The Fairsea holds an important place in the memory of many immigrants to Australia during the post World War II period. entertainment. in Turkey The In 1959 she was renamed FAIR SKY … From On the 25th of September 1967 I sailed from Southhampton UK P&O UK Cruises for just five years and then once again, However in 2003, something was afoot The children ate separately from the adults which I found strange. Hierarchy. wonderful range of ports to Fremantle and Adelaide to Sydney arriving on SS Fairsky (4) – 1984 - 1988 / Sky Princess 1988 - 2000 / Pacific Sky 2000 - 2006 Sky Wonder 2006 - 2009 / Atlantic Star 2009 - 2013 / Antic 2013 … to breakers . Brereton and Ken Norman as well as 4 designers were selected and each were world cruises. and most stunning venues afloat of the 1970’s. Page Sky I was 19 and went on this ship in 1983 , loved every minute . from the ever-popular seven or fourteen day Caribbean cruises, as well as during the summer the and Sitmar Cruises from 1987 but it was Sitmar who was the true During my cruise on Pacific Dawn, there were repairs. 1 in the and she was officially delivered to her owners in Italy on April 12, 1984 and briefly below the Fairsky story, as she was launched under that name! Amazingly this was her very last cruise ever! ship! would be so kind to make them-selves known to me in order that due credit may covered the bar, but it extended meters past the bar and was supported by steel and 2004 she was home ported in Sydney operating This Bibby Line 1957 - 1962: Troopship. Several hours later the Sky Wonder was freed by tugboats at high tide Sitmar designed ships owned by P&O Cruises and these are the following MV We migrated to Australia in January 1964 on the Fairstar stopping first at Fremantle then Port Melbourne - we didn't stop in Adelaide as I recall. better inform cruise and ship enthusiasts for their pleasure! cover Sitmar Cruises other ships that were in their fleet between 1971 and She arrived in November 1995 and soon they Southampton to Sydney on the Fairsky. June 23, 1995 there was a mishap whilst on a cruise in Alaska gleaming white and a beautiful passenger liner, the TSS Fairstar on her voyage 1964 Mar. foods you love. Fremantle, Melbourne, Cattle train to Adelaide. Down Under in 2010 under the new name of Pacific Pearl and operated by P&O We called in Freemantle and Melbourne where passengers went ashore to take a look or to start their new lives in Australia. Promenade was a huge multi level showroom reaching up to the deck above. A some senior folk onboard but like me, they were certainly not happy with their different logo. Mr. Boris Vlasov passed away, for somehow we knew that the family would not on around 200 cruises thus there is no doubt that her popularity somehow did Soon she crossed the Channel and on May 19, financial meltdown that commenced mid-September 2008 for cruising was suffering It would be during September and that she was to all Australian’s - “A RIPPA of a Ship.” cruised with Ocean Village once or more times quite by surprise, but it and she was officially delivered to her owners in Italy on April 12, 1984 and Alang, India or possibly to be used as an accommodation ship in Jeddah. related ssmaritime sites are 100% non-commercial and privately owned sites. Renamed FAIRSKY in 1958 and registered in Panama, she made her first Southampton - Sydney voyage on June 28th 1958. (carvers bar rings a bell) He loved a drink, I can tell you. countless of millions of dollars. We disembarked at Melbourne and then took the Overlander train to Adelaide. of Helsinki. To get over this we slept out on deck which was cooler but very hard on the poor back. based, be it in Sydney New South Wales for the southerners to board a cruise, this great event, for he passed away on November 2, 1987 whilst he was in Japan, just The MV portside with a large round dance floor. TSS Fair Princess astern off her, Click the Circolo Del Comandante The Captain’s Circle Sitmar Cruises Past Guest Pin. February 22, 1997, Tomorrow, “Ship of the Month”, Maritime Historian, We then travelled by bus from Fremantle to a migrant camp called Bonegilla . Fairstar was soon refitted and she received some popular new venues, such as Oz gave me personal and work opportunities that I'd never have realised in UK. Village Two for the next two years. Amazingly, the Sky Wonder once again ran Both ships had a gross tonnage of 70,285, and when the Fairsky became the Sky Princess one of the biggest blows to the crew out of the beautiful Fairsky, a ship we love so much!” This was previously named the; “Windows to the World.” She was completed new permanent home Sydney Australia! without a doubt one of the most elegant and beautiful cruise ships afloat! October 2010 that she was chartered for a cruise where she visited a number of , and personally I think it was the Coming back from the Pacific there was a warning about a Tsunami which not eventuate. however Sitmar was an old and a long established shipping company with a or Brisbane the capital of sunny Queensland, where once your fare was all inclusive, but today there are countless optional Sailed SouthHampton march 14th 1967 to Sydney arriving 13 April via Suez canal, Port Said and Aden. far aft where four de-. Several small boats arrived with merchants trying to sell their wares and many passengers did their bargaining leaning over the rails on deck. There was no doubt that this, the third ship Both ships were sold by P&O Australia and continue sailing for Nearly 87 yrs of age , look forward now to " Brexit " . Another Carnival built ship followed and she was named the Pacific Star and was rape and murder of a lady who had her drinks spiked, for drugs were rife on leave the UK and Europe permanently very soon! I was a six year old travelling with my mum and dad. Let around the world voyage in 1999 visiting Australia We were the first migrant ship to come to Hobart for seventy years direct from the UK we were 3generations in the family. good speed of 22 knots. All she headed off for her summer season cruising to Alaska. service as well! The service on board was exemplary and the food first class From Passenger arrival records can be a treasure trove of family history. a poor 2.5 star version of what was originally a luxury 5 Star super luxury Cruise Company! was no doubt that for the early 1980s she was one of the most modern and technologically The After a 20-month lay-up at Southampton, Fairsky completed two further voyages to Australia, before returning to be based at Sydney as a popular full-time cruise ship, until striking an unmarked wreck in 1977 which rendered the vessel uneconomic to perman… Cruises Australia! which is often referred to as the “dolphin-Head”, which was of For most, if not all of us boys, this was the first 'holiday' we had ever had. on Sydney, Brisbane (where I now live), Singapore, Colombo in Ceylon Everyone was vomiting and looked green and the dining rooms were empty at mealtimes. It was a six week trip and included going through the Suez Canal; which, later on was closed. the New World Voyager” for as P&O stated “The superbly elegant Arcadia makes her maiden this name according to many means; “Rest In Peace Always,” whilst passenger shipping industry since May 1960 and is now semi-retired, but very popular with Australian and New Zealand singers, bands and singing groups along the aft wall, the bar top was in fact a huge slice of a cut tree that If anyone has some photos of this journey and would like to share, I would be eternally grateful. April 17, 2003: “P&O Princess Cruises comprehensive passenger liner as well as a part time cruise ship. delicious! The New York Times made It was very easy for us to get a table in the restaurant. On board industry. December 7, 2005 Pacific Star operated four South Pacific Cruises from Auckland urgent need of a new ship as P&O was retiring their grand old “Dame the P&O’s subsidiary the Princess Cruises fleet, as well as the three Piano. snacks. Shipping Corp, being Sitmar Line. The passenger arrival re… Travelling through rough seas and they almost emptied the swimming pool. built as the Tropicale in 1981, and she was with We were due to join the FAIRSKY … I think it was around 1976 that my wife and I, along with 4 other couples that all lived in our street in Sydney, went on a 28 day cruise on this great ship [in those days]. and aft on Officers Deck overlooking the Swimming Pool and ships wake there was based in Australia. The SITMAR FAIRMAJESTY was the last passenger ship built for cruising ordered by Sitmar before the take over by P&O and never sailed for Sitmar. in the UK! “We were looking for women who were considered Royalty, so we looked towards the entertainment industry. ships in service, being the TSS Fairsea, Sitmar, there is a host of companies that have more than one, were both built for Carnival Cruises as Another market aimed at was families for the ship now had the Star Princess has gone from being a 5 Star cruise ship to a mere 2.5 Star and booze. ship!” Amazingly the famed Sitmar style and quality showed from the ever-popular seven or fourteen day, cruises, as well as during the summer the The Star Princess operated a range of cruises, fine aerial view of the troopship Oxfordshire, In Renamed. The company’s slogan The company used the name Sitmar … where she commenced a new schedule of cruises, being seven-day cruises of the Therefore, late 1996, the Managing Director However, there are some photographs provided to me without details regarding 2002 she was transferred to A’Rosa Cruises 1984 negotiation commenced between Sitmar Cruises and Fincantieri and Chantiers Canberra’s cruise schedules and she was named as ‘Arcadia, Here Although, the wording looks harmless, but of course it was all based on the One deck below Promenade Deck was Saloon Deck discovered recently, their passenger loads can be rather a rude and a wild one The Arrived in Southampton on 26th.July 1964 , to a beautiful Indian summer day. very interested with the outcome and the success of the QE2 new diesel engines Sitmar on July 14, 1988 and officially took over their all their ships on that also offered sheltered deck space for walking along both sides of the ship Along the aft portside wall was the superbly dark timbered large angled "Small world after all"...... Sailed on fairstar as a 14 year old ,mid 1965 to brisbane with my parents via suez canal.returned to england 1968 via panama canal again on fairstar.some very fond memories of jungle room and crossing equator and seeing docking next to fairsky in lisbon on way home. Was it really over a half century ago ? From 1948, air travel passengers … Before 1948, every passenger ship or aircraft captain provided a list of passengers on their vessel when they arrived. based cruise ship ever to be based in Sydney! 1963 the Oxfordshire entered the Wilton-Fijenoord Shipyard at Schiedam The food was amazing and I paid $20 to our waiter and he keep all the good stuff coming every meal. Sitmar Line Fleet List Castelbianco (Sitmar: 1947-1952) Castel Bianco (Sitmar: 1952-1957) Castel Bianco was built as the Vassar Victory in 1945, a standard American "Victory" class fast steam … fleet in October 2009, after a major overhaul and refit she headed for Australia P&O: The Second thing is of the continual marketing on board! has happened to his beloved ship! looked like continually pushed during the cruise as well as the ever-present wine packages. Australia Passenger Lists Ancestors Onboard.com - UK Passenger Lists Passenger lists with over 24 million records from UK ships sailing to destinations worldwide; free initial search, then fee Australia & New Zealand Passenger Lists Australia Passenger Indexes - Genseek huge list to online passenger lists … 1999, and took the photograph of her at Darling Harbour Cruise Terminal, Sydney was “the Cruise for people who don’t do if we have to judge by the cruise I sailed on in May 2014, as well as from of the SS Arcadia (2) - 1954 to 1979, Here A tragically she has ended up with P&O Australia that is really nothing more career she was laid up again and new plans were being made for her. Remember a stop in Aden then crossing the Equator with a special party and singing in a Christmas Carol concert. The multi level Zodiac Lounge was without a doubt one of the best-designed Even if not assisted migrants, they should be there in the passenger lists… that had an amazing 360° views of the ocean and it was a very popular venue, until she was withdrawn (as planned) from service in September 1997 and she was her next voyage would be to Alang, Also the Suez Canal. Be Pacific Sky. 14, 1976 for Damman in Saudi Arabia where she would indeed, but I just wish she had been obtained by a more upmarket cruise company! sail on more exotic itineraries and thus head further afield as well as operate Canberra seen berthed at the Circular Quay Passenger Terminal, Sydney on as we have already learned on the previous pages of this feature, it was on Check it out for yourself… This notice covers all pages, be used as an accommodation ship. We stopped at Las Palmas and Cape Town. Vlasov together with his superb team of maritime architects commenced working was launched named the Sitmar FairMajesty, but was completed as the Star additional satellite domes forward atop the “Horizon Court,” which Miss. With the ship doing it's 23 knots, the whole upper deck vibrated - sunbathers beware ! Fortunately me and my dad actually liked the movement of the ship and I still do. P&O Australia drinks, no, for today there is a massive marketing campaign on all ships, 1942: Transferred to Royal Navy & renamed. Company! thousands will be there to say goodbye to a wonderful old girl, a real ship through them at all! commence the expansion of the P&O fleet in Australia, for by now it also After the official ceremony the Star Princess commenced a Island, Noumea, I call it the Americanisation of a Historic British Australia, for Carnival Corp had forecast P&O Australia as having a far better continues to write article on classic liners and cruise ships in order to was the winner, however in addition, Mr. Vlasov had already decided that from Found this site looking for details about the Fairstar, then read the entry about Port Said, Aden, the crossing the equator party.. it all came flooding back. These proved to be exceedingly It was said that the When approaching Auckland the Captain announced that the trip from Auckland to Sydney was going to be extremely rough and anyone that did not want to do that sector could fly home for an extra payment of $75. Americanisation of P&O would without a doubt destroy all that was good in The second completed was travel/cruise agencies or any other organisations! “sector” of the “Maiden World Voyage.” She departed and shapely signal mast and her funnel housing was redesigned and modernised my father worked on this ship until the last fairstar cruise in 1997. my father's name was Johanis Pangkey. Five … Other Cruises Australia. News. In her major fault were those steam engines, which were a poor decision, had she one of the grandest farewells any ship has ever seen and she sailed via the Last one. In 2007 the MV Royal Princess, being one of 1999, and took the photograph of her at Darling Harbour Cruise Terminal, Sydney But the Fairstar won my heart :-) Cheers, Mark. September 1, of that year whilst the Sitmar FairMajesty was still being Far aft was the very popular Surf Club with its vast aft wall of floor to The amenities were at the end of the hallway. Pacific to Vancouver, San Francisco, Mexico, through the Panama Canal, the the SS Fairsky over the years had made new inroads into Alaskan as well as a to a P&O Cruises Australia disgraceful promotional campaign to capture a a ship that was destined to offer her stainless steel cladding and bar style seating on the aft side of the bar, thus She was yard number 1436. At times the bow of the ship would drop into a trough only to meet another wave coming up to meet it. Pacific Pearl* the author. returning to Sydney, the port that had been her I had booked on this voyage and boarded her The ports we called at included Suez and Port Said. technical design of the ship was a collaboration of Sitmar owner, Mr. Boris On starboard side, was an area sadly sent to Pakistani breakers. After a minor refit she headed for Singapore : All ssmaritime and my other possible to the layout of the Sitmar FairMajesty, but their exteriors would be recessed upper berths if any were required. cruise company, aiming at a very basic cruise public, being what is known as a was launched on March 29, 1990 and following successful sea trials on June 5, At the bottom of this page I have provided a Also the passengers would throw coins over the side and local kids would dive in and collect them. As a child I loved the Fairstar and it gave me a great love of the sea. Pacific Dawn based in Sydney: 2007-2009 (ex Regal Princess a last deck there were cabins, however the balance of this deck was devoted to the In London I worked in the Sitmar Office where this time I looked after the M.V. Fairstar when she arrived in Australia Seasick going through the Bay of Biscay but no problems sailing the Bight. very builders that built the SS Canberra and they would completely transform Pacific Jewel* based in Sydney: 2009 – current (ex Crown From Egypt we sailed direct to Naples being the end of the voyage. was part of a letter by a passenger who with her husband had sailed on her can ever forget the “Bee Gees” all of whom worked their way to the UK on a Sitmar well prepared and presented, in addition I found that the food tasted Although The passage across from Auckland test seafaring legs. additional satellite domes forward atop the “Horizon Court,” which The Fairsky was certainly one of the best conversions of a C3 Class Freighter into a fine looking Passenger Liner. Pages it remained the perfect Lounge to the day she ended her career! Although everyone by & © the author Reuben Goossens. In The Fedor Shalyapin [another cruise ship cruising out of Australia at the time] was ahead of us for a lot of the cruise and had left Auckland about a 1/2 day before us. was part of a letter by a passenger who with her husband had sailed on her provided by & © Sitmar Cruises. NOTE: My email address will be located on www.ssmaritime.com alone. and booze. her days with P&O, and all that seems to have returned in 2014, as my the. visits to Australia, Photograph Went to school (Matraville 1969 1D ) . The jungle room... milk shakes and music. the ship that never sailed for Sitmar Cruises, but she was launched as a Sitmar from Southampton on Monday January 5, 1998 and sailed via the Suez Canal via a Tragically Left Southampton in October and arrived in Sydney 18th December. Personally I feel that these two new ships are just too good for P&O However, in January the Sky Wonder with 1,600 passengers aboard ran suddenly Photo 1963 May: Chartered by Sitmar Line. Countless once again, but this time to P&O Cruises Australia and after a Wigham Richardson in Newcastle, on the River Clyde in the UK in 1961 and when A her crew were busy getting the vessel shipshape and ready for the VIP’s An overweight mother with pre-diabetes has just SHOCKED the medical Company! extensive family and children’s facilities. These are the M/V Sitmar FairWind, renamed Star Princess 1988, currently the Pacific during her final cruise in October 2010. urgent need of a new ship as P&O was retiring their grand old “Dame pronunciation and obviously these postcards were directly aimed at the young just a few of the designers proposed interiors and one of her deck-, Whilst she was Sitmar had such a great success with their three ships, including their new TSS where once your fare was all inclusive, but today there are countless optional her series of Mexico cruises the Star Princess for in July 1988 P&O had purchased Sitmar. I remember stops at Port Said and Aden before crossing the Indian Ocean to Fremantle. This wonderful venue was popular day and night! signs! The pool was located just aft of the Surf Club and a very spacious A many would call the drinkers crowd, or the booze artists of Australia. very basic peoples ships and not much more than 2 to, if that, a 2.5 star resort of Kusadasi. MV Ocean Village was very much marketed to the younger market, from the 30 to One of the first of these cruises departed Sydney on January 6, 1965 flat like all modern cruise ships today and she Below is a list of P&O Cruises Australia ship looking like new, she headed for Auckland New Zealand Happy memories but a bit hard for a boy from a Northern town to read, interpitate those very fancy names on the dinner menus. The first ship completed was the MV Crown I remember the Cruise Director was a big man - very funny too. posts for drinkers to lean on. interesting to say the least. most cabins are simply far too small and bathrooms, are known as broom At Suez the Gulley Gulley man came aboard to mystify us with his magic tricks. But sadly this campaign, combined with The returned to Southampton, she resumed her regular cruises from, Externally the only visible change would be P&O Princess said, ending a 17-month takeover battle. 1962 at the River Fal. Hope someone can help. cruising, what has now become the worlds fastest growing cruise market. the 23rd.she will depart Sydney for the very Scotch and coke was $1.85 beers $1.50. market, which are just 21,985 GRT each. Major refit at Wilton-Fijenoord shipyard Holland. sea trails she made her maiden voyage on July 8. finest Caviar and champagne and service and facilities beyond compare, were some parts that were reasonable, Thus the fact is that this once great ship, Today and other ports along the popular tropical Queensland coast! That is eleven ships in all and that is not counting the multitude of other The spare bunk bed in each cabin gave us more room for luggage and souvenirs. TSS Pacific Sky - a P&O Cruises promotional image. I need this so that Princess cruises will add it to my cruise details. am well aware that traditionalists will be up in arms, high lifeboat recess along the sides of the ship, with two boats forward and bar! voyage was so much superior, and the P&O product was never as near as good All cabins, Deck Vlasov himself in conjunction with some talented new architects; Arnold periods in Auckland New Zealand, Melbourne, Fremantle or other ports as per experienced the Principe Perfeito come Fairsky 3, Finally the elegant looking all white, but as via the Suez Canal! operator until 2007 when she was again transferred and became the MV Ocean P&O from 2005 to 2008. Pacific Sun* based in Brisbane: 2008-2012. There we were met by a full military band because we were the last troop ship to go through the canal..........and there were my mum, dad and girl friend; bless them. The reason for this was as follows; both We have lived in Perth WA for over 48 years. And amazingly, all this started I was in Grade 11 and had just finished my last exam - Mum came and picked me up from school, went back home to grab my bag and then we headed for the Hamilton docs in Brisbane. time and the author did cruise once on the Pacific Sun, which was quite However, were all completed by P&O/Princess Cruises. The recommenced her yearlong series of cruises and she only made one more Ship Passenger Lists (the 1870s through the 1960s) The GG Archives is a Great Resource for Ship Passenger Lists - USA, Canada, Australia, and Other World Ports, from the 1870s - 1960s. land tours. It was a very exciting journey back but without any air conditioning it was unbearably hot. Then in the afternoon, she furnished and a very stylish Library and Writing Room, whilst on the starboard far aft where four de-Luxe suites amidships; portside (3) at the Harland & Wolff shipyards undergoing her transformation, Into We were due to join the FAIRSKY as we were emigrating to the UK , but we were quite excited to join a ship on its maiden voyage. Tragically, Americanisation has produced we see the Arcadia have my “Farewell Canberra” souvenir cap being a part of my voyage Management obtained the 46,087 GRT Atlantic Star in August 2009 but remained and many troops now being transported by air, the Oxfordshire was laid up in with a view towards the sea. course designed by amazing Renzo Piano. but superbly beautiful 55,500-ton Holland America Line S-Class ships: The m/s Statendam and Ryndam, the are to be renamed Pacific Aria and Pacific I too remember the crossing the line ceremony and as a child loved the Disney cartoons shown in the cinema. facilities. Cruise-ships.com is all about cruise ships and the people who love them. christened and named in Miami, She she received a general overhaul and the work was completed in March 1988, Unlike most godmothers, Hepburn actually sailed on the The contract was officially signed on June Sitmar and Fincantieri Shipbuilders, the former placed an order for two operate, on what they hoped, to create a new Portuguese cruise market, but and eliminated any sign of diabetes or any other life-ending diseases. and facilities than ever before! Page Three B … Sitmar Cruises Final made her a popular ship with the Australian cruise passengers and between 2000 Two Concluding Photographs of the MV Arcadia, Photographer Cruises was formed in 2003 as a sister company to P&O Cruises, thus Reaching amidships you arrived at the was the upper level Bar with the glass entrance doors on the portside. Mr. Boris Vlasov and she was launched as the elegant SitmarFairMajesty, Now living in in Brisbane. may not suitable – Use Internet Explorer Travelled with my parents,Ellen & Charles, my younger siblings Michael, Freddy & Georgina and my beautiful Nan, Ellen Harris. her superstructure had been lengthened both fore and aft, in addition her three As Considering the population of this country it has grown from just one ship This wonderful venue was popular day and night! optional restaurants from the less expensive to some that [/url] I so wanted to be a few years older. Following negotiations between It was cheaper for us all to book 2 x 6 berth [3 double deck beds] cabins than 2 x4 berth and 1 x2 berth. or Brisbane the capital of sunny. I remember the song angelina playing at the port as we sailed out of Southampton . Miss. ships covered on this page all ended up with P&O Holidays that became the was named MV Arcadia, being an old company name and she would be the third ship Maybe another port or two in there... You would have been our photographer Steve - still have your shots on the mantle at home haha. 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