Canberra Cruise Ship

On our first stop in Grenada the ship ran aground on a coral reef and was stuck for a few days.

Canberra cruise ship. My first cruise was on the Canberra in July 1974 when I was 13. Offenders may be removed. PO 197273 Sailing Schedule for the SS Canberra.

Canberra was transformed from a cruise ship to a warship in just 3 days. The ship was named on 17 March 1958 after the federal capital of Australia Canberra. Since TITANICs sister ship.

Bad language or comments of a personal nature will not be tolerated. They had to take the fuel off to get her afloat again. SS Canberra was an ocean liner which later operated on cruises in the PO fleet from 1961 to 1997.

Canberra was part of the PO Cruises fleet until 1997 when she was sent to a scrapyard in Pakistan. In regard to the two ships speed The SS Canberra was never as fast as the SS Oriana that operated at an incredible service speed of 277 knots and had an. Of 45000 tons and capable of travelling at over 30 mph Canberra.

She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast Northern Ireland at a cost of 17000000. Theme cruises were introduced to great acclaim - profits soared and everyone was happy. In 1974 however Canberra underwent a major refit in which she was permanently converted into a one-class ship more in keeping with her developing role as a cruise ship.

SS Canberra was an ocean liner which later operated on cruises in the PO fleet from 1961 to 1997. We had an ensuite bathroom so never had to share a bathroom. The PO Orient 45000 ton liner Canberra is the largest passenger vessel built in Britain since the war.