 05-26-2003: Message edited by: Vaccaro ]
[ 10-07-2005: Message edited by: Ocean Liners ]
Pam
Or, I can email it to anyone who is interested, just give me your email address.
quote:Originally posted by Linerrich: I don't know how successful they were; probably more of a gimmick than anything else.
Well 'gimmicks' is what mass-market cruising is all about!
I like the idea of a 'bowling alley' better than I do a 'Bar at the Edge of the Earth'.
Ultimate Bulletin BoardTM 6.1.0.3
More Vacation & Cruise Specials...