Does anyone know when did she received some alterations?

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Originally posted by sslewis:
Ok what about these extraordinary Court Cabins?

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Originally posted by Aussie1:
Yes Oriana had them and no, they weren't Bibby cabins, not even close.

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How much day light would get in trough the narrow (30 cm?) window and how much of the “sea” view did the four inner cabins have. Was the court only accessible to the six court cabins or was is directly in contact with the corridor so that all passengers could access the court. Are the large windows beneath the lifeboat stations of Oriana (above picture) these so called large court windows?

If the court would be large enough it would make a nice “privet” central area for the six cabins where the passengers could have a drink before going to bed or play a game of cards and socialise with the other passengers of the court cabins.

Best, Onno

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Originally posted by Keitaro:
What are Bibby cabins?

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The cabins' doors would be off the big corridor marked "CORRIDOR", the little alleys leading off to the portholes are unmarked. Lousy diagram, I know, but it was cobbled together very quickly and should give the right idea...

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Originally posted by Onno:

How much day light would get in trough the narrow (30 cm?) window and how much of the “sea” view did the four inner cabins have.

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If Windows even narrowed. Inner court cabin's passenger had a same benefit to recognize
Day light or darknrss in their cabin as well as outside cabins.
they can easily to go end of the court, they could see " sea view " through big court windows.
If they didn't have Court windows nearby, they must go to the other deck where Pubilc sapce
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Are the large windows beneath the lifeboat stations of Oriana (above picture) these so called large court windows?

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Oriana also had Court cabins on the Stadium Deck(One deck above the verandah deck)
Canberra's Court cabins situated all decks as well as other First Class passenger's cabins available.

Here's sample(P&O descibed Settee and table in the Canberra's Plan only) photo of the court
alleyway from Canberra's folder.

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Originally posted by sslewis:

Not sure if it was a trick to charge inside cabins at outside rates with a limited view?

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Please refer Cabin Grade are printed in red in the deck plans which shows B & C Deck.
Please consider Cabin space for instance Cabin #c64 and #c68 and also #c62 and #c66

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1986 May 28 Departed from Sydney for the Hitachi Zosen shipyard where she was refitted for her new role. The propellors and rudder were removed and placed on the fore deck by the former crew's swimming pool.

1986 August 1 Moored at Oita, near Beppu, a resort on the Japanese island of Kyushu. She was welded to a wharf and her funnels were painted pink.

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Oriana arrived at Sakai, Osaka on June 24th, 1986.
I have heard that one of the propellors presented to the City of Canberra.

Actually, Oriana opend to the public on August 1st, 1987 and funnels were painted Yellow not pink.

Oriana originally was to be opend as Accommodtion Ship as well as Marine Museum though not served as a hotel.
Beppu known as Spa resort and Empress of Britain regulary called on her world cruises.

There were three Restaurants in the formely Plough Tavern Area on Bathing Deck, the Ocean Bar on Verandah Deck and Stern Gallery on B Deck.
During the summer, Verandah deck aft was served as a beer garden.

At the time, Oriana welded to the pier by two fittings on the starboard and other fittings to the spceial anchorages on the port-side as like below.

from www.bridgestone-dp.jp

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Unfortunatelly, her funnels were repainted pink at later years.

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Princess Room(formerly First Class Lounge) on Verandah Deck.

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Originally posted by Ocean Liners:
www.xhby.net have reported that Oriana calmly anchored in the port of Zhangjiagang on May 23rd.

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In opens the shipyard, "Austria Li Anna" is opened the solution to become more than 20,000 tons scrap steel, entire opens the solution to estimate consumes when 5 months.

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Originally posted by Globaliser:

In opens the shipyard, "Austria Li Anna" is opened the solution to become more than 20,000 tons scrap steel, entire opens the solution to estimate consumes when 5 months.

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Originally posted by Neil Whitmore ( Bob ):

With regard to the comment about the amount of steel there will be from her being scraped it will be intersting to see if this is correct.

A number of people do not know that due to all her top superstructure being built out of aluminium it was possible for her to be built one deck taller than the Canberra.

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I knew that almost 350,000 sq feet of alminium plating together 20 miles of special extruded alminium sections were used, that's why I din't post in my earlier post.

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Originally posted by Neil Whitmore ( Bob ):
Having worked on Oriana as Maitre d'Hotel for her last ten years before she was sold to the Japanese I would like to say that she was a very happy ship and always popular with the passengers on the cruises from Australia.

With her steam turbine engines she was still very capable of cruising at over 27.5 knots if delayed. due to adverse weather conditions, and was always on time arriving in port.

I had a very happy time on board, made a lot of friends, and will be very sorry to see her scraped

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The photo seen the Jabiru in the Cover of Menu printed in Australia for P&O Cruises.

Good bye - The Last Lady of the Orient Line.

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