Lounge on the Captain Cook immigrant ship

We arrived in Wellington in March 1953, parents and two brothers, three, five and six. My father was berhed in the men's quarters, my brothers and I in a four berth cabin with our mother. It was rocky on the first morning out of Glasgow. I sat on the floor of the cabin to guard against falling over. My father came to see us, picked me up and took me out to the railing to show me why the ship rocked. One day I poked my head through the rails and moved along a little. Screamed blue murder when I couldn't get out. Our steward's name was Andy, I remember his telling us that as a Scot he couldn't eat porridge unless it was salted.
Memories: on the ship my first taste of lemonade and the chinking of ice in the glass; seeing the movie Jack and the Beanstalk screened on the deck; seeing a black man in Curacao, my first; arriving at Wellington in the dark with the lights of the houses on the hills.
We went to Westport where my father had a job arranged for him.

We immagrated to Canada in 1955 on the Capt. Cook

I'm currently doing some research of my Grandma's migration to Aotearoa for a uni paper.
Evelyn (Pip) Popplewell and her sister Pam (Pat) Popplewell came ex Birmingham - Glasgow - Curacao - Panama - Pitcairn Islands - Wellington - Christchurch, arriving 29th March 1956.
Grandma Eve had her 21st birthday onboard.
They both stayed in a single persons hostel (possibly in Hansons Lane) upon arrival to Christchurch. My Grandma Eve met her future husband on the ship, his name was William (Bill) Stockdale. We know Grandma and Pam's parents bought their tickets and sent them to NZ for a better life, but don't know much of my Grandads history and how he came to be on the ship. Any information would be appreciated if you knew of him or my Grandma.

I found the passenger lists on Ancestry. There is a specific category database. Look up someone who you know was a passenger and follow the search.

My mother, 2 brothers and I travelled to NZ on the Captain Cook, arriving in Wellington in later August, 1957. Dad had emigrated earlier.
Mum had worked really hard and fast to finish our living arrangements beforehand, so she really enjoyed the holiday, despite some prickly heat rash on her legs.
I met Jennifer, a young lass my age, who shared my surname.
It was a wonderful experience, despite arriving down to a swaying breakfast after skirting a storm. (No stabilisers).
Memories like swimming in a pool wirh beautiful brown-skinned children who had not seen skin so white as mine, possibly at Curaco.. And looking at NZ schoolbooks, in preparation for our new life soon to start.
A thin book has been published about the Cook.

My parents and I came to NZ on the Captain Cook in 1955. I would be interested in finding out more information regarding passenger lists of that year.

Hi all, Does anyone know of a Martin James McManus that travelled to Wellington on the Cook possibly during 1953-54? I don't have much info but would be keen for anyone to get in contact if you do.

My mother father and two sisters sailed on the captain Cook June 17th, 1958. I was seasick from the day we sailed until we dock in Wellington 24th July. I hated every minute of the journey.

My mother came out to NZ on the Captain Cook leaving Glasgow in December 1952, having travelled from Orkney Islands. She was 22 years old and left behind all her family. I recall her talking about being very sea sick on the voyage and also stopping at Panama where one of the female passengers disembarked and never returned to the ship.

My grandfather was on the Captain Cook 27/7 1955 - 5/10/1955 and I seen in a earlier post by Doug McGregor that he had his 6th birthday board 7/8/1955 and that's the day I was born in Glasgow and he mentioned he was heading to the state's that trip and I was wondering if the Captain Cook would ever of went to Buenos Aries .