grab007 Posted November 21, 2013 #1 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I noticed the thread about the Song of Norway and immediately thought of our first RCI cruise which was on the Song of America out of Miami. We actually cruised on her twice back in the 80's. I did a little research and she's passed through a number of different cruise lines since her retirement from RCI. I was encouraged to see that she's still afloat and cruising for Louis Cruise Lines out of Greece under the name Louis Olympia. But she was the one that really hooked us on cruising. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainman-2 Posted November 21, 2013 #2 Share Posted November 21, 2013 My first cruise was on the song of America... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayehall Posted November 21, 2013 #3 Share Posted November 21, 2013 My first cruise was also on the Song of America in 1988. Been hooked ever since :D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpeCerevisi Posted November 21, 2013 #4 Share Posted November 21, 2013 My first, too. September 1994, 7 night to Bermuda from New York. It took another seven years for me to cruise again but after that I was hooked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdcruisers Posted November 21, 2013 #5 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Our first cruise was on the Song Of America June 1987and again June 1989. We were hooked after our 1st cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seacruise9 Posted November 21, 2013 #6 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Hi, I cruised on the Song of America with my parents in 1985 (seven-day Eastern Caribbean). Because the ship entered service in 1982, it was still fairly new. This was a wonderful ship that I remember very well. In 1985, the Song of America was Royal Caribbean's largest ship. This was my second cruise with Royal Caribbean (my first Royal Caribbean cruise was on the Sun Viking in 1983). The Song of America was a unique ship (no sister ships) which is fairly rare for Royal Caribbean. Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interapid Posted November 21, 2013 #7 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Our first cruise was on Song of America on June 28th 1987, the day after our wedding. From somewhere in Florida we went to St Thomas, San Juan and Labadie. We were the last cruise that stopped at Labadie for a while due to political unrest. We had the best time, not just because we were on our honeymoon, on that ship. I had my dads huge VHS camcorder. It was a whole suitcase. I shot the shotgun at a few clay birds off the rear side of the ship. We had a bridge open house and looked at the radar. The food was great and I still remember our table partners. All 8 of them. The wife was nervous at first and asked me what would happen if the ship sunk. I looked out at the sea and there was a U.S. Coast Guard cutter. I said "look at that" and she never was scared again on any cruise! I was very impressed that the crew was constantly cleaning everything. I have been in hospitals that were not half as clean! In those days you did not have sea pass cards. On the last sea day we were on the pool deck having a few drinks and a wind gust blew my credit card off into the sea. What a time we had explaining that to the purser! On the last day my wife did the aerobics class and the next day she was limping a little when we got off the plane at home. My grandfather said "you should not have been so hard on her" My wife turned bright red! What a great trip. We love that ship. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyal2RCCL Posted November 21, 2013 #8 Share Posted November 21, 2013 She was docked next to us last month in Kusadasi, Turkey... still sailing with Louis Cruise Line.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted November 21, 2013 #9 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Yep! Our first cruise as well.....in 1985.....and he Quest questions are still the same! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeagle12 Posted November 21, 2013 #10 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Hooked us too :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kcjarvis Posted November 21, 2013 #11 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Here are some recent pics of SOA http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=38686568&postcount=11 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=38686685&postcount=12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malackym Posted November 21, 2013 #12 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Our Honeymoon was on the Song of America - 22 Years ago! My avatar is my beautiful bride and I boarding her back in 1991. Mark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixieva Posted November 21, 2013 #13 Share Posted November 21, 2013 My first cruise was on the song of America... My first cruise was also on Song of America in 1990! I have fond memories. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted November 21, 2013 #14 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Yes, for sure remember her! Not our first ever cruise, but our first on RCCL. :) LuLu ~~~~ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paws223 Posted November 21, 2013 #15 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Loved cruising because of this ship, also the first cruise with our son. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyluvs2cruise Posted November 21, 2013 #16 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Song of American was our first cruise in April 1987. Wonderful memories! :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Sails Posted November 21, 2013 #17 Share Posted November 21, 2013 When did RCL start naming their ships "_____ of the Seas?" And which ship was renamed to become the Empress of the Seas? That's where I met my husband in 2006 so the Empress is very special to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyal2RCCL Posted November 21, 2013 #18 Share Posted November 21, 2013 When did RCL start naming their ships "_____ of the Seas?" And which ship was renamed to become the Empress of the Seas? That's where I met my husband in 2006 so the Empress is very special to me. Soveriegn was the first ship to bear the "of the Seas" moniker. Nordic Empress was the ship they renamed Empress of the Seas after her refurbishment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserhal Posted November 21, 2013 #19 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Oh yes, my first cruise. Sailed on her 5 times with the first being in 1988. Loved that ship. One item I always remember (as near as I can remember these days) was the passenger count was 1404 but deck chair count was 1600. This was on the specification sheet they gave everyone. I still have it somewhere but don't know where at this minute so forgive me if I am off by a few. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkerbink Posted November 21, 2013 #20 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Here is another whose first cruise was on the Song of America. We went to Bermuda from NY in1996. As an earlier poster stated, we've been hooked ever since! We thought she was so huge! Actually, i think that is the perfect size for a cruise ship! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedish1 Posted November 21, 2013 #21 Share Posted November 21, 2013 20 years ago yesterday we had our Honeymoon Cruise on Song of America..........Still Married, Still Cruising! :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJane Posted November 22, 2013 #22 Share Posted November 22, 2013 I remember Song of America from way back when she was considered a large ship! In 1985 we were on Nordic Prince for an overnight stay in St. Thomas and Song of America was in port with us. We were able to go on board to have lunch and were amazed at how "big" a ship she was. We later cruised on her twice and enjoyed each trip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisenanny Posted November 22, 2013 #23 Share Posted November 22, 2013 My first cruise with DH was in '97 on Song of America to Bermuda!! Then '98 & '99 to Bermuda on the gorgeous Nordic Empress. Hooked on cruising and Bermuda ever since. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proudmom1120 Posted November 22, 2013 #24 Share Posted November 22, 2013 I certainly remember Song of America. It was my first cruise and also my honeymoon. That was back in 1990. That cruise got me addicted to cruises. Went to Cozumel and Ocho Rios. My husband and I will be going on the Explorer in April. Looking forward to see the changes Royal has made. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaGoeke Posted November 22, 2013 #25 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Yes! Song of America was my family's first RCI cruise. Ever since then we've mostly sailed with RCI. My parents loved the Song of America so much we sailed on it six times! First time in 1983, last time in 1990. Fun times! Makes me want to dig through our old pictures.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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