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Originally posted by thundergod:
[QB]It would be very interesting if you have som photos from the Regent Sea era to share? QB]

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I've put together an album from old photos I took in the late 1980s when I was on board. Some of the interiors are dark, but it was an old camera with a poor flash--not as sophisticated as today's digital cameras!

The ship was in good shape for her age; at least I thought so, but I appreciated her qualities better than most. Accommodations for the crew was not the best, but for us officers it was just fine.

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THANK YOU!

You might all remeber that Transocean wanted to relaunch her as Gripsholm - they could not because she was in a miserable state - her hull had at lot of concrete patches. So they had to switch to the Sagafjord in the "last moment" - only to run aground with her....

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Brittanis also, sat in Tampa Bay, was towed away and......

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Originally posted by TampaMike:
Yes, 'SEA' sat in Tampa Bay for several years. Interestingly she, and 'SUN' (former Doric, Royal Odyssey & Regent Sun) was at the same dock in Tampa Bay afterwards, same dilemma as to her next use and ultimately towed and lost at sea enroute to the breakers as her former fleet mate 'SEA'.

Brittanis also, sat in Tampa Bay, was towed away and......

hmmmm, do I see a pattern here?

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You're right, the REGENT SUN sank less than a fortnight after REGENT SEA, on 25 July 2001, so the 5th anniversary of her loss is coming soon, too.

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Originally posted by TCSsa:
Hi!
Thanks for the pics of the REGENT SEA and the great site about the GRIPSHOLM. What a great lady of the seas. I wonder why that area between the funnels was never turned into a real health/fitness area or a disco?? Was'nt her lido deck moved when she was sold to Karageorgis in 1975?? Did'nt she also do an around South America cruise like another classic ship the S/S BRITANIS?? Was'nt she supposed to do an Around the World Cruise in 96,did she undertake this voyage or was that cancelled when Regency went bankrupt??
TCS

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I don't know why the covered Sports Deck was never utilized as anything else--the area was certainly hot and not used in tropical climates!

You're right about Karageorgis moving the Lido area--when the ship became NAVARINO they moved the pool from Upper Deck to Verandah Deck, installing additional cabins on Upper Deck aft.

REGENT SEA made a 47-day South America cruise in late 1990, duplicating what BRITANIS had done for several years. She also did a South America cruise in late 1995--I believe it was during this time that Regency folded and the cruise cut short. She was slated for a World Cruise in early 1996, which never came to pass.

Rich

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Originally posted by thundergod:

Does anyone know the reason why she sank? apart from the storm.. Maybe there were portholes that were open?

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Many passenger ships have sunk while under tow, usually not due to storm activity (SEABREEZE was an exception, perhaps.) But also lost in recent years have been CONSTITUTION, BRITANIS, REGENT SUN, RYNDAM, etc. while being towed.

I wonder if it's because their bilge pumps are not operating while under tow--all ships take on water, but it's usually pumped out constantly from various pumps.

Maybe someone with more technical understanding of these things can shed some light on this?

After I wrote my post last night I felt compelled to find that silly little pin...and I did. I've transferred it from jewelry box to jewelry box as I grew up and there it was. It's a pretty round pin in Swedish blue enamel edged in gold with the 3 crowns in gold on the blue and a white enamel half circle around the bottom of the pin that says m/s Gripsholm in gold. Considering its age it's in wonderful condition. Just one of those silly treasures we can't part with when we loved the old ships. I have many old Norske Amerika Linje treasures too ffrom the crossings that I remember much better than this one.

Due to the fact that I am too young I never had the opportunity to travel with SAL. To my understanding it was them who built the reputation for Scandinavian ships - which in a very peculiar way has been transferred to the Norwegians (NAL - Royal Viking) when the ceased operation.
I don not want to be ungrateful as I have been lucky enough to have undertaken some nice journeys by ship but I envy your pin - less for the pin itself but for the voyages it stands for.

Greetings

Hi Ernst....And that is why we sentimental types save these silly things for almost 60 years. My home office is donimated by a wonderful 1920's or 30's orginal travel poster of SS Stavangerfjord, the love of my childhood sailing life. I paid WAY too much for it and wouldn't part with it for the world. My Dad emigrated to the US back in the mid 19-teens on the Frederick VIII of the old Scandinavina American Lines...my Mom came on Stavangerfjord shortly after...as you can see,my ties to the old Scandinavian lines go a long way back. I always thought they were the best in the world! Must be that Viking heritage!!! Cheers, Penny