Caronia's Key Events
Introduction
This page provides access to several pieces of information gathered together to act as the focal point for gathering or formulating general statistics regarding the entire career of the “Green Goddess”. Lower down this page is a list of individual events, whereas the links provided in this index will take you to Ports Visited, Captains and Voyages Made lists.
The Ports Visited Indexes
Want to know when Caronia visited a certain port? For a great many of Caronia's ports of call, her arrival there was certainly a key event of the day. These 8 pages list her visits, with links placed to the relevant Timeline page, so you can see how long she stayed.
Caronia's Voyages & Her Masters
A complete index of “Green Goddess” voyages and a summary list of her Captains has been built from various information sources.
Special Features Summary
A sister page to this one is the Special Features Summary, which gives summaries of the Special Features added to the Timeline, like the Accident at Yokohama in 1958 - well worth a look!
Listing Key Events in Caronia's Career
Within the glittering career of the “Green Goddess” are many occasions that can be regarded as being “Key Events.” Her arrivals in many ports would be the subject of much prior publicity, often giving an impression that her wealthy travellers would bring a bonanza to a local economy.
Below you will find a chronological list of these events.
It's Not all Mishaps!
Mention has been made elsewhere about the size of Caronia's funnel getting her into trouble when it acted like an unwanted sail in strong winds, usually coupled with low speeds and docking. The list below shows that this wasn't an exclusive source of trouble. Whilst the list seems to concentrate on the mishaps, other happier occasions have been listed too.