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Originally posted by mec1:

I did a world cruise on Canberra about twelve years ago (91 nights) and had a ball. Myself and my cabinmate were the youngest passengers and became known as "The Boys".

I was one of the best three months I have ever spent anywhere and when we got home to southampton, people were crying in the lobbies of the ship at the thought of getting off.

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mec1, any interior photos?

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Originally posted by elad:
hi all
i allways wonder who is command on the mission of picking the right fornitures (chairs , loungers , sofas , cabinets , etc) to each ship .
do the shipyard built it in its workshops? , if no so which fornitures makers have the sorces of producing such a huge demand of fornitures?
are there high class ,quality fornitures companies?

Elad

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There were manufactures associated wth the Building of "Canberra"

For instances:

Chairs and stools: Conran & Co., Ltd. Furniture division.

Folding beds: Frederick Restall, Ltd.

Cane furniture: G. W. Scott & Sons, Ltd

Chairs and settees: C. W. F. France & Sons, Ltd

Teak chairs in First class Lido cafe: Finmar, Ltd.

Settees in First class Lido cafe: Hille of London, Ltd.

Tables and chairs in tourist class ball room: Edmonton Panel Co., Ltd.

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Do you remember the social hostess Joy?

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Originally posted by mec1:
Canberra's Bonito Club used to feature tables lit from beneath with different coloured glass tops - yellow, green, pink, lilac - and I have to say it was the least flattering and most ghoulish lighting scheme I have ever seen.

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Originally posted by mec1:
Canberra's Bonito Club used to feature tables lit from beneath with different coloured glass tops - yellow, green, pink, lilac - and I have to say it was the least flattering and most ghoulish lighting scheme I have ever seen.

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Originally posted by mec1:
No it didn't - the Pacific Restaurant did

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Originally posted by Ocean Liners:
Canberra's Pacific Restaurant

[ 05-25-2005: Message edited by: Ocean Liners ]

The photo came from MS Kungsholm 1965 (Page 1)

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mec1, Any photos of Bonito Club and Atlantic restaurant?

[ 06-23-2005: Message edited by: Ocean Liners ]

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/PO-Vintage/Canberra_1961-51-Dixon-on-board.jpg

I would like to see mec1's photos.

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Originally posted by mec1:

I think mmy best was my 25th birthday. We were on Canberra and in Acapulco. We went to Las Brisas for lunch and then, when we got back to the ship, my parents had booked the Alice Springs bar and pool for a sailaway party with canapes and loads of friends and everything.

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From Berlitz Ratings: Star Crazy? (Page 1)

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Originally posted 01-23-2005 07:30 PM by mec1

It's my birthday.

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From Thomson (Page 1)

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Originally posted 10-23-2004 09:20 AM by mec1:

Lindie
I am 48,......

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From The Best of times (Page 1)

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Originally posted by mec1:

I think mmy best was my 25th birthday. We were on Canberra and in Acapulco. We went to Las Brisas for lunch and then, when we got back to the ship, my parents had booked the Alice Springs bar and pool for a sailaway party with canapes and loads of friends and everything.

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I assume mec1 talking on January 23, 1981 however Canberra was scheduled to pass through Panama Canal on that day.

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Originally posted by Ocean Liners:

I assume mec1 talking on January 23, 1981 however Canberra was scheduled to pass through Panama Canal on that day.

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Look at the time of the January 23, 2005 post. It was made at 7:30 PM Eastern Standard Time. That was 12:30 AM on January 24, 2005 in the UK where Mec1 lives. Perhaps his birthday is January 24 rather than January 23 as you have obviously assumed. Perhaps he deliberately waited until after midnight to make his "it's my birthday post" before going to bed.

Analysing further, assuming Mec1 turned 49 in 2005, as the other post you quote appears to suggest, then you should also investigate where Canberra was scheduled to be on January 24, 1981? Acapulco, perhaps?

If you insist on over-analysing everything, as you are so wont to do, try looking at all the possibilities before questioning the word of someone who was there.

Brian

Some comments removed June 30

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Originally posted by Brian_O:

Look at the time of the January 23, 2005 post. It was made at 7:30 PM Eastern Standard Time. That was 12:30 AM on January 24, 2005 in the UK where Mec1 lives. Perhaps his birthday is January 24 rather than January 23 as you have obviously assumed. Perhaps he deliberately waited until after midnight to make his "it's my birthday post" before going to bed.

Analysing further, assuming Mec1 turned 49 in 2005, as the other post you quote appears to suggest, then you should also investigate where Canberra was scheduled to be on January 24, 1981? Acapulco, perhaps?

If you insist on over-analysing everything, as you are so wont to do, try looking at all the possibilities before questioning the word of someone who was there. You will irritate fewer people less often by taking this advice.

Brian

Note: The scan of the schedule was NOT in your post when I checked 30 seconds before I actually posted my post. It appears that Canberra was not in Acapulco on January 24, 1981 but it does not change the gist on my post. You simply do not respect other people's posts and it is damn annoying.

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If mec1 posted on January 24th 1981, Canberra was scheduled to depart from Panama Canal on January 23rd 1981.
She was scheduled to arrive at Acapulco on January 26th 1981.

P.S. I have posted the thread with scan.
I edited in my earlier post on 28th only.

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Originally posted by Brian_O:

I stand by my comments concerning your post editing and its timing.

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Your first thread posted 06-29-2005 12:14 AM

My post was editing not later than midnight.

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Originally posted by Ocean Liners:

Your first thread posted 06-29-2005 12:14 AM

My post was editing not later than midnight.

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You are correct. I have discovered the cause of appearing and disappearing scans in your post of 10:04 pm on June 28. It was a conflict between the pppOe software used by my ISP and an updated version of my firewall/privacy software that was installed a couple of days ago. The image links were not always being passed through to my browsers so the scans were only visible sometimes. I found that the same thing was happening on other posts as well.

I apologise for the unkind remarks.

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Originally posted by Ocean Liners:
Canberra's Pacific Restaurant

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OMG! Ocean Liners, I remember that room. I was a little kid. Friends of my family were on board. It escapes me as to where they were going, but I distinctly remember being on board. She was in New York at the time, so we went to see them off, and we were all sitting in, apparently, the Pacific Restaurant. It amazes me to see a picture like this, that brings back a vague childhood memory. Wow! Thanks for the pic.

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Originally posted by SailMom:
Well, twenty two years ago today we were sailing the high seas on the Canberra headed for the Med. I've sailed many ships over the years but this trip tops the list!

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I agree, out of all of my many cruises, for me, sailing CANBERRA in 1984 was quite special. I was in a cheap outside cabin with no private facilities (the only time thus as a passenger, not crew) yet the entire experience with the people on board and to sail such classic has been burned in my mind as extraordinary.

This is while I feel that P.& O. should not re-name just any cookie-cutter ship CANBERRA, but rather, she should be a one-off, like QUEEN MARY 2.

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Originally posted by Linerrich:

I agree, out of all of my many cruises, for me, sailing CANBERRA in 1984 was quite special. I was in a cheap outside cabin with no private facilities (the only time thus as a passenger, not crew) yet the entire experience with the people on board and to sail such classic has been burned in my mind as extraordinary.

This is while I feel that P.& O. should not re-name just any cookie-cutter ship CANBERRA, but rather, she should be a one-off, like QUEEN MARY 2.

Rich

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Originally posted by Linerrich:

This is while I feel that P.& O. should not re-name just any cookie-cutter ship CANBERRA, but rather, she should be a one-off, like QUEEN MARY 2.

Rich

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Originally posted by lasuvidaboy:
I think there is a hatch between them for some type of light cargo. As I recall reading there is no garage on board (as with QE2) so a car would not be lifted on board. QE2's garage is entered through side doors and the cars were driven on. The cranes could also be used for lifting supplies, luggage spare parts etc.

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Canberra had Baggage Conveyrors and Vertiveyors for luggages and Carron Transporters for Cars.

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