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Topic: The Pilgrim Cruise Line
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Malcolm
Cruise Director Posts: 2775
From:London (UK-Birth place of many of the worlds greatest ships)
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posted 11-24-2000 07:23 AM
   
As our US friends have just celebrated 'Thanksgiving', here are some details of the Mayflower, yet another example of a great British Ocean Liner!   Mayflower: Pilgrim Cruise Line, Cost £128, entered Service 1620, 180 Tons, Registered Plymouth, 102 Passengers/crew, Master Chris Jones As you can see there is one main passenger deck and choice of three cabin grades: (1)the Poop House (later know as a Pent House) offering 18 beds and breathtaking sea views of the stern (2) The 'Cabin' offering 36 bunks and (3) Steerage - offering additional beds. All dining is freestyle, and takes place in the charming 'Forecastle' room. There is an excellent Rum List available and choice of hard tack and limes for every meal. The entertainment deck is know as the 'Gun Deck'. There are two tenders: the 'Long boat' and the 'shallop', which double as additional accomodation. Excersise can be gained by undertaking various tasks on the full wrap around promonade deck. For details of Mayflower cruises see: http://members.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html (Deck plan borrowed from the above web site) [This message has been edited by Malcolm (edited 02-03-2001).] IP: Logged |
Jesse C
First Class Passenger Posts: 134
From:Houston, Texas, United States of America
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 11-24-2000 02:11 PM
Malcom, you crack us up!
there was never a Mayflower cruise line, but it was a boat that settlers used to get to the Americas.Have a cracking up good time, Jesse  IP: Logged |
geno-r
First Class Passenger Posts: 397
From:Mt. Pocono,Pa. Usa
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-24-2000 03:48 PM
Where's the damn elevator? IP: Logged |
Malcolm
Cruise Director Posts: 2775
From:London (UK-Birth place of many of the worlds greatest ships)
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posted 11-24-2000 04:56 PM
Jesse C, you certainly know your history! IP: Logged |
Commodore
First Class Passenger Posts: 79
From:New Jersey
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 11-24-2000 07:18 PM
The captain of the Mayflower was Miles Standish.Was it not?IP: Logged |
geno-r
First Class Passenger Posts: 397
From:Mt. Pocono,Pa. Usa
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-25-2000 10:28 AM
Wasn't Miles Standish the guy who was having an affair with Pricilla? At least that's what it seemed like after watching the cartoon. Was Pricilla the head of entertainment?IP: Logged |
Jesse C
First Class Passenger Posts: 134
From:Houston, Texas, United States of America
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 11-25-2000 09:14 PM
Historical Notes:The Pilgrims wanted religious freedom. They could have gone to the Netherlands, but they did not want to be Dutch. King George first offered these people to go on a smaller ship, but it was, well, too small! So, the king let the Pilgrims on the Mayflower. It was a harsh voyage, and very terrible too (I bet Travelpage would rate it 1/2 a star!) Some Pilgrims died because of unsanitary food and conditions. On the other hand, there was a baby born on the ship. The Mayflower planned to land in Virginia, but instead hit Plymouth Massachusetts. The original Maylflower was scrapped so the Pilgrims could settle. They were not the first settlers here. THe first city in the present day United States was St. Augustine, Florida. The first British settlement was in Roanoke. It was ruined the first time, and dissapeared the second. Jamestown was the first permanent British settlement. They got attacked by the Native Americans living there. There was a wave of immigration to the Americas during the 1600s. British, Spanish, French, Swedish, Dutch, and later, Russian settlements appeared. Have a great historical time,
Jesse
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geno-r
First Class Passenger Posts: 397
From:Mt. Pocono,Pa. Usa
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-25-2000 09:21 PM
Hey Jesse I hope you got a "A" in history. That was a good report. Was Mayflower the first ship to go to "The Breakers"?IP: Logged |
Malcolm
Cruise Director Posts: 2775
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posted 11-26-2000 09:16 AM
The captain and quarter-owner of the Mayflower was Christopher Jones. Christopher was born about 1570 in Harwich, Essex,
England, the son of Christopher Jones and Sybil. When his father died, he received a ship by the name of Marie Fortune2. Christopher Jones married on 23 December 1593, Sarah Twitt of Harwich, Essex, England; she died, and was buried on 23 May 1603 in Harwich. Christopher married later that year, 2 November 1603, Josian (Thompson) Grey, widow of Thomas Grey and daughter of
Thomas Thompson. Sometime shortly thereafter he moved to Rotherhithe, Surrey, England. He later owned a ship called theJosian, named after his wife. In 1609, he became the master of the Mayflower, owning a quarter of the ship4. The ship was employed transporting goods such as wine, spices, and furs. In 1620 he took the Pilgrims to Plymouth. Christopher Jones returned from the New World, did a few more quick trading runs with his ship, and then died. His death was
probably due to the sickness of the first winter, which he may have never fully recovered from. He was buried at St. Mary's,
Rotherhithe, Surrey, England on 5 March 1621/2.6 Christopher Jones had nine children; all but the first child were by his second wife Josian. No one has ever been able to document descent from Christopher Jones, but the possibility exists if further
research is done in the English records. Source: http://members.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html
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