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English forum => Small talk => Topic started by: rjwhyte09 on August 13, 2012, 01:03:28

Title: The old liners
Post by: rjwhyte09 on August 13, 2012, 01:03:28: Hey all

Whats your favorite liner from the past? could it be Titanic,Oceanic or Mauretania 2. Post pictures of your fav old liner, I have loads :thumbs:

Ill start

RMS Queen Elizabeth

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Queen_Elizabeth_%2B.JPG/800px-Queen_Elizabeth_%2B.JPG)
Title: Re: The old liners
Post by: rjwhyte09 on August 13, 2012, 01:10:59: RMS Mauretania (1938)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/RMS_Mauretania.JPG)
Title: Re: The old liners
Post by: SHIPPY67 on August 13, 2012, 04:26:42: Mauretania II
Queen Mary 1
Title: Re: The old liners
Post by: SHIPPY67 on August 13, 2012, 04:27:33: Pic
Title: Re: The old liners
Post by: Rbsanford on August 13, 2012, 04:38:05: Queen Elizabeth II

(http://www.worldshipny.com/images/qe2atsea2b.jpg)
Title: Re: The old liners
Post by: STORMM_29 on August 13, 2012, 06:42:50: queen of the north but she sank in 2006 :'(
Title: Re: The old liners
Post by: rjwhyte09 on August 13, 2012, 12:20:36: Quote from: Curtis73 on August 13, 2012, 06:42:50
queen of the north but she sank in 2006 :'(

Queen Elizabeth 2 is in Dubia, what queen do you mean cause as far as I know no Queen has sunk :doh:
Title: Re: The old liners
Post by: rjwhyte09 on August 13, 2012, 12:21:08: Quote from: Rbsanford on August 13, 2012, 04:38:05
Queen Elizabeth II

(http://www.worldshipny.com/images/qe2atsea2b.jpg)

Good choice, love her design ;D
Title: Re: The old liners
Post by: Rbsanford on August 13, 2012, 19:50:15: Yeah, my grandparents sailed on her a lot.
Title: Re: The old liners
Post by: Second Mate on August 13, 2012, 20:41:06: Way better than all Honolulu coastline hotels aka modern cruise ships !!

any one noticed the tendency that every new ship is uglier (or hotel-er?) than the previous one ? Except maybe for disney cruise ships

regards Jet (Carhorn)
Title: Re: The old liners
Post by: Rbsanford on August 13, 2012, 20:58:31: Yeah, they're all starting to look the same. At least Titanic II will be some variety. :doh:
Title: Re: The old liners
Post by: rjwhyte09 on August 14, 2012, 18:11:46: Love NORMANDIE or FRANCE, its a shame they are no here :'(

I like HMHS Britannic
A rare picture
(http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/430185_427221827323624_1566696885_n.jpg)
Title: Re: The old liners
Post by: Rbsanford on August 14, 2012, 18:37:09: SS United States. Too bad Vstep won't put DOM's model in the game. :-\

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/SS_United_States_postcard.jpg)
Title: Re: The old liners
Post by: rjwhyte09 on August 14, 2012, 19:12:18: Quote from: Rbsanford on August 14, 2012, 18:37:09
SS United States. Too bad Vstep won't put DOM's model in the game. :-\

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/SS_United_States_postcard.jpg)

yeah, DOM`s mods are amazing
Title: Re: The old liners
Post by: Second Mate on August 14, 2012, 21:21:59: Quote from: Rbsanford on August 14, 2012, 18:37:09
SS United States. Too bad Vstep won't put DOM's model in the game. :-\

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/SS_United_States_postcard.jpg)

Probably 50% of that reason is that model is way too realistic for shipsim standards
Title: Re: The old liners
Post by: Shipaddict on August 19, 2012, 17:17:42: Quote from: Rbsanford on August 13, 2012, 20:58:31
Yeah, they're all starting to look the same. At least Titanic II will be some variety. :doh:

They all look the same from the outside because the cruise companies are providing what the paying customers want. ::)