Promenade

Pool Deck

Sun Deck

Premier Deck

Funnel & Mast

Decks at Night

Early Morning about Deck

Oceanic at Barcelona

Off Villefranche and again here.

at La Goulette

At Civitavecchia

& Over the aft docking wing

The only interiors I have yet done are of the cabin. There are hundreds of other photos of Oceanic & all the other Cruise Ships & Ferries we came across, and all the Ports of call, indexed on my webpage here. The Fotki links are best viewed using the slideshow options.

One excellent packet of photos!

On 11th July [2 weeks before us] Legend of the Seas was also berthed at Barcelona with Oceanic. The Captain announced that he was delaying his departure by 15 minutes to allow the Legend to pay its respects to Oceanic as she sailed out of Barcelona. A chap on Legend took a movie clip, whistles blowing & steam coming out.. the clip shows her decks full of pax and is great to watch. I have put it on my website [with permission, I just have to put a tab behind any bar in Glasgow, a pint for everyone who I send it to! ]. You can download it here, a 3.6mb .wmv file. Don't think Mac users can watch? I love it anyway.

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Originally posted by PamM:
On 11th July [2 weeks before us] Legend of the Seas was also berthed at Barcelona with Oceanic. The Captain announced that he was delaying his departure by 15 minutes to allow the Legend to pay its respects to Oceanic as she sailed out of Barcelona.

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Originally posted by Waynaro:
Could this mean OCEANIC days are numbered?!

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Yes, as the captain told us: at least 10 times 365

BTW would you be a dear and please bring me one of those really tall fizzie drinks plenty of ice please! Viewing the pics, I've worked up a thirst.

At least the lowest aft deck is still wood.

I'm looking forward to the interior shots ... especially those I know you took of the halls, corridors, and stairs! They tend to be my favorite areas to look at as they are usually the most original .... and you always do a great job documenting them.

OCEANIC is really a fine ship, a sort of "anachronism" these days, that should be preserved for a long time.

According your numerous and detailed photos, she looks very well kept indeed.

Thanks for sharing!

Dambrosi I am sure you would be quite 'at home' Much is the same internally as your photos, well most, just different coloured soft furnishings in some areas, not all. The various lounges/bars are all the same names. Even the starred numbers on the cabin doors and the colours have not changed.

One thing I did not notice in your photos was the many stairwell 'bas' metal? reliefs and 'plaster' ones too. I am sure they must be original? I took plenty of photos of these, but did not do it systematically, and found I have ended up with tons of the same ones.. ah well. Johan has a couple of different ones in his galleries.

I suppose the Astroturf is more pratical and less slippy round the wet areas, but rubber teak would be better. The teak decking at the stern, and the Tiki Bar with the steering gear is a lovely area to wake watch.

Pam

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Regards,

Oceanic really is defying time. She looks better now than in her Premier days. They took decent care of her, but she was born to have a white hull. I especially like that her current markings are fairly close to her Home Lines color scheme.

As a bit of personification, I've always likened Oceanic to Sophia Loren; she's getting up there in age, but she's still got that certain degree of class and a very easy grace about her. She's damn good and it's almost as if she knows it! Oceanic is one of the few that's aged so well. This is one of the few remaining classic ships I can be very, very passionate about. I view her in much the same light as Rotterdam (V) and France.

Kudos are also in order for RCI's master for letting Oceanic depart first out of Barcelona. It's nice to see respect for the elders. Besides, at her age it's nice to see her still showing the newer kids how it's done! I really do hope that the ten year projection for her is accurate. That may give me time to sail aboard her one last time.

God Bless, Oceanic. You've still got it!

Oceanic looks better than last year. As for those that fear the end is near, I have my doubts as it is clear that there has been refurbishments and repainting.

Especially the Satellite Café has been very well refurbished.
As you can see from my pic in july 2004[IMG]http://www.travelserver.net/travelpage/aspgallery/view_ad.asp?Ad_ID=1422&CatLevel=&Cat1_ID=&Cat2_ID=&Cat3_ID=&Cat4_ID=&FromSearch=True&SearchPage=%2Ftravelpage%2Faspgaller y%2Fview%5Fuser%5Fads%2Easp%3FUser%5FID%3D690%26Ad%5FID%3D1894[/IMG]
the place looked rather drab, but from Pam's magnificentphotos it is clear that the
Satellite Café has now rather bright murals :
http://magwa.fotki.com/cruising/oceanic_2005/oceanic_-_interiors/satellite_caf/oceanic004-159.html

The soda vending machine is also new : this is now in place (as far as i can put it together) in what was advertised as the Ice Cream Bar (whre there was never ice cream, and where only during lunch pizzas etc were to be had - port aft the magrodome on the Pool deck ?)

The whole ship itself looks newly painted.

Thanks,

Your photo, then mine

The blue skirting compliments the walls and the whole area is rather bright! I like the fish best..

That drinks station is fwd to starboard, to the right of the Satellite Cafe entrance. Where you were thinking, is nothing. The 'Deli Corner & Pizza' place took a while to work out as it looks like a drinks bar [inside]. They make to order. The ice cream bar [according to the son, is down the stairs from there.. but I think not. I don't recall seeing it, but there definitely was one somewhere, but not mentioned on any bits of paper I have.

People having a good time and letting their hair down ... that is what modern cruising is all about today. It's a major reason Carnival has been so successful. They figured this out long ago.

Actually my pic is a bit deceiving, as I took it outside meal hours. Last year there was also that big central table in the middle where the salads, fruits and cakes andpies were served. It was cleared away always, and seemingly replaced by those "parisiennes".
Anyhow it was less cheerful than your pic.
The murals are new (rather good) and also a good sign, I think, for future engagement of the Oceanic.

I never saw an ice cream parlor. As the "Deli" was underused (which was named "Ice Cream Parlor in the deck plans, i think, this was one in Premier days), i assumed it was replaced by the drinks stand.