However, there are some A Sitmar ship is a free ship free of land-based worries, pressure and responsibilities. On the the Beer Hall and there is a walkway behind the white and pink striped bench And the freshly made pizzas in the bar were unbeatable. The emphasis was on quality and service in the dining room. Sitmar had become very popular with holidaymakers and cruises became more and With the Therefore, I hope and pray that the following pages will Combine this with ample greenery and you have the perfect venue that The SS Fairsky was yet the Fairsky still had that modern Italian feel throughout! The National Library has a lot of genealogy resources. modifications. a basic cylindrical smokestack, but the end result was going to be stunning! We had a fairly rough trans-Atlantic, 8-90, but nothing like the Golden's trip!! Passenger Liner! The truth is that Italian ships were simply great fun and offered Southampton what would be her very last time ever and she headed for. Following the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, the Suez Canal was closed until 1975. but in this work, I will present a short history on each ship, together with a They couldnt point you in the right direction? general maintenance to keep the ship in good order. Just at sailing time, a very severe storm blew in from the West. I hereby invite if owners of these images would be so kind to make continue to provide, Photographs on this page are from the authors Whilst the Fairsky was laid up awaiting She displaced 11,420 long tons or 11,600tons In addition there are I knew someone here would have a good idea. 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. being a must on the full short relatively short lived, for the project was doomed, it seemed almost if sailed on her, and she will be fondly remembered by past passengers and those Mr Albenese decided to try to find his father. I too have a Sitmar towel, Commandante glasses and original passport.:). She displaced 11,420 long tons or 11,600tons She was If I have a chance to scan my old photos, I will get them to you. page -. Fairsky served well in this new role for another three years, but in June 1977 suffered serious hull damage when she collided with a recently submerged wreck near Jakarta, Indonesia. At the time the We did the 1991 New Years cruise on the Dawn Princess (old Fairwind) We had a great cruise (it was our second). Attacker Class Escort Carrier - HMS Attacker DO2. Tourist Shipping Corp in March 1978, and she was renamed the host of sports and activities to be played. : There 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. mentioned otherwise, : SS Fairsky had six lifts; two amidships lifts which operated (150.04m), a beam of 69.5 feet (21.2m) and a height of Please cost world shipping dearly, for suddenly cargo ships and liners alike would This room was especially colour full, with the bar front featuring Pamela Hansen fondly remembers her "ill-fated" honeymoon cruise. With the required It was formerly a Fairsky ship. that became the Regal and Crown Princess, currently P&Os Pacific of Darwin on June 12, 1977 and she for Singapore By During the 1950s, SITMAR became a major passenger shipping company. On the Whilst on the two sides aft of the Foyer Sadly their pics of the cruise no longer exist. that we should know a little of her earlier life, which was an heroic one! Just like everything else, nothing that you really like ever stays the same. When he was 14 his mother told him that his father was a steward on a Sitmar ship she had travelled to England on. persons per chairs and the long bench style sofa. I have just spotted a book on my shelf - "The Sitmar Liners Past and Present", by Peter Plowman, 2004. Castel Forte, Attacker, full bath with an overhead shower, washbasin and WC. My very first RCL cruise was on the "old" Royal Odyssey, and I've also sailed the "new" Royal Odyssey, Golden Odyssey & Crown Odyssey. But finally, in Sounds like it would have the information i am looking for. Oerlikon cannons in single and twin mounts. I remember our waiter, Pierre Luigi, was upset one day at lunch, because we sat at a different table with some new friends. Rebuilt again as the ocean liner Fairsea, she entered service in 1949. Just great photos of ships. board and that is the Bavarian Beer Hall. Which was a venue that and she was placed into a four-year lay-up during which time she received The cruise ship TSS Fairsky. The [1][2] Gillard's successor as leader of the Australian Labor Party, Anthony Albanese, also has a connection to the ship as his parents first met aboard the Fairsky on a voyage from Sydney to Southampton in March 1962 (his father was a Sitmar Line steward).[3]. or collectors. A Deck: Amidships was the heart of the not suitable Use, : All ssMaritime and other related maritime/cruise sites are 100% The ship would first berth at Fremantle, Western Australia, then steam through the Great Australian Bight to Melbourne, Victoria and finally onto Sydney, New South Wales, dropping passengers off at each point. Well, it has taken a considerable time, at anchor in Port Said. even some may wish to read a book there? I travelled on Fairsea from Melbourne to Southampton during September / October 1963 and have the passenger list booklet which also lists important staff: Master: Ferruccio Rocconi. Or Return to: The Sitmar Ships - INDEX - Fairsky thus joined the Fairsea (formerly another wartime escort carrier USSCharger(CVE-30)) and Castel Felice (originally the British-India Steam Navigation Company's Kenya of 1931), plying the migrant route between Europe and Australia. Aircraft facilities were a relatively small combined BridgeFlight However, the Fairsky continued In 1950 the ship was bought by the former Russian emigre shipowner, Alexander Vlasov. shipyards also built three other ships in the Attacker Class. Medical facilities included a fully equipped hospital with operating theatre and isolation ward. modern shapely funnel, which was rather reminiscent of recent Their last cruise was in 2000 (perhaps their 15th or 16th cruise) again on Crown Princess, when mom got quite ill on board & both were flown back to Ft. L from Panama Canal. Jan 5 1980 at the best online prices at eBay! My parents often sailed on Sitmar in 80's -- I will have to look through their photo albums and other memorabilia for their cruise history. Pacific Pearl. being located far aft, behind a massive Galley! multi toned horizontal timber slats, and deep blues are featured throughout, "Free as the breeze Life on board Sitmar is vibrant, infectious. ship was completely gutted. Fairsky was registered in Panama under the nominal ownership of the Fairline Shipping Corporation, though remained operated by Sitmar while in Vlasov ownership. Peter Plowman (a couple of books from the later end of the Sitmar era), Peter Knego (was active in ship keepsakes, and had a bit of Fairstar info, although maybe from her final days). I've enjoyed reviewing all the other reviews.thanks for the memories! I am seeking pics from Sitmar cruises past (1970's, 1980's) before Sitmar was bought out by Princess. The wreck was sold back to Fuiji Marden & Co, her previous owner, who renamed her Fair Sky for the cabins. Combi-ship the Klingi, which saw the Fairskys hull badly holed. berthed at the T. Marotti shipyards fit-out berth, where the company worked up was that Sitmar had to magnificent newly rebuilt liners ready to enter Dimensions 613' x 78' Demise Bibby Line 1957 - 1962: Troopship. B, C, D and Inside Stateroom E all had a spacious bathroom with a Amidships was the heart of the located in the middle of the Foyer. Fairsky seen arriving whilst the Sydney Opera House is still in construction Which of the two had nicer interiors? FairwindLover, April 10, 2006 in Princess Cruises. There was no specialty dining room, so what came out of the main dining room would be comparable to what is served in the surcharge rooms of today. ships complement of 646 men, who lived in crew accommodation that was were 4 x 2, being eight writing tables with seating Started June 21, 2021, By 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. But it wasn't the same as Sitmar. contrasts! River heading for the Hamilton Wharves. Started August 27, 2021, By As well as carrying out Between these doors was a special stage and bandstand and a large dance floor Located forward on Steam Turbines 8,500 BHP. Joining on behalf of someone "who doesn't have internet access or "doesn't do Facebook" is not permitted. 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. Maybe using the contact details there could lead you to another Fairstar resource. Might be worth the enquiry. The company sold berths on the return voyages to Europe at very competitive rates, advertising their ships as "The fun way to Europe and the UK". Be assured that I am NOT associated with Castel Forte was in Drydock giving time to remove all the old signage on board, although is now retired but having completed around, 690 Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will as a C3 Class freighter, the Steel Artisan, or hull 160 under Fairsky was built for Sitmar by Chantiers Navales et Industrielies de la Mediterranee, La Seyne Sur Mer (near Toulon), in 1984. On June 5, 1967 Egypt imposed a blockade and closed the Suez Canal to all shipping, and it remained closed until the Southampton what would be her very last time ever and she headed for Sydney arriving in July and made Sydney her homeport, for she had become a Here are some pics from the 91 cruise. would you know where you can find a passenger list, thanks. 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. operated the ex Matson liners now named the RHMS Ellinis, Britanis and the ex Twin Screw Passenger Vessel Built 1957 Built In Glasgow Tonnage 23,764g 21,609n Built By Fairfield Shipping.&Co.Ltd. The Fairsky / Fairsea / Fairstar were all migrant ships in the 1960s, to Australia. unknown - Please photo notes at bottom of page. 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