sstraveler
15th January 2007, 04:19
Introduced in 1965 the Oceanic had the destinction of being the largest ship ever completed solely for cruising when she was introduced. Planned to run luxury winter cruises from New York and sumemr trans-Atlantic Home Lines left the trans-Atlantic busienss while the ship was still being built in Italy.
At nearly 40,000 GRT she was a beauty. A long design with a graceful swan neck and cruise stern she was called the Ship of Tomorrow when she came out. She was revolutionary in her design and her operations. She was the first modern cruise ship with a large roll back dome over the large midships swimming pool and lido area.
She sailed for nearly 20 years for Home Lines from New York to the Caribbean, maing only two trans-Atlantic crossing that I know of in her career. She went to Premier and gained new fame as the Big Red Boat and finally she is now in Spain sailing for Pullmantur.
A great steamship in an era of ordinary motor ships!
At nearly 40,000 GRT she was a beauty. A long design with a graceful swan neck and cruise stern she was called the Ship of Tomorrow when she came out. She was revolutionary in her design and her operations. She was the first modern cruise ship with a large roll back dome over the large midships swimming pool and lido area.
She sailed for nearly 20 years for Home Lines from New York to the Caribbean, maing only two trans-Atlantic crossing that I know of in her career. She went to Premier and gained new fame as the Big Red Boat and finally she is now in Spain sailing for Pullmantur.
A great steamship in an era of ordinary motor ships!