RMS Orion - Passenger Photos

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With Reuben Goossens

Maritime Historian

Orient Line

RMS Orion

Photo Album Page Two

This page has been created especially for passengers on the RMS Orion to add thei’/r photographs. The first photographs received are from a Swiss passenger, Ben Zuber.

Ben was one of eight Swiss men immigrating to New Zealand in 1961. He became great friends of fellow passengers, Kurt, Menk, Brian and Beryl. Ben dined at the first sitting and unbeknown to him, a beautiful young lady, Ann, who sat on his seat at the second sitting. Four months after arriving in Wellington, Ben met Ann and they were married in 1963. They sailed on various ships, to Europe, including P&O’s Arcadia and the Lloyd Triestino Galileo. In 2001, a number of friends celebrated the 40^th anniversary of their voyage on the Orion.

Ben and his Swiss friends enjoying the sun out on deck

Above & Below: Dinner on Fancy Dress Night.

Above: Ben on the right – Below: Ben partially hidden behind the lady in dark glasses

Pool Games

Orion heading south in the Suez Canal

The Shop

Ben with shipmates

The love of Ben’s life, Anne

Four shipmates enjoy their 2001 reunion

I hereby wish to thank Ben and Anne Zuber for providing these photographs. They give as a brief look at the days so many of us (including the author) headed south to New Zealand and Australia to start an exciting new life! If you have enjoyed this page and you also sailed on the Orion, we will be happy to add your story and photographs to this page! email me

Survey on Immigrant Ships

and their Passengers to Australia

Phillip Massaad, a long time supporter of ssMaritime, has requested that I place a special survey online to assist him with his thesis on Immigrant Ships and their passengers. Your assistance will provide him with a good source of information. Thus, If you migrated to Australia and came by ship, you may consider completing this special survey. When completed email it to Phillip at nma32832@bigpond.net.au

Your support is appreciated!

Reuben Goossens

Orion Index

RMS Orion Orion Mainpage

Photo Album Interior and exterior photos of the Orion

Passenger Contribution - 1 Ben Zuber heads for Australia

Passenger Contribution - 2 Jack Abbott - a Soldiers Tale - “Orion Oracle” No 20

Passenger Contribution - 3 Jack Abbott - a Soldiers Tale - “Orion Oracle” No 29

Passenger Contribution - 4 William Rishton

Passenger Contribution - 5 Anne Lee

Also Visit our Features on the following Orient/P&O Ships

RMS Orcades - SS Canberra - SS Oriana – SS Oronsay - RMS Strathaird

The book

“Orient Line – A Fleet History”

Is available for £23.50 plus p&p from “Ships in Focus”

email: sales@shipsinfocus.co.uk

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Photographs on ssMaritime –Cruise-Australia and all associate pages are: 1. By the author. 2. From the author’s private collection (including those photos the author has purchased outright and own copyright to). 3. As provided by Shipping Companies and private photographers. Credit is given to all contributors. However, there are some photographs sent to us without details of the photographer/owners concerned. We would therefore appreciate if owners of these photographs would make themselves known to me, that due credit may be given.

This notice covers all pages, although, we have done our best to ensure that all photographs are duly credited and that this notice is displaced on each page as each page is updated!

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