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Peter Knego's MidShipCinema
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Unique, exclusive and personally captured video of the world's great ocean liners and cruise ships...past & present.
Climbing The SEA CLOUD's Mast! (in 4K)
In the spring of 2024, @SEACLOUDCRUISESGmbH began allowing guests on its three sail-assisted deluxe cruise ships the opportunity to climb up to the crow's nest platform on the foremast. Join MidShipCinema's Mike Masino for his breathtaking ascent and descent and take in spectacular views of the historic 1931 built SEA CLOUD in the process. Mike was among the first 50 guests to enjoy this once in a lifetime experience. Music licensed from Artlist includes "Premier" by Adrian Berenguer and "The Finale" by Francesco DAndrea. #seacloud #seacloudcruises #quirkycruise #onassignmentwithquirkycruise #mastclimbing
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Today In Piraeus: 7 18 24
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An almost "live" 4K video report from Piraeus today as Peter Knego takes a ferry ride from the busy Greek port for Athens to the neighboring island of Salamina, passing by the anchorages of Keratsini and Perama. Cruise ships seen include the MSC SINFONIA and Ponant's L'AUSTRAL as well as the former Peter Deilmann BERLIN in a shocking list and the capsized wreck of the RASA SAYANG, which was ori...
DIAMOND PRINCESS Japan Cruise 2024 In 4K
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@PrincessCruises Grand Class 2004-built DIAMOND PRINCESS is back and better than ever these days, enjoying a very popular annual cruise season in Japan. In this 4K video, Peter Knego shares some of Yokohama's best attractions, a full tour of DIAMOND PRINCESS public areas and several cabin and suite categories in addition to a day by day account of his recent eight night cruise around Japan. #pr...
HIKAWA MARU 4K Sneak Peek (A Quick Visit To The Historic Japanese Liner)
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In June of 2024, I made my first visit to Japan in nearly 30 years with the prime objective of revisiting the magnificent HIKAWA MARU, a beautiful Japanese combiliner that was built in 1930 for NYK Lines Yokohama to Seattle service. Along with the QUEEN MARY in Long Beach, the ROTTERDAM in Rotterdam and the QE2 in Dubai, the HIKAWA MARU is one of only four succssfully preserved ocean liners in ...
Coming Soon! On The Road To Alang, Part Four: S.S. BLUE LADY (ex NORWAY, FRANCE)
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Now that eighteen years have passed, I am free to tell the full story of the S.S. BLUE LADY and her final days at the Indian scrap yards of Alang. I made my fourth trip to India in August of 2006 to document this historic and beloved ship, the former S.S. NORWAY, which was originally the S.S. FRANCE. Once the longest liner in the world and one of the most celebrated, the S.S. FRANCE was convert...
SEA CLOUD II Decked In 4K! (A top-to-bottom tour of the exquisite sail-assisted cruise ship)
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With her trio of soaring masts, 24 sails and carved golden eagle crest topped with a dashing bowsprit, @SEACLOUDCRUISESGmbH SEA CLOUD II was built as a fleetmate to the 1931-built SEA CLOUD, the legendary yacht that now operates as a deluxe cruise ship. While emulating the SEA CLOUD, the II actually has some of the most beautifully appointed public spaces, suites and cabins afloat and more than...
The Cry Of The AURORA -- Last Footage Of The Classic Cruise Ship Before She Sank
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Peter Knego paid a visit to the 1955-built passenger ship AURORA in Stockton on May 20, just three days before she mysteriously sank at her berth. The AURORA was built in 1955 as the WAPPEN VON HAMBURG for service between Hamburg and Helgoland. The first German liner built after World War Two, she went on to become the pioneering Greek cruise ship DELOS (and was even featured in the James Bond ...
Cunarders Behind the Iron Curtain 3: The Languishing LEONID SOBINOV
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Part three of Peter Knego's trip to the Ukraine in search of forgotten, classic Cunarders concludes with this visit to the laid up LEONID SOBINOV, the former SAXONIA/CARMANIA. Built in 1954, she was the first in a successful quartet of intermediate liners for Cunard's Liverpooll to Montreal service. In 1963, she became the stylish cruise ship CARMANIA until being sold to the Soviets in 1973 and...
Suites and Cabins On The Deluxe SEA CLOUD II In 4K
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Sea Cloud Cruises deluxe, sail-assisted cruise ship carries just 94 guests in 47 beautifully appointed suites and cabins that are reminiscent of an Old World European hotel or, better yet, a classic ocean liner. Here is a look at all six categories offered on this extraordinary, 2001-built beauty. #seacloudcruises #seacloud2 #luxurycruiseship #quirkycruise #onassignmentwithquirkycruise
VIKING POLARIS First Impressions -- 4K Version
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Apologies as my first upload of this video was in very poor quality. Here is a much nicer 4K version of my walk through of the deluxe expedition cruiser VIKING POLARIS during a two week voyage from Fort Lauderdale to Toronto. This exquisite ship is the second of two identical expedition ships operated by Viking and is loaded with all sorts of expedition gear for itineraries that range from Anta...
CARNIVAL FIRENZE First Impressions!
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Fresh from her transformation into the Carnival Cruise Line fold, the 135,196 gross ton, 4,216 guest CARNIVAL FIRENZE has just begun her maiden cruise season from Long Beach, California. This footage was taken on board on the day of the FIRENZE's naming (April 24, 2024) and covers almost all of the public spaces on her lower and upper decks, with a selection of staterooms thrown in for good mea...
SEA CLOUD II First Impressions
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Join Peter Knego for an informal tour of @SEACLOUDCRUISESGmbH spectacular SEA CLOUD II, visiting key deck areas, the public rooms and five suite and stateroom categories. Built in 2001, the SEA CLOUD II is the epitome of Old World luxury with ornate details, scrubbed teak decks, marble, etched glass and brass fittings and so much more. She just may be the most luxurious sail-equipped cruise shi...
Sailing Day: Ft Lauderdale -- March 22, 1999
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25 years? Seems impossible but almost to the day that this footage was shot, including the ISLANDBREEZE (ex TRANSVAAL CASTLE, SA VAAL, FESTIVALE) in her final season before becoming THE BIG RED BOAT III; COSTA ROMANTICA (before her good looks were spoiled in the 2011 refit to COSTA NEO ROMANTICA); VEENDAM (before her good looks were spoiled) and MERCURY. Shot from the south side of the entrance...
Cunarders Behind The Iron Curtain, Part Two: The Reluctant FEDOR SHALYAPIN
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In the first part of this 30 minute video, Peter Knego takes the viewer aboard the former Cunard liner FRANCONIA, which was built in 1955 as the IVERNIA. Shot in 1997, this footage captures the ship in her final incarnation as the Soviet (and later Ukrainian) liner FEDOR SHALYAPIN, which had been laid up for three years at a shipyard several miles east of Odessa. Aside from rust and decay, the ...
Modernism Rules The Waves (excerpts from Peter Knego's presentation for Palm Springs Modernism 2024)
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Here are some random excerpts from Peter Knego's sold out 50-minute presentation "Modernism Rules The Waves: The Edgy Elegance of Mid Twentieth Century Ocean Liners and Cruise Ships" for Palm Springs Modernism 2024. In this 12 minute video, Peter Knego brings some of his favorite ships and their design elements to life for the non-ship loving world. This is not the history of all passenger ship...
Cunarders Behind The Iron Curtain, Part One: Saga of the Four SAXes
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Cunarders Behind The Iron Curtain, Part One: Saga of the Four SAXes
SEA CLOUD SPIRIT Decked! A top-to-bottom tour of the new sail-assisted luxury cruise ship
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SEA CLOUD SPIRIT Decked! A top-to-bottom tour of the new sail-assisted luxury cruise ship
Sailing Day, Los Angeles: April 23, 1995 Featuring MV SAGAFJORD and MV JUBILEE
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Sailing Day, Los Angeles: April 23, 1995 Featuring MV SAGAFJORD and MV JUBILEE
Chasing Classic Cunarders Behind The Iron Curtain-- Coming Soon!
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Chasing Classic Cunarders Behind The Iron Curtain Coming Soon!
SEA CLOUD SPIRIT First Impressions
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SEA CLOUD SPIRIT First Impressions
SONG OF AMERICA's Final Miami Departure
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SONG OF AMERICA's Final Miami Departure
Jeff Lynne's ELO Performing "Livin' Thing" at Vets Aid -- November 12, 2023
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Jeff Lynne's ELO Performing "Livin' Thing" at Vets Aid November 12, 2023
Sailing Day: Los Angeles -- April 21, 1995
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Sailing Day: Los Angeles April 21, 1995
VOLENDAM Decked! A Top To Bottom Tour Of Holland America's Oldest Ship
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VOLENDAM Decked! A Top To Bottom Tour Of Holland America's Oldest Ship
Cruising The Canal Du Midi With The Hotel Barge ATHOS
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Cruising The Canal Du Midi With The Hotel Barge ATHOS
QUEEN MARY Update: September 2023
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QUEEN MARY Update: September 2023
I wish you would have had a video on the Song of Norway, Nordic Prince or Sun Viking.
Well, I have filmed all three of them as well and may do videos about them at some point but this one is about the SONG OF AMERICA.
I did this on March 17-27, 2024 to Kyushu and Busan, and also again July 7- 17, 2024 to Hokkaido and Jeju! And bumped into 2 parties that were same cruise with us in March.
Heading out to Japan and cruising on the Diamond Princess in May '25 for 10 days. Can't wait, it will be our first visit to Japan.
Have a wonderful time! :)
My very first cruise was on board the Holiday in May of 1992. Western Caribbean. I've got vhs tapes of that awesome week in a box somewhere .
Nice! :)
Memories of Windjammer Barefoot Cruises....thank you.
Thank you. :)
The Scandinavian Mini passenger liner Gamle Skogoy was sunk at its moorings for years submerged to its funnel and is now being restored. She was built around the same time. Since 2017
Scandinavia is light years ahead of the U.S. in ship preservation.
@@midshipcinema And it is a shame considering how much bigger and wealthy the country is.
@@raymondleggs5508 Agreed. Imagine if more people cared about the SS UNITED STATES or the NS SAVANNAH. Ah well...
thank you for uploading Peter - she is / was a fantastic ship. Sailed on her as Sunbird and Thomson Destiny - probably about 12 times in total. The Caribbean voyages and those around Nice and Monte Carlo were my favourite. The best thing is about the ship was the size - just perfect, and it mean't a great atmosphere on board where everyone became friends pretty quickly. I never felt the need for an ice rink or a rock climbing wall........ever! Unsure if she's already been scrapped or not?? I see as of today only a 10 day old AIS on Marine Traffic near Sweden of all places. Thats some way from Turkey / India. I am really not sure what is happening, but 42 years is a good age. I don't know what her machinery is like, but the public areas are still fantastic. I never got to see her as Olympia but for me the ship "died" when it left the British market. :-) Pass the tissues..... Thank you for SUPERB videos as usual.
Julian, thank you so much for your very kind message. It made my day. :) As for the former SOA, her ultimate destiny seems to be a great mystery. I last heard she was somewhere in the Red Sea, awaiting the next step. I never got to sail in her as SONG OF AMERICA but visited her on a few occasions, then sailed on her much later on as LOUIS OLYMPIA and then CELESTYAL OLYMPIA. I loved her midships pool area and that strange promenade that went a little up and down but did make a nice circle around the ship. She had many original elements and artworks until a very ill advised late life refit saw most of them removed or covered over. Thank you again. :)
Bitte Nein! 😢
your videos deserve more views!
Thank you. I hope more people discover the channel. :)
Never enough money to pull this off. Let it rest.
No choice now, regardless. She's awaiting a tow to the scrapyard.
Wow how amazing is this!!
love your channel too chris
Hell no for me! Great job Mike
LOL, exactly! :)
As per usual, a brilliant documentary on a ship that was, in a sense, the most popular cruise ship of her time operating out of Sydney. Musicians who became household names in Australia performed on this fine ship. The Seekers, The Bee Gees, just to name a few. Fairstar was a credit to her builders and is still missed to this day.
LE NAVE BLU
Wow very cool video Peter!Also it was scary but very cool to see Mike climb to the platform on the mast pretty cool!😀
Thank you, Super Titanic Boy. :)
Just heard the news that she's gonna be towed to the scrap yard, really sad that's how her story ends. Was really hoping to see her completed :(
Horrible but not unexpected. Did they give any proposed dates and a destination in what you read?
I was just watching the Love Boat today! I love that show. I would have loved being on this cruise to see the cast. And I like DuVaul too. We cruised on the Discovery Princess to Alaska about a year ago and he was really funny.
Brave Mike! And to think of how the Sea Cloud sailors scramble up and down, scaling these heights all the time on a moving ship, yikes!
Anne, that is so true about the sailors, who climb to the tops of the masts and out on the yard arms on a constant basis. It was nice to have a non-acrophobic in Mike to attach the GoPro to, lol. Thank you, always, for elevating this site with your posts. :)
Awesome! Loved the music too!!
Thank you! :0
Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope.
Agreed, times five! Glad to have had a daredevil on the team, although the bowsprit was do-able, even for me.
Wow, Mike is a.tough one! I don't know if I would dare to do that, the older I get the more I'm afraid of heights 😅 Great video, Peter! ❤
Hi Peter, It's such an adventure and experience. I thought you had a fear of heights, Well done and thank you for sharing.
Thank you. Yes, I have bad acrophobia, so it was Mike who went up the mast. :)
@midshipcinema Right good for you at times you need to delegate. Kindest Regards James van der Mei Brisbane Australia
Love your channel
Aww. Thank you. I appreciate your support. :)
Great Video! We are sailing on Diamond Princess, to Japan in May next year. I would like to ask, are the local tours purchased from the Princess? Thank you!
Thank you so much for watching. All of the tours shown, with the exception of my visit to the ferry in Aomori were Princess excursions. :)
Love this, worked on her in 93 and did europe, the med, middle east and malasia, indonesia, far east, south pacific, new zealand, australia aboard, wonderful memories. I do recognise some of the crew in the video.
Thanks so much, Mark! Wonderful memories, indeed. :)
Went on this ship I believe in 1996, I am currently holding in my hand a memory I kept from this Cruise: A Wind Star Dining Room Reservation "Booking No.: 947Y33" "Voyage : EC4021296" "Table No.: 173" Was an amazing experience! Just a Teen and the time. We sailed From Miami to Key West Florida, then to Cozumel Mexico, visited the Pyramids in Tulum. Remember bathing in the pool whie passing through the Gulf of Mexico, the Salinity of the water in the pool was soo high and I had blisters on my lips due to the cold weather in Miami the week before (I live in the Warm, Caribean) ohh how it burned!!! The waiter was a really cool guy who was originally from India. Can't remember his name! Wished to meet him again sometime; my family and I got really close to him; the 5 days aboard the ship! I get sea sick so I was worried, but the first three days I was fine! Was told She was 30 feet shorter than the Titanic! True, I didn't feel the rocking of the sea at all ! HOWEVER on the 3rd day/night, there was a storm in the Gulf of Mexico; this sealed my fate of Sea Sickness. I had to miss dinner that night...I remember hearing the photographer from the bedroom, out at the stairwell in the Atrium taking photographs of everyone who passed there on their way to dinner, etc. in his Chinese English Accent "All tigether now! All together, SMILE!!" While I was in the bedroom totally Sea Sick! The maids came to clean the room and asked me to sit out in the Atrium Couches while they cleaned the room; I didn't want to go anywhere but I had to... oh well the carpet out there paid the price!!! LOL ! After that! I felt fine ! Wne to the Restaurant an had a heavily seasoned Virgin Mary (it settled my stomach when flying and well now sailing). The next day the weather cleared and seas were calm again.. rest of the voyage I was fine. Would have loved to revisit this Ship but now she was laid to rest in 2022. Hope one day, I can afford to take another Cruise on one of the Carnival Cruise Liners!
I hope that maybe, just maybe, a new Sitmar Cruise Line will be the replacement of P&O Australia.
Sitmar left the business for good but unlikely another family owned line would step in with all the corporate mergers and big companies eating up the smaller players who don't have the capitol to compete. Sitmar was one of the very best, even with the "down market" FAIRSTAR. Few ships enjoy such adulation and imfamy.
Man im old, Mardi Gras was my first cruise in 1980ish with my parents... Way different experience than today. Some good, some not so good.
Well, we're all in the same age boat if we sailed in the MG. I wish I had but at least I got to do CARNIVALE. :)
I was fortunate enough to sail on Britanis, on my first cruise - in the 80s - to Bermuda. (It was also nice to get a glimpse of Kevin Anthony in this video. We worked together at 'another cruise line'.)
Thank you and LOL on Kevin. He accompanied me on many of my expeditions in the 80s and early 90s. :)
Great video… we will dock in Busan this October however on the large Quantum of the seas… one of the excursions is to Haedong Temple… my husband is concerned about too many stairs due to a knee issue … did you find this was a problem at this attraction?
Thank you. Yes, there are a lot of steps at the temple and it can get a little crowded. I'm not sure if there is an alternate ramp or easier access. I would definitely ask the Excursions team before you book.
Jill Whelan who played Vicki on The Love boat grew up on that show she was little when the show was running I remember her going from a little girl to wearing beautiful dresses
I love the love boat. I was actually watching it today on Pluto TV
😱🤯😱🤯😱🤯 Ohhhhhhhhh to be HUGELY RICH ENOUGH to take a cruise on this gorgeous ship. The vast majority of the worlds population will never be able to afford it.
Yes, unfortunately, that is true. At least those of us who do not have a budget for these things can enjoy knowing she at least still exists and serves a purpose. :)
Thank you for the great work you done I am going back to back on 8/13 to 8/18 And 8/18 to 8/24 🇲🇽🇺🇸🇪🇬🇺🇸
Thank you, Michael! Hope you have a wonderful time!
@@midshipcinema thank you 🙏 I forgot to ask you how is the service and the food on this ship
@@michaelnammour2285 Both were excellent on my cruise. I show a lot of food in the video at the various dining outlets. :)
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Thank you for the post, it was very interesting.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. :)
crappy music to go with the crappy little ships. I had to put it on mute, the music was so annoying nd intrusive. But the cc sucked even more. Safe to say, I am not subscribing.
So kind of you to take the time to post.
I remember when I went on the Holidays Maid Voyage she was a good ship
I immigrated on her in 1966 as a 10 year old
Wow, very cool. :)
Thanks for the great content. We are sailing on Diamond, to Australia in September. This video was helpful.
Thank you so much. I'm so happy to know that and hope you have a wonderful time! :)
Great ship
That sucks, I was hoping he actually got to finish his boat😢
Yeah, very sad and unfortunate...
Today's cruise ships look like boxes. No personality.
I am such a fan of the beautiful ocean liners. Thank you for these awesome videos.
Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. :)
Even in this sad state, she’s still such a beauty!
Agreed! :)
July 2024, New England, Boston to Montreal. 7 day. This ship while older is a classic lady. The food, staff and service are unmatched!
What an outstanding video! Thank you again for everything
Thank you! I so appreciate that1 :)
Sailed on her twice in the early 80’s. She was beautiful then.
Now because the Aurora sank. There's now a push to remove a lot of the abandoned vessels in the Delta. Which comes to mind, what's going to happen to the USCGC Fir? The last information I can get, was their Facebook Page asking about possible new owners. But that was on February 5, 2023. And since than, it's sitting there still. I've tried to message them about what's going to happen to her, but no response other than 'seen'. The owner or former owner did a lot of work on her, from repainting, changing the actual structure to her original layout, adding new generators, etc. But it all stopped. I hope it doesn't have the same fate as the Aurora, and the other vessels right next to it.
It is such a sad state of affairs. When the other vessels started piling up around AURORA, I did not think it was good for her future as it gave the impression that these ships were all derelict. When I last visited FIR, she was immaculate. I hope someone will step in to rescue her but with all the liability for possible pollution and other issues as well as it being next to impossible to find a willing berth, I don't think there is much hope.