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Tag Archives: Vistafjord
That last voyage across the harbour
In March 1990 a group of us went down to Durban to see the arrival of the Cunard cruise ship Vistafjord arrive. By way of explanation, I was a member of what was then the Transvaal Branch of the World … Continue reading
Posted in Cruiseships, Hobbies and Interests, Personal, Retrospective, Ships, South Africa, Transportation
Tagged Dredger, Durban, Harbour, Ocean Terminal, RE Jones, Ribbok, SAR&H, Tug, Vistafjord
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Southampton Shipwatch 37: Saga Ruby
I first saw Saga Ruby under her original name Vistafjord when she called in Durban many years ago. In those days she was owned by Cunard, and bore a grey hull with a Cunard funnel livery. She arrived on one … Continue reading
Posted in Cruiseships, Hampshire, Hobbies and Interests, Personal, Ships, Southampton, Transportation
Tagged Caronia, NAL, Saga Holidays, Saga Ruby, Sagafjord, Southampton, Vistafjord
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