And just think. What if it was to Lisbon, Cherbourg, Gibraltar or the Baltics.
This was no dream for the students of Wearside in the 1960s and 1970s. They got to see the world on floating school ships.
In 1967, 400 children from Whitburn, Washington, Easington, Horden and Seaham headed to Vigo, Gibraltar, Lisbon and Cherbourg on a 15-day trip on the Devonia.
In 1977, this was the scene at Corporation Quay as youngsters from Sunderland headed for the Baltics on the Uganda.
Re-live that amazing experience through these Sunderland Echo archive images.
1. Re-living those amazing days on the Devonia and Uganda.
Re-living those amazing days on the Devonia and Uganda.
3. Children carry their luggage on to the Devonia in 1967.
Children carry their luggage on to the Devonia in 1967.
4. Waving goodbye as the Devonia sets sail on another voyage.
Waving goodbye as the Devonia sets sail on another voyage.
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