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I understand as 3 class liners the 3rd class was too spartan for cruise passengers.
Unlike the Canberra, Rembrandt, and QE2 1/2 time cruising was not well considered.
They apparantly were boondoggles to keep the shipyards busy with government money.
Knut Kloster looked at them among the SSUS and the France, he should have bought the lot. NCL would have had 4 of the 10 largest postwar liners.
It was a shame to see them desecrated into barracks for religious fanatics.
The Raffaello was bombed by Saddam HussienThe Michelangelo was infested with rats and went to Ghadani Beach.
Any thoughts?
I read somewhere that they were called the "MIKE" and the "RALPH" by New York stevedores. Can you confirm this Desirod?
quote:Originally posted by tg_lindo:I've only seen a few interior pictures but would love to see more. What I would give to take a time machine and hang out in those public rooms.
My parents took my sister and I on the Rafaello back in the early/mid 70's. I was about 6 at the time and the only thing I can really remember is having the he** scared out of me when they blew her horn at the time of sailing!
I will look and see if I can find the pictures my parents took and post them somewhere.
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The last queens of the North Atlantic gather in New York, 3rd February 1973.Source: Bill Miller collection
Michelangelo's gracefull bow:
Regards
Paulo Mestre
[ 12-19-2001: Message edited by: PauloMestre ]
Yes, the TN Raffaelo must also have been purchased by Iran.
Anyways, how did Italian Line fold up?
[This message has been edited by joe at travelpage (edited 02-10-2001).]
Any chance of a repost?
Thanks!
My account on Geocities was closed so I changed the pictures to a new ISP account.
I hope everyone likes the pictures.
Best regards
My wife and I were driving along the Riv1era in a rented Renault in the early '70s. As we rounded a turn, there was an unforgettable view of one of these two ships, a fair distance away, slowly approaching port, (Monaco? Villefranche? it was a long time ago.
The pines along the road framed the scene but the traffic along the narrow road made it impossible to stop. I may have some cine footage somewhere, but the sight of that beautiful white ship with its "battleship" stacks; the blue Med and the green pines remains with me today. Really classic.
[ 12-30-2001: Message edited by: Cambodge ]
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