Outward in King George lock on 01/09/2012, a veteran built 1976 as CUNARD COUNTESS by Burmeister & Wain, completed in Italy.

Cruise and Maritime recently announced that the final voyage of the OCEAN COUNTESS will be the cruise to Canaries and Madeira departing Liverpool 9 October 2012, but now terminating at Barcelona instead of returning to Liverpool.
Being replaced next season (2013) by the even older DISCOVERY, completed 1-1972 as ISLAND VENTURE.

My wife and I much enjoyed our cruise on the OCEAN COUNTESS during 2010.

Ron

Sad to learn that she is on fire at Chalkis, video here

http://www.schiffsjournal.de/feuer-auf- ... -countess/

Try this one............

http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruis ... video.html

Yes our first experience of Posh Cruising with Cunard. One Sea-Day out of 14!

OCEAN COUNTESS on the Tyne 23.05.10

Passing Paull inward for King George dock 03/06/2011.

A rather nice vessel and far better looking than the floating blocks of Flats around these days, Greeks/ older Vessels / Insurance seems to have been a regular feature over the years, not that I am insinuating anything on their part, they just seem to be rather unlucky

'Total Loss' after the fire in 2013, broken up at Aliaga.