ssMaritime.com
& ssMaritime.net
With
Reuben Goossens
Maritime Historian
“The Saxonia Class Liners”
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The following three images were kindly
provided to Maritime World Online by
Mr. Philip Wood who
sailed on the Saxonia ex
Liverpool to Quebec
2 May 1956.
Above:
Cunard inserted this delightful colour sketch into each Passenger List.
Above: Passenger List Cover
Right, “list of officers” of the 2nd
of May 1956 voyage
See more images of these magnificent ships
(Link located down the
page)
Memories
of the Franconia
by Steve Pudney
Our journey was from Montreal to Southampton in 1963, occupying three luxury cabins. I was
13 at the time, and remember three vivid things about the voyage.
1 … With the ship having its own cinema, I watched
"CHARADA" three times running. It starred Audrey Hepburn, and Cary
Grant.
2 … My father challenged me to eat the 13 courses at one evening
sitting to win a bet. Well, I lost because they served crystallised ginger
towards the end, and that finished me!!!
3 … There was a hurricane, which the ship had to negotiate during
the voyage, thus, many passengers were given an injection, that they would
sleep through it. I had the injection but my father did not. When I awoke
he was more greener in colour than me!!!!!!
Interior and exterior Images
Ivernia with her three forward holds clearly visible
Original
postcard of the Ivernia’s Tourist Class Drawing
/ Writing Room
(Authors Private Collection)
Original
postcard of the Ivernia’s Tourist Class Dinning
Room.
(Authors Private Collection)
A
super view of the Saxonia as built - (Postcard from Authors
Private Collection)
A
fine aerial view of the now renamed Carmania (Saxonia)
She is seen after her refit in her new cruising guise with a green hull.
(Image from Authors Private
Collection)
We
thank Mr. Philip Wood for his
delightful images of the 1956 passenger list, and Mr Steve Putney for his memories.
Index
Page 1 – Foreword – Construction
Page 2
– Sitmar buys Carinthia and Ivernia
– Sisters go Russian
Page
3 - Fairwind / Fairsea –
Sitmar sold to P&O Princess Cruises
Page
4 – The
Fairstar the Australian connection
Page 5 – Fair Princess becomes an
Aussie
Page 6 – Passenger list images
Page 7 – Albatros
ex Dawn Princess / Fairwind / Sylvania
/ Ivernia /
Saxonia – Passenger list images
Fair Princess Photo Album
– Exteriors
Fair Princess Photo Album
- Interiors
Fedor
Shalyapin
- ex Franconia / Ivernia
China Sea Discovery
– ex Fair Princess / Fairsea / Fairland / Carinthia
China Sea Discovery Photo
Album
China Sea Discovery Saga
All photographs are by the author, or from the
author's private collection, unless mentioned otherwise ~ Fairsea in Juneau
Alaska - Luca Ferrerio ~ Fair Princess (Princess
Cruises) - Marvin Jensen ~ Pacific Sky – Marion Carter ~ China Sea
Discovery - Kiwi Marine Consultants Ltd, Hong Kong ~ Photographer of Fedor
Shalyapin laid up, and other ‘*unknown’ photographers, please see
photo notes below.
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