what a fantastic ship..went on school cruise in jan 1975....had a brilliant time...went to Egypt, Israel,Lebanon.Rhodes and Santorini..I remember a few of us forging notes from our parents to say that we could smoke whilst on the cruise..( yep..got up to allsorts of mischief during my 3 yrs at Tal-Handaq)..and if memory serves me right my dormitory on the ship was ..Van Der Post...such happy memories..!!!!!!