CHARMING, SHE WILL SEND YOU STRAIGHT TO HEAVEN!!!

Much has been written about this vessel and she deserves every word of this praise! The OL' GOSPEL SHIP  is as close to a cherished institution as any cruise ship is likely to become...and deservedly so!!! She is still the most blessed liner ever built and YES, the OL' GOSPEL SHIP is  HEAVEN BOUND!!!

PUBLIC AREAS (handicapped facilities in all areas)
Two glass enclosed promenades...ideal for cold, clammy, rainy and foggy crossings, are a pair of sleek “avenues”...Rainbow Avenue on one side and Heaven's Highway on the other...They are on Dixie Deck and equipped with wrought iron cafe chairs, tables, and comfortable sofas...these “avenues” also serve as traffic arteries from which guests enter the Chapel, Hallelujah Club, My Father's Words Bible Book Store, the Gospel Artists Lounge  and the Library as well as a variety of small shops.

Weatherfords, The Chuck Wagon Gang, The LeFevres, The Speer Family and more. The air of history of Southern Gospel is irresistible.

Shop the OL' GOSPEL SHIP and something will catch your eye...we defy you to leave empty handed!!! Harold Timmons particularly likes this ship’s fitness center...High up on Cathedral of Tomorrow Deck, there are no bells and whistles here...it’s a simple, no nonsense gym with good equipment and windows facing to the sides and rear of the ship. Not feeling active enough to pump iron for a couple of hours? OK...a few decks below on Living Waters Pool Deck is a large tabernacle, the photo gallery and another large multi purpose lounge, the Quartet. One deck deeper in the ship is a very 90's looking room that features artists products for sale, booths to listen to sound clips and general information on all of the participating groups. You won't want to miss this one!!!!

Way, way down in the ship, is the Resurrection Spa... pillared and marbled  and tended by a friendly group working there to offer just about any beauty and therapy treatment you could think of...and if you can’t think of any, they’ll help you find one. If, however, your beauty treatments don’t extend beyond rest and relaxation in a deck chair, you’ll appreciate that there are enough areas on board where you can lounge without being invited to spend money (AND THESE DAYS, that’s becoming harder and harder to do....on the OL' GOSPEL SHIP you can escape the pressures to part with your money....ANYWAY...there’s.....a small library, an ice cream parlor, a children’s playroom and there are nooks and crannies galore. Getting a deck chair outdoors ought not to be a problem, unless you insist on a poolside seat. The length of the ship makes for excellent promenading and there’s a dandy jogging and circuit up on the Cathedral of Tomorrow Deck....and wedged between deluxe cabins up on Unclouded Day Deck is an intimate outdoor area with pool and health bar....there’s a similar, but larger pool aft on Living Waters Pool Deck...oodles of public rooms and public spaces here!

DINING
Every morning from, say 6:30 AM there are hot buns and Danish to accompany your eye opener cup of joe... set out for you to help yourself...and then about an hour later comes buffet breakfast...This is all available in The Manna from Heaven Restaurant. This space, abundant with stainless steel service areas, could feed the hungry multitude of 5,000.   The staff try their best to beautify the buffets with flowers, food sculptures and the like... Food is plentiful, and tasty, and the opening hours are so liberal that you could really set your OWN meal hours and NEVER once go down to your reserved table in one of the two Dining Rooms...At the Upper Room Restaurant some sort of food is available   through 6pm.!!!

The Angels, a cozy room located on Livings Waters Pool Deck aft, is a dinner only restaurant where reservations are recommended. The Angels’ menu is different from the dining rooms’, and though there is no extra charge to dine here....The dress code mimics that of the dining rooms on any given evening...It’s a GREAT idea, the Angels...has is the adjacent soft drink and cheese Bar (for some reason always empty...maybe it was the discreet cards saying “Cheese is complimentary for patrons)...NEVERTHELESS...so cordial is the attitude here we can not image ANYONE in the mood for a taste of cheese is going to go hungry.

If you are interested in attending this cruise, please SIGN OUR GUEST BOOK. We will use the information in the guest book to contact you with additional information as plans are finalized. If you have questions, please email jajosiah@qnet.com. We look forward to seeing as many of us as possible on this first ever "Virtual SG Cruise!                                  Memorylane Gospel Cruise Lines