I also had the priviledge of sailing on this ship from England to Australia (1969) memory great memories, I was 11years old. I traveled half away round the world got to see places I would prob have never seen I hold a special place in my heart for this ship and I agree with repenio06 I think the best Ship of the 20th Century, not only did she survive the hijack and 2 fires before they finally laid her to rest. in Australia we have a saying for our soldiers "Lest we Forget"
I came to Australia on this lovely ship as a ten pound Pom leaving Southampton for Sydney on 4 August 1970. The dockers in Southampton were on strike so we had to load our own luggage. She sailed via Messina and then Naples and Genoa where she filled up with Italian migrants. Then out of the Mediteranean to the Canary Islands where the crew went on strike for 3 days and all passengers were paid ten pounds per day to go ashore to eat - this was three times the fare we had paid as assisted passage migrants. I shared a 4 berth second class cabin with an Irish Family. I saw her again in Sydney in the 90's after her refit and she looked beautiful. So sad when she sank of the East coast of Africa. Lovely memories that changed my life. Frank Smith
I was 7 when we sailed out of Southhampton in early July 1969 & arrived in Sydney in Aug. Wonderful memories of the time on board.... we were allowed in the control room which was just outside our cabin door. Sneaking into first class, jamming the lifts so we could be rescued.. going on deck in stormy weather when no one was allowed outside... school was only a couple of hours or so per day.. yes what a great time we had.. & what a gracious ship ... Fond memories
sailed on the Achille Lauro to Australia in July 1971 . via Naples,Genoa,Malta, Tenerife and Cape Town. She was a stunning looking ship from all angles. I was a £10 pom at the time and still have copies of the ships newsletters . such a sad end to a fine ship although she would have ended up in a chinese or indian scrapyard.
My wife and me +4 kids in 1970 wend to Netherland on this ship from Australia to visit our fam in flushing where i was born ,it was the Willem Ruys at that time and we lived at that time in the war where you could see the ship being build, my father worked on it .
I worked on the "Achille Lauro" for a cruise in the Baltic Sea Southhampton - Amsterdam - Kopenhagen - St.Petersburg (then Leningrad) Helsinki . Gotland - Stockholm - Oslo - Southhampton Then the Ship went to Australia Unfortunately I left the ship in Genova after going to Sicily and Napoli In Napoli somebody from the crew showed me the town and the beautiful surroundings
I arrived in Australia in September 1970 age 8 with my family on the Achille Lauro. I remember loving the weekly lifeboat practice and the ship song as we left each port. We have great photos of crossing the equator (and all the adults making a BIG mess of the pool!
My first cruise. December 1986. I see she is wearing the short lived Star Lauro funnel markings too. That just didnt look right. A grand old lady from a different era. Thank you,
Admiral Genius oh wow I also sailed on her from South Africa to England when I was 17, but from the 27th of February to the 15th of March 1987 ~ such a beautiful ship, I made lots of friends & had so much fun on her
I was 10 when I left my home at Westend Southampton and boarded the Achille Lauro on the 5th November 1968, arriving Melbourne 12th December. It was the experiences of a landlubber as sea for five glorious weeks, that developed my love of the sea, and I guess resulted in my 40 odd years service in both Merchant and Navy. I well remember sitting in the Staff Mess of the Spirit of Tasmania 1994, and hearing the news reports of the demise of this grand old lady. VAL Achille Lauro.
I, along with my wife and two sons, disembarked from the Achille Lauro in Fremantle in December 1969 for a visit to the port town and Perth. Our voyage ended, on Christmas Eve 1969 at Sydney. We all hold fond memories of the ship and were saddened when it sank.
My father was on your ship too, got on at Genoa, Italy and got off in Sydney, Christmas Eve, 1969. Not sure if he visited Perth as he was a migrant with no money and couldn't speak English but I know he had an amazing experience on the ship, seeings things and places he would never have seen otherwise. Sadly he passed away 13 years ago at age 67, but he would loved to be able to see footage of "his" ship.
It's a late response, but I was on that ship at that time. I had earlier sailed out of Sydney on the Achille Lauro in very early January 1969. I had been away from Australia for a year, eventually returning also on the Achille of that December 1969 voyage (I had been hoping it could have been the Angelina Lauro, just for some difference). Coming across the Indian Ocean from Cape Town, I could smell the scent of gum leaves miles out to sea, before arriving at Fremantle. It must have been a hot summer that year, to have released the gases from the trees.
I travelled as a kid from England to New Zealand in Oct 1971. 10th Birthday in Spain, snuck into R16 Movies, learnt yoga, experienced apartheid in South Africa :( explored the whole ship, though didn't like the storm, broken stabilisers and huge waves. Actually I think I learnt more about life in those months than any other time. Love... friendship and wanderlust.
My family and I also came out on this ship and arrived in New Zealand Oct 1971. We must have been on there together. I was only 2 1/2 years old at the time.
I met a sailor who worked on the ship during the later years and he said it was held together by the paint.. In very bad need of repairs. The repairs needed were so great that maybe thats why she ended up burning
I sailed on Achille Lauro from New Zealand to Europe and back in 1970 as a 6 year old. A ship which I became very fond of which led to a lifetime interest in ocean liners. RIP Lovely Graceful Lady of the Seas
I was possibly on at the same time. 1970 Melbourne to Spain via New Zealand I was 10, The 4 things I remember most was the song la nave blu by the band at the end of each night, A emergency drill one morning in the middle of nowhere with huge winds and very rough seas, Going up el Rio de la plata in South America that just looked like the sea but with brown water and of course crossing the equator with the fun and games around the pool.
I also travelled on the ship in 71,remember being stuck in Naples for repairs and 40ft swell in indian ocean for over a week after a storm,i think the sister ship took some damage in the same storm.
Una pena que lo hundieron. Cuando estuvo en Tenerife, tantos meses X problemas, entre con unas amigas a verlo, y era enorme, cine, piscina, disco, era precioso, hasta en la Sala de máquinas estuvimos, en la cocina enorme, fabuloso e increíble. Todos los que estaba allí, muy amables, y el capitán, también. Hace muchos años ya, yo era jovencita. Me dio pena la verdad. Gracias🙏💕
My family came on the Achille Lauro to Fremantle in 1969 also and we also sneaked into First class. We were also on the Angelo Lauro in 1971 from Fremantle to Southhampton. Both beautiful ships.
This ship was built as the "Willem Ruys" and my mum and grandmother sailed on her from the Far East to Europe years before I was born. Sad end to a great ship
I appreciate seeing footage of the ship as moving images seem to give a greater sense of scale. The Willem Ruys/Achille Laura was not in the same size and tonnage range as the Cunard Queens for example but when you see the ship up close you realize this was still a huge vessel--and one of the most interesting of ships to look at. Also some photos give a sense of scale if there's something with which to compare a ship but I think it's best achieved with movies/video.
The M/S Achille Lauro is a luxury cruise ship sails around the world. The ship was hijacked by pirates. The captain and the crewmembers and the officers sail the luxury ship around the world. The Achille Lauro caught on fire on December 2, 1994. The passengers have perished in the fire. The captain and the crewmembers and officers give the order to Abandon ship. The hero takes the passengers off the doomed ship. The luxury cruise ship Achille Lauro goes down into a resting place.
What an experience that must have been to be aboard the ship when she was still the Willem Ruys. I've never been aboard an ocean liner but have loved them for many years and the Willem Ruys/Achille Lauro is one of my favorites.
I had witness for several days how she sunk in Indian Ocean. Chief Officer of MV BARDU who was the 2nd Cargo vessel that was involved in the rescue operations.
The Achille Lauro was built in the Netherlands as Willem Ruys (c. 1939) A very fine ship no doubt about that but in no way comparable to the greatest pre-war liners such as Normandie/Queen Mary/Europa/Bremen/Rex etc. - these were the greatest ships of the 20thc and in the case of the Normandie and Queen Mary will probably never be equalled.
Questo video è semplicemente stupendo...la colonna sonora aiuta a calarsi nel come bella fosse l'atmosfera dell epoca..e dal secondo 20 al secondo 45 per mè è l'apice del video la nave che parte..il capitano pensieroso per magari essere partito in ritardo..e dal secondo 40 al 45 si vede un altra bellissima nave l'Eugenio C. Forse nei primi anni dopo essere stata convertita a nave da crociera semplicemente stupendo
smokeytexx according to my diary of the time we landed at Sydney 8th March. So it looks like we were on the same ship. I went to brisbane and still there.
how many oranges did you have rolling around your cabin floor .every day for the few days i was crook they would bring more oranges and in the rough conditions they ended up on the floor rolling from one side of the cabin to the other side that was my entertainment for 3 days
la grande nave blu...insieme alla Eugenio Costa fu l'ultimo baluardo dell'era dei transatlantici italiani...sono navi che hanno una storia e che hanno segnato la mia passione nel campo navale..
I took a cruise on the Mediterranean when I was 11 amazing ship the warming sky of march 17 1992 the beautiful Indian Ocean thought the ship was practically unsinkable until two years later when the god of the seas sank on December 2 1994 R.I.P
El ke subió este video, trabajo en el Achille Lauro? Yo conocí a un tal Roberto, cuando estuvo en Tenerife, unos meces xk no lo dejaban salir, lo ke hace 12 años de este vídeo. Si este señor sigue vivo, me gustaría saber de él. A ver si es el mismo ke yo conocí!! X favor! Me gustaría saber de él!! Roberto, soy Angela, de Tenerife, del año 80 o 90, X ahí, a ver si es usted! me acuerdo. X favor!! Gracias🙏💕
Y el señor, Roberto ke subió el video, sabes de él? Trabajo en este barco?? Xk conocí en Tenerife, cuando estuvo con problemas, y un chico llamado Roberto, nos enseño el barco. No se si fue X los 80 o 90. Estuvimos dentro del barco, nos lo enseño todo. Genial barco! X favor a ver si alguien si es la misma persona.
Hey Juan I'm really excited. I've been searching for ages for someone that had traveled on the Achilles Lauro to Fremantle in 1969. Can we make contact please because I am trying to locate families that traveled via this ship to get their stories about life in Australia.
Per riascoltare la canzoncina "La nave blu " c'e' Achille Lauro I love you su Facebook una pagina dove c'e di tutto e di piu' dell'Achille Lauro tra cui la mitica canzoncina
Náufrago en que sentido? Explicame!! Dices cuando tubo problemas, ke estuvo en varios puertos, atracado x problemas?? En Tenerife, estuvo muchos meses, y yo entre y conocí al capitán y algunos ke estaban en el barco. Me suena tu nombre!! Kien eras??
The best? Did you ever sail on it? It was a dump and a dangerous dump at that. Constantly catching fire until it finally sank. I went on it in the early 80s and it had 1940s plumbing at best. Truly horrible.
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