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asoowal
First Class Passenger
Member # 485

posted 07-09-1999 02:58 PM

Does anyone have info on this ship. It was written up this month in Cruise Travel Mag, and I can not seem to find a TA who has any info about tis ship and her cruises.

Posts: 68 | From: Plymouth Meeting, PA, USA | Registered: Feb 99

Patrick
First Class Passenger
Member # 364

posted 07-09-1999 03:15 PM

MS c.COLUMBUS belongs to the German Conti Line, Munich and is placed under long-term charter to Hapag Lloyd Tours, Bremen. It is sailing with German passengers and crew all around the world. Altough it is new (July 1997), it was build as a 4* ship with a very good value for money and with a very relax ambiance so passengers should expect to be on a 3* ship only but will be surprised positively to get something far better than expected. A misunderstanding was at the beginning that MS c.COLUMBUS would be a ship with the same high level as Hapag Lloyd´s MS EUROPA but it can´t reach these luxury standards.
It´s only 14000 tons "big" so it can easily enter small ports.
The ship is registerated in Bonaire / Curacao.
For more information concerning itineraries, contact Hapag Lloyd website or write to Hapag Lloyd Seetouristik GmbH, Ballindamm 25, D-20095 HAMBURG / GERMANY.

Posts: 1680 | From: OSC Luxembourg | Registered: Nov 98

sympatico
First Class Passenger
Member # 797

posted 07-09-1999 03:20 PM

If you will look on page 29 of Cruise Travel, second paragraph they tell you who to contact. There is also a website and E-mail adress - cruisegl@mariport.com. Being from Ontario this would be great to drive to the ship and cruise the Great Lakes. I believe that most of the passengers are from Germany

Posts: 3305 | From: Toronto, Ont. Canada | Registered: Jul 99

sympatico
First Class Passenger
Member # 797

posted 07-09-1999 03:23 PM

Forgot to mention the contact agent is in Cambridge Ontario and there is a 1-800 #, also a 1-519 #, which would be cheaper for you to contact than someone in Germany

Posts: 3305 | From: Toronto, Ont. Canada | Registered: Jul 99

joe at travelpage
Administrator
Member # 622

posted 07-09-1999 03:26 PM

We have a brief overview of the MS cColumbus on the Hapag-LLoyd page on TravelPage.com at http://www.travelpage.com/cruise/hapag.htm

We also have contact info for their North American sales representative.

Joe at TravelPage.com

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