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Its in good hands friend.. unfortunate ending but for the best

What about the sunken minesweeper that was lying beside the Aurora

Great update Peter. Any idea whatever happened to the Strom Zinc mural? Or just "gobbled up" once the torches hit? I've never been a huge Royal Caribbean fan, but if I had to choose one it would have to be either SUN VIKING or SONG OF NORWAY once she was stretched.

Thanks for the update !

What a great tour! It’s fascinating how large, elegant ships were something of a “lost art” between the end of the ocean liner era and the SS Norway/ Sovereign OTS era of the late 80s. It’s somewhat astounding just how small - and, frankly, tacky - this seems compared to not only today’s mega ships but also to the liners from the 50s and 60s. My first cruise was on Majesty OTS with my grandparents, I remember how awestruck they were by it - sort of makes sense now looking at this first generation of cruise ships.

At some time they become just old rust buckets.

Thanks Peter for the update.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 😥 But I hate the pictures of the dying swan. We should have brought the ship back to Germany because of its special history.

Sure do wonder what happen to the Chris guy that was trying to bring her back, he did lots of work and than sold her, he had to have know it needed bottom work, guessing he didn't have enough money. Wish he would make a last video of all those why's .

Hi Peter, my trip to the ship was a success! I actually managed to get inside the dockyard fence by asking the security guard if I could go inside and take pictures. He said yes and he allowed me five minutes inside to take pictures. But I was quickly accosted by workers, who let me off the hook because the security guard had in fact let me in. If you want to use the photos in a video with credit. I would by happy to give you them, if you have somewhere I can contact you and send them. Best regards, Worby

Thank you Peter

Great video as usual my dear big brother !!! 😃

good detailed update. thanks. in the barge looks like a scrap fiberglass boat to me. probably not from the aurora.

It would be cool to have a piece of that ship

I'm fairly certain the unidentified white thing is a fiberglass boat hull unrelated to the ship itself. I can only see it as such :)

Thanks for documenting all of this. Hugs from her former model maker.

I wish it was sailing

Sorry for being too rude with you about ignoring school to see a ship. Watching ships is interesting but school is more relevant than that.

that White Bit in the corner to me looked like a fiberglass pool liner. Could the previous owner have tried to install a Drop in fiberglass pool liner into one of the open decks as he intended to live on it and wanted a pool. Who knows. just my brain firing away with an answer. I could be wrong.

You should be aloud to document this history! This is so sad. Especially since you have belongings and memorabilia on it.

This makes me so very sad to see.

They must be doing asbestos abatement beforehand

I feel all of this was deliberate

So , so sad . All that initial restoration work and now this .

Thank for an informative and easy to listen to commentary. 😊

Thanks!

Went there in October so cool to see and Bob was amazing!

Thanks so much Peter! Your videos are such a treat.

I really like these classic ships and enjoy the decked videos with the maps. Thank You Peter. I am a bit young to remember these beautiful ships and really only been on modern ships but I prefer the looks of the older ships. When I was very young I cruised on Big Red boat, Carnival, and Royal C but cannot remember the ships. Dont suppose you have any big red boat footage?

Peter, this made me soooo happy to watch. I've been wanting to see the old RCCL interiors for a long time; I have the SONG TO SOVEREIGN book. My first ship was SONG when I was 11! 50 years ago. Then NORDIC PRINCE and SUN VIKING. I still have photos and stuff from the SONG and SUN if you ever want to use them! Thank you again. It truly made me smile. Mike B. You can message me since we are already FB friends.

Fascinating as always! I've never been able find footage like you seem to always have. This really brings the ship back to life. It was sad watching the drama unfold prior to scrapping as it did seem to be in still very good condition all things considered. Another documentary extremely well done. Thank you for sharing with the world......and making me wish I had started cruising 25 years earlier! (And for Royal Caribbean, I would definitely go with the Sovereign Class)

We loved the Sun Viking. Cruised on her 3 or 4 times including on one of her last cruises in the far east.

Our family sailed on The Sun Viking to Alaska in 1991

What happened to the SS Norway

What a treat from my childhood. I barely remembered her but this video brought it ALL back. I remember Pier 7, Port of Miami. Funny, I remember her being SO BIG, yet seeing the video, it was actually quite small, especially compared to todays behemoths. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS 🙏🏼🤙🏼😎🇺🇸

I don't understand them taking someone's personal property

I tend to think something nefarious is going on when there is no communication or transparency. But it's California!

My first three cruises were on the Carnival Carnivale when I was 6, 7 and 9, then the Big Red Boat, Atlantic when I was 10 all with my grandparents. After that it has been all modern cruise ships with the oldest being the Carnival Freedom when I had a family of my own. I recently cruised on the new Celebration and actually remembered the engine telegraph and doors from the Carnivale. Thank You Peter, I know you had a valiant effort preserving many items. I enjoy the looks of the older ships but do like the modern amenities of the newer ones. However, I do not like the crowds of people that come with the newer mega ships. I have a family, and we must cruise when school is out during the busy times and our last trip on Wonder of the Seas was more about people pushing and shoving and waiting in long lines for bread then another line for drinks, then another long line for dessert...ect. Even my kids agree a smaller ship would be nicer even if it did not have zip lines and ice skating, which was by the way, at capacity when we tried. I really enjoyed all of your decked videos especially the original Mardi Gras and look forward to others.

Wonderful coverage Peter! I remember climbing up the staircase into the Crown Lounge at St Thomas in 1975. I thought it was the best thing in the whole world -- even beyond the Space Needle!

Peter, I can still remember a story line from the newspaper comic strip "Brenda Starr" in the 1970's. The story line that went on for a while and had Brenda aboard a cruise ship and I recall a panel in the Sunday Chicago Tribune that showed one of the Royal Carribean trio with its Viking Crown lounge on the funnel. As the story progressed the ship was sinking and on a later Sunday there was a BIG color panel that showed a detailed view from the port side of the liner sinking by the bow and the Viking Crown practically in the center of the picture. I have a hunch that Royal Carribean did not appreciate that kind of publicity even if the ship name and company logo were absent!

Fantastic production hitting so many wonderfully memorable high lites from a lost but significant era of cruising history. I never got to sail on Sun Viking but she was always my favorite of the original RCCL sisters, so I totally agree with the assertion that she was and still is, the best looking of any RCCL/RCI ship ever. She had a lot of that '70s Scandinavian flavor I miss from growing up in Los Angeles during that time. It was the preferred style of "modern" Angelenos and my own parents were big proponents of the look. I got to honeymoon on Nordic Prince (NYC-Bermuda) and this ship's tour was very reminiscent of that sister, so this video is a fantastic look into the simplicity and casual atmosphere the RCCL fleet offered in that day. Very well produced and edited. I was rapt for the whole show. Thanks for this little "vacation" from my workday Peter!

Does anyone here find it super odd that nobody has ever gotten the whole story of WHO bought the ship from Chris? Unless there was some kind of NDA involved, I'm not sure why we haven't heard. I'm not familiar with California laws, but I doubt registration info is public, but still, with this much public interest in the ship, its very, VERY odd that nobody seems to know who bought the ship, when it was purchased, etc. Has anyone even asked Chris? Also, why has nobody disclosed what the actual cause of the sinking was. Looking at the multitude of similar sinkings, this kind of basic information always comes out. Especially when the government is involved as much as it has been. I do think Peter is right to suspect we aren't being told the whole truth about things. There's clearly a whole of of moving parts to this situation, which is why its all the more strange that there is so little in the way of details.

I wondered if I’d ever hear about this ship again. Thank you for your updates. The news about its sinking came as a huge shock, especially after all the hard work put into its restoration, including your contributions with the beautiful retro art pieces.

The closest I’ll achieve of being able to board one of these great fine-lined trailblazers of the cruise industry. Though I believe one or even a few are out there. I know one was part of a Greek cruise line still running even after the pandemic. Amazing how long these OGs last. So I suppose there’s still a chance! The Sovereign Class are my faves. Viewed and filmed the Monarch many times in Los Angeles, but never got the privilege of sailing aboard. Thank you for the immersive experience. I might as well have been aboard. Now, don’t get me wrong. I love some of the modern cruise ships. But! The wrap around promenade is an absolute must that we demand they bring back.

I have always wanted to see her interiors when she was with RCCL, this is such a great video. The Viking Serenade had the exact same dining room chairs on both of my sailing in her in '96 and'97. Thank you SO very much for this video Peter.

After 42 years on the planet I Just happen to come across this Ship today, while watching and researching Ships because of The Rig Season 2. I had no idea that there were ships that could carry that amount of Mass let alone move Rigs!!! Mind Litterly Blown 🤯. After having cancer x2, I look daily at what others have achieved and the amazing feats humans have done while being on this planet a floating rock in space still keeps surprising me each day!! This ship was a masterpiece in history! Also note the Dockwise Vanguard!! Thank you for the really useful video and capturing history! 🙌🏼🙏🏼

Peter, hey, thank you for the videos about Aurora! Do you perhaps have any information on the documentary about Chris Wilson and Aurora that you have mentioned in your videos? When will the documentary be released? On a separate note, I think that Chris Wilson is an absolute legend and a Hall of Famer! What he did trying to save the ship is absolutely crazy and amazing. You have to be unordinary and have passion to pull something like this off. I hope to see him reemerging from this disappointment and returning in the spotlight with new projects!

I'm personally torn between the Song of Norway and Sovereign Class of ships, but for the Sovereign Class, I think they were at their best in terms of appearance when they were painted in Pullmantur's last livery.

Thanks for the memories. I'm glad Viking Serenade was included. One of my first cruises was on the Serenade. Now, it's been strictly the QM2. A big ship without masses of people.

All information I never knew and is absolutely captivating. Thank you.

My parents cruised on the Song of Norway, I still have all the menus that my father kept.