Shipping news

I guess it is one of the cool things about the internet; the vast amount of information available, if you're willing to take the time to search. I was snooping several weeks back when Jenn and Scott took a cruise trip in the Caribbean. Their ship the MSC Seaside was listed online along with the voyage and the ports of call. So I snooped further and found info on the last time I was on a ship... The RMS Cunard liner, the Saxonia.

Oh my but there is a tonne of information available, and photos too. It sure brought back memories on travelling home from France, back to Canada in the early 1960s. Airlines did not make a regular crossing from Europe to North America back then. The trip took five or six days, as best as I can remember, departing from Le Havre, France, on to Southhampton, U.K. and then across the North Atlantic Ocean on to Montreal.

I still have some vivid memories of that trip. One of the funniest was that I was in the ship's theatre watching a movie with my Mom when suddenly the theatre door crashed open, light poured in and there was my big brother Gary shouting, Hey Leonard, we docked, we're back in Canada!

So I found some basic info on the Saxonia. But the best part is there is another link that lists the names of families and passengers who were on the ship in the 1960s. I think I will have to dig back for more information.