This was our first cruise in 1984, featuring members of the NY Islanders NHL hockey team and their families.
The Cunard Countess was launched in 1976 (along with her almost identical twin, the Cunard Princess).
This was Cunard's entry into mass market cruising.
She stayed with Cunard until just before the Princess takeover. Her latest incarnation was as the "Lili
Marleen" under the now bankrupt German "Holiday Kreuzfarhten" line.
She is 18,000 gross tons, has 365 cabins and carries up to 840 passengers.
