P&O's S.S. Oriana arriving at Station Pier Melbourne for Melbourne Cup day in 1984.
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@48firefox6 жыл бұрын
one of the best looking ships afloat at the time, saw her a few times in Sydney and got a day pass to have a look around , in the 70s, R.I.P
@gilbydog73502 жыл бұрын
We had a day pass to look around her in Hobart in November 1983. Was a great day and a lovely ship.
@trevoraustin63562 жыл бұрын
All during my time with P&O…….happiest and most exciting days of my life! 👍😊
@Insurgent-MockingBird Жыл бұрын
This ship sailed very different routes all over the world. Extraordinary
@jimcrawford50395 жыл бұрын
Thanks, it took me back to my young days at sea. I managed to go aboard her in 1962 for a look. She was a beautiful ship, as was Canberra.
@marcusone47803 жыл бұрын
In 1967 I came to Australia from England on the Oriana
@johnclayden16703 жыл бұрын
Sailed on her once, about 1969, short trip Lisbon to Southampton. A smashing time.
@janettewebster215111 ай бұрын
I sailed on her, the cruise before her last one, in March 1986. That cruise was my ultimate holiday 🎊🎊🎊
@delinquentinparadise7 ай бұрын
I stowed away in the Oriana on her second voyage. From Sydney to Auckland. That was way back in the early 1960’s. It was quite an adventure but I made it without problems. Those were the days.
@underwaterbubbles5 жыл бұрын
I used to work for a company who had furnishing contracts on the ships including the Canberra and was lucky to go on her while in port as well as a transatlantic crossing on the QE2 and back. Those were the days.
@Insurgent-MockingBird Жыл бұрын
I sailed it as a little boy on it from Los Angeles panama 🇵🇦 canal too Willemstad curaçao Lissabon and Bordeaux in 1972
@robertgreen20519 ай бұрын
MANY MANY HAPPY TIMES ON HER ESPECIALLY IN THE STEN GALLERY. MY FAVOURITE P&O SHIP
@rsinclair6560 Жыл бұрын
We take video for granted but back then a small minority ahead of their time had super or standard 8 film cameras. The undeveloped film was sent to Kodak sometimes to the States and returned weeks or months later in the post as a 3 minute roll of movie. THANK YOU FOR THINKING ABOUT RECORDING THE PAST FOR THE FUTURE.
@elvistsakane1214 жыл бұрын
Beautiful ship!!! They just don't look like this today. Now just floating boxes 😊
@reidgck4 жыл бұрын
Packing boxes!
@bissonboy71306 жыл бұрын
As a fourteen year old boy I was on this ship when my parents emigrated to New Zealand. We were in tourist class ( stern end ) so did not see the inside of most of the ships interior. First and second class was out of bounds. Still, it was a great time with nice food and good facilities.
@reidgck6 жыл бұрын
We were on a cruise and had a cabin in the stern too. However,when the ship was used for cruises the whole ship was open to everyone which was good. I was on a cruise on the Iberia and that ship was petitioned off into classes - .Not quite the same. .
@gilbydog73502 жыл бұрын
@bisson Interesting you remember the Oriana as a 3 class ship. I always thought she was 2 class ship originally.
@bissonboy71302 жыл бұрын
@@gilbydog7350. It was 1961 when I sailed on the Oriana.and had never seen such a large ship. Reading your comment I googled Oriana and yes you are right it was 2 class. My parents and I had a cabin below the water line in tourist class, I remember you could not venture too far as there was no entry signs. A fellow passenger said it was to block off from second and first class but he must have made a mistake.
@randie4505 жыл бұрын
Great footage, went for a family cruise on the Oriana when I was 5 am 42 now.
@miracabral5 жыл бұрын
The Oriana is the ship that I fell in love the time I saw her, she had a very different design from the late 50's/early 60's liners, yet, had those incredible lines and deck sheer that lacks on new ships, even the QM2 :/
@TrainLordJC5 жыл бұрын
I hitch hiked hundreds of miles to Melbourne to see the Oriana in January 1969 and slept under Station Pier. Boarded her in Sydney in 1980. I want to build this ship's model. Just subscribed to your channel. I have many cruise ships on my channel. Cheers from Adelaide
@reidgck5 жыл бұрын
The Oriana and Canberra were notable when at Station Pier Port Melbourne in the 1960s and 70s. I think it was Oriana that had a light yellowish livery in the 1960s. May have had that colour when you hitch hiked all that way to see it.
@fixitom3 жыл бұрын
I sailed on her .from Southampton to Egypt had great time on her must of been late 60s .
@MegaCaniwi6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful ship, sailed on her from Vancouver to Auckland in 1968
@maupinmaupin14724 жыл бұрын
I spent a month on the Oriana, mostly in the play area in the rear of the ship, watching the wake from the propellers. The pool had a dragon on the bottom. The bar gave out little metal arrows that said SSOriana on them.
@reidgck4 жыл бұрын
I remember there was a long line trailing too behind the ship. Maybe to register the ship's speed and knots traveled.
@andrewthornhill70423 жыл бұрын
@Maupin Maupin Yes, the pool was called the Dragon Pool.
@freddieallan3583 Жыл бұрын
Came to Australia when I was 2yo on this ship ...I'm 63 now ..
@hirramorgan84446 жыл бұрын
Spent a bit of time on board Oriana,,great ship
@reidgck6 жыл бұрын
Yes, they sure don't make them like that any more!
@kenton60984 жыл бұрын
I was aboard San Fransisco to Wellington NZ in 1960
@reidgck4 жыл бұрын
That would have been a good experience. Great ship to sail on for sure. We went for a pacific cruise on board. Unforgettable!
@victorsidorczuk66505 жыл бұрын
i spent 17 days on her traveled Sydney to Vancouver landing there DEC 11 1967
@reidgck4 жыл бұрын
Would have been fantastic
@vsvnrg32636 жыл бұрын
enjoyed. someone needs to tell those fisherpeople there's only undersized or poisonous fish left around the two piers and it's been that way for decades.
@johnbockelie38994 жыл бұрын
Cruise ships now look like space ships from sci-fi.
@saxx0016 жыл бұрын
I served my time on Her, a beauty,
@johnmiddleton93136 жыл бұрын
Did the maiden voyage Dec 3 1960 1/c waiter
@MichaelPrice-wf7qk6 жыл бұрын
I was 3rd butcher on her 1967_69
@tracya40873 жыл бұрын
@@johnmiddleton9313 my late uncle harry steadman was vent officer on oriana 1960 s , he was great man
@peterburke58943 жыл бұрын
Would have been 23 at that time and having travelled Melb to Southhampton and back 21 years prior to that alas no memories
@adriandeutrom90926 жыл бұрын
Yes, the older ships looked more like ships
@paullewis24136 жыл бұрын
The Oriana was quite a radical design for the time but of course she looks positively traditional compared to the hideous floating condos that pass for ships now - 3-4k passengers, NO WAY!
@christinemanuel41533 жыл бұрын
Made life long friendships on a South Pacific cruise on her. Till this day we all still reminisce about how we all met onboard her and the best holiday we all had. Don’t make ships like this anymore just cattle looking monstrosities.
@thomasstephens72935 сағат бұрын
SF to Fiji in 1973.
@adriandeutrom90926 жыл бұрын
Now their style is more like cardboard shoe boxes...
@ecobrain4 жыл бұрын
I concur. Each newbuilding today looks like a battery farm for chickens.
@bigyin25864 жыл бұрын
...hotels in hulls!
@robertbarnier453 жыл бұрын
Stylish ship
@peterm18263 жыл бұрын
Melbourne 😒
@iangibb84513 жыл бұрын
Ian Gibb I was Sent 2/0 aboard ORIANA in 1965-1967 and was privileged to be first Capt. on the new ORIANA in 1995-1996 Wonderful memories