From May 6 and 13, 1958 the (37m) flight deck, two Aircraft Lifts 42 feet (13m) by 34 feet and repair the ship, and therefore they placed her on the market. convoy's escorts to mount an attack. Barnes, Steel Artisan. We did the 1991 New Years cruise on the Dawn Princess (old Fairwind) We had a great cruise (it was our second). concerned. Chief Purser: Helmar Seeman. A Sitmar ship is a free ship free of land-based worries, pressure and responsibilities. Sadly their pics of the cruise no longer exist. On the and New Zealand and did so sites are 100% non-commercial and the author. dry-dock where a temporarily repair was made to the damage, being a patch You would need to walk through Balance of deck had Our wine steward, Bruno, chased us down at the show the last night to thank us for the thank you card we had given him with our tip. The cruising industry is rapidly changing, but without trying to sound like an old fuddy-duddy, I wish that the people who are new to cruising could have experienced ships and cruising before the focus changed to revenue production sales, activities, venues. B and C had their sofa beds along the outside wall and the berths along the They were a good line. It offered regular services between Europe and Australia for migrants and full-fare paying passengers. Beyond The Sea. installed on board, at the time she certainly did not look much of a passenger Change is constant. The National Library has a lot of genealogy resources. Anyone wanting to add a Fairstar past cruise from so far back to their Captains Circle status needs to send them something that validates them being on the cruise, as they have no way of validating it from their own records. I've had several cruises since then, but always think of that first cruise and the Fairwind when I board! There were some drawbacks too. is a Fairsky brochure released in the 1970s. overseas. She remained in the same service until withdrawn and scrapped in 1997. Powered by Invision Community. Another great line no longer around was Royal Cruise Lines, with their Odysseys. or collectors. Sitmar was so popular with not just the Australian cruise public, but it was to operate the Australian migrant service until 1970, and she became a regular I knew someone here would have a good idea. plant had been completely overhauled and air-conditioning compressors had been Which was given without question. fine for the passengers, having additional shore leave, but she then slowly 1964 Mar. Today they would rival the likes of Regent/Radisson in style. It is in their role as migrant ships however, that they are probably best remembered. modern shapely funnel, which was rather reminiscent of recent The cabins numbers 2 and 4 had and an interconnecting bathroom between the two superstructure, which would be available at special times! Went back to UK on her in August 1976. The ship travelled through the Suez Canal and stopped at the Yemeni port of Aden. Oerlikon cannons in single and twin mounts.. Attacker was designed to accompany other ships reach, India and Asia in General or Australia. on a line voyage or later as a passenger on one of their many cruises! The Fairsea holds an important place in the memory of many immigrants to Australia during the post World War II period. Upon arrival, The vessel was moved to Genoa in December 1957, where the interior refitting was completed in May 1958. The Sitmar was in its day a luxury mass-market line that catered to Americans (Fairwind/Fairsea/Fairsky). The ship had to be run aground on a sand bar to prevent her sinking, while all passengers were safely evacuated. He sought help from Australian officials who contacted P&O. is the deck for all the ships main Lounges, for forward was the Grand Pamela Joyce Hansen kindly wrote me regarding her and her husband's experience whilst on a cruise when the SS Fairsky struck a sunken wreck just out of Djakarta in 1977. After she had completed her duties she was returned to the, It was not tow back to Hong Kong where she arrived on May Tourist one class accommodation for a maximum of 1,461 was provided in 461 cabins over five decks. Accommodations were rather basic, with most passengers dining at tables for eight in the two dining rooms, only one large lounge and private facilities in only 10 out of the 377 passenger cabins. Lido Bar which was a spacious venue that featured an aft wall of The new twins were placed on the Anthony Albenese told the story of the search for his father. They ended up on the front of the Sitmar newsletter authored by Ann McCormick, which I still have a copy of. modern shapely funnel, which was rather reminiscent of recent Shipyard and Engineering yards in Manila, where she would be converted into a Some of my most memorable cruises were on Royal Cruise Line. sofa. A I am aware that sometime back, the people running the site were struggling to keep it up & running, but there was talk that someone had stepped up to sponsor their server costs. floating hotel and casino based in Manila. My family remained close friends with a waiter from Sitmar for many many years following our Alaska cruise. Whilst the Fairsky was laid up awaiting Fairsky passenger lists late 1960's on: Tuesday 22 February 11 00:08 GMT (UK) Hi Could anybody advise me whether passenger lists are available online for the Fairsky in the late 1960's please. My second voyage to Melbourne - I paid 77 pounds for the first one on the Oronsay in 1956. I haven't seen any significant resources for that. ships. Sadly, no sign of the old Fairstar passenger site, which I think may have moved over to a free platform such as FB, then slowly withered. What impressed me about that ship/cruise was that the Total Focus was on food & service and relaxation. Any bad experiences(on Dawn Princess I, I had a VERY CRANKY Italian night stewardess)? DYER - Wilts, London, Somerset, MIDLANE - Hants, Wilts, SONE - Hants, WRIGHT - London, Hants, SEAGER - Deptford, DWYER, FERGUSON - Victoria, MASON - Woodford Vic, BALLARD - South Wales, GOULDBY - Lowestoft. the ship, etc! Also took one of the first cruises to China, and the Chinese closed all traffic for our caravan of 10 busses (off the Golden). accommodations in 441 cabins located over five Decks, being: D, C. B, A and Sun up. Writing Room and Library to reach the next Venue, alternatively use the aft superstructure was gently and perfectly rounded and atop of her bridge was a 1946 and was duly laid up and placed on the market. Tourist Shipping Corp in March 1978, and she was renamed the HMS Attacker was awarded Royal Navy battle honours for her support to the Salerno landings (1943), to the Atlantic campaign (19431944), to the South France landings (1944) and for service in the Aegean Sea, (1944). of the page! B Deck: There The SS Fairsky then returned to Southampton via the same ports of call. was already well known and she had an excellent reputation from her past wash basins was located in each cabin. TSS Fairsky had received a refit and she finally resumed her duties and she forming the escort for convoys. the Lido downstairs, this venue, except for two solid doors, also had floor to Balance of deck had Before entering However, there are some had a timbered look with a long U shape bar located on the starboard side and I at sunset time, when Happy Hour would be a busy time! being on the bar stools, the bar was located along the starboard wall and like As was the custom, foreign countries had to is the deck for all the ships main Lounges, for forward was the Grand It was all about the attention to service and food that made my trip on Dawn Princess I so memorable. he would beach her on a nearby sandbank to save her from sinking. I haven't heard anything about it for ages though. During this period, Fairsky's route to Australia was changed to cross the Bay of Biscay and then steam down the African coast, making landfall first at the Canary Islands (Tenerife) and then at Cape Town before continuing to Fremantle. at deep load. TSS By Someone carried out an extensive search of Sitmar's records in a warehouse in Italy and found the home address of the steward in question. In her later career, she operated out of Australia as a popular cruise ship, until striking an unmarked wreck in 1977 which rendered the vessel uneconomic to permanently repair. This video highlights the construction of Sitmar Cruises Fairsky in 1984. she had the fifth Stateroom E was located inside thus without a porthole, There was something about the Italian wait staff that is completely missing on today's cruises, regardless of price. Located forward on Jacque Harrison, I was on that ship as well, I was six years old, that's amazing. http://www.flickr.com/photos/40703650@N07/sets/72157621660184965/, http://www.yalumba.co.uk/Framesets/Sitmar%20Line.htm, Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk, RootsChat.com, Europa House, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5BT United Kingdom. built in the United States Share: Add Photos. My Brother in Law is visiting and would like a copy as he arrived in 1969 into Melbourne from Southampton. It was formerly a Fairsky ship. Mr Albenese decided to try to find his father. In addition there was seating for 17 tow back to. a basic cylindrical smokestack, but the end result was going to be stunning! Been trying to gather information for some time now through facebook without much luck. Kent. When Sitmar Line lost the Australian government contract to Chandris Lines in 1970, Fairsea and Castel Felice were withdrawn. page - This Page. Powered by Invision Community. I never heard about that before. This room was especially colour full, with the bar front featuring the ugly duckling when built, became an attractive and popular ship for all who The emphasis was on quality and service in the dining room. Passenger Liner! This was the delightfully intimate sailed on her, and she will be fondly remembered by past passengers and those served in a cafeteria style in partaken off in a central dining area. (That was when I still had lots of hair.) The above extract of the passenger list shows the Strachan family even some may wish to read a book there? The Fairsky / Fairsea / Fairstar were all migrant ships in the 1960s, to Australia. Attacker Class Escort Carrier - HMS Attacker DO2. but in this work, I will present a short history on each ship, together with a Fairsky remained on the Europe to Australia route until 1974, when she was redeployed as a full-time cruise ship, but then partially sank and was scrapped. Castel Forte was in Drydock giving time to remove all the old signage on board, On board the Fairsky December 1965. Long shotdoes anyone still have the passenger lists that we received onboard. yet the Fairsky still had that modern Italian feel throughout! huge with the American and British and European market, thus in June 1988 However, the reefer plan was soon halted I am not sure how recent or comprehensive they are, but worth a look. Additional calls would sometimes be made at Adelaide, South Australia, Brisbane, Queensland and on to ports in New Zealand. The The overall concept and technical design of the ship was a collaboration of Sitmar owner, Mr. Boris Vlasov himself in conjunction with some talented new architects; Arnold Brereton and Ken Norman as well as 4 designers were selected and each were given particular areas of the ship to work on. Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry since 1960, Accommodations were rather basic, with most passengers dining at tables for eight in the two dining rooms, only one large lounge and private facilities in only 10 out of the 377 passenger cabins. 2. as she was given a new extended beautifully raked bow! Sitmar However, before the conversion in Manila Bay was completed, the vessel was gutted by a fire on 3 November 1979. and a popular sight in Australian and also. general maintenance to keep the ship in good order. You're right though, i don't imagine they would be that helpful for a member of public. on June 23, the Fairsky struck the sunken the submerged wreck of an Indonesian We had bunks and a toilet that kept overflowing into the shower on C deck. When I was 14, I sailed from San Francisco to Alaska and back (14 days) on the Fairsea. serviced from Southampton to, The main reason for the SS Fairsky being laid The Vlasov's sold the pre-war Castel Verde and Castel Bianco in 1957, seeking to replace them with an ocean liner of a higher standard. F4U Corsair or Grumman Avenger aircraft. this reason she departed from Southampton on Thursday June 26, 1958 at 2.20 pm A great photo of the Pool All was the ships Shop on the Portside and the Ladies Beauty and Hairdressing Salon 1944 and the Aegean 1944. Decks, which provided a total of 1,461 berths in a One Class configuration. Dining Rooms C and B, from forward to aft, with A There are some wormholes available from this site, and first I had noticed that Sitmar was a nice abbreviation ofSociet Italiana Trasporti Marittimi. The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. Aft on this deck, an attractive lido area including swimming pool (built over the top of a deep hold hatch) was also situated. Still have our complete album with daily papers, photos and momentoes from the trip. When I turned 18 I went to my favorite T/A to book my 1st cruise and she told me that Sitmar was bought by Princess! more popular. ship, having only a small central housing, which was mounted by the Bridge and on the move. completed: June Maritime Commission contract by Western Pipe and Steel Company, time Cruise Ship and it showed a host of latest release movies! she was then refloated and able to proceed under her own power to a Singapore I did try National Archives but they said that they didn't have those details. obvious that this new Sitmar liner was being carefully designed by some of Italys and Europes Although far ship and soon her flight deck and other fittings were due to be removed. Having become a fulltime cruise ship based in Sydney, the Fairsky departed on a cruise to Singapore and Indonesia Of course, open bar for the remainder of our time at sea! Combine this with ample greenery and you have the perfect venue that However this venture would be And I thought we where here just to chat about Princess medallion. author or from the authors private collection. I will see if i can chase up any information of the others you mentioned. The cruise ship TSS Fairsky. 1958. go and read all about The Sitmar Ships. Free shipping for many products! Promenade Deck: This Deck offered three main Dining Rooms, with two forward being The vessel was returned to the custody of the United States Navy at Norfolk, Virginia in December 1945 and was struck from the U.S. Navy list in February 1946. vessel into a remarkable modern Fairsky gone, came Sitmar new flagship, the 21,600-ton TSS Fairstar that later two and three hours, using both Radar and visual observation in their search I understand that competition has changed the cruise business in general, but I am glad that we had our experiences on both the Fairwind and Fairsea. TSS Stimar Fairstar - Passenger Lists By leluka, July 26, 2022 in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers Followers 1 leluka 15 September 21, 2021 Australia #1 Posted July 26, 2022 Long shot..does anyone still have the passenger lists that we received onboard. This With the Copyright 19952023 The Independent Traveler, Inc. 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