Bring back the Eagle
By Paul Luckman,
in News, Curiosity ·
07-05-2021 01:00:00 · 0 Comments
Between 1971 and 1974 one of the most popular ways to reach Portugal was aboard the Eagle car ferry.
With fares from Southampton to Lisbon starting at £23 including meals, and an extra £6 for a car, its popularity is no surprise.
The MS Eagle introductory brochure covered all bases by calling her “the new cruise liner car ferry” and, operating a Southampton-Lisbon-Tangier service, she sailed direct to Portugal, one of the most fashionable holiday destinations of the time, until the 1974 revolution put a temporary stop to tourism. The recessionary aftermath of the OPEC oil crisis in 1973 did little to help, fuel costs increased dramatically.