​ 🛳️🚢 ​Are you nostalgic for ships gone bye-bye?

[livingonthebeach]

How many of the following ships have you sailed on?  Which one are you nostalgic about and why? Which ship is the next to go? Grandeur maybe?

 

Song of Norway	Song of Norway class	1970.	1970–1997	Scrapped in 2013 as the Formosa Queen.[106]	22,945	Lengthened in 1978
Nordic Prince	Song of Norway class	1971	1971–1995	Scrapped in 2015 as the Pacific[107]	23,149	Lengthened in 1980
Sun Viking	Song of Norway class	1972	1972–1998	Sold for scrap in 2021.	16,607
Song of America	Song of America class	1982	1982–1999	Operating as the Celestyal Olympia for Celestyal Cruises	37,584
Viking Serenade	-	1982	1990–2002	Scrapped in 2018 as the Ocean Gala 1.[108]	40,171	Transferred from Royal Caribbean's subsidiary Admiral Cruises in 1990.
Sovereign of the Seas	Sovereign class.	1987	1988–2008[109]	Scrapped in 2020 as the Sovereign	73,192	Largest cruise ship from 1987 to 1990.
Monarch of the Seas	Sovereign class	1991	1991–2013[110]	Scrapped in 2020 as the Monarch	73,192
Splendour of the Seas	Vision class	1996	1996–2016	Operating as the Marella Discovery for Marella Cruises	69,130[58][111]
Legend of the Seas	Vision class	1995	1995–2017	Operating as the Marella Discovery 2 for Marella Cruises	69,130[58]
Empress of the Seas	Empress class	1990	1990–2008 2016–2020[21]	Sold to Cordelia Cruises[23]	48,563	Sailed for Pullmantur Cruises as Empress from 2008 to 2016.
Majesty of the Seas	Sovereign class	1992	1992–2020[21]	Sold to Seajets and renamed Majesty of the Oceans[21]	78,941

[shipgeeks]

Empress is the only ship from the list above that we've sailed on.  Lovely ship. Excellent Bolero's and resident musicians!

Beyond the RC ships, we have a longing for the classic ocean liners of Premier Cruises, Cunard's Caronia, Norway, Regal Empress, Celebrity's Meridian, Horizon and Zenith, and many others. Some tiny cabins, but a wonderful onboard experience.

[livingonthebeach]

1 minute ago, shipgeeks said:

Empress is the only ship from the list above that we've sailed on.  Lovely ship. Excellent Bolero's and resident musicians!

Beyond the RC ships, we have a longing for the classic ocean liners of Premier Cruises, Cunard's Caronia, Norway, Regal Empress, Celebrity's Meridian, Horizon and Zenith, and many others. Some tiny cabins, but a wonderful onboard experience.

 

Oh the Empress.....I sailed on her too. The only ship in the fleet with no Diamond Lounge at the time. Oh well they did have a Happy Hour on the first night for D and above. Missed all the other "retired" vessels. The Cunard experience must have been wonderful -- on my bucket list to sail on one - one of these days. 

[loman]

Im not nostalgic ,  i like the new ship smell in the morning .🤣

[neverbeenhere]

I used to be nostalgic about past ships, now I look forward to new ships and all the added amenities. (Even if I don’t use the amenities) 

[Another_Critic]

1st cruise: Song of America, Sept. 1987

2nd cruise: Nordic Prince, Sept. 1990

3rd cruise: Nordic Prince, Sept. 1992

5th cruise (daughter's 1st cruise): Nordic Empress, Nov. 1998

10th cruise: Nordic Empress, Oct. 2001

 

26th, 27th, 28th, 31st, 32nd, 37th, and 38th cruises: Grandeur, Nov. 2013, Dec. 2013, Apr. 2014, Nov. 2015, Dec. 2016, Nov. 2019, Feb. 2020

 

Parents and brother sailed on what became Viking Serenade when it was cruiseferry MS Scandinavia.

 

Other "classic" ships I've sailed on:  Regal Empress, Premier Seabreeze, Premier Rembrandt, Carnival Jubilee, Norwegian Crown, Norwegian Majesty, Celebrity Horizon, Celebrity Mercury, Celebrity Galaxy, HAL Maasdam.

 

Edited October 16, 2022 by Another_Critic

[boscobeans]

Empress

Grandeur

Zenith

Horizon

Mercury

Millenium

Infinity

 

[zebra36]

4 from the list and almost a dozen from ships of other lines or lines that are no longer in business. Prefer smaller ships vs the amusement park vessels now being built.

[Deeliteful]

Legend of the Seas was my first RCI cruise ship - I did a T/A and absolutely loved it. Think I sailed her twice.

 

Then again I have loved every cruise ship I have been on except Oasis which is just too big for my liking.

[dada2199cc]

I miss the Majesty constantly. Amazing crew.  Fantastic ship.  Beautiful to cruise on.

[molsonschooner]

I am no more into old ships than I am to old buildings. If they are past their best before date it is time to move on.

[GJustice]

Empress back in 93. First cruise ever, with our in-laws. Still named Nordic Empress

Majesty in 09. Fourth cruise, also with in-laws.

LOVED Grandeur last October

 

[la_croisiere_s'amuse]

I sailed all three of the Sovereign class, plus a handful of decommissioned ships from other lines.  I'm sometimes nostalgic for the memories, but I enjoy the newer ships just fine. 🙂 

[DirtyDawg]

Sailed on the Monarch and the Majesty a number of times. Do I miss or nostalgic about them? Maybe a little bit, just like how I miss and nostalgic about the purple minivan we used to have when the kids were young.  Great times were had in/on all three of them. Frankly, I miss my long gone hair and my long gone 32 inch ab filled waist WAY more than any land or sea based hunk of metal. I also miss my 20 something disco dancing knees and back that I used to have, not to mention the eyes that I could read a book with, without the aid of reading glasses. 👓

 

Old scrapped cruise ships are Way, Way down the list of old, nostalgic things I miss. 😉

Edited October 16, 2022 by DirtyDawg

[midwife1021]

Only Majesty.  Our very first cruise in 2011.  I really liked that wee ship, and seeing Oasis docked next to her in Nassau made it seem like Majesty was even tinier than it really was.  

[vegascruiser1]

First Royal Caribbean cruise Sun Viking 1983, Sovereign 1988, 1991, 1996, Majesty 1994, 2000,, 2002, Legend 2004, Empress 2005 & 2019, Monarch 1998 & 2006. When we went on the Empress in 2019 it reminded me of when we started cruising. It was a great ship. 

[Aquahound]

I miss Sovereign Class.  I have very fond memories of my first RCI cruise on Monarch before they renovated the ship.  I loved the open-air Windjammer with the 2-story waterfalls.  

 

DW and I cruised Majesty several times, so we do tend to be nostalgic of all the good times and all the good people we met on that ship.  

[reeb4]

Song of Norway - 1988

Song of America - 1991

Majesty of the Seas - 2012

 

Great ships!

[jcc1025]

Great post. We sailed on Nordic Price in 89 and Majesty in 98. On our first cruise on Nordic we docked in Puerto Rico next to Majesty. There was a large size difference and in those days if you were on one ship you could go over and look at the other ship, so we went onto Majesty and made the comment that these ships can't get any larger. The days of pre set sail passes and specialy dinning. We still recall the pool bar guy who served us and would tack us down for drinks - Mark from Jamaca. We have great stories about Mark. Thanks for the question, brought back great memories. 

 

[coaster]

Miss the Empress. Sailed her 3 times after she came back from Pullmantur. Lovely Boleros lounge with outdoor seats and great espressos in the morning. Loved the Cuban styled decor also. The large Schooner bar taking up both sides of the ship was a plus. Crew did not like it as much. 4 of them to a small crew cabin.

 

Edited October 17, 2022 by coaster

[davy jones]

We sailed on a few of those ships.  Some were small enough to be lifeboats for the Oasis class.  

 

I don't miss the ships because they did not have balconies and some of the amenities of today's larger ships.  However, wouldn't mind if the the level of service and cuisine that those ships had existed today.