Floating Paradise Lost: SS BRITANIS, Part One (From MONTEREY to MATSONIA to LURLINE to BRITANIS)
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so way back in 1981 a friend who worked at chandras lines tipped me off to an unbeatable 235 dollar fare for a week-long cruise aboard the ss britannis out of san juan
my friend fred was a good sport clearly this was no luxury cruise but we made the most of it and ended up having a great time
this was the first time either of us had been to the caribbean and we enjoyed our tours of martinique and caracas
on our last afternoon the britannis looked beautiful as she soaked up the virgin son of saint thomas
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Using vintage brochures, illustrations, deck plans and photographs, this is the story of Chandris Lines venerable SS BRITANIS, which began her career in 1932 as Matson Lines SS MONTEREY on service from the West Coast to Australia. The MONTEREY served as a troopship in World War Two, then remerged in 1956 as the completely rebuilt MATSONIA for Matson's Hawaii service. In 1963, she was renamed LURLINE and in 1970, she was sold to Chandris who rebuilt her for their Australian emigrant service. In 1981 at nearly 50 years old, she is also shown during a Caribbean cruise from San Juan prior to her planned retirement, which actually did not happen for another thirteen years. If you haven't already, don't forget to hit "like" and subscribe to this channel so we can keep making ship videos. Thanks! #ssbritanis #sslurline #ssmatsonia #ssmonterey #MatsonLines #ChandrisLines #classicoceanliners #classiccruiseships