"Picturing" Your Cruises of Old...

How'sBartCruisin'? · August 17, 2012

I'm a history buff, went to college and got a history degree, loving teaching history to my students, read books and look at pictures of history. Heck, I went to a Bermuda history lecture this past Sunday on our Bermuda cruise. FYI...if you're giving a talk about Bermuda, talk about her American Revolution participation...c'mon now.

Back on topic. I see threads on how cruising has changed and the cruising of old. If possible and if you experienced cruisers from the 60s, 70s, 80s and early 90s are comfortable doing so, can you post pictures of those good old days?

Ships

Staterooms and Suites

Dining Halls

Games

Shows

Decks

Anything you have...

I am a history guy and I would love to see the history and your history of cruising in pictures and if you have a little story to tell to go along with the picture, that would be great too.

Thank you very much.

Bart White :)

workathome · August 18, 2012

I hope people post their pictures, I am a big history fan also. There is actually a topic on CC "Whatever happened to" and sometimes they have pics there. I love the thread "Ship's we've sailed that no longer exist".

How'sBartCruisin'? · August 18, 2012

Oops, sorry to put up a thread that already exists. It is something that came to me reading the Royal Caribbean of old thread. I'd still like to see some pics and stories though.

seashinesunshine · August 18, 2012

Sounds like a fun thread, I hope we hear some fun stories.

CruisinCrow · August 18, 2012

I wish I could post some pictures but my scanner died. :( I've got lots of pictures from the 90's (first cruise was on our honeymoon in 1991).

I hope other people will post!

How'sBartCruisin'? · August 18, 2012

I wish I could post some pictures but my scanner died. :( I've got lots of pictures from the 90's (first cruise was on our honeymoon in 1991).

I hope other people will post!

Stupid scanner!!! :D

I hope this thread gets hot quickly, because I've been on two cruises and am already hooker. I'd love to see its history. :)

How'sBartCruisin'? · August 18, 2012

Not to be the guy who bumps his own thread, but I really want to see "cruising of old" pictures and hear the stories behind the pictures.

workathome · August 19, 2012

Hope this helps a little, found this over in the other thread "whatever happened to". This is the link to the cc page and then that has a link to the actual photos. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1688574. I am still hope people will start posting pics.

How'sBartCruisin'? · August 20, 2012

Hope this helps a little, found this over in the other thread "whatever happened to". This is the link to the cc page and then that has a link to the actual photos. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1688574. I am still hope people will start posting pics.

Even though I hate facebook...:D definitely a great view of some awesome old ship. Thank you!!! :)

MrFunInTheSun · August 20, 2012

Here's a couple older picture links.

A Monarch review from 1992!!!!

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1570509

Older Cruise photo's

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1666394

Who remembers the Festivale

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1686234

Others I've stumbled upon

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1672306

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=633410

How'sBartCruisin'? · August 20, 2012

Here's a couple older picture links.

A Monarch review from 1992!!!!

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1570509

Older Cruise photo's

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1666394

Who remembers the Festivale

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1686234

Others I've stumbled upon

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1672306

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=633410

Great stuff!!! I looked your your Monarch pictures and captions and I loved it!!! Thank you very much. I will read through the rest tomorrow. :)

MrFunInTheSun · August 20, 2012

Here's a couple others I've come across looking for old and retired ships.

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/CarnivalPCs.html#anchor3042871

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1629167

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=89318

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=83769

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sugexp=kjrmc&cp=31&gs_id=2r&xhr=t&q=carnival+mardi+gras+cruise+ship&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=863&wrapid=tljp1320344614192054&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi

DonnaK · August 20, 2012

This is the first ship I cruised on. NY to Bermuda. It seemed huge at the time. lol

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/AtlanticPCs.html

MrFunInTheSun · August 20, 2012

This is the first ship I cruised on. NY to Bermuda. It seemed huge at the time. lol

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/AtlanticPCs.html

Looks like its about the size of Pacific Princess that the love boat was based off of that was about 690 passengers? During that time frame wasn't that considered a big ship? :)

Kartgv · August 20, 2012

Managed to scan a few - here's one of our favorites, which we call "Early Rum Rummers" - and no one took the bottles away to store until the end of the cruise. We even carried them onto the plane coming home. This was St. Thomas, Fairwind, 1986. More tomorrow....

pscruzinboyz · August 20, 2012

Being a Southern California Guy, I just did a 40 mile Bicycle ride today from Huntington Beach to the Queen Mary in Long Beach Ca. So I thought I would post these pictures. The Queen Mary...first launched in 1936 and the Carnival Splendor, launched in 2008. Like other posters...our first cruise in the Mid 80's was on the Carnival Tropical.....built in the 50's...but no scanner tonight.

I do remember when the QM came to LB in 1967, I was 8 years old and remember it was a BIG DEAL.....Hundreds of Boats were out to meet her and I remember going to a Warehouse building in LB when they were selling contents of the ship......Many years later I found a Oil Painting that someone painted so I bought it at a yard sale and have it hanging behind me as I type.

Mike

BillOh · August 20, 2012

I wish I could post some pictures but my scanner died. :( I've got lots of pictures from the 90's (first cruise was on our honeymoon in 1991).

I hope other people will post!

How is your printer? Newer all in one scanners/printers have really come down in price. You wanted a better printer anyway!

Aviator of the Seas · August 20, 2012

C, C, C, Carla C...

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=820707&highlight=carla+c

goouchjac · August 20, 2012

This is the first ship I cruised on. NY to Bermuda. It seemed huge at the time. lol

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/AtlanticPCs.html

Boy did you just bring back memories,,,that is the first ship we sailed on also,,,,NY to Bermuda with the best crew ever:cool:...We did take that cruise again and still loved it...

We are from LI and now living in Fla...I have so many photos from the Atlantic and Bermuda but I have no idea how to post them on here....:(

And I agree about how huge that ship looked back then...Funny,,,how things change.....:cool:

DCT61 · August 20, 2012

I too remember the Queen Mary sailing into Long Beach in 67...I was 6 at the time, but still remember it to this day.

CruisinCrow · August 20, 2012

How is your printer? Newer all in one scanners/printers have really come down in price. You wanted a better printer anyway!

My printer is fine and I hate to have to buy another one just to get a scanner. But I guess I'm going to have to just bite the bullet and do it.

I love this thread. I hope more people post pictures.

How'sBartCruisin'? · August 20, 2012

I absolutely LOVE all of these pictures. Thank you to everyone posting!!! You are feeding a very hungry history nerd!!! :)

How'sBartCruisin'? · August 20, 2012

Here's a couple older picture links.

A Monarch review from 1992!!!!

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1570509

Older Cruise photo's

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1666394

Who remembers the Festivale

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1686234

Others I've stumbled upon

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1672306

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=633410

The pictures of the boom box, and trying to pop the balloon were fantastic!!!

How'sBartCruisin'? · August 20, 2012

My printer is fine and I hate to have to buy another one just to get a scanner. But I guess I'm going to have to just bite the bullet and do it.

I love this thread. I hope more people post pictures.

I hope that I've created a monster...or monsters Bill!!! :)

bigkauhuna · August 20, 2012

These are pictures of Queen Mary Hotel in LA, Ca. We stayed one night and it was a wonderful experience. If you have not venture to visit the QM it is well worth the time. The memories onboard of all the actors, actresses and the beautiful wood throughout the ship is spectacular. It also has the twin 40MM canon mounted that was used for protection during the WWII.

Enjoy the pictures.