HOLIDAY Decked! Carnival's Pioneering Super Liner -- From Shipyard To Scrap Yard

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Using original video footage shot on board in 1995 and 2000, archival images and never before seen footage of the ship being scrapped at Alang in 2021, Peter Knego tells the full story of Carnival's pioneering MV HOLIDAY. In addition to a comprehensive top-to-bottom tour, he also shares how he was able to rescue a series of spectacular ceramic panels by the late Helen Webber and, after much toil, their arrival in California. The second newbuild for Carnival Cruises, the 1985-built HOLIDAY was the basic blueprint for an entire generation of Carnival ships. After leaving the Carnival fleet in 2009, the HOLIDAY became GRAND HOLIDAY for Iberocruceros and in 2014, the MAGELLAN for Cruise and Maritime Voyages. Were it not for Covid shutting down the cruise industry and bankrupting CMV, the ship might still be in service. Instead, she was run up on the beach at Alang, India and broken up in 2021 and 2022. Songs licensed from Artlist: C.K. Martin: "Rising Tide", Ben Fox: "Think About Lights", Baalloon Planet: "After Party", Zac Nelson: "Step Into Success", Ikolikis: "World Tree", "Holiday", "Positive Ideas", "Technologic Revolution", "Get On Up", "Taxi Full Of Tarantulas", "Endless Savanna", Jan Baars: "Feeling Lost". #carnivalcruise #carnivalholiday #holidayship #holidaycruiseship #helenwebber #carnival #carnivalcruises #carnivalcruiseship #grandholiday #grandholidayship #iberocruceros #cruiseandmaritimevoyages #magellanship #magellancruiseship #scrapyard #oldcruiseships #alang #salvage

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@feliperafaelvaronacamilo2973 Год назад

I am proud to have worked on this beautiful lady as Staff/Chief Engineer Officer for several years and with excellent crews...thank you for producing this spectacular video and story of a legendary Carnival cruise ship.

@midshipcinema Год назад

Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and comment, Felipe. So glad you enjoyed the video. :)

@OTHG6v 7 месяцев назад

When were you on Felipe?

@TeachinTV 3 месяца назад

Joseph Farcus was one of those interior designers who you hated or loved. His concepts were so far out that took the ship concept and turned it into a destination. His concept was to become an "Entertainment Architect," incorporating forms and materials designed to draw the cruisers in, to expand their view of what can do with a space designed to entertain you. I'm glad you gave him his due in this video, Mr. Knego. My guess you obtained first edition of his wonderful book, "Design on the High Seas: Cruise Liners.:

@midshipcinema Месяц назад

Thank you so much and yes, I have a nice signed copy of his book. He deserves more credit, especially in retrospect.

@lklpalka Год назад

Helen's work is stunning. So is yours. Glad you were able to save as much as possible. Cruise on.

@midshipcinema Год назад

You are very kind, Ed! Thank you for watching and posting! :)

@Amosandy100 Год назад

Holiday was the first cruise ship that I ever boarded. I was a travel agent back then, and went on a fam trip to Miami to tour Carnival’s ships. I was just spellbound. So big, so fresh and new. I just love your videos, Peter. Thanks so much for your hard work and generosity in sharing these. ❤️🚢

@midshipcinema Год назад

Thanks so much for your kind comments on these video pages for all of these months! Appreciate your watching and hope to produce many more videos in the future. :)

@patriciarosemarybrown 7 месяцев назад

The Holiday was my first ever cruise back in 1995. Sad to see her scrapped. Today I'm still sailing with Carnival, just recently on the Celebration. Nothing will take away my memories of the Holiday. I even purchased a video that Carnival was selling at the time. All those memories!

@midshipcinema 2 месяца назад

Wonderful! Hope you enjoyed the CELEBRATION's Golden Jubilee Lounge. :)

@terosoderholm6279 2 месяца назад

It is Sad to see those smaller shiplooking ships to be destroyed. Today, the cruisers look like shoe boxes. Thanks for this video and saving those pieces on art.

@midshipcinema 2 месяца назад

Thank you for watching and for your nice comment. :)

@NighthawkCarbine 8 месяцев назад

My wife and I started cruising on the Holiday in 1986 and again in 1987 and 1988. I have very fond memories of that ship. It was Carnival's second new build and its first super ship vessel. The first wo cruises we were in M106 and the last Holiday cruise he had cabin V2. Back then I thought she was HIGE. It wasn't until I recently cruised on the Mardi Gras that I experienced what a HUGE cruise ship was.

@midshipcinema 8 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for sharing here. It is great to have HOLIDAY remembered by past cruisers. I, too, thought she was huge when she came out. She was basically the same size as CANBERRA, a liner that was always considered one of the biggest during her time. My, how things have changed.

@bflo716 7 месяцев назад

The Holiday was my first cruise when I was around 12 years old in 2004. I vividly remember the L shaped twin beds and bunks in our cabin, the pink and booths in the dining room, the bus, and how much you could feel the engines/propellers. Especially when the following year we went on the relatively new Conquest. Talk about night and day differences in performance/comfort of the ships. The conquest was so smooth while the Holiday, due to its size, was much more rocky and less smooth.

@midshipcinema 7 месяцев назад

Cool. So nice to have your memories of HOLIDAY shared here. She was definitely a different breed of ship for Carnival versus the newer, bigger ones today.

@davidlodato9276 2 месяца назад

Thanks for this video. She was a fine ship. The Holiday and original Celebration were two of my favorite ships. I wish that they would build ships like those again.

@midshipcinema Месяц назад

Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to post. :)

@LetsAllCruise 6 месяцев назад

Love that you saved these art works! Would be such a shame to have lost these. Great video, thank you.

@midshipcinema 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much! Now, if only Carnival cared to return them to one of the newbuilds... :)

@skoenster Год назад

Thank you for this interesting video Peter. My dad was an engineer at the yard in Aalborg and I was 12 years old back in 1985, but I still remember that we often went with him down to watch this mighty ship being built and equipped. Together with the Tropicale, the Holiday was really outstanding and quite an achievement for a shipyard, which was mainly known for building reefers and passenger ships/car ferries. Also, I was on vacation in Finland last week, and I drove by Meyer Yard in Turku, where I saw the new Icon of the Seas on the distance. The cruise industry has indeed come a long way since 1985 🙂

@midshipcinema Год назад

How fantastic that you had the experience! It must have been fascinating to see such an important ship and other ships, as well, being constructed and with such access. Thank you for sharing and posting.

@foxstarline4997 Год назад

One of the last classical looking ships built!

@midshipcinema Год назад

Compared to what is out there now, I guess. Still hard for me to think of her as a classic ship. :)

@DaveShecter 24 дня назад

My very first cruise was on board the Holiday in May of 1992. Western Caribbean. I've got vhs tapes of that awesome week in a box somewhere .

@midshipcinema 24 дня назад

Nice! :)

@Whatthechuckttv 2 месяца назад

My one and only cruise was a honeymoon gift from my parents. A 5 day cruise out of New Orleans to Cozumel in 2003. She was the old girl of the fleet but she was pretty amazing and good times were had. RIP Holiday..

@midshipcinema 2 месяца назад

Carnival really knew how to make the most of those ships as far as having fun was condened. Thank you . :)

@oceanlinerfanatic Год назад

Thank you for this wonderful and detailed video of a lost treasure. My friends dad use to work on the Holiday and later the Santiago de Cuba (the former Sunward).

@midshipcinema Год назад

Thanks, as always, for watching! :)

@melissav9133 Год назад

This was the very first ship I ever cruised on!! I still remember my cabin (M54). I was hooked after sailing her. Thank you for all of your videos and facts!!!😊

@midshipcinema Год назад

Thank you for taking the time to watch and post, Melissa! :)

@duffman7065 Год назад

Thanks for sharing. The thing that strikes me watching your videos, is how much larger the ships have become over the last 30-40 years (we’re all showing our age lol). It’s a great timeline you have in all your videos 😊

@midshipcinema Год назад

Thanks so much for commenting. And yes, the ships are so much larger but the modern architecture is lacking in all those nooks and crannies of yore, so the bigger ships almost seem smaller in a way. I miss being able to get lost in a corner of a ship like the old ROTTERDAM, which seemed so big at the time. :)

@kickingbuttd7485 Год назад

Thank you very much Peter for this video, I myself never got to cruise on Holiday and I was hoping you had a video based on her in your archive. Boy did you once again not disappoint another great video!!!

@midshipcinema Год назад

So great to read this comment! Thanks so much for enjoying the vids and for posting here. Many more to come, as time permits! :)

@richatom71 Год назад

Thank you Peter .Another wonderful video .Many thanks .

@midshipcinema Год назад

Thanks so much for watching, Richard. Appreciate that and hope you continuing enjoying this channel. :)

@wowitskevin 9 месяцев назад

I've been on 8 Carnival cruises - I sailed Holiday in 2008 - one of her final years with Carnival. She was a bit tired, but I LOVED that ship. It was all "classic Carnival" and the crew was absolutely fantastic. They all spoke of how much they loved Holiday and were very sad she was being moved to another fleet.

@midshipcinema Месяц назад

Thank you, Kevin. She was a very happy ship.

@darploin5071 Год назад

I'm glad you save those panel says with the best part of the ship's I'm usually not a fan of Joseph fargus styling but those ceramic paneling for extra nice and I'm glad they have been saved

@midshipcinema Год назад

Thank you for watching and posting. Glad you like the artworks. :)

@tomm.6265 Месяц назад

I remember when I went on the Holidays Maid Voyage she was a good ship

@hatter73 Год назад

Thank you for this outstanding look at the first ship my wife and I ever cruised on back in November 1987. We remember the HOLIDAY very fondly and your video reminds us of why we liked it so much.

@midshipcinema Месяц назад

Thanks so much! :)

@3516diesel Год назад

Outstanding! Thanks for another wonderful productive.

@midshipcinema Год назад

Awww. Thanks so much! :)

@newellautosalesllc3039 6 месяцев назад

I met my wife on the Holiday in 2006!

@jbmusic309 3 месяца назад

Excellent video

@midshipcinema 3 месяца назад

Thank you. :)

@frankprovenzano2480 Год назад

Thanks again Peter! Me and my friends sailed on her on her third voyage from Miami. I do remember the ceramic panels thanks for saving them. As a part time ceramicist I can appreciate Hellen’s work. Ricks cafe was my favorite space on the ship. We spent a lot of time at the aft pool. Thanks for the memories

@midshipcinema Год назад

Thanks so much for watching and sharing here, Frank! So glad you enjoyed this trip down memory lane. :)

@LoganLavery Год назад

You have to love spiral staircases. We had one in the ‘70s that I think gave us the room for an additional bedroom! Kudos to you and much respect for going to the expense and effort to save all of these artifacts. Must be a huge logistical task, which you reveal a bit at the end, showing your friends helping with the unloading of the treasures back home. Thankfully, it’s not like the ‘first-time’, each time anymore with your team in India arranging the removal and transport. I remember ‘Holiday’ as a crewman on Princess ships in the Caribbean and I always liked it’s ‘old-school’ looks. Following my shipboard days I worked in the office for a time in Australia and was responsible for paying Shell for the refuelling of Pacific Sun & Pacific Star (m/s Jubilee & m/s Tropicale). That was 2006-2008 and the bill was always just over a half million USD per ship, but I don’t recall the frequency of the ‘fill-ups’ at all. I remember though I had a broker who I phoned up and purchased the funds before paying Shell directly with a special banking ‘modem’ and not just paying them in the normal ‘pay-run’.

@midshipcinema Месяц назад

Very cool memories and info. Thanks so much for posting here. :)

@OTHG6v 7 месяцев назад

I did the chiller overhauls in 2000 out of Long Beach. I did all the upgrades as we traveled the pacific ports headed towards San Juan Puerto Rico. I got off the ship in San Juan and 2 weeks later 9-11 happened.

@midshipcinema 7 месяцев назад

Cool! Thank you for watching and sharing here.

@OTHG6v 7 месяцев назад

Fun fact She had 2 engines both were 7 cylinder Sulzer engines rated at 11000hp with 3 generators. The gens were Sulzer at about 2000hp each. They could shut off the generators and magnetically couple to the generators using a shaft going forward off the mains. At full ahead she would go 18kts coupled to generators. When the generators were on line, with a minimum of 2 online, she could go 21kts. She had a list at speed. Variable pitch propellers with very large rudders. It took about 300 tons of cooling on line, 2 chillers, around Long Beach to Ensenada. They alone consumed about 400hp each. I got the 3rd chiller online just after Acapulco. The outside temp was about 90 with a high humidity. I finally cooled the place down and the windows started condensing. The Capt and staff had many planning meetings on starting the 3rd chiller so we did it while on anchor while waiting for our Panama Canal Transit. Total success. My computers worked. Unbelievably HOT in the equipment rooms. OMG loud….. 112Db. Ear plugs with muffs. Been a while since I thought about her. Cabo San Lucas was a day I couldn’t go to port while working so me and a buddy went thanksgiving after 9-11. I met my wife.

@rtw68 9 месяцев назад

Neat video! I would have loved to had something from the Fantasy since that was our first ever cruise.

@feliperafaelvaronacamilo2973 7 месяцев назад

Hello Bill, excuse me but I had not seen your comment and question, I was working aboard the Magellan, former Holiday as Staff / Chief Engineer from 2015 to 2020, which was dismantled in Aliaga, India.

@midshipcinema 7 месяцев назад

Alang, India. Aliaga is in Turkey. :)

@bartlamr Год назад

Sailed on her in 1987 when she was fairly new! Amazing!

@midshipcinema Год назад

She was quite an "event" at that time. Thanks for posting.

@kylel4361 Год назад

Beautiful Detailed video. Thanks for sharing Peter. This video is put together so well. Love your videos they are so helpful, I have watched almost all of them! Thanks for the tour. Do you have any future trips planned to get items from the recently scrapped cruise ships?

@midshipcinema Год назад

Wow, Kyle, I'm very flattered and happy that you have seen so many of these videos. Really appreciate that. No plans to go to Alang at this point. It would have to be a very special ship to get me back there and most of the ships I really love are already long gone. Plus, I have to sell the things I just acquired, which may take a while. :)

@cruiseaddicts Год назад

Thank you for sharing all of this remarkable history and details on the artists and their work.

@midshipcinema Год назад

Thanks so much, Cruise Addicts! So glad you enjoyed it.

@andrewhawkins3423 Год назад

Thank you for the excellent video on the MS Holiday what an impressive innovative ship she was. I was struck by the amount of open deck space for a comparatively small ship (by today's standards) and likewise by the variety and number of public rooms. The use of so much teak would likely not be affordable now even if permitted and I loved the artwork on board. A great tribute to the ship and her creators.

@midshipcinema Год назад

Thanks so much, Andrew. Yes, I agree that she was very innovative, not just in terms of theme decor but her showroom was way ahead of its time, pillars and all, and the dining rooms near the other public spaces was the blueprint for so many ships that followed. Appreciate your watching and commenting.

@randombelugaman Год назад

She was a good and happy ship I wish the pandemic never happened

@midshipcinema Год назад

In all of her guises, from what I understand. Thank you for posting.

@divox9pqr 6 месяцев назад

Fascinating, I’ve always wondered how to contact the salvage/breakers in the various locations of India,Turkey, and elsewhere to claim items before being discarded.

@midshipcinema 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching. :)

@fhwolthuis Год назад

Thank you, Peter, for another excellent video 👌🏼😀

@midshipcinema Год назад

As ever, thank you for watching and commenting, Frank! :)

@justingluck5321 Год назад

Beautiful Video. I love the Holiday

@midshipcinema Год назад

Thank you, Justin. She was a good, friendly ship. :)

@johannesfykse1998 Год назад

Can you bring more ond videos of those steam liners😃👍

@midshipcinema Год назад

Surely there will be more in the future like CANBERRA, AUSONIA, INDEPENDENCE, THE TOPAZ, OCEANIC, DOLPHIN IV, THE EMERALD, etc. No plans for any of those in the immediate future but I will eventually get to them. :)

@umbertodealexandris Год назад

Thank you Peter, wonderful as always! She was quite a colorful ship! I never really appreciated the 2010 AMK Design refit, it made her look more like a ferry rather than a cruise ship. Or at least nothing to be compared with the marvellous 2001 Studio Vicini refit of Tropicale-Costa Tropicale, that, in my opinion, really gave her a classic and tasteful design.

@midshipcinema Год назад

Thanks so much, Umberto! I didn't know AMK did the interior refit in Genoa. Fascinating. I am sure they wasted no time in disposing of the unwanted fixtures and artwork. Also fascinating on the Studio Vinci comparison. I never saw TROPICALE in her latter guises, save for a glimpse of her in Tahiti on morning when she was with Peaceboat as OCEAN DREAM.

@umbertodealexandris Год назад

@@midshipcinema Tropicale was such a lovely ship. There were also some Augusto Vignali artworks around the ship, I wonder if they made it until the end or if they were removed sometime after in her P&O Australia, Pullmantur of Peace Boat career.

@midshipcinema Год назад

@@umbertodealexandris I don't recall seeing anything in the photos I was sent from the scrap yard with anything looking Italian or remotely interesting. The only thing that I wanted to save were the Farcus piano tables and panels added in the late 80s.

@mrslinarcos Год назад

What a joy this video is. I enjoyed the tour, I remembered seeing the bus when we visited the HOLIDAY. Seeing all of the public rooms and dining rooms were a treat. We almost took a cruise on her, but didn't get the chance. 😢😢 I'm really glad you got to save as much as you could from the ship. Did you keep the carpets the Helen Weber murals were protected in? Your videos are golden

@midshipcinema Год назад

So great to have you on board with these videos, Deborah! I'm delighted you are enjoying them. I do have the carpet cuttings placed between the ceramics for protection. Alas, the carpet is recent stuff from MAGELLAN. I wish I had those original Farcus-created carpet bits but I'm afraid they all wound up in an Italian dumpster.

@mrslinarcos Год назад

@@midshipcinema It's my pleasure. I really appreciate your efforts on the videos. It takes me back to when I was running from one deck to the next with the small deck plan and marking off the public rooms I took photos of. Yes you do need to protect the ceramics, but it's worth it being from the MAGELLAN 😊😊. I agree the originals more than likely ended up in an Italian dumpster 😔😔. Can't wait to see your next video.

@Philip-d2n 6 месяцев назад

I sailed on her from port of Long Beach to encienda Mexico. She was a worthy ship! If I had the extra money I would buy her from the scrapyard in India!

@midshipcinema 6 месяцев назад

Very cool! Alas, there is nothing left of her now, aside from the ceramic panels by Helen Webber that I was able to salvage. :)

@Philip-d2n 6 месяцев назад

@@midshipcinema oh I was joking about buying her!

@Philip-d2n 6 месяцев назад

@@midshipcinema that was cool you were able to salvage those.

@midshipcinema 6 месяцев назад

LOL, well, just in case...@@Philip-d2n

@motaz1975 Год назад

sail one of the two fantasy class ship left if you want to be as close to these ships as possible before they are all gone too.

@midshipcinema Год назад

Yes, just did ECSTASY's final cruise and have PARADISE and ELATION on the short "must do" list.

@cyrodosanjos9411 Год назад

Q maravilha de video acabei de desembarcar do msc seashore ❤

@midshipcinema Год назад

Thank you so much, Cyro. How did you like SEASHORE?

@cruises_only_thanks Год назад

Surely with all the scrapped ships Carnival can buy a spare Whale Tail for Carnival Luminosa?

@vamoscruceros Год назад

Wrong size. The older ships have a narrower funnel than their younger sisters. I know the one from the old Celebration was pretty beat up when it was disassembled.

@midshipcinema Год назад

Well, the logistics would be quite prohibitive even if it were the right size and the inner parts coordinated with the exhaust vents on LUMINOSA. It would have to get from one ship to the other and that process would probably cost more than building one from scratch.

@velezdragon3574 Год назад

last cruised on her as magellan

@sweens06 Год назад

Can I ask how to go about buying fittings from cruise ships? I think it would be interesting to have some pieces.

@midshipcinema Год назад

www.midshipcentury.com has much of my inventory although admittedly, the site needs some serious updating. Please have a look...

@midshipcinema Год назад

PS. I have the Helen Webber ceramics from HOLIDAY but they are not on the site yet.

@maryloulong6789 Год назад

Peter do you know if someone saved the original Carnival Celebration’s Tiffany ceiling that was located in the library. I wish you could have saved some of the former Celebration’s artifacts like you did the Holiday. As always an amazing video. Thank you so much.

@midshipcinema Год назад

I did! I'll hopefully do a CELEBRATION video at some point. The ceiling is now safely stowed away in my garage. Thanks for asking and posting. :)

@maryloulong6789 Год назад

@@midshipcinema outstanding!

@Philip-d2n 6 месяцев назад

The holiday was 763 ft long. And had 10 decks. The Titanic was 883 ft long and also had 10 decks. So from what I am gathering these 2 ships were pretty close in size??

@midshipcinema 6 месяцев назад

Yes, by gross tonnage, which is the actual measurement of size, they were very close. HOLIDAY was much taller and wider and TITANIC was longer. :)

@Philip-d2n 6 месяцев назад

@@midshipcinema just curious how much taller was the holiday??

@midshipcinema 6 месяцев назад

I don't have those numbers handy but if you look at their profiles, I think you will see, aside from masts and funnels, that is the case of the superstructure.@@Philip-d2n