I too found this really sad. We are due on Oceana at the beginning of July - cant see that happening now. Like others said it sounded almost like they were crying - almost like whales in the sea. Thank you for this video as its a way of connecting with cruise ships while we are unable to cruise. Here's to a quick recovery so we can all continue to do the thing we love most.
Another great video, capturing what could be the last time for a few months to see some of these beauties. Such a sad and confusing time for all cruise operators, crew and guests. Keeping my fingers crossed that all this is over by July when my next cruise is!
A moving sight (and sound). In better times all these ships would have been full of happy, excited people looking forward to their next port of call. It will be a while (several months I suspect) but cruising will bounce back. I feel for the crew.
That's so sad, but I am happy to say my partner and myself had a great cruise on her to Northern Europe earlier in the year, Loved it so much have booed again next year this time on Ventura,
Great video Steve. I liked this ship and cruised on her several times. At least she is not being sold off to some foreign company and being given a weird name! She still looks good apart from the drab funnel colour now. I much preferred the traditional buff funnel and without the union flag business up on the bow! The cruise business has not changed for the better in my opinion. I have seen it change over the last 40 years, so count myself lucky to have experienced more exciting times on ships! Brought back many happy memories though, so cheers for taking the time to get this footage. ; )
Seems you spoke to soon Johnny, she was sold to the Greeks not long after this, and as far as i can see, she has been sat in Patras ever since. a facebook memory came up today 23.02.2023 highlighting my last cruise on her down to the Canaries Spain and Portugal three years ago. i have been on Ventura 5 times and Britannia once and have to say my best time was had on Oceana, much better ambience. mine was the last full cruise she undertook and we went into lockdown soon after returning. she did start a cruise after ours but had to turn around due to the pandemic.
@@terrystevens5261 Hush my mouth! Sitting in Patras is the slippery slope to the breakers yard usually! We cruised on her in the Caribbean and got some terrific aerial shots from a helicopter one year when we were at Antigua. We were doing a trip to Montserrat (brilliant experience). The huge ships of today have no real ambience so I totally agree with you on that. We cruised up the Amazon on the old Artemis (1200 passengers) fantastic cruise and everybody had the same buzz of excitement as it was an adventure cruise. Glad we did all that stuff when we did now! Happier days! 😉👍
@@johnnyhollis9977 Someone on here said that she is a floating hotel which would make sense as she has not moved since arriving in Greece. i was on Ventura in the Bay of Biscay back in 2012 in the middle of a huge storm. coming the other way was Oceana, she looked impressive battling her way south through huge waves. happy days.
@@terrystevens5261 Hi, yes she could take the waves quite well with that nicely shaped bow! I tried looking up to see what was going on with her now and it's been quite fluid recently! Not really sure what is going on with her but hopefully she wont get scrapped just yet. Having been on many ships over the years I have seen many sent for an unwelcome scrapping and I must admit that I find it pretty painful after the memories and adventures, along with all the people that we have met. I try not to think that they are no longer with us as it's very sad in a lot of ways! Still we have the video footage! 😉👍⚓ (I cant be doing with the huge party ships)!!!
Dont worry Steve. Cruising next year will bounce back. We're still shown aboard the maiden cruise of Iona but very much doubt if she will sail on that date as the whole season is Norway which aren't allowing ships anyway. Lets watch this space. As always great footage. Tony
Am I the only one who thinks this is really sad? Cruise ships leaving port are normally joyous occasions with watchers and passengers waving but these ships look so lonely 😢
As close as I'm going to get. Supposed to sail on first time cruise tomorrow. Looking forward to the future though when, hopefully, all this is behind us and we can see the world again.
That's rotten luck Martin. Cruising has changed due to the American influence which has not been to British tastes in administration etc. Sorry, I have assumed that you are in the UK! The added hidden extras can be uncomfortable so think things through before committing to extra packages etc. It depends on what you want from a cruise really, so I hope that you enjoy when things return to normal. : )
@@johnnyhollis9977 Thanks for the reply Johnny. I'm sure the sea won't dry up anytime soon (hopefully) so plenty of future opportunities. Kindest regards. :)
We have had many happy cruises on the Oceana and sad to see her and many others taken out of service, albeit temporarily. I wonder what will happen to the crew members who hail from all over the world. God Bless everyone.
I know I got off that boat today after going to the med but Spain and Portugal had closed there ports so back to Southampton, lovely ship with a great crew such a shame our holiday was cut short .
We too were on board returning from a mid cruise cancellation, the crew were exceptional and we very much enjoyed our time on Oceana and hope to be on her again when we are ALL ready.
Three years after your post, i was on the last full cruise on her before you had to turn back. same destinations as yours too, she was a great ship, now sadly sitting in Patras after being sold to the Greeks.
We were supposed to be on her her now!!! Just about to arrive in Malta ...First sailed on her in 2010 hopefully when all this is over we will get to go on her again
Hello Steve sad to see these LADIES OF THE SEAS laid-up but hopefully they will be back in Southampton in the not to distant future. Princess Cruises late last week cancelled my South Pacific cruise which was to depart in 2 days time (21/3). I am wondering about the Arcadia completing her world cruise. She left Fremantle Western Australia on 12/3 for Colombo in Sri Lanka. She was then diverted in Durban in South Africa where she should arrive either 21or 22 March. I know she is due back on 9th April in Southampton. Is P&O UK releasing any information in England about her progress back to UK. Hoping all this coronavirus might clear up before October as still have my booking for Norway on Arcadia. Please take care Steve and your family.
The Government need to seriously consider requisitioning 2 or 3 of these P & O ships and turning them into hospital ships, to relieve pressure on hospitals so giving them additional bed space. It’s been done before in National emergencies, admittedly during war times, but these are exceptional times.
All very sad we have booked two cruises cannot get full refunds being held to ransom with future cruise credit they should give full refunds to those who want them
We were offered a full refund on our cruise, which was due to sail yesterday (4 April). We chose to transfer to a later cruise (20 July, this year, which will not happen) We did this to help the cruise company. If everyone got a refund, P&O would not have any money.
Amazing how under different circumstances this would sound jolly and fun but today the same sound seems hauntingly sad.
I too found this really sad. We are due on Oceana at the beginning of July - cant see that happening now. Like others said it sounded almost like they were crying - almost like whales in the sea. Thank you for this video as its a way of connecting with cruise ships while we are unable to cruise. Here's to a quick recovery so we can all continue to do the thing we love most.
Another great video, capturing what could be the last time for a few months to see some of these beauties. Such a sad and confusing time for all cruise operators, crew and guests. Keeping my fingers crossed that all this is over by July when my next cruise is!
The sound of the horns made it sound like they were crying and really sad, stay safe everyone
A moving sight (and sound). In better times all these ships would have been full of happy, excited people looking forward to their next port of call. It will be a while (several months I suspect) but cruising will bounce back. I feel for the crew.
Lovely ship. Fantastic captain and crow. Enjoyed ever minute of my Caribbean cruise aboard last year. Thank you all so much.
That's so sad, but I am happy to say my partner and myself had a great cruise on her to Northern Europe earlier in the year, Loved it so much have booed again next year this time on Ventura,
So sad, but cruising will be back and it'll be just that little bit more extra special!
Great video Steve. I liked this ship and cruised on her several times. At least she is not being sold off to some foreign company and being given a weird name! She still looks good apart from the drab funnel colour now. I much preferred the traditional buff funnel and without the union flag business up on the bow! The cruise business has not changed for the better in my opinion. I have seen it change over the last 40 years, so count myself lucky to have experienced more exciting times on ships! Brought back many happy memories though, so cheers for taking the time to get this footage. ; )
Seems you spoke to soon Johnny, she was sold to the Greeks not long after this, and as far as i can see, she has been sat in Patras ever since. a facebook memory came up today 23.02.2023 highlighting my last cruise on her down to the Canaries Spain and Portugal three years ago. i have been on Ventura 5 times and Britannia once and have to say my best time was had on Oceana, much better ambience. mine was the last full cruise she undertook and we went into lockdown soon after returning. she did start a cruise after ours but had to turn around due to the pandemic.
@@terrystevens5261 Hush my mouth! Sitting in Patras is the slippery slope to the breakers yard usually! We cruised on her in the Caribbean and got some terrific aerial shots from a helicopter one year when we were at Antigua. We were doing a trip to Montserrat (brilliant experience). The huge ships of today have no real ambience so I totally agree with you on that. We cruised up the Amazon on the old Artemis (1200 passengers) fantastic cruise and everybody had the same buzz of excitement as it was an adventure cruise. Glad we did all that stuff when we did now! Happier days!
😉👍
@@johnnyhollis9977 Someone on here said that she is a floating hotel which would make sense as she has not moved since arriving in Greece. i was on Ventura in the Bay of Biscay back in 2012 in the middle of a huge storm. coming the other way was Oceana, she looked impressive battling her way south through huge waves. happy days.
@@terrystevens5261 Hi, yes she could take the waves quite well with that nicely shaped bow! I tried looking up to see what was going on with her now and it's been quite fluid recently! Not really sure what is going on with her but hopefully she wont get scrapped just yet. Having been on many ships over the years I have seen many sent for an unwelcome scrapping and I must admit that I find it pretty painful after the memories and adventures, along with all the people that we have met. I try not to think that they are no longer with us as it's very sad in a lot of ways! Still we have the video footage! 😉👍⚓ (I cant be doing with the huge party ships)!!!
Great video Steve very sad to see the ships depart under such circumstances. In these very testing times please look after yourself.
Thank you Craig l will take care
Dont worry Steve. Cruising next year will bounce back. We're still shown aboard the maiden cruise of Iona but very much doubt if she will sail on that date as the whole season is Norway which aren't allowing ships anyway.
Lets watch this space.
As always great footage.
Tony
We are due to go on Iona in June. Cannot see it happening somehow
Have to say that bough a tear to my eyes.
Great video.
Yes it was quite a sad moment in time to watch
Am I the only one who thinks this is really sad? Cruise ships leaving port are normally joyous occasions with watchers and passengers waving but these ships look so lonely 😢
As close as I'm going to get.
Supposed to sail on first time cruise tomorrow. Looking forward to the future though when, hopefully, all this is behind us and we can see the world again.
That's rotten luck Martin. Cruising has changed due to the American influence which has not been to British tastes in administration etc. Sorry, I have assumed that you are in the UK! The added hidden extras can be uncomfortable so think things through before committing to extra packages etc. It depends on what you want from a cruise really, so I hope that you enjoy when things return to normal. : )
@@johnnyhollis9977
Thanks for the reply Johnny.
I'm sure the sea won't dry up anytime soon (hopefully) so plenty of future opportunities.
Kindest regards. :)
Had my first ever cruise on this ship she is a beauty. Not too large yet the cabins are great. What a sad sad thing to see. God go with her.
We have had many happy cruises on the Oceana and sad to see her and many others taken out of service, albeit temporarily.
I wonder what will happen to the crew members who hail from all over the world. God Bless everyone.
Well done for getting that
I know I got off that boat today after going to the med but Spain and Portugal had closed there ports so back to Southampton, lovely ship with a great crew such a shame our holiday was cut short .
We too were on board returning from a mid cruise cancellation, the crew were exceptional and we very much enjoyed our time on Oceana and hope to be on her again when we are ALL ready.
Three years after your post, i was on the last full cruise on her before you had to turn back. same destinations as yours too, she was a great ship, now sadly sitting in Patras after being sold to the Greeks.
We were supposed to be on her her now!!! Just about to arrive in Malta ...First sailed on her in 2010 hopefully when all this is over we will get to go on her again
I was supposed to be getting on board Oceana tomorrow.
Hello Steve sad to see these LADIES OF THE SEAS laid-up but hopefully they will be back in Southampton in the not to distant future. Princess Cruises late last week cancelled my South Pacific cruise which was to depart in 2 days time (21/3). I am wondering about the Arcadia completing her world cruise. She left Fremantle Western Australia on 12/3 for Colombo in Sri Lanka. She was then diverted in Durban in South Africa where she should arrive either 21or 22 March. I know she is due back on 9th April in Southampton. Is P&O UK releasing any information in England about her progress back to UK. Hoping all this coronavirus might clear up before October as still have my booking for Norway on Arcadia. Please take care Steve and your family.
We were on the Ventura at Easter last year. Lovely ship.
We should have been on Ventura now, on our way to the first port of call. . . Maderira.
Very nice we were due to go next week
Great video. I think room is being made for the 3 Queens.
Only Mary and Victoria are coming back. Elizabeth is staying in Australlia.
2 Queens, Queen Elizabeth is staying in Australia. Allure of the Seas is heading to Southampton, arriving on Friday at 11:00am
And add Arcadia, Britannia, Azura, then we have p&O’s new ship, and she’s the same size as qm2
The Government need to seriously consider requisitioning 2 or 3 of these P & O ships and turning them into hospital ships, to relieve pressure on hospitals so giving them additional bed space. It’s been done before in National emergencies, admittedly during war times, but these are exceptional times.
Nice production, Steve. Hopefully we'll see them on the open seas again soon.
Thank you very much Greg.
All very sad we have booked two cruises cannot get full refunds being held to ransom with future cruise credit they should give full refunds to those who want them
Sam Caldwell If cruise was booked in the U.K. you are entitled to a full refund if the cruise was cancelled.
We were offered a full refund on our cruise, which was due to sail yesterday (4 April).
We chose to transfer to a later cruise (20 July, this year, which will not happen)
We did this to help the cruise company. If everyone got a refund, P&O would not have any money.
Sorry I meant to say stay safe