What a great time I had as a 12 year old boy, travelling on this great Lady, from the UK to Melbourne in December 1959. I still have all the daily bulletins and plans of the ship.
Such a nice-looking liner...inside and out. Those interiors with their beautiful woodwork (imagine them in color!) probably impossible to have today are like the interior of a gracious home, someplace where you could stay for a long time and not get tired of it. Harold Nicholson wrote to his wife author Vita Sackville-West that he would go "mad" on the Normandie if the crossing had lasted any longer; the French liner was great, but for Mr. Nicholson at least, on a short-term basis.Thank you for sharing photos and painting of this long-lived but not well-known liner.---"Dancing in the Dark" has an indirect but interesting connection with another ocean liner: the American movie actress Betsy Drake once starred in a movie called "Dancing in the Dark" that I believe had the song also. Miss Drake was a survivor of the Andrea Doria disaster in 1956. She already had an interest in psychology and after the sinking of the Italian liner and maybe largely because of it, she left show business and became a professional in the field of counseling, using acting as a form of therapy for patients.
Wow my dad went to the Middle East during ww2 along with 3000 other servicemen on this girl.... She sat so low in the water the portholes were welded shut.....
It wasn’t all magic back then but it was better. I used to play outside. I also used to play in the lift at the overseas terminal in circular quay. When a liner was docked I’d stand on the viewing deck longing to be on board. Exactly the same at the airport. Why isn’t me. Now looking at these ugly mega liners fills me with horror. As does boarding a plane with 400 others. Elegance and style has been lost forever.
What a great time I had as a 12 year old boy, travelling on this great Lady, from the UK to Melbourne in December 1959. I still have all the daily bulletins and plans of the ship.
Remember seeing her when I was a young seaman. Thank you for your great videos... and music! Australia.
Thank you for all the great content!!!
Such a nice-looking liner...inside and out. Those interiors with their beautiful woodwork (imagine them in color!) probably impossible to have today are like the interior of a gracious home, someplace where you could stay for a long time and not get tired of it. Harold Nicholson wrote to his wife author Vita Sackville-West that he would go "mad" on the Normandie if the crossing had lasted any longer; the French liner was great, but for Mr. Nicholson at least, on a short-term basis.Thank you for sharing photos and painting of this long-lived but not well-known liner.---"Dancing in the Dark" has an indirect but interesting connection with another ocean liner: the American movie actress Betsy Drake once starred in a movie called "Dancing in the Dark" that I believe had the song also. Miss Drake was a survivor of the Andrea Doria disaster in 1956. She already had an interest in psychology and after the sinking of the Italian liner and maybe largely because of it, she left show business and became a professional in the field of counseling, using acting as a form of therapy for patients.
I Came From England To Australia On This Ship In 1959 When I Was 4 ....
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What an elegant ship. I think the guy standing by the railing at 1:24 is wearing spats!
Wow my dad went to the Middle East during ww2 along with 3000 other servicemen on this girl.... She sat so low in the water the portholes were welded shut.....
And ..... my Dad returned home from the Middle East in 1945 on board the RMS Strathmore. The film clip gave me goose bumps. ....
It wasn’t all magic back then but it was better. I used to play outside. I also used to play in the lift at the overseas terminal in circular quay. When a liner was docked I’d stand on the viewing deck longing to be on board. Exactly the same at the airport. Why isn’t me. Now looking at these ugly mega liners fills me with horror. As does boarding a plane with 400 others. Elegance and style has been lost forever.
Was Jack Nicholson aboard?