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406:. However, the ship was by no means a basic migrant ship. When the ship was under planning, Shaw Savill chairman Basil Sanderson came up with the revolutionary idea of placing the ship's engines and funnel aft, freeing the areas amidships (which is generally considered the most comfortable area for passengers) for cabins and public rooms. Sanderson eventually managed to persuade the board of the viability of his idea, and on 16 July 1952 an order for the new all-passenger liner was placed at the
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itinerary, however. In the late 1980s the ship was again refurbished. This time the casino was moved to where the cinema balcony had been, with conference rooms and deluxe cabins built in place of the former casino. She continued her popular west-coast cruises until 1991, when transferred to cruising
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where she was converted into a dedicated cruise ship. The original interior layout was retained with the exception of the indoor pool, which was replaced by a disco, whilst all interior furnishings were replaced with fashionable minimalist chrome-and-plastic creations, to conform with the then newest
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Externally the ship was of a completely new design. In addition to the funnel being placed quite far aft, the bridge was placed nearer amidships, rather than the usual forward position. This meant the superstructure extended considerably further forward than the bridge. These features didn't win high
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midship, including a 5,000 square feet (460 m) sports deck area. In addition to the two outdoor pools there was one indoor pool. All inside public spaces were air conditioned, and included a two-deck high cinema (also used as a dancing venue), two large public lounges, two restaurants, a writing
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commenced a major refit to make her more suitable for full-time cruising. The now redundant cargo holds and associated handling gear were removed and the after part of the ship remodelled. This work enabling new public spaces and cabins to be built, which would increase passenger capacity to 1,372.
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for scrap. A campaign entitled "save the
Southern Cross" commenced immediately thereafter, but in spite of many offers of assistance and months of hard work by an Australian-based, she was beached on 5 November 2003 at the Ahmed Muztaba Steel Industries yard located approximately 18 kilometres from
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s diminishing returns, after just five months of cruising, Shaw Savill decided to lay up the ship in
November of the same year. The ship's early withdrawal proved to be her salvation as she escaped the poor maintenance which afflicted her fleet mates over the next few years resulting in them being
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Although the new ship was designed as an all-tourist class vessel for an immigrant route, she was designed with fairly luxurious facilities for her time. All passenger cabins were air conditioned, fitted with hot and cold running water, and inside cabins had circular lights that were switched on
951:- while popular - was actually not at all well suited for the itinerary she was used for. Running a steam turbine–powered ship on two-night itineraries was highly expensive, and an additional $ 5 million would have been needed to convert the ship to conform to the
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to be built that had the engine room (and as a result of that, the funnel) located near the stern, rather than amidships. She started a trend of aft-engined ships, and today most passenger ships are built this way.
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ports from June 1971 onwards. Although her design was well suited for such duties, the ship was not fitted with private facilities in all cabins, which made her a challenging ship to market. Mainly due to
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gradually in the morning, mimicking the rising of the sun. However, only the most expensive cabins had private bathroom facilities. The aft-funnel arrangement made it possible to build a large open
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room/library and a smoking room. Wood panelling was widely used in the interior decorations, that were made to be light, airy, and modern to be comfortable in oppressive tropical climates.
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was delivered to her owners. After her trials late
January 1955, she departed 29 March on her maiden voyage for Australia and New Zealand. Her westerly directioned 76-day voyage out of
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regulations. Additionally, the cabins were refitted so that all now featured private bathrooms. This meant a slight reduction of passenger capacity, from the original 1,160 to 1,000.
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emerged in the new Shaw Savill liner livery of a pale-grey-painted hull and familiar dark-buff funnel with a black top. This was complemented by the innovative use of pale-green
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entered service for
Ulysses Lines in March 1975, initially cruising around the Mediterranean with Piraeus as the origin. After a few months she was chartered to the UK-based
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and sporting a new white-funnelled livery with curving blue stripes along the hull, the now 36-year-old ship started cruising on a seven-night itinerary from
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was re-painted in the new company's colours, with a dark-blue funnel and a blue-and-yellow hull, but otherwise her service continued as it had before.
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was unable to resume service until
October 1971. In the space of three years, Shaw Savill's passenger fleet had increased from two to six vessels,
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was built in place of the forward pool area. The ship's official passenger capacity was reduced to 821. With her funnel painted dark blue,
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cargo/passenger ships to Shaw Savill in 1968/69, each with capacity for 464 passengers. In early 1970, Shaw Savill also acquired the
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enjoyed great success during the early years of her Shaw Savill service, so in the late 1950s a second ship of similar design but
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accolades at the time, a contemporary review describing her as being "not very beautiful, but very efficient", but
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was planned in the early 1950s as the new flagship of the Shaw, Savill & Albion Line to be used on the
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In 1986 Western Cruise Lines and
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service. In 1975 she was rebuilt as a cruise ship and subsequently sailed under the names
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and back to
Southampton. Normally she might make four such circumnavigations every year.
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366:was the first passenger ship of over 20,000
1170:Ships of the Shaw, Savill & Albion Line
969:, Imperial Majesty Cruises decided to sell
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605:, this unaltered ship promptly sailed for
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586:transferred three 20,300 GRT former
556:was ordered, entering service in 1962 as
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440:In 1953 Basil Sanderson approached
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592:Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
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853:in service, and she was sold to
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953:Americans with Disabilities Act
331:Shaw, Savill & Albion Line
101:Shaw, Savill & Albion Line
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847:Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
713:, to commence cruising from
689:in January 1973. Renamed SS
563:. When she entered service,
297:As built 1,160 tourist class
644:was used for cruising from
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1046:Miller, William H. (1986)
927:on two-night cruises from
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917:Imperial Majesty Cruises
832:. No change was made to
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249:184,50 meters / 604 feet
137:Imperial Majesty Cruises
1084:, retrieved 19. 7. 2007
594:'s transatlantic liner
379:Design and construction
229:General characteristics
1160:Ships built in Belfast
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257:24 meters / 78.4 feet
178:HM Queen Elizabeth II
795:Western Cruise Lines
791:Eastern Cruise Lines
448:would be willing to
125:Dolphin Cruise Lines
1080:2 July 2007 at the
902:Premier Cruise Line
855:Dolphin Cruise Line
450:launch the new ship
408:Harland & Wolff
368:gross register tons
315:Harland & Wolff
149:Harland & Wolff
131:Premier Cruise Line
113:Western Cruise Line
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446:Queen Elizabeth II
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906:OceanBreeze
886:OceanBreeze
878:OceanBreeze
876:Renamed SS
870:OceanBreeze
834:Azure Seas'
811:Los Angeles
751:Los Angeles
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607:Australasia
491:Southampton
356:OceanBreeze
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159:Yard number
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807:Azure Seas
799:Azure Seas
543:Las Palmas
533:(16 May),
529:(11 May),
515:Wellington
469:eau de nil
410:shipyard.
350:Azure Seas
278:Propulsion
241:(as built)
222:Bangladesh
218:Chittagong
203:IMO number
80:Azure Seas
861:1991-2003
761:1980-1991
747:Calypso I
731:Caribbean
675:River Fal
669:1973-1980
650:Liverpool
611:Australia
567:replaced
539:Cape Town
531:Fremantle
527:Melbourne
525:(9 May),
517:(2 May),
481:1955-1971
425:P&O's
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401:Australia
339:Australia
273:20,000shp
265:25ft 10in
224:, in 2003
183:Completed
74:Calypso I
1078:Archived
828:to form
819:Catalina
815:Ensenada
739:New York
601:. As SS
519:Auckland
495:Trinidad
430:Canberra
325:for the
294:Capacity
167:Launched
890:Florida
843:Bahamas
841:to the
789:–based
783:Calypso
775:Florida
743:Bermuda
735:Calypso
729:to the
719:Calypso
715:Tilbury
707:Calypso
695:Piraeus
691:Calypso
685:-based
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619:Expo'70
499:Curaçao
344:Calypso
329:-based
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309:was an
262:Draught
234:Tonnage
207:5335319
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153:Belfast
145:Builder
68:Calypso
50:History
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933:Nassau
803:casino
755:Alaska
683:Greece
535:Durban
523:Sydney
507:Tahiti
501:, the
397:Europe
335:Europe
246:Length
43:Sydney
945:SOLAS
882:Aruba
837:from
777:1991.
727:Miami
700:SOLAS
615:Japan
286:Speed
94:Owner
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896:and
817:and
648:and
596:RMS
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511:Fiji
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55:Name
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