So wonderful Peter, thank you! Appreciate your diligence in representing her history throughout this series and for delving into the 'where are they now?' stories of the other ships you encountered. I could truly watch for hours; you capture the excitement and wonder of being on board so well!
As an 8 year old child I travelled on the Achilles Lauro to Australia from Napoli. It was 1965. She just had a major refit. All I remember is the beautiful Funnels. Even as a child I thought she was an attractive looking cruise liner.
Thank you, Ralph. Wow, you travelled on her when she was "brand new" in her ACHILLE LAURO form. Those funnels were beautiful and must have been especially striking at the time.
@@midshipcinema Certainly left an impression me. Just to correct myself. It was 1966 around April I when I travelled on the Achilles Lauro. Because the in 1965 I travelled from Sydney Australia to Napoli on the Roma. The Roma did not have same presence as that Flotta Lauro ships. And by the way Thankyou Peter for that video. It brings back powerful memories for me.
It was good to see the COSTA RIVIERA, she was going to be the AMERICAN ADVENTURE for a short time. We sailed on her in Nov. 1986 and it was fantastic. Peter Knego, this was another excellent documentary on this grand ship. Thank you so much.
Wonderful video which I will forward on to my passenger ship aficionados. As a Dutch Australian teenager I had a three page magazine liftout of this ship as the Willem Ruys plastered on my bedroom door. In 1993 she came to Adelaide but unfortunately I didn't visit her much to my regret, so I therefore enjoyed your video of her. I did board the other Flotto Lauro ship Angelina Lauro (ex Dutch ship Oranje). I met a pretty girl on this ship and this encounter ended changing my life path!
I got a kick out of seeing the Costa Romantica. Her sister ship the Classica is still sailing out of the port of Palm Beach Florida. I’m booked on a weekend cruise at the end of July. She will be the first ship to sail out of American waters since the pandemic.
Peter, your arms must be aching from knocking it out of the park over and over!---You don't just show home movies but present finely-crafted, informed documentaries. Your work is so much appreciated.---i love being taken through the Achille Lauro, seeing places that might not be seen in brochures and books, the nooks and crannies, and also seeing things from new angles. You don't just entertain but have preserved so much ocean liner history and you do a great service to those of us who love ocean liners.---If there had been a Peter Knego aboard the Imperator or Ile de France or Dominion to name just a few...wow! What that would have been!
Thanks again for making this series my friend, its been amazing to see the history of my favorite ship in such detail :) EDIT: and oh god... 7:03 one of the WORST examples of rebuilding a ferry...quite literally fatal too as of course the Boccacio incident occurred and Petra burned up...shame too, they looked amazing in the 1970s 8:26 Jesus...I forgot that american cruise line existed, maybe better that way haha
Great documentation, especially as a Dutchman I am proud that she survived this long untill her very sad ending. BTW, isnt it kind of ironic that just because the city of Pompeii was destroyed it now is the only Roman city that is still out there?
Once again bringing back great memories of our voyages aboard her! Thanks again for all the work put into this {and many other} videos. Incidentally, personally I much preferred the lighter blue hull .... The darker blue seemed to dull her shape and character.
@@midshipcinema I think they were bland as built I'm a fan of weird looking ships like ferries and rather cheaply refitted ships so maybe I've weird taste
