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Does anyone know what the celebration at Vigo will be?
They do not even seem to be making much of the fact that this is a record breaking ship, having sailed around the world more times than any other passenger ship in history. Most people I have spoken to, are unaware of this.
It is sad to see her go, especially with so little fanfare. Thanks for the pictures.
Graham.
Lovely photos Oceansvoyager. I was caught on the hop & was at Marchwood when she pulled away. It was lovely to see the Paying Off Pennant billowing in the wind. Must have been raised early afternoon & I took some photos from both sides of the water. The last view I shall probably ever have of her was a rather poignant one imo:-
Pam
quote:Originally posted by PamM:It was lovely to see the Paying Off Pennant billowing in the wind. Pam
Andrew
quote:Originally posted by PamM:Here in the UK Saga have made a big thing over her record breaking '44' WCs in press releases etc, but she hasn't actually done that number. It is on their website too, so people should have seen it. Likewise the final cruise segments have been on sale for a while with "limited" availability. Maybe it doesn't reach Canada? She sailed full anyway.Pam
I am glad to hear this. Thanks. No, I had not heard much fuss about it, even while sailing on her last month. I must say that I had not looked on the website for a while, having already booked. I thought though, that they might have let me know that they were going to be selling segments, when they cancelled our North Africa cruise to make way for this long final one. Maybe they did not decide this till later.
Thank you for sharing those wonderful photos. Poignant indeed!
(How's a world cruise defined - a complete circumnavigation?)
Firstly, thank you Andrew and Pam for the great photos. I wish I could have been there.
According to my calculations, she completed a total of 28 circumnavigations in the following years:
Sagafjord: 1966, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994
Saga Rose: 1998-2009 (every year)
She did operate what could be classified as a 'grand cruise' (circle Pacific, etc) most other winters though, but as Pam mentioned the figure of 44 is incorrect.
quote:Originally posted by JonC:Hi folks, I'm new here, but have been reading CT posts for several years. I thought I'd weigh in on this one...Firstly, thank you Andrew and Pam for the great photos. I wish I could have been there.According to my calculations, she completed a total of 28 circumnavigations in the following years:Sagafjord: 1966, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994Saga Rose: 1998-2009 (every year)She did operate what could be classified as a 'grand cruise' (circle Pacific, etc) most other winters though, but as Pam mentioned the figure of 44 is incorrect.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks for the pictures!
quote:Originally posted by SSTRAVELER:Its impossible to believe a beautiful ship like this and in such perfect condition could be run up on the beach at Alang in a matter of weeks!
I am sure the ship is in good working order but perfect condition is maybe going a bit too far.
I agree. She is in excellent condition for her age.
Maxim Gorkiy is another example of a very well maintained ship that could have easily gone another 10-years that was run-up on the beach.
She is one of the last (if not the last) great beauties of the sea and when they are gone all we will have left are mostly ugly box-boats sailing.
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