Thread: When did I take my first cruise?

Look at the cruises I have listed. I thought someone would have questioned my first ship. Anyone care to guess when I took this cruise and where it originated from? Where was I going? Let's see who can give the correct answer.

Bob

I did a google search on the HMS Brittanic and this is what I found:

The HMS (His Majesty's Hospital Ship) Britannic, sister ship of the Titanic, was launched by White Star Lines on Feb. 26, 1914. After the Titanic disaster in 1912 the plans for the slightly larger Britannic involved major upgrades to the safety systems.

The Britannic was to be set for service between Southampton, England, and New York beginning in 1915. The outbreak of World War I changed things. On Nov. 13, 1915, she was drafted for war duty and officially completed as a hospital ship. On just her sixth voyage on Nov. 21, 1916, she was in the Kea Channel in the Aegean Sea when a tremendous explosion ripped open her forward bow. She sank in just 55 minutes but only 30 people died from the more than 1,100 on board. Theories surrounding the cause of the mysterious explosion include hitting a mine, a torpedo impact and an explosion from within resulting from ignition of coal dust in the reserve bunker

So I would guess in 1915 and you were going from England to New York????

I am 62 years old. Try further research.

Bob

... a luxury cruise liner by Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) and renamed the NORWAY. ... June 28 1930 BRITANNIC (White Star Line) sails on her maiden voyage ...

You were conceived on the Britannic???

LMAO!!!

Since the HMS Brittanic sunk in 1916, it would seem that another ship was named Brittanic but it wouldn't be HMS would it??

My research did lead to a very interesting account of the sinking of the HMHS (Her Majesty's Hospital Ship) Brittanic, a British Hospital ship, from the perspective of a nurse on board...here's the link:

http://www.pbs.org/lostliners/britannic.html

2005 - 62 = 1942

hmmmmmm

(still working on this conception thing)

Maybe he was on this ship

http://ocean-liners.schuminweb.com/ships/britannic.asp