Thank you Peter, brings back memories. I did my Cadetship and later 3rd Mate on very similar vessels, Cargo Passenger Lines and Cargo liners built on the Clyde in the 50's and 60's. I took one of these beautiful vessels for scrap in 1978 in Hong Kong. Some of the Bridge and Chartroom were saved by the National Maritime Museum. Always sad to see a ship neglected.
What a beautiful video. I love how you compared her interiors of the past to the rooms she had at that time. She was a timeless piece from Cunard. I'm really happy you got to document this visit as thoroughly as you did. A superb job Peter. 😊😊
@@midshipcinemathey certainly were fleetmates to "POSEIDON" 😊😊. I'm just really happy with your videos like this one and looking towards your next video. 😊😊
You bring two further memories of my career, Albatross, countless hours over many years watching these magnificent birds glide past the bridge wing and on occasion at night startle me , a ghost illuminated by the starboard side light glide into my peripheral vision at night. Dolphins, the joy of all sailors to watch them swim in and out of the bow wave. I was surprised as a cadet on a containership doing 26.5 kts service speed they still rode the the bow wave. One trip only. Southampton, Panama Canal, Tokyo, Kobe, Hong Kong, and around the Cape. This was done in 59 days.
Fantastic! REAL Albatrosses and dolphins! Love when dolphins frolic in the bow wave. Experienced that a few times over many, many voyages and it is a thrill. :)
Thank you Peter for all the hard work that went into creating this documentary of maritime history! Fascinating and beautiful all at once .......... but I'm left with a twinge of sadness that this vessel's time on the water may be short. As always....... you leave us waiting for more of your stories ! 😉
Thanks so much, Justin! I'm always so honored to have your kind comments and viewership. I have much more to share with LEONID SOBINOV, so stay tuned. :)
Thankyou Peter for the fine footage of 2 Beautifull Ships,makes you wonder why Chandris or Sitmar didn't snap them up,probably to late for the emigrant Trade.
The mayflower room you first show looks like a direct precursor to the QE2’s ballroom which originally had a curved staircase (albeit running the other way) leading up to an upper gallery level at the opposite end to the stage.
Although ive just seen the first part of this episode i have a tear in my eye as it has bought back so many memories of my time on the Leonid Sobinov. I would like to add an odd photo or so i have but not sure how to add to my comment. Cant wait to see the Leonid Sobinov
Thanks so much, Peter! Don't forget, there is also Part One telling the story of the four SAXes, too. You can e-mail the photo at pkpro7@aol.com and I'll see if I can get it into the LEONID SOBINOV video, which will be part three! Much appreciated!
Hey Peter Thank you very much for uploading this awesome video! I have a few questions about the Ship. Can you do a video on all your stuff you saved from her? Such as her tellagraph you saved and the punkah louvers for example.
Oh, yes, the punkah louvres. I will do something like that with all the ships I have rescued things from. With FEDOR, I have more footage shot when I returned the following year and then some of her at Alang as SALONA. I will get into the punkahs, the library cabinets and much more at that time. But please bear with me as I have many more videos to make before I circle back to this beauty and each one takes a good deal of time. :) Thanks for watching and commenting.
Not on that trip. Never got to her engine room but did see a cabin or two and the captain's quarters and bought the furnishings from it in Alang. I did see some cabins on the LEONID, which is coming soon. :)
I would like to know your projection for cruise ship designs in 10 to 20 years? Are we destined for floating water slide or mini-Disneyland palaces or will there still be a place for floating elegance with gorgeous design elements?
I hear ya on the mega ships but remember we do have Viking, Oceania, Regent and other mid to luxury tier lines that are building beautiful ships. I've said for several years that I expect ships at some point to be built of some sort of plastic compound versus steel but other than hydrodynamic and fuel advances, I expect there will be ships of all shapes and size, much like today, to appeal to the different markets within the industry. Big, family-oriented ships with waterslides, rollercoasters and specialty restaurants versus mid-sized ships that charge more and offer a more traditional experience, luxury and expedition ships, etc. More of the same but with new technologies.
@@midshipcinema ok. Thank you. Glad to hear. Hmm, maybe with some loose change the Emerati Arabs under their couch cushions, they could do the same with the SS BIG U? The city of Philly is tossing threats around again to poor Susan Gibbs. 😔😔😞😞
She looks stuffed and mounted. Latest images show empty public spaces but that they are keeping her well maintained. She was so altered over the years, there is very little left of what made her originally so beautiful. Still, if I am ever over there, I would gladly pay her a visit. Better that she is not scrapped but best if she were in a place like the UK that was part of her heritage.@@styldsteel1
@@midshipcinema definitely. You know something? The pier in NYC still says, you can see in huge letters from 12th Avenue, UNITED STATES LINES. How complete would that circle be if NYC allowed her to come home permanently. Pipe dream I know.
Wow Peter you got some amazing footage of the Ivernia and Saxonia!😀Its sad they were scraped in the end sadly they both would have made amazing hotel and museum ships simular to their older more bigger sister the RMS Queen Mary!