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The Australian Centre for Egyptology - Macquarie University Team
Return to Helwan - Cairo - 2004/2005
Some Images from recent "Digs"
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Cruise Ships of the Past !
THE HIMALAYA
Himalaya 1949-1974
Gross Tonnage: 28,000
Built by Vickers Armstrong at Barrow in Furness, launched 5th October 1948 and sailed on her maiden voyage on 6th October 1949.
She remained in service until 19th October 1974 when she left Sydney for the breakers yards in Taiwan
Next Month: "Mikhail Lermontov "
Cruise Ship of the Month
ENCHANTMENT OF THE SEAS
ENCHANTMENT OF THE SEAS is one of 6 new buildings delivered to Royal Caribbean of a similar design. She is one of the larger of the ships. In May 2005 she will sail for Rotterdam where a new midsection will be added - increasing the ships tonnage to over 80,000.
Ship Facts
• 370
Passengers, 3/4 occupancy cabins.
• 1950
Double occupancy cabins.
• 3200
Coast Guard passengers limit.
• 106 Ft.
Ship beam.
• 22 Knots
Cruising speed.
• 74,000
Tons.
• 916 Ft.
Ship Length.
• Inaugurated
on 30-Jul-1997.
• Registry
: Liberia
• International
Crew .
• 1160
dining capacity.
• One
Dining Room.
• 25
draft.
• 760
crew.
• God
Mother: COLLEEN FAIN
• 9
passenger elevators.
• 2
stablizers.
• 2 Bow
Thrusters.
• 1 Strern
Thruster.
• 975
total rooms.
Next Month: Superstar Leo
The Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Australia - February 2005
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Until Next Month - Bye For Now !
J.C.M.