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ABOUT THE RMS ST HELENA CRUISE SHIP:

RMS St Helena is unique...
She is the only ocean-going vessel in the world still to carry the venerable title of Royal Mail Ship, held in the past by so many famous British passenger liners, the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary amongst them.
In addition to carrying passengers in well-fed comfort, she is almost the sole source of supply of all goods for her island namesake. From wind turbines to automotive parts; sheep, goats, and Christmas turkeys to furniture, food and paint, everything has to be carried by ship to the island. This is part of the fascination. RMS ST Helena is not just a passenger vessel; it's a working ship, plying the Atlantic Ocean, carrying goods and people nearly halfway around the world. When you sail on the RMS, you are following in the wake of the generations of travellers and explorers who crossed the world's oceans in the leisured days before air travel. A voyage on the RMS is an unforgettable experience: a blue water voyage on a working ship to lonely and remote tropical islands.

Quality, comfort and peace of mind
The Royal Mail Ship St Helena was built in 1989 specifically to supply the island of St Helena, the British Overseas Territory deep in the tropical South Atlantic. She is British registered, 6,767 gross tonnes and has berths for a maximum of 128 passengers plus 56 officers and crew.
She has all the most modern facilities; stabilisers, air conditioning and for those who worry about being too remote from their normal humdrum existence, fax, telephone, email and satellite communications.
She also carries a doctor and has well equipped medical facilities. Classified as A1+ at Lloyds and sailing under the British flag means that RMS St Helena is subject to some of the most rigorous safety regulations in the world. Her repeatedly high classification in the Berlitz Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships is a sure indication of the high quality of her facilities, crew and standards.

LIFE ON BOARD

Traditional values, service with a smile
Compared with today's giant cruise liners, RMS St Helena is a small ship. There are no theatres, no casinos, no golf ranges.
On the other hand the emphasis is on relaxation. Life on board is far from frenetic. You can bask in an atmosphere of sun, sea and relaxed, friendly efficiency. Almost nothing is too much trouble for the officers and staff who believe that one of their responsibilities is to ensure you have an enjoyable voyage.
There are all the traditional ocean-going pastimes of beef tea, the sun deck and swimming pool, deck games, films, discos, bingo, race nights, quizzes and many other ideas from the fertile minds of the Purser and his staff. Sometimes there is even cricket!
There is plenty of time to do just what you wish. Lounge on the sun deck by the heated swimming pool with a cool drink and a book (the ship has a well-stocked library of books, videos and audio tapes. For the interested, RMS St Helena is an open vessel; you are welcome to visit the bridge or the engine room. You have only to ask.
For the more energetic, the deck games; for the really dedicated or over indulgent, there is the exercise room.
Perhaps, most significant of all, the chance and time to meet new people, converse and make good friends.

The pleasures of the table
For the gourmet, the galley is one of the Ship's greatest assets and would grace many of the world's best restaurants. The chef and his galley staff pride themselves on the quality of the meals they serve. One of the great pleasures of the ship's day is the six-course dinner served in the attractively appointed dining saloon, with every senior officer hosting a table.
Both breakfast and lunch may be taken in the dining saloon or, for the more abstemious, continental breakfast and a buffet lunch are served in the sun lounge.
Any type of special diet can be provided for with pleasure: you simply need to make your requirements known in ample time before the ship sails to ensure that arrangements may be made to have the ingredients available.
Beef tea is served every day in the sun lounge while the bars in the main and sun lounges are open at lunchtime and in the evening.
Afternoon tea, with cakes and sandwiches, is served in the main lounge in the afternoon.

Facilities
RMS St Helena has all the facilities of a first class hotel. The Purser's office provides limited banking facilities, changing travellers' cheques and foreign currency. It also acts as a post office and information point as well as publishing the Ship's daily newspaper.
There is a shop selling both souvenirs and essentials for the voyage. There is a highly efficient laundry service to do all your washing and ironing but, should you wish to use it, there is also a personal laundrette fully equipped with washing, drying and ironing facilities.

Every cabin also has 24-hour steward service but, should you wish to make a cup of tea in the middle of the night, you are welcome to make use of the facilities in the steward's pantry.

The ship has two very comfortable lounges, both with fine views Each has a bar with waiting staff to attend to passengers' needs The Hotel Services Officer is also happy to make arrangements for private cocktail parties in passengers' cabins.

Each Sunday while at sea, divine service is held in the main lounge. Holy Communion, Mass and other religious services are also held if the relevant priests or ministers are aboard.

Dress Code
This is your holiday, so relax. While swimwear is not allowed in the dining saloon or other public rooms, dress during the day is very informal as it is during the evening. As a guide to what to wear at dinner, the ship's newspaper publishes the recommended 'rig of the day' for ship's officers and passengers may choose, if they wish, to follow suit.

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