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quote:Originally posted by NAL:The chairs in the dining room are still from her Kungsholm days! They were built to last.
Mona Lisa now used the different chairs not from Kungsholm.When She begun her new role as Sea Princess, P & O used the same chairs in the Tasman Restaurant as same as in the Dining Room on the Kungsholm however As I had posted here, It seemed that the chairs came from Canberra's Pacific Restaurant when She was sailed as Sea Princess/Victoria in P & O/Princess days or they bought those chairs from the same manufacturer.
[ 09-14-2010: Message edited by: Ocean Liners ]
Must agree on your comments about the Mona Lisa.
She does show the craftsmanship that went in to building passenger ships in the UK having been built at the John Brown shipyard.
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Great to see many of the crew areas, accom office, crew mess and bar, even my old office etc. Forward storage areas, galley looks unchanged.
Without doubt one of the nicest ships I worked on - if there was a financially viable alternative for her I would support 100% however I really don't see it, perhaps parts of her could be rescued for a museum or a hotel or even moved onto a new cruise ship ? Princess - how about her library moved to one of your new builds ?
Would love her to visit Durban on her way to India but its a long way round......
quote:Originally posted by mike sa:..... Spent 3 years on her late 80s with Princess........Great to see many of the crew areas, accom office, crew mess and bar, even my old office etc..... ....Without doubt one of the nicest ships I worked on - .......
I sailed on Sea Princess in November '88, Hong Kong to Singapore - were you serving on her then?? What was your position?? Would I have met you??
A fabulous ship - my first cruise and I've been hooked ever since. Such a shame that this particular ship can't be saved - was in Gothenburg recently and they have something like 26 ships preserved in static roles on the waterfront, none has the presence of 'Kungsholm'!!!!
Cheers
Ken
[ 09-15-2010: Message edited by: KenC ]
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