Floating Paradise Lost: MV ACHILLE LAURO, Part Three: Cruising From Genoa to Alexandria

[@ralphvitiello7992]

As an 8 year old child I travelled on the Achilles Lauro to Australia from Napoli. It was 1965. She just had a major refit. All I remember is the beautiful Funnels. Even as a child I thought she was an attractive looking cruise liner.

[@midshipcinema]

Thank you, Ralph. Wow, you travelled on her when she was "brand new" in her ACHILLE LAURO form. Those funnels were beautiful and must have been especially striking at the time.

[@ralphvitiello7992]

@@midshipcinema Certainly left an impression me. Just to correct myself. It was 1966 around April I when I travelled on the Achilles Lauro. Because the in 1965 I travelled from Sydney Australia to Napoli on the Roma. The Roma did not have same presence as that Flotta Lauro ships. And by the way Thankyou Peter for that video. It brings back powerful memories for me.

[@regenesisart1373]

She had a very pleasant sounding, two tone whistle.

[@mrslinarcos]

It was good to see the COSTA RIVIERA, she was going to be the AMERICAN ADVENTURE for a short time. We sailed on her in Nov. 1986 and it was fantastic. Peter Knego, this was another excellent documentary on this grand ship. Thank you so much.

[@midshipcinema]

Thank you, Deborah. :)

[@mrslinarcos]

@@midshipcinema, you're very welcome it was a pleasure seeing all three parts. She was a legend.

[@jeffross5424]

have a pic of the costa romantica during construction...glad i do

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

Always excited to see a new video from Peter!!

[@midshipcinema]

Always honored, Chris! Thank you.

[@foxstarline4997]

Amazing work...she was beautiful!!!

[@TATICAL_R]

15:21 she sounds beautiful

[@andrewbrendan1579]

Peter, your arms must be aching from knocking it out of the park over and over!---You don't just show home movies but present finely-crafted, informed documentaries. Your work is so much appreciated.---i love being taken through the Achille Lauro, seeing places that might not be seen in brochures and books, the nooks and crannies, and also seeing things from new angles. You don't just entertain but have preserved so much ocean liner history and you do a great service to those of us who love ocean liners.---If there had been a Peter Knego aboard the Imperator or Ile de France or Dominion to name just a few...wow! What that would have been!

[@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

She was such a beautiful ship.

[@Muffin.aviation.master]

Great ship

[@patrickrace]

So wonderful Peter, thank you! Appreciate your diligence in representing her history throughout this series and for delving into the 'where are they now?' stories of the other ships you encountered. I could truly watch for hours; you capture the excitement and wonder of being on board so well!

[@leroysgamesandmore2226]

Super jealous you have all these wonderfully recorded videos

[@TrainLordJC]

Wonderful video which I will forward on to my passenger ship aficionados. As a Dutch Australian teenager I had a three page magazine liftout of this ship as the Willem Ruys plastered on my bedroom door. In 1993 she came to Adelaide but unfortunately I didn't visit her much to my regret, so I therefore enjoyed your video of her. I did board the other Flotto Lauro ship Angelina Lauro (ex Dutch ship Oranje). I met a pretty girl on this ship and this encounter ended changing my life path!

[@midshipcinema]

Thank you. Wish I had seen ANGELINA but she vanished before I could get to her.

[@PMVasconcellos]

Great, I lived in Genoa for a few years in the 70s. I could see all these cruises from home. Lived in Quarto Dei Mille.

[@midshipcinema]

One of my favorite cities in the world.

[@thesketchydude1315]

Thanks again for making this series my friend, its been amazing to see the history of my favorite ship in such detail :) EDIT: and oh god... 7:03 one of the WORST examples of rebuilding a ferry...quite literally fatal too as of course the Boccacio incident occurred and Petra burned up...shame too, they looked amazing in the 1970s 8:26 Jesus...I forgot that american cruise line existed, maybe better that way haha

[@midshipcinema]

Thank you! SO glad you are enjoying these. She was one of the coolest ships ever.

[@jacksonclavierproductions]

Excited to see part 4!

[@theclockperson1046]

Thank You for such a great documentary on her !!

[@midshipcinema]

Thank you for watching. I love this ship, so it's been a pleasure.

[@midshipcinema]

Thank you.

[@TheGmbz]

Delightful.

[@TheClive1949]

Simply splendid, as ever. As ever I am left thinking 'if only I had sailed on her.'

[@midshipcinema]

Thank you, dear Clive.

[@maryloulong6789]

I got a kick out of seeing the Costa Romantica. Her sister ship the Classica is still sailing out of the port of Palm Beach Florida. I’m booked on a weekend cruise at the end of July. She will be the first ship to sail out of American waters since the pandemic.

[@midshipcinema]

Grand Classica is one of my favorite ships. So glad she is coming back!

[@richatom71]

Thank you for sharing this .

[@midshipcinema]

My pleasure, thanks!

[@chrispeasley1780]

Once again bringing back great memories of our voyages aboard her! Thanks again for all the work put into this {and many other} videos. Incidentally, personally I much preferred the lighter blue hull .... The darker blue seemed to dull her shape and character.

[@midshipcinema]

Thank you. Agree on the lighter blue. :)

[@MD-82_B717_TFSFan]

5:54 Horn

[@darploin5071]

Yeah I could believe it an excessive amount of soot in the funnels could have started the ship on fire

[@Muffin.aviation.master]

LE NAVE BLU

[@robertklein1497]

Great documentation, especially as a Dutchman I am proud that she survived this long untill her very sad ending. BTW, isnt it kind of ironic that just because the city of Pompeii was destroyed it now is the only Roman city that is still out there?

[@midshipcinema]

Thank you, Robert It was nice to have a large enough group of Dutch passengers on our trip for them to make announcements in Dutch.

[@TATICAL_R]

15:45 one of her last words

[@TATICAL_R]

I hope the ghost of whilhelm ruys was listening.i hope so too

[@MrMartime2009]

7:02

[@darploin5071]

It's the Costa fabulosa I think that is I think it's now owned by grand Bahama cruise lines

[@collecting2131]

Wow, this was right around the Estonia disaster...

[@MrMartime2009]

4:38 MV costa romantica horn

[@darploin5071]

Her sistership the classica is with grind Bahama's cruise lines the last statement was incorrect

[@TATICAL_R]

8:22

[@graceygal2664]

M.v. petrararca I think the ship looked quite pretty actually in a let's shove some condos on a ferry kinda way

[@midshipcinema]

LOL, yes, I agree with the latter part of your sentence, although I do think they were attractive ships as built. :)

[@graceygal2664]

@@midshipcinema I think they were bland as built I'm a fan of weird looking ships like ferries and rather cheaply refitted ships so maybe I've weird taste

[@darploin5071]

You boarded Akili Laurel 5 days before my 24th birthday