tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030598044312084417.post6242606642861105024..comments2024-03-19T00:12:38.193-07:00Comments on Cruising Australia: History of P&O's SS Himalayarodeimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114562768626186868noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030598044312084417.post-26052063242614714062023-12-05T22:27:26.310-08:002023-12-05T22:27:26.310-08:00I entertained on the Himalaya on two women's w...I entertained on the Himalaya on two women's weekly tours 1969 and 1973. I met my wife on that first tour in Lisbon. We've been married 50 years These were very special cruises on a very special liner<br /><br />Ray irvine triohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340709989362323761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030598044312084417.post-12029745834435002672022-07-16T09:45:56.671-07:002022-07-16T09:45:56.671-07:00We disembarked at Sydney just on New Years Eve, li...We disembarked at Sydney just on New Years Eve, lived in Manly, overlooking the Pacific, but returned to the UK due to fathers work commitment, great memories, returned to on Himalaya, the ocean remains in my blood and heart, even though I now live 100 miles from the sea!bobberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13226398304152623566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030598044312084417.post-54372363920620665572022-07-16T09:40:50.377-07:002022-07-16T09:40:50.377-07:00Hi Just seen this posting,,,,I was on that very sa...Hi Just seen this posting,,,,I was on that very same sailing at the age of 4...we must have seen each other or played on the decks as there was a very good 'bubber club' on board! I also recall that Christmas rough passage, when all the crockery slide off the tables!bobberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13226398304152623566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030598044312084417.post-42559293924836958242022-03-31T15:39:53.364-07:002022-03-31T15:39:53.364-07:00I was an 8 year old when we sailed from Tilbury on...I was an 8 year old when we sailed from Tilbury on Himalayas inaugural one class voyage from London to New Zealand on 21 November 1963. I remember the date well as 22 November was the day JFK was assassinated in Dallas. The whole ship was mourning.Graham Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13931425450984156770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030598044312084417.post-13217894354892864352021-10-05T13:48:09.824-07:002021-10-05T13:48:09.824-07:00I went on a 12day cruise in 1972 on the Himalaya w...I went on a 12day cruise in 1972 on the Himalaya with three girlfriends. I met my future husband on the ship and we've been happily married 47years. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145479897016437587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030598044312084417.post-88959335987929995152021-05-19T17:55:39.994-07:002021-05-19T17:55:39.994-07:00I have discovered a piece of family memorabilia It...I have discovered a piece of family memorabilia It’s a luncheon menu for the ship P & O Himalaya dated 24 December 1960. I believe the Himalya arrived in Fremantle July 1960. However Does anyone know where the ship Himalaya was located December 1960?Gaylejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954657006025453413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030598044312084417.post-64815063160313959432021-05-18T09:34:01.057-07:002021-05-18T09:34:01.057-07:00I sailed on her 2 trips in 1965 as a boy rating my...I sailed on her 2 trips in 1965 as a boy rating my 1st trips as a seaman she wasnt bad but as i sailed on other shipping companies i realised P&O wasnt for meAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992088402171827018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030598044312084417.post-4364895170743815042021-04-27T11:51:41.069-07:002021-04-27T11:51:41.069-07:00Those were the days... Life moved at a civilized ...Those were the days... Life moved at a civilized and measured pace punctuated by dining bells, the noon Tannoy announcement of the ship's run and news, and of course, the results of the tote betting on the exact number of miles run in the past 24 hours along with the film to be shown - Tim (sailed on Canberra, Oriana & Orsova in 1960s line voyages.)timonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00738216296146479123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030598044312084417.post-81526697320279027172020-11-30T01:21:14.909-08:002020-11-30T01:21:14.909-08:00sorry that comment was from joe jarvis western Aus...sorry that comment was from joe jarvis western Australia no racing for me just cruising when it starts again bon voyage Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18121724127918677024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030598044312084417.post-80401792604786321642020-11-30T01:16:26.952-08:002020-11-30T01:16:26.952-08:00Isailed on the Italian liner Angelina lauro from S...Isailed on the Italian liner Angelina lauro from Southampton december 1968 with my sister and brothers and mum and dad what an experience as 9 year-old i still think about that voyage to this day landing in Fremantle for the day then off to Melbourne then finally Sydney then off to migrant camp in Queensland what a journey i will keep that memory forever <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18121724127918677024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030598044312084417.post-68764601411706380572019-12-09T18:07:45.631-08:002019-12-09T18:07:45.631-08:00I sailed to Australia, as a 7 year-old, on the Him...I sailed to Australia, as a 7 year-old, on the Himalaya. We left Tilbury on 25 November 1964 & arrived in Melbourne on 29 December having stopped at Port Said, Aden, Bombay, Singapore and Fremantle. Highlights for a 7 yr old definitely included an extremely rough crossing of the Indian Ocean and an almost equally rough Christmas in the Great Australian Bight. No wonder I turned to ocean racing later in life!tboydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181820276539604596noreply@blogger.com