ackieboy

My first cruise was in June of 1982 on the M/V Atlantic from New York to Bermuda. It was the ship's eighth cruise and it was clear that they were still trying to work out the bugs. Our cruise director was Ralph Michelle and as far as I remember, there were only two other activity staffers, Rosana and Luciana. The ship was large for her time and time and it seemed like they did not have a very large activities staff for the number of passengers. That said, even though the cruise was somewhat less than perfect, I was hooked and am getting ready to depart next week on my 22 cruise on the M/S Eurodam.

Regards,

Dean

As a teenager ( I was about 17), I sailed with my family aboard Home Lines' then brand new M/V Atlantic from New York to Bermuda. The Line had come very highly recommended by many of my parents' friends. We were on only her eighth trip out of New York, and the ship still had that "new ship smell". She was in pristine condition, but it was obvious that there were still many kinks to work out. On one of the upper decks, which housed most of the main entertainment areas, the stabilizers did not seem to work, so there were times, when just walking around up there was challenging. The food, for which Home Lines was apparently famous, was sorely lacking on our trip, and the dining room staff did not really try to be all that accommodating. They would not veer from what was printed on the menu at all, and seemed to have an almost take it or leave it attitude. I also remember the they did not seem to have a very big activities staff. I remember there being two cruise hostesses Rosanna and Luciana, but other than the cruise director, Ralph Michelle and his assistant, that was about it.

Don't get me wrong, we had a really nice trip and I have since sailed on about 17 other cruises on various lines, but my Home Lines experience seemed to be drastically different than what alot of other people experienced. I would be interested to hear from others who might have been on the same ship around the same time to hear what their impressions were. I believe our sailing date was June 12, 1982.

Regards,

Dean