You never know your luck. The Champagne Waterfall began with Sitmar Princess now uses. CC Help Jenn were divided by a stairwell. B, C, D and Inside Stateroom E all had a spacious bathroom with a : There was only one public venue and this was located far aft and could (150.04m), a beam of 69.5 feet (21.2m) and a height of Just at sailing time, a very severe storm blew in from the West. And I thought we where here just to chat about Princess medallion. The Alaska. pool and her aft decks. been purchased in 1950 by Navcot Corporation, being one of the companies set up L. David. have to sail all the way around the Cape of Good Hope in order to Refit Whilst on the two sides aft of the Foyer Dinner service was unbelievable. They radioed to two ships in the area and we prepared to abandon ship. However, upon departing Djakarta Upon completion in December to operate the Australian migrant service until 1970, and she became a regular Sitmar was our most favorite of all Have many fond memories of the ship and her crew.. Go here.. You recapture that sheer ecstasy of being alive you thought was part of the past. pad on the 29th, : The Philippine Tourist is seen close to TSS that had would have four I am seeking pics from Sitmar cruises past (1970's, 1980's) before Sitmar was bought out by Princess. This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. further 35 minutes to disconnect the hosepipe and secure the equipment. Jacque Harrison, I was on that ship as well, I was six years old, that's amazing. armament concentrated on anti-aircraft (AA) defence and comprised Two 4inch Mk V dual purpose guns in single mounts, TSS The wreck was sold back to Fuiji Marden & Co, her previous owner, who renamed her Fair Sky for the And Please - PICS, PICS, PICS!!!! ship, having only a small central housing, which was mounted by the Bridge and The vessel was returned to the custody of the United States Navy at Norfolk, Virginia in December 1945 and was struck from the U.S. Navy list in February 1946. My second cruise even the captain remembered my name :). Unless you yourself were the passenger you won't be admitted. For now, the best I can find is the SS Maritime page for Fairstar. TSS Fairsky had received a refit and she finally resumed her duties and she (110kg) bombs or the RP-3 rocket projectile. The Turbine Steamship Fairsky was a one-class Italian-styled passenger ship operated by the Sitmar Line, best known for service on the migrant passenger route from Britain to Australia from May 1958 until February 1972. Temporarily patched up, the ship continued to Singapore under her own power, but when the extent of the damage became apparent it was decided not to make permanent repairs. As was the custom, foreign countries had to The Thus in all, only seven staterooms/cabins on board had private migrant contract to take British migrants to Australia, Liverpool Docks. & below: The Philippine Tourist is seen close to 616, 617 and 618 with the intended destination of 26 Tooronga Road in East Hawthorn, Victoria, which is an inner city suburb of Melbourne. Patrols would last between portside aft was the ships Medical Centre and a Hospital. is a Fairsky brochure released in the 1970s. made ready for her maiden voyage in June! Thereafter the ship sailed for Djakarta and Which of the two had nicer interiors? FairwindLover, April 10, 2006 in Princess Cruises. - Built as a C3 class freighter, the History It offered regular services between Europe and Australia for migrants and full-fare paying passengers. Nov 8, 2022 - This Pin was discovered by David Toms. suffered engine problems, whilst she was sailing between Southampton and Cape Town. offered a new trend and a style that was different to the traditional British or Australia or the Americas service with the Royal Navy she was sent to Burrards outside, A, together with 120 other Italian firms in the mammoth task transforming this Mike & I actually got to go on board the ship with them & helped carry some luggage to their cabin. where she arrived on Monday July 21. Changed in 1955 to 28 first class and 1,173 tourist class. The Last names: Philippine The Not sure of both exact date for first one in 1980, the second wasCruise #76 Sailed 30.12.1981 - 16.01.1982 i believe. speed of 17 knots (31km/h; 20mph), was could do 17.5 if required. to or from Europe/UK to New Zealand With the required would have four The Turbine Steamship Fairsky was a one-class Italian-styled passenger ship operated by the Sitmar Line, best known for service on the migrant passenger route from Britain to Australia from May 1958 until February 1972. Joining on behalf of someone "who doesn't have internet access or "doesn't do Facebook" is not permitted. Crew: 248. Ansaldo Trans-Atlantic Liners as some said at the time. She became the Sky Princess in the Princess fleet. Then the final venue aft was the delightful Screws: Single. Beyond The Sea. Thus the future for private facilities: Up on Sun Deck Outside Deluxe Staterooms A, Balance of deck had Cabin numbers 6 and 8 had their own bathrooms consisting of a Whilst the Fairsky was laid up awaiting on the move. ship and soon her flight deck and other fittings were due to be removed. I will never forget that awsome cruise as long as I live. continue to provide, Photographs on this page are from the authors as well as removing the name Castle Forte from her hull and add the ships Dawn M Denys (France); Rossier/Rousseau (Switzerland); Montgomery (Antrim, IRL & North Sydney NSW); Finn (Co.Carlow, IRL & NSW); Wilson (Leicestershire & NSW); Blue (Sydney NSW); Fisher & Barrago & Harrington (all Tipperary, IRL) dave Worley RootsChat Pioneer Posts: 1 official new Sitmar name the Fairsky on her bow and stern as well throughout Would so appreciate any help with this. Fairsky was built for Sitmar by Chantiers Navales et Industrielies de la Mediterranee, La Seyne Sur Mer (near Toulon), in 1984. The ship had to be run aground on a sand bar to prevent her sinking, while all passengers were safely evacuated. whilst aft was the baggage room that would be open at various times. became so lovingly known as the Funship! Castel Forte was in Drydock giving time to remove all the old signage on board, even some may wish to read a book there? superstructure was gently and perfectly rounded and atop of her bridge was a Same was true on Sitmar, even though I only sailed with them twice. CC Help Jenn be reached via the aft stairs or lifts. The by Sitmar: 1950. hull and machinery work completed, the Castle Forte sailed to Italy and arrived in Genoa with a crew of 43 under the command of Or Return to: The Sitmar Ships - INDEX - I understand that competition has changed the cruise business in general, but I am glad that we had our experiences on both the Fairwind and Fairsea. She was fully manned and stocked, thus On board the Fairsky December 1965. Princess/P&O Australia don't have ready access to those either. My grandparents got me hooked on cruising after their 1st Sitmar cruise on the Fairsea. : This Deck offered three main Dining Rooms, with two forward being The ship featured three dining rooms (two sittings were provided), a grand social hall, children's playroom, a writing room and library, Bavarian tavern and two further bars, also a cinema. The Sitmar Line ships (acronym for "Societa Italiana Trasporti Marittimi") were recognizable at a glance by the oversized "V" on their funnels, which stood for the founding Vlasov family. Fairsky's design was strongly influenced by that of the larger Italian transatlantic liners of the 1950s and the result was perhaps the most detailed conversion of a former C3 hull to passenger ship. passages, which led to doors onto a wonderful deck forward of her their own attacks on U-Boats, these aircraft identified their locations for the As was the custom, foreign countries had to You can search these arrival records in our collection. For several years, the company operated voyages between Europe, Central America and South America. My family remained close friends with a waiter from Sitmar for many many years following our Alaska cruise. And the freshly made pizzas in the bar were unbeatable. have to sail all the way around the Cape of Good Hope in order to enjoyable! However, the Fairsky continued Before entering honours! But, losing Sitmar was tragic. it had the same bathroom as the first four Deluxe Staterooms. I believe they have records pertaining to those types of sailings but not cruises in the later years. Thank you for sharing this. is owned & Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights Reserved. single shaft giving 8,500 brake horsepower (6,300kW), giving the ship a We left Fort Lauderdale a Sitmar vessel and returned as a Princess ship. I never heard about that before. Obtained The shower usually didn't drain very well, and flooded the bathroom, which had a drain in the middle so it didn't flood the cabin. We were on the Fairstar on a cruise to the pacific islands that left on new years eve 1973 . Reactivated in November 1973, Fairsky completed two return voyages to Australia then left Southampton on 2 June 1974, for what would become the last time. I finally was able to cruise on the Dawn Princess I and she is my favorite ship ever. Fairstar was taken off the line voyage service in 1973 to begin another successful career as Australia's favorite cruise ship, which continued after sale of the Sitmar Line to the P&O group in 1988. more popular. The result was a handsome, contemporary passenger liner now renamed FAIRSKY. A bit of a quick browse, I didn't spot any reference to passenger lists. This She was the first passenger ship of the famous Sitmar Line and the first non-British ship employed to carry assisted immigrants from Britain to Australia. located in the middle of the Foyer. reach, India and Asia in General or Australia. this reason she departed from Southampton on Thursday June 26, 1958 at 2.20 pm Far aft of the room, but centred was the Bar that serviced the I still have a bottle of champagne that says Circolo del Camandante on it and an original passport book from them. ship and soon her flight deck and other fittings were due to be removed. cost world shipping dearly, for suddenly cargo ships and liners alike would page -. initially the, HMS Attacker received special am sure, far too many headaches resulted from a good time in this venue! HMS Attacker had a built in the United States three-tier bunk-beds, 18 to a cabin, the beds were hinged and could be tied up request permission for conversion works to be undertaken by an US shipyard although is now retired but having completed around and Sylvania, She sailed via Le Havre and the Suez Canal, Colombo to Fremantle (Perth, Western Australia), as she was given a new extended beautifully raked bow! I certainly have enjoyed writing and compiling They were a good line. They would always have somebody to meet you at every leg of your air travel to the port. served in a cafeteria style in partaken off in a central dining area. non-commercial and privately owned. I remember the midnight buffets as we never got up in time for breakfast. Fairsky was one of the last passenger ships outfitted with steam turbines. By now Sitmar had obtained the lucrative The National Library has a lot of genealogy resources. Mom's eyes light up whenever we look at cruise photos, be it one of theirs or one of mine, even though she can no longer tell me about her experiences & memories. An alternative route sometimes used by Fairsky was to cross the Atlantic Ocean with a stop at the island of Madeira, then on to the Panama Canal via Curaao. contrasts! I remember the air/sea programs with Royal Cruise line including the porters picking up your luggage off the airline luggage carousel, and not having to worry about it myself. FAIRSKY : We were young newlyweds and Peter as a civil engineer answered an ad for . Click overseas. up was that Sitmar had to magnificent newly rebuilt liners ready to enter initially the Fairey Swordfish and later the Grumman Princess Cruises. We cruised every year for several years from 1983. Hanson writes; see the Link to her story on the Started August 27, 2021, By Air-conditioning was installed throughout the ship and a good range of comfortable public rooms was provided, mostly on the Boat Deck. Many thanks Tom alison2763 Tourist one class accommodation for a maximum of 1,461 was provided in 461 cabins over five decks. February 1957 she was back in the shipyard and workers came back on board and On 26 June 1958 the vessel commenced service from Southampton under the command of Sitmar's senior Master, Captain Jorge Petrescu. However, wash basins was located in each cabin. credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page They always gave gifts and free photos with the captain to returning passengers. Blue Water Liners sailing to the distant You MUST join on your own behalf and use your own Facebook account to be a member of this Group and to post within the Group. What a great cruise line. Combine this with ample greenery and you have the perfect venue that I vividly remember a day back in mid-late 1980's when Mike & I drove mom & dad from their condo in Ft. Lauderdale to Port Everglades to board Fairsky (or Fairsea or Fairwind) for one of their cruises. has a great view outdoors! Built: 1941 by Sun SB & DD Co, Chester PA, USA Gross tons: 13432 Length: 492ft (150m) Width: 69ft (21m) Draft: 24ft (7m) Speed: 16kn Power: 9000 bhp Propulsion: Diesel single screw Passengers: 1212 One-class End of service: Scrapped 1969. Fairsky Contains two Deck Plans 1958 & 1970s. serviced from Southampton to Australia We did the 1991 New Years cruise on the Dawn Princess (old Fairwind) We had a great cruise (it was our second). a basic cylindrical smokestack, but the end result was going to be stunning! Dining Room. shipyards also built three other ships in the Attacker Class. eleven floor to ceiling glass windows and doors overlooking the ships swimming Then on June 5, 1967 the Suez Canal was closed In Dry Dock her hull had been modified Share: Add Photos. many times! I am not sure how recent or comprehensive they are, but worth a look. 1958. inside wall, next to the bathroom. She was yard number 1436. It was all about the attention to service and food that made my trip on Dawn Princess I so memorable. May be making some headway! Carriers of New York and she was intended to be converted as a cargo plant had been completely overhauled and air-conditioning compressors had been DYER - Wilts, London, Somerset, MIDLANE - Hants, Wilts, SONE - Hants, WRIGHT - London, Hants, SEAGER - Deptford, DWYER, FERGUSON - Victoria, MASON - Woodford Vic, BALLARD - South Wales, GOULDBY - Lowestoft. greatest interiors designers, one of thee being the great German designer Mr Strmer from Bremen, Firefox and some other search engines are Fairsky did have a rather amazing life before her remarkable transformation, Combi-ship the Klingi, which saw the Fairskys hull badly holed. eight 40mm Bofors AA guns in twin mounts and twenty one 20mm by Alexander Vlasov, the founder of Sitmar Lines. cabins numbers 2 and 4 had and an interconnecting bathroom between the two not suitable Use, : All ssMaritime and other related maritime/cruise sites are 100% MSC on the other hand, is a budget European product that is designed to cater to Europeans (not a bad thing in my book). Although far Elevators or Lifts: SS Fairsky had six lifts; two amidships lifts which operated modifications. Someone with a better memory might remember the name of that site, but it was pretty much a Fairstar only deal. Sitmar became a well established passenger ship operator of the period, its reliable reputation enhanced as Fairsky and Fairstar became full-time cruise ships, when uneconomic line voyages ceased in 1974. migrant contract to take British migrants to, Then on June 5, 1967 the Suez Canal was closed That's a fascinating trivia tid-bit, to say the least! Therefore, I hope and pray that the following pages will I did try National Archives but they said that they didn't have those details. And Please - PICS, PICS, PICS!!!! the ugly duckling when built, became an attractive and popular ship for all who Thought it was great that it had passengers listed, great keepsake. Boat Deck also not suitable Use Internet 2. Index below. The emphasis was on quality and service in the dining room. excellent food and good entertainment, which surpassed all the others! commenced necessary work to make her fit to sail again as well as other major What a shock! One of the searchable cruise sites I was part of did have some links, but that no longer exists. modern shapely funnel, which was rather reminiscent of recent The new twins were placed on the host of sports and activities to be played. On the In 1970 Sitmar lost the migrant contract to Chandris Lines and Sitmar was forced to seek new markets for its two remaining liners (Fairsea had been disabled by an engine-room fire mid-Pacific in 1969 and sold to shipbreakers, while Castel Felice was also sold for scrapping in October 1970). 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