Well lucky you! We were afraid this week’s show was going to be late but we managed to get it out on time (or at least close enough to pass for on time for us!)
This week Celebrity Constellation debuted with features from the Solstice class. Carnival went a different route with their newest ship – and didn’t lift the name from another ship (or line!)
Silversea’s Prince Albert II got held up in Portsmouth due to overloading and the former Majestic America Line paddlewheeler Mississippi Queen has been sold.
Norwegian Epic and Seabourn Sojourn both had their godmother’s revealed.
There was a lot coming out of Royal Caribbean this week with Oasis of The Seas reveals, announcements about new features coming to Freedom of The Seas and Independence of the Seas, the end of Park West auctions onboard Royal Caribbean ships, and some comments from Adam Goldstein regarding Royal’s shift from Miami to Port Everglades.
The paddlewheeler Mississippi Queen one of four remaining Majestic America Line vessels has been sold off by Ambassadors International
CFO Mark Detillion said the vessel was sold on Friday at salvage value. The ship has been idle in New Orleans for several years and never actually sailed under the Majestic America Line banner, it has been sold to an undisclosed buyer.
Supposedly the buyer may have an industrial use for the vessel and it likely will not be scrapped.
The remaining Majestic America Line vessels are Delta Queen, on bareboat charter as a floating hotel in Chattanooga, Tenn., Columbia Queen and Contessa. There has been ‘some interest’ from potential buyers in Delta Queen and Columbia Queen.
Ambassadors International has been trying to dispose of the vessels as it focuses on its Windstar Cruises brand.
Ambassadors International said it signed a definitive agreement to sell Queen of the West to Blue Spruce LLC, an affiliate of American Cruise Lines.
The 142-passenger Queen of the West most recently operated seven-night cruises on the Columbia and Snake rivers round-trip from Portland, Ore. The vessel features 71 staterooms, four decks, a dining room, a show room, a lounge and a bar and grill.
With this sale, Ambassadors continues to execute the plan announced in February to focus all capital and efforts on Windstar Cruises and the small ship luxury segment.
Every once in a while we have a show where I just can’t come up with an intro – this week was one of those weeks.
In the news this week NCL announced the upgrades Norwegian Spirit will be getting during her upcoming refit.
As fuel prices continue fall, yet another line has announced that they are dropping their fuel surcharges, this week it’s Oceania and Regent Seven Seas.
Some of Celebrity’s new ships are getting new shows.
Ruby Princess was named and Princess also announced that they will be bring Movies Under the Stars to almost every ship in the fleet over the next two years.
Holland America is bringing new Signature of Excellence improvements to select ships.
Carnival Dream has been floated out of the fitting out key and is one step closer to completion, and QE2 isn’t the only Queen that will be leaving service this year. With no buyer in sight, the queens of Majestic America’s fleet will be ending operations in just a few weeks.
Just a quick news show this week. After the long show we did last week we decided to put a quick show out this week.
This past few weeks we’ve had the final Oasis of The Seas reveal, and some itinerary shifts from Carnival. NCL has joined the crowd dropping fuel supplements, and Ambassador’s International says that they haven’t had a serious buyer for Majestic America Line.
MSC is looking for a long term agreement with Port Everglades and Celebrity Solstice arrived in Port Evergaldes this morning.
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