He he.. most of the ships that I have sailed on have been scrapped: Norway, Enchanted Isle, Regal Empress, Britanis*(Sank enroute) SeaBreeze *(Sank enroute) OceanBreeze, Scandinavia, Cunard Countess, CostaRiviera, Enchanted Capri, Ocean Village 2(Worked), Monarch of the Seas, Saga Ruby, Marco Polo, Celebration, Black Watch, Boudicca, As a ship aficionado, I always tried to sail on the oldest ship I could when I booked a cruise. I didn't have a lot of money, most of my life, and so I did many 2-3 night cruises on the old girls. To you young whipper snappers (lol) I know I have sailed or visited many of the "GOAT"s, but my "ships I have missed sailing on" list STILL includes some enviable ships that I am jealous of. Though I have visited a good number of those as well. Im sad that I missed so many of the great British liners, P & O, Union Castle, Shaw-Savill etc. I did get to see the fabulous Canberra in NYC in 73 I think it was. And I was thrilled when Southern Cross became Calypso in 1980 and came to NYC. Island Breeze was the only Union Castle ship I ever laid my eyes on... . The good old days.... Thanks for your videos. I give you and the other content creators big kudos, this stuff isn't as easy as it looks... One of these days, after my honey-do list shrinks, maybe Ill take a media course and learn how to do this... I may be past my sell by date by then.. lol
Hello Chris, I just found your channel. I live in Huntington Beach California, 10 miles south of Long Beach where Queen Mary resides. I have been aboard her many times. I also saw Queen Elizabeth the day after she burned and rolled to her starboard side. While aboard the USS Chicago CG11, we left Vietnam and came into Hong Kong for R&R and there she was.
I have sailed on several scrapped ships including Fairstar , Fair Princess , Fair Sky ,then under it's new name Pacific Sky and even though not scrapped as such QE2. Great video as usual from you. Thanks.
Some of the oldest ships still in regular service are the huge bulk freighters on the Great Lakes. As their hulls are not exposed to the corrosive effects of salt water they can last for many decades.
Nice video, you should have mentioned the ships who were dramatically lost during towing to the scrap yard like the SS America or the Bremen/ Pasteur …
I wish that there was cruise ship breaking in the U.S.. I could see outfits buying a ship's cabin modules, trucking them inland and making them into motels. The fittings from pretty much any modern cruise ship could be used to make a rather nice resort.
I am extremely curious about the destoring process. Where does the stuff go? Who takes it? I am also really curious where Sovereign OTS , giant glsss clock went…
The originals were fairly structurally unsound by the time she retired, so they replaced them (after they were removed to make way for internal machinery removals that they brought up through the funnel casings).
It's a recut video from 2020 so the original is quite old - it was full of pandemic info so I cut all that out as it wasn't relevant in 2024 ;) Sorry about that!!
You’re right, HMHS. Britannic did sink, but it’s a different Britannic in the video. White Star had three ships named Britannic over the years. The one I refer to, was the 3rd one which ended its career with Cunard after the merger.
@@barryscott3327 they recycled ship names quite a bit back in the day! And White Star and Cunard never used the suffix (until QE2) so it’s hard to know!!
Strangely enough most ships aren’t corroded to a state where they need to be scrapped given to the paint that protects the hull from corrosion. It’s generally obsolescence well before they corrode.
@@ChrisFrameOfficial Thanks for your reply. That does surprise me, especially having seen that MV Arvin break in half and the video of the extent of the internal corrosion on an earlier video of its inspection. Still, I guess it was much older and maintained badly. It's also surprising that these cruise ships that are scrapped, which are seemingly 30-35 years old or so, have managed to earn enough revenue to pay off its construction costs and make a profit. I wonder when the pay-back point is of a cruise ship is !
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Have you sailed on a ship that’s scrapped now?
He he.. most of the ships that I have sailed on have been scrapped: Norway, Enchanted Isle, Regal Empress, Britanis*(Sank enroute) SeaBreeze *(Sank enroute) OceanBreeze, Scandinavia, Cunard Countess, CostaRiviera, Enchanted Capri, Ocean Village 2(Worked), Monarch of the Seas, Saga Ruby, Marco Polo, Celebration, Black Watch, Boudicca, As a ship aficionado, I always tried to sail on the oldest ship I could when I booked a cruise. I didn't have a lot of money, most of my life, and so I did many 2-3 night cruises on the old girls. To you young whipper snappers (lol) I know I have sailed or visited many of the "GOAT"s, but my "ships I have missed sailing on" list STILL includes some enviable ships that I am jealous of. Though I have visited a good number of those as well. Im sad that I missed so many of the great British liners, P & O, Union Castle, Shaw-Savill etc. I did get to see the fabulous Canberra in NYC in 73 I think it was. And I was thrilled when Southern Cross became Calypso in 1980 and came to NYC. Island Breeze was the only Union Castle ship I ever laid my eyes on... . The good old days.... Thanks for your videos. I give you and the other content creators big kudos, this stuff isn't as easy as it looks... One of these days, after my honey-do list shrinks, maybe Ill take a media course and learn how to do this... I may be past my sell by date by then.. lol
@@SeaTravelr123 wow amazing!
Yes, Carnival’s Fascination (sailed on it in 1996 and 2000) and Imagination (sailed on it in 1998).
The second ship I sailed on is on the bottom of the sea.
Yep, P&O Pacific Jewel, for 2 cruises, one to Queensland, and one to new Caledonia and Vanuatu
Hello Chris, I just found your channel. I live in Huntington Beach California, 10 miles south of Long Beach where Queen Mary resides. I have been aboard her many times. I also saw Queen Elizabeth the day after she burned and rolled to her starboard side. While aboard the USS Chicago CG11, we left Vietnam and came into Hong Kong for R&R and there she was.
I was a Barkeeper on Regal Princess and QE2. After becoming a Maitre D on Astoria & Astor. For many years enjoying my life as Hotel GM in Asia!!
I have sailed on several scrapped ships including Fairstar , Fair Princess , Fair Sky ,then under it's new name Pacific Sky and even though not scrapped as such QE2. Great video as usual from you. Thanks.
You do make the most interesting videos Chris.
Thank you 🙏
This video was fascinating! Thank you so much for your insight and research as this type of content is very interesting to me.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video. Very informative.
Glad you enjoyed it!
That was very interesting. Thanks
This is fascinating.
Thank you for the video!
Another great, interesting video. Thanks
Very interesting video Chris! Thanks!!!
Some of the oldest ships still in regular service are the huge bulk freighters on the Great Lakes. As their hulls are not exposed to the corrosive effects of salt water they can last for many decades.
Really interesting video. Thanks for sharing
Thank you 🙏 how are you both? Hope all is well!
@@ChrisFrameOfficial hi Chris yes both well thank-you. Like the slight rebrand looking good. Hopefully get to see you onboard sometime in 25
Thank you - really kind of you to say!
Nice video, you should have mentioned the ships who were dramatically lost during towing to the scrap yard like the SS America or the Bremen/ Pasteur …
Oooh that’s a good idea for another video!!
Also the 1957 Gripsholm, the 1964 Shalom, the Constitution, the Caronia...and probably some others I can't think of.
wow this really was fascinating
I wish that there was cruise ship breaking in the U.S.. I could see outfits buying a ship's cabin modules, trucking them inland and making them into motels. The fittings from pretty much any modern cruise ship could be used to make a rather nice resort.
I am extremely curious about the destoring process. Where does the stuff go? Who takes it? I am also really curious where Sovereign OTS , giant glsss clock went…
I's a shame that Olympic wasn't preserved.
Can you imagine how many visitors it would get nowadays?
Why were the Queen Mary's funnels changed?
The originals were fairly structurally unsound by the time she retired, so they replaced them (after they were removed to make way for internal machinery removals that they brought up through the funnel casings).
Is this a reupload? Because I swear I saw this one the other day.
It's a recut video from 2020 so the original is quite old - it was full of pandemic info so I cut all that out as it wasn't relevant in 2024 ;) Sorry about that!!
@@ChrisFrameOfficial Oh OK
Great video but The Britannic wasn’t scrapped it sunk. Or did I miss something?
You’re right, HMHS. Britannic did sink, but it’s a different Britannic in the video. White Star had three ships named Britannic over the years. The one I refer to, was the 3rd one which ended its career with Cunard after the merger.
@@ChrisFrameOfficialAh ok I didn’t know they made that many
@@barryscott3327 they recycled ship names quite a bit back in the day! And White Star and Cunard never used the suffix (until QE2) so it’s hard to know!!
Not once did you mention corrosion, which must be the reason many ships are scrapped.
Strangely enough most ships aren’t corroded to a state where they need to be scrapped given to the paint that protects the hull from corrosion. It’s generally obsolescence well before they corrode.
@@ChrisFrameOfficial
Thanks for your reply.
That does surprise me, especially having seen that MV Arvin break in half and the video of the extent of the internal corrosion on an earlier video of its inspection.
Still, I guess it was much older and maintained badly.
It's also surprising that these cruise ships that are scrapped, which are seemingly 30-35 years old or so, have managed to earn enough revenue to pay off its construction costs and make a profit.
I wonder when the pay-back point is of a cruise ship is !