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Fairstar Reunion Onboard Pacific Pearl

Posted: January 30, 2023

We all love reminiscing about the past, especially onboard a memorable cruise line like the TSS Fairstar.

250 former TSS Fairstar passengers did just that onboard P&O Cruises’ Pacific Pearl last weekend recalling the ‘halcyon days’ of cruising on one of Australia’s most renowned cruise ships.

On May 19, 2022 the TSS Fairstar departed Southampton for her maiden voyage to Australia with a complement of 1,870 passengers. As she was trimmed with powerful Twin Steam Turbines (thus the TSS), with a speed of 17 knots. She was undoubtedly a comfortable ship in every respect, but she demonstrated to be the perfect ship for long distance voyages.

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How Australia's first cruise ships launched the $5b holiday industry

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More than a million Aussies go on a cruise from Australia every year, with Sydney one of the most sought-after cruising ports in the world.

But the origins of the $5b industry in the nation dates back over 90 years and can be traced to two ships.

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The first ship to take passengers on a cruise from Australia, rather than transporting them from one place to another, was P&O ship Strathaird.

Originally a mail ship that sailed for the first time in 1931, it was mainly used to transport 'ten pound poms' between England and Australia.

But on December 23, 1932, it set off Australia's first cruise from Sydney to Brisbane and Norfolk Island with 1,100 passengers for five days.

"This first cruise sold out in a week," cruise industry commentator David Jones said.

"And an industry was born."

Pictured are Mr S J Becon and family who emigrated to Australia on the ship, arriving in May 1961.

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However, maritime historian Chris Frame said that first trip would have been very different from cruises Aussies love today.

"Passengers were actually invited to form a committee to create their own entertainment on the ship," Frame said.

"Activities that passengers organised included egg and spoon relays, deck quoits, shuffleboard, dress up competitions and a game called 'push the bottle' where they would line up empty bottles on the deck - and passengers used a stick, quite similar to a hockey stick, to push the bottle along the deck to the finish line without knocking it over."

P&O was so impressed by the response to the first cruise that they committed to a schedule of cruises for the 1933 season, Frame said.

Pictured is the ship departing Sydney on 16 April 1949.

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Back in the 1930s, only the best first class cabins had ensuite bathrooms.

"Everybody else had to go down the hall to use shared facilities," Frame said.

After travelling millions of nautical miles, Strathaird was finally broken up in 1961.

Pictured is Captain AE Clay looking over the original log book of the Strathaird used on the maiden voyage, with the Chief Officer as it prepared to sail its last voyage.

The ship's steel was used to build some Hong Kong skyscrapers.

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A day after the Strathaird cruised out of Australia for the first time Orient Line's Oronsay, which held 1551 passengers, sailed for New Caledonia on another cruise.

The Sydney Morning Herald noted that ship's departure wasn't without mishaps.

One woman got on the wrong ship and had to be taken off by speed boat, and another man got his times wrong and missed it altogether.

Fortunately, he was able to get on at Brisbane.

More P&O ships cruised from Sydney prior to WWII, but the industry was halted as they were commandeered to carry troops.

After the war cruising resumed - but it remained on a smaller scale.

"Ships such as Oriana and Himalaya did some post war cruise seasons from Sydney among their line voyages from England," Jones said.

Orient later merged into P&O.

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However, in the 1970s, cruising went more mainstream.

P&O ship  Fairstar , dubbed "the funship" began cruising from Sydney in 1974 .

Pictured is Fairstar on its way to dock at Darling Harbour in 1996.

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In the 1980s a P&O TV ad, Take Me Away sold the idea of cruising on-board Fairstar to Aussies.

The ad features passengers playing cricket on the deck, frolicking in the ocean, sunbaking on striped deckchairs and meeting locals in the Pacific islands.

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P&O bosses say many will remember the ad for the ship.

"That song from the early 1980s still brings back fond holiday memories for many Aussie families and the TV advertisement remains an iconic part of our cruising history," P&O Cruises Australia President Marguerite Fitzgerald told 9News.com.au.

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The cruises were the first chance for many Aussies to visit the South Pacific.

The Fairstar boasted authentic pizzas a and a pizzeria in this photo taken in July 1993.

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Queenslander Demo Simis worked aboard Fairstar from 1988-1994, first as a DJ and later as Aqua Sports Manager and Sports Manager.

He said it was "the best time of his life".

"We worked the hours but it was well worth it. As soon as you boarded, the party atmosphere just hit you. That is why she was known as the funship," he told 9News.com.au.

Pictured is the pool deck in 1984.

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Passenger participation was a big thing, with theme nights including island night, country and western night and fright night, Simis said.

Guests continued raving at the Starlight Disco until 4.30am.

Simis still works aboard P&O ships, but remembers Fairstar fondly.

"Great memories were made and there were so many life-changing experiences and bonding between passengers and also the crew," he said.

Pictured are some of the restaurant staff.

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A Fairstar steward is ready to welcome guests to their cabin on September 14, 1991.

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Fairstar Captain Augusto Lagomarsini had his own herb garden on board, according to this shot taken on September 25, 1984.

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Over the next 22 years, Fairstar would take around a million Australians on a holiday at sea.

But it was still the only option to cruise from Australia.

" Fairstar was the beginning of 'serious' cruising in Australia but it was effectively a one ship industry," Jones said.

"It could be argued that if there had never been a Fairstar there wouldn't have been a cruise industry as we know it today.

"Fairstar was a very modest cruise ship by today's standards and choices for travellers but there never was a more popular or much loved ship."

Jim Preddy, 73, from Picton is pictured with the Fairstar at Circular Quay in Sydney.

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Cruise devotee Mike Ristuccia, 55, cruised for the first time on Fairstar aged 15 in 1983.

He was hooked, and has now been on over 40 cruises.

"As a child it was a lot of fun, a lot of things to do, it was easy to make friends," the former paramedic who runs healthcare businesses said.

Pictured is the new duty free shop on board on September 14, 1991.

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Ristuccia hosts the Fairstar The Funship Facebook page which has 2500 fans chatting and sharing memories about those good old days.

"I think it's because it was one of the few ships around at the time, a lot of people travelled on it and now that we're older we want to reminisce," he said.

Pictured are competition winners on board in 1984.

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Fairstar was much smaller than cruise ships today, carrying 1,280 passengers.

In comparison P&O's Pacific Adventure can carry 2,600 guests.

And one of the largest ships to sail out of Sydney, Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas has space for 4,354 passengers.

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Ristuccia said early cruise ships were rather "rustic" compared with what passengers expect today, with many once fitted out to carry troops during WW2.

Pictured is a typical cabin on Fairstar ., complete with a pull-down bed.

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Fairstar's final cruise was from Sydney in January 1997.

It was fully booked within an hour of going on sale.

Pictured is the ship docked for the final time near the Harbour Bridge.

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Crowds packed Circular Quay to see Fairstar depart for the last time on 21 January 1997 after 23 years of taking Aussies on cruise holidays.

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Streamers were thrown and passengers packed the decks to be part of the historic moment.

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TSS Stimar Fairstar - Passenger Lists

By leluka , July 26, 2022 in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers

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Long shot......does anyone still have the passenger lists that we received onboard.  Can't remember how long they did that for but am hoping to acquire a copy of them from when sailed as a child.   Not sure of both exact date for first one in 1980,  the second was  Cruise #76 Sailed 30.12.1981 - 16.01.1982 i believe.  Would so appreciate any help with this.  Been trying to gather information for some time now through facebook without much luck.  

Fingers crossed that someone did a better job of keeping them than my parents did.....lol.

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Chiliburn

I don’t know where you would get a passages list for a cruise that far back.  

There must be some special memories for you.

arxcards

I haven't seen any significant resources for that.

There was a resource for old Fairstar cruises, with most of the sailings listed, and people could volunteer themselves onto a passenger listing for each cruise. Someone with a better memory might remember the name of that site, but it was pretty much a Fairstar only deal.

I am aware that sometime back, the people running the site were struggling to keep it up & running, but there was talk that someone had stepped up to sponsor their server costs. I haven't heard anything about it for ages though.

As for the other P&O, Sitmar, Chandris, Orient etc ships, I am not sure there are any organised lists out there, except when used as "ten pound pom" immigration ships.

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Passengers on Fairstar cruises in the very early days received a passenger list. We cruised every year for several years from 1983. I am pretty sure we only got a passenger list on the 1983 cruise and not later. The reason stated was "privacy reasons".

Docker123

The National Library has a lot of genealogy resources.  My father had chased up ancestors through their records.

I am not sure how recent or comprehensive they are, but worth a look.

4 hours ago, Chiliburn said: I don’t know where you would get a passages list for a cruise that far back.   There must be some special memories for you.

Yeh....finding it very difficult track down.  Running out of avenues.

4 hours ago, arxcards said: I haven't seen any significant resources for that.   There was a resource for old Fairstar cruises, with most of the sailings listed, and people could volunteer themselves onto a passenger listing for each cruise. Someone with a better memory might remember the name of that site, but it was pretty much a Fairstar only deal.   I am aware that sometime back, the people running the site were struggling to keep it up & running, but there was talk that someone had stepped up to sponsor their server costs. I haven't heard anything about it for ages though.   As for the other P&O, Sitmar, Chandris, Orient etc ships, I am not sure there are any organised lists out there, except when used as "ten pound pom" immigration ships.

Wow i haven't seen any sites like that, it would be good to track that down.  Sounds like it would have the information i am looking for.

3 hours ago, Docker123 said: The National Library has a lot of genealogy resources.  My father had chased up ancestors through their records.   I am not sure how recent or comprehensive they are, but worth a look.

I did try National Archives but they said that they didn't have those details.  

4 hours ago, Aus Traveller said: Passengers on Fairstar cruises in the very early days received a passenger list. We cruised every year for several years from 1983. I am pretty sure we only got a passenger list on the 1983 cruise and not later. The reason stated was "privacy reasons".

Thought it was great that it had passengers listed, great keepsake.  We traveled 1981 and 1982 so i am hoping that it may have.  

24 minutes ago, leluka said: Yeh....finding it very difficult track down.  Running out of avenues.

Who bought out Sitmar ?was it P&O ?

Would Carnival have anything?

3 minutes ago, Chiliburn said: Who bought out Sitmar ?was it P&O ? Would Carnival have anything?  

Correct, P&O.  Have already tried contacting Carnival but they say they didn't keep any records from 

1 minute ago, leluka said: Correct, P&O.  Have already tried contacting Carnival but they say they didn't keep any records from  Sitmar.

They couldn’t point you in the right direction?

9 hours ago, Chiliburn said: They couldn’t point you in the right direction?  

They could point them to a warehouse in Italy where Sitmar's old records are stored 😁 .

Anthony Albenese told the story of the search for his father. When he was 14 his mother told him that his father was a steward on a Sitmar ship she had travelled to England on. Mr Albenese decided to try to find his father. He sought help from Australian officials who contacted P&O.  Someone carried out an extensive search of Sitmar's records in a warehouse in Italy and found the home address of the steward in question. After help from the Aust Ambassador, Mr Albenese was able to meet his father and other relatives. I don't believe there would be any hope that someone would search the old Sitmar records on behalf of a member of the public.

57 minutes ago, Aus Traveller said: They could point them to a warehouse in Italy where Sitmar's old records are stored 😁 .   Anthony Albenese told the story of the search for his father. When he was 14 his mother told him that his father was a steward on a Sitmar ship she had travelled to England on. Mr Albenese decided to try to find his father. He sought help from Australian officials who contacted P&O.  Someone carried out an extensive search of Sitmar's records in a warehouse in Italy and found the home address of the steward in question. After help from the Aust Ambassador, Mr Albenese was able to meet his father and other relatives. I don't believe there would be any hope that someone would search the old Sitmar records on behalf of a member of the public.

Had never heard of this, all P&O said was that none existed.  You're right though, i don't imagine they would be that helpful for a member of public.  Might be worth the enquiry.

11 minutes ago, leluka said: Had never heard of this, all P&O said was that none existed.  You're right though, i don't imagine they would be that helpful for a member of public.  Might be worth the enquiry.

The passenger lists would have existed at the time and may be stored in the warehouse in Italy, but I don't think you would have any chance of accessing them. Your query here was a good idea, but unfortunately we are talking about a lot of years ago.

2 hours ago, Aus Traveller said: They could point them to a warehouse in Italy where Sitmar's old records are stored 😁 .   Anthony Albenese told the story of the search for his father. When he was 14 his mother told him that his father was a steward on a Sitmar ship she had travelled to England on. Mr Albenese decided to try to find his father. He sought help from Australian officials who contacted P&O.  Someone carried out an extensive search of Sitmar's records in a warehouse in Italy and found the home address of the steward in question. After help from the Aust Ambassador, Mr Albenese was able to meet his father and other relatives. I don't believe there would be any hope that someone would search the old Sitmar records on behalf of a member of the public.

I knew someone here would have a good idea.

Also what about insurance companies like Lloyd’s?

And I thought we where here just to chat about Princess medallion.

1 hour ago, Aus Traveller said: The passenger lists would have existed at the time and may be stored in the warehouse in Italy, but I don't think you would have any chance of accessing them. Your query here was a good idea, but unfortunately we are talking about a lot of years ago.

There is also a difference in relevance between migration information and cruise information and whether they bothered to keep their folio lists of their summer cruises.

Princess/P&O Australia don't have ready access to those either. Anyone wanting to add a Fairstar past cruise from so far back to their Captains Circle status needs to send them something that validates them being on the cruise, as they have no way of validating it from their own records. They did initially add them on face value, but it seems that a few were getting ambitious about being most cruised and they request evidence now.

12 hours ago, leluka said: Wow i haven't seen any sites like that, it would be good to track that down.  Sounds like it would have the information i am looking for.

I will have a dig later this afternoon. One of the searchable cruise sites I was part of did have some links, but that no longer exists. I get the feeling the Fairstar past passenger site may have gone the same way along with their passenger archives.

For now, the best I can find is the SS Maritime page for Fairstar. Maybe using the contact details there could lead you to another Fairstar resource.    http://ssmaritime.com/fair1.htm

boeckli

12 minutes ago, arxcards said: For now, the best I can find is the SS Maritime page for Fairstar. Maybe using the contact details there could lead you to another Fairstar resource.    http://ssmaritime.com/fair1.htm  

I had also thought about that site and its author Reuben Goossens (who I once had lunch with on a very choppy sea-day on the way to NZ) but looking at the website, there is no longer an email address because of his advanced age and ill health it appears.

NSWP

Have you tried going through the Australian Consulate in Rome? Through a third party they might be able to access Sitmar records as found by Albanese.  You never know your luck.

I was on Sitmar's 'MV Castel Felice', Southampton to Sydney in 1966. They were a good line.

There are some wormholes available from this site, and first I had noticed that Sitmar was a nice abbreviation of Società Italiana Trasporti Marittimi. 

http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/sitmar.shtml

A nice photo of a passenger list from 1979 (no, I wouldn't buy it at that price, even if I was on it)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/114911993607

Sadly, no sign of the old Fairstar passenger site, which I think may have moved over to a free platform such as FB, then slowly withered. Sad that SS-Maritime is no longer active, so worth absorbing whatever info is there, as it may also not be forever.

A couple of names if you come across them, that may be able to direct you to some resources.

Rob Henderson (P&O archivist/historian)

Peter Plowman (a couple of books from the later end of the Sitmar era)

Peter Knego (was active in ship keepsakes, and had a bit of Fairstar info, although maybe from her final days)

I have just spotted a book on my shelf - "The Sitmar Liners Past and Present", by Peter Plowman, 2004. A bit of a quick browse, I didn't spot any reference to passenger lists.

2 hours ago, arxcards said: There are some wormholes available from this site, and first I had noticed that Sitmar was a nice abbreviation of Società Italiana Trasporti Marittimi.    http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/sitmar.shtml   A nice photo of a passenger list from 1979 (no, I wouldn't buy it at that price, even if I was on it) https://www.ebay.com/itm/114911993607   Sadly, no sign of the old Fairstar passenger site, which I think may have moved over to a free platform such as FB, then slowly withered. Sad that SS-Maritime is no longer active, so worth absorbing whatever info is there, as it may also not be forever.   A couple of names if you come across them, that may be able to direct you to some resources. Rob Henderson (P&O archivist/historian) Peter Plowman (a couple of books from the later end of the Sitmar era) Peter Knego (was active in ship keepsakes, and had a bit of Fairstar info, although maybe from her final days)   I have just spotted a book on my shelf - "The Sitmar Liners Past and Present", by Peter Plowman, 2004. A bit of a quick browse, I didn't spot any reference to passenger lists.        

Thank you for all the information.  Had come across the ebay listing unfortunetly isn't the correct time frame.  Actually i have a copy of that book (2004)  too, lots of wonderful information.  I will see if i can chase up any information of the others you mentioned.  May be making some headway!

1 minute ago, leluka said: Thank you for all the information.  Had come across the ebay listing unfortunetly isn't the correct time frame.  Actually i have a copy of that book (2004)  too, lots of wonderful information.  I will see if i can chase up any information of the others you mentioned.  May be making some headway!

I am usually an optimist, but on your quest, I don't think so.

Haha

23 hours ago, NSWP said: Have you tried going through the Australian Consulate in Rome? Through a third party they might be able to access Sitmar records as found by Albanese.  You never know your luck.   I was on Sitmar's 'MV Castel Felice', Southampton to Sydney in 1966. They were a good line.

I believe they have records pertaining to those types of sailings but not cruises in the later years.  Might still be worth the follow up though.

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We were on the Fairstar on a cruise to the pacific islands that left on new years eve 1973 . We had bunks and a toilet that kept overflowing into the shower on C deck. I remember the midnight buffets as we never got up in time for breakfast. Drinks were 20 cents but cocktails were $1. A packet of winny  blues was 20 cents. Oh ,the good old days

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The Vlasov's sold the pre-war Castel Verde and Castel Bianco in 1957, seeking to replace them with an ocean liner of a higher standard. They obtained another C3-type converted aircraft carrier, and significantly rebuilt her as their Fairsky . Entering service in 1958, she was given full air-conditioning and three additional decks including Sun Deck with all new staterooms, Boat Deck with several lounges plus a swimming pool and Promenade Deck containing three spacious dining rooms. Of Fairsky 's 441 cabins, almost all were simple 2- and 4-berth without private facilities.

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  1. TSS Fairstar

    TSS ( Turbine Steam Ship) Fairstar ( Fairstar, the Fun Ship) was a popular Australian -based cruise ship operating out of Sydney for 22 years. Originally completed in 1957 as the British troopship Oxfordshire, it was converted to become the Fairstar in 1964 for immigrant voyages and from December 1974 was permanently engaged in cruising.

  2. What Happened to the Fairstar Cruise Ship?

    On April 11, 1979, the Fairstar cruise ship departed from Rotterdam, Netherlands and was headed to Durban, South Africa. The journey was expected to take two weeks but the voyage quickly turned into a disaster that would become one of the most infamous maritime accidents in history. Though the ship had just been built in 1975 and passed all ...

  3. Fairstar the Funship

    Fairstar the cruise ship still with her much loved yellow funnel with the big blue V. From the author's private collection. Fairstar mostly cruised around the South Pacific Islands, but she also undertook one or two longer cruises to the Far East and Japan. In 1982 ended cruising to Asia and consecrated on the South Pacific. With her regular ...

  4. Peter Knego's historical look at P&O's cruise-liner S.S. Fairstar

    Besides the ship video tour, a history of the vessel, from her origins as the British trooper OXFORDSHIRE. Peter's excellent video covers her conversion to an emigrant liner for Sitmar, and then her halcyon days of cruising from 1974 until her final sailing in 1997. Ship historian Peter Knego on the beach of Alang, India at ship-breaking site.

  5. FAIRSTAR Decked! (A Top-to-Bottom Tour)

    Taking footage shot on board in 1993, this is a top to bottom tour of P&O's S.S. FAIRSTAR, the most popular cruise ship to sail in Australian waters. In add...

  6. Fond memories of Australia's much-loved Fairstar

    The death of veteran Australian journalist Malcolm Andrews this week has renewed memories of Sitmar's Fairstar which cruised out of Sydney for 22 years. Andrews, who wrote 'The Fabulous Fairstar — The Ship That Launched A Million Memories,' fell in love with the original 'fun ship' when he set off from Sydney for Fleet Street in 1967.

  7. Cruising On Australia's Favorite Fun Ship FAIRSTAR

    This 26 minute video captures one of the final Christmas Cruises aboard P&O Cruises S.S. FAIRSTAR, considered by many to have been the most popular Australia...

  8. Fairstar Reunion Onboard Pacific Pearl

    TSS Fairstar (Fairstar, the Fun Ship) was a popular Australian based cruise ship operating out of Sydney for 22 years. Surrounded by Fairstar memorabilia, the group relit bonds and reminiscence on old times onboard the treasured ship as they marked the 20th anniversary of Fairstar's final cruise from Sydney on January 21, 1997, with a ...

  9. Cruise ship history: How Australia's first cruise ships launched the

    "Fairstar was a very modest cruise ship by today's standards and choices for travellers but there never was a more popular or much loved ship." Jim Preddy, 73, from Picton is pictured with the ...

  10. TSS Fairstar "The Fun ship"

    On January 21, 1997TSS Fairstar"The Fun ship"left on it's final voyage.For the 1.1 millionAustralians whosailed on her,and all the rest who wondered why ...T...

  11. Tss Fairstar

    Discussion and photos relating to the Sitmar/P&O TSS Fairstar - Australia's favourite cruise ship during the 1970s, 80s and 90s. Group history: > Changed group privacy setting to "Closed" on 14...

  12. Sitmar Cruises

    The Fairstar retained her original name, as it was a greatly loved name and she was transferred to the newly formed P&O Holidays in Sydney and continued as the most successful ship in history and she continued sailing until 1997. Here we see the Sitmar cruise ship Fairstar just before the P&O takeover Although P&O decided to retain

  13. Sitmar / P&O's Fairstar

    Above & below: The Fairstar seen on our departure day as we took a ferry from Circular Quay to Darling Harbour. on April 13, 1996 and partook of a 13 night "South Pacific Discovery" cruise to Vanuatu, Fiji & New Caledonia. However, photographs on this page do represent more than one cruise, but three cruises between 1994 to 1996 . Welcome ...

  14. TSS Fairstar Cruise Ship in 1982

    The TSS Fairstar was a popular Australian cruise ship that made regular stops in Port Vila between 1967 and 1997. The ship had a maximum capacity of 1870 passengers. Creation Date. 1982; Creators. Critchlow, Margaret; Rodman, William L. Note . Folder: Port-Vila-For-Tuzin / File: 82 Fair - Fairstar Geographics.

  15. FAIRSTAR

    Bibby Line 1957 - 1962: Troopship. 1963 May: Chartered by Sitmar Line. Major refit at Wilton-Fijenoord shipyard Holland. 1964 Mar.: Sitmar Line. Renamed. 1964 May 19: First voyage to Southampton to Australia. 1973 July: Pacific cruises from Sydney. 1988: P&O-Sitmar Cruises. 1991 June 19: Lost all power & adrift, en route Singapore to Sydney ...

  16. TSS Stimar Fairstar

    On 7/26/2022 at 1:35 AM, Aus Traveller said: Passengers on Fairstar cruises in the very early days received a passenger list. We cruised every year for several years from 1983. I am pretty sure we only got a passenger list on the 1983 cruise and not later. The reason stated was "privacy reasons".

  17. Fairstar The Funship

    It's the ultimate holiday where you get to laze in the sun on the promenade deck and sip cocktails, or play games with all the staff. Bingo at 4.00pm in the lounge. Dress up nights were always alot...

  18. Sitmar Line

    Fairsky remained on the Europe to Australia route until 1974, when she was redeployed as a full-time cruise ship, but then partially sank and was scrapped. Fairstar was taken off the line voyage service in 1973 to begin another successful career as Australia's favorite cruise ship, which continued after sale of the Sitmar Line to the P&O group ...

  19. Fairstar Cabin Plan

    TSS Fairstar Main INDEX. Part 1 … Oxfordshire - History. The troop ship that became a loved liner & cruise ship! Part 2 … Oxfordshire Her Final Voyage. Part 3 … Fairstar History & Page One. Part 4 … Fairstar Photo Album Photographs taken during her final years. Part 5 … Fairstar Deck Plans. Her original 1964 Plan and a 1995 Plan. Also ...

  20. THE 5 BEST Stavropol Krai Boat Rides & Cruises

    Set sail on your destination's top-rated boat tours and cruises. Whether it's an entertaining and informative boat tour or a relaxing sunset dinner cruise, these are the best Stavropol Krai cruises around. Looking for something more adventurous? Check out our list of must-do water activities in Stavropol Krai. See reviews and photos of boat tours & water sports in Stavropol Krai on Tripadvisor.

  21. SATSIVI, Stavropol

    Satsivi, Stavropol: See 160 unbiased reviews of Satsivi, rated 4.5 of 5 on Tripadvisor and ranked #3 of 547 restaurants in Stavropol.

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    Yes, blank fire will be allowed for approved participants, 21 and over, who pass the blank fire inspection and safety test. If you are interested in running a blank fire weapon you must PM the MilSim West Facebook page for permission. It is the responsibility of the participant to make sure their firearm is in compliance with all relevant state ...