99 Years of Cruising.....

[DaCruzNut]

In researching my family's genealogy, I learned that my maternal grandmother, Pesche (Pauline) Efron came to the United States aboard Holland America's Rijndam on July 11, 1905.

My maternal grandfather, Louis Arstein (Arnstein) arrived on the same ship on September 25, 1905.

Guess cruising is in my blood....

[GottaCruz]

Looks like you were destined to be a cruiser :cool: :cool: :cool: Have any of your kids inherited this destiny from you??? :cheesy:

[Dan]

What I want to know, Jeff, is did you sail on both with your grandparent's, or just with one of them? :grin:

[DaCruzNut]

Actually, Dan, my mom was waiting for them on the dock, in New York, with me in in my little baby cariage...

[Shari2]

Jeff...you know the song, "Born to Be Wild?" You were, "Born to be Cruising." :grin:

[DaCruzNut]

Get your engines runnin'

Head out on the seaway

Lookin' for adventure

And whatever comes our way

Yeah Darlin' go make it happen

Take the passengers in a love embrace

Fire all of your guns at once

And explode into space

I like island music; not

Heavy metal thunder

Goin’ to the buffet

And the feelin' that I'm under

Yeah Darlin' go make it happen

Take the Captain in a love embrace

Fire all of your guns at once

And explode into space

Like a true ocean song

We were born, born to be cruising along

We can climb so high

I never wanna die

Born to be cruising.

Born to be wild cruising.

[Lisa63]

Guess it's in my blood, too. Of my two grandparents who immigrated to the US, one came over on Noordam in 1920 when he was a teenager. The 12,500 ton ship held over 2200 pax, of which 1800 were in third class (including Papa).

I'm still looking up the records of my other grandparent, plus all eight great-grandparents. The ellisisland.org site is addictive!

[Shari2]

Lisa...we have to sing, Born to be Cruising, for you too! :grin:

How do you use that Ellis Island site? If you only have a last name of your ancestors, will you still be able to find out about them?

[Bibb]

Jeff,

My grandmother's (paternal) ancestry shows that Samuel Smytherman, London, was convicted and sentenced to the Colonies in 1744. I haven't figured out yet if that makes me a natural cruiser or a convict. :grin:

Bibb

[TheSkipper]

Well bibb,

At least he got free passage. Pretty good deal!

My family came over in 1680 with William Penn don't know on which ship. I guess most all of us are decended from "cruisers" unless we are American Indians!

Signing off from Sunny Chicago tonight,

:cool: