Fairstar Cruise Ship Australia

FAIRSTAR at Sydney Australia.

Fairstar cruise ship australia. Sailed with Fairstar in August 1974 out of Southampton for 14 nights in the med with parents and sister. 82 Fair 4 - Fairstar tourists Type image Language. I believe it was a old Catapult ship from the war so my dad was told on a ship tour.

Digital Library Development Program UC San Diego La Jolla 92093-0175 httpslibucsdedudigital-library Folder. Cockroaches galore and when the sea come up the a lot of green faces. TSS Fairstar The Fun ship - Final Voyage Part 1 I am so grateful to have sailed on the Fairstar in 1977 1978 and being one of 11 million Australians who holidayed on this special TSS Fairstar The Fun ship video of Final Voyage Part 1 When I sailed it was owned by Sitmar line.

Originally it started out in 1957 as a British troopship called Oxfordshire. 1949-1974 Himalaya 3 was the first post-war PO delivery starting her maiden voyage to Sydney on 6th October 1949. More than 250 former TSS Fairstar passengers sailed on PO Cruises Pacific Pearl last weekend for a reunion.

Ships Part of our Photographs gallery Date. FAIRSTAR 1957 Shipping Line. This is a wonderful souvenir from the decommissioned cruise ship the Fairstar.

Final cruise from Sydney. Surrounded by Fairstar memorabilia the group rekindled friendships and shared memories of the ship as they marked the 20th anniversary of Fairstars final cruise from Sydney on January 21 1997 during a cocktail party and a reunion dinner according to a. Fairstar began full time cruising from Australia in 1974 but not before doing numerous voyages carrying immigrants to Aussie shores including the Ten Pound Poms under Australias post-war assisted passage migration scheme.

Problems with smuts on th afterdecks resulted in the fitting of a Thornycroft funnel top in 1953. It was a very basic ship2 bunk beds a shared bathroom bath only. Thus the Fairstar sails under the Sydney Harbour Bridge and heads for the PO Holidays Cruise Terminal at Darling Harbour.