Just stumbled upon this thread and found it so interesting. I took my first cruise on the Starward as a graduation present from college in 1972. Cruising with parents and my twin sister, we met many crew members and had lots of fun on board and in ports. It was back in the day on the Starward where they had a family “exchange program” for families on board and in Jamaica. What a wonderful experience. That was my first of many small ship trips! Honeymooned on Carnival Festival in 1985 and have so many fond memories of that trip and later in 92. Took a European Viking trip a few years ago but have no interest in the megamonster floating hotels now, so miss the smaller ships that you could actually see and feel the water around and under you. Considering a Windjammer for my next trip!
