Voyage No. 17 Southbound
May – June 1974
Captain G Nicolaou, Master
Rotterdam to Bremerhaven 205 miles – Bremerhaven to Southampton 415 miles
Southampton to Las Palmas 1,520 miles – Las Palmas to Cape Town 4,425 miles
Cape Town to Fremantle 4,560 miles – Fremantle to Adelaide 1,340 miles
Adelaide to Melbourne 440 miles – Melbourne to Sydney 520 miles
TOTAL MILEAGE: 13,425 TOTAL PASSENGERS: 1,731
Date | Air Temp | Sea Temp | Events | |
MAY 16 | – | – | DEPART ROTTERDAM. Bingo, Disco, 20 Questions, Classical Music Corner, Dancing and Cinema | |
MAY 17 | – | – | ARRIVE BREMERHAVEN, DEPART BREMERHAVEN. Musical Requests, Party Games, Classical Music Corner, Dancing and Cinema | |
MAY 18 | – | – | ARRIVE SOUTHAMPTON | |
MAY 19 | – | – | DEPART SOUTHAMPTON, Taped Music, Disco, Snowball Bingo, Dancing and Musical Requests | |
MAY 20 | 65 | 54 | Smooth seas, clear. Disco, ‘Know Your Ship’, Snowball Bingo, Talent Quest, Dancing and Cinema | |
MAY 21 | 67 | 60 | Rough seas, clear. Emergency Drill, Welcome Cocktail Parties and Dinners, Modern and Old Tyme Dancing, Welcome Cabaret, Guess the Tune, 20 Questions, Classical Music Corner and Cinema | |
MAY 22 | 71 | 60 | Moderate seas, clear. Travelling Alone Cocktail Party, Musical Requests, Snowball Bingo, Disco, Classical Music Corner, Ladies Night and Cinema | |
MAY 23 | – | – | ARRIVE LAS PALMAS, DEPART LAS PALMAS. Guess the Tune, Disco, Snowball Bingo, International Sing Along, Ballroom Dancing and Cinema | |
MAY 24 | 71 | 65 | Moderate seas, cloudy. Music to Relax By, Snowball Bingo, Disco, Discussion Time, Dancing and Cinema | |
MAY 25 | 76 | 75 | Smooth seas, clear. Disco, Modern and Old Tyme Dancing, ‘Hey, Hey USA’ Startime, 20 Questions, Late Night Melodies, Classical Music Corner, Dancing and Cinema | |
MAY 26 | 85 | 86 | Smooth seas, clear. Musical Requests, Snowball Bingo, International Quiz, Greek Pot Pourri, Old Tyme Dancing and Cinema | |
MAY 27 | 85 | 84 | Slight seas, clear. Crossing the Line Ceremony, Neptune Buffet Magnifique, Disco, Guess the Tune, Late Night Melodies, Dancing and Cinema | |
MAY 28 | 81 | 83 | Moderate seas, cloudy. Music To Relax By, Classical Music Corner, International Quiz, Ballroom Dancing, Any Questions and Cinema | |
MAY 29 | 77 | 78 | Moderate seas, clear. Disco, ‘London’ Startime, Guess The Tune, 20 Questions, Dancing and Cinema | |
MAY 30 | 72 | 73 | Moderate seas, clear. Masonic Social, Snowball Bingo, Classical Music Corner, The Infinite Hammond, Lovely Legs and Knobbly Knees Competition, Dancing and Cinema | |
MAY 31 | 67 | 67 | Moderate seas, cloudy. Disco, Music To Relax By, Snowball Bingo, Grand Fancy Dress Parade and Ball and Cinema | |
JUN 1 | 63 | 63 | Rough seas, clear, ARRIVE CAPE TOWN | |
JUN 2 | – | – | DEPART CAPE TOWN. The Magic Of Voices, Snowball Bingo, Disco, Classical Music Corner, Dancing and Cinema | |
JUN 3 | 68 | 70 | Moderate seas, very cloudy. Mid-Voyage Cocktail Parties and Dinners, Modern and Old Tyme Dancing, Hellenic Night, 20 Questions, Guess The Tune and Cinema | |
JUN 4 | 70 | 66 | Moderate seas, clear. Grandmother’s Get-Together, Musical Requests, International Quiz, Music To Relax By, White Elephant Auction, Dancing and Cinema | |
JUN 5 | 67 | 61 | Slight seas, cloudy. Children’s Fancy Dress Parade, Comedy Tape, Snowball Bingo, International Quiz, Limbo Contest, Dancing & Cinema | |
JUN 6 | 60 | 64 | Rough seas, very cloudy. Disco, “Latin Fiesta” Startime, 20 Questions, Guess the Tune, Classical Music Corner, Dancing and Cinema | |
JUN 7 | 75 | 61 | Moderate seas, cloudy. Musical Requests, Disco, Cook’s Cocktail Party, Australian Express Cocktail Party, International Quiz, Vice Versa Dance and Cinema | |
JUN 8 | 58 | 59 | Rough seas, cloudy. Children’s Concert, Music to Relax By, Snowball Bingo, The Magic of Sound, Discussion Time, Folk Festival and Cinema | |
JUN 9 | – | – | Snowball Bingo, Disco, Melodrama, Any Questions, Dancing and Cinema | |
JUN 10 | – | – | Arts & Crafts Exhibition, Snowball Bingo, Farewell Cocktail Parties & Dinners, ‘Be A Clown’ Startime, Olde Tyme Music Hall, Dancing & Cinema | |
JUN 11 | – | – | Helper’s Party, Snowball Bingo, Disco, Magic of Voices, Greek Pot Pourri, Dancing and Cinema | |
JUN 12 | – | – | AT FREMANTLE |
Captain’s Farewell Dinner
Monday 10th June, 1974
Fermiere Cream Soup
Ambassadeur Hot Consomme
Royal Lobster Thermidor
English Style Tenderloin of Beef
Windsor Potatoes
Evesham Asparagus Tips
Lima Beans Saute
Lettuce and Tomato Salad
Dressing Special
Ice Cream Olympic Flame
New Harvest Fruit
National Coffee
English Tea and Milk
Red Australian Wine
Chef: C Aronis Chief Steward: A Kalaitzakis