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Topic: CROWN PRINCESS delivery - when ?

rd77
First Class Passenger
Member # 2117

posted 06-11-2006 07:13 PM

Hi all,

I thought the new CROWN PRINCESS was supposed to be delivered last month, but I didn´t read anything about it. Will she now be delivered this month?

Brgds.

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Jonathan
First Class Passenger
Member # 5201

posted 06-11-2006 07:41 PM

rd77, She arrived this week the 8th in New York.

Jonathan

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moodus2
First Class Passenger
Member # 2414

posted 06-11-2006 09:25 PM

i visited south st. seaport today to see the red star line
exhibit and the ocean liner
exhibit on water st.
i took a water ecurison and saw the m/v crown princess tied up in brooklyn.
what an ugly floating high rise!

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Jonathan
First Class Passenger
Member # 5201

posted 06-11-2006 09:29 PM

Well atleast she doesnt have 737 engines on her funell.

Jonathan

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greybeard
First Class Passenger
Member # 5284

posted 06-12-2006 05:58 AM

The naming ceremony for Crown Princess, with godmother Martha Stewart, will be on Wednesday, June 14. American Idol winner Katherine McPhee will sing the National Anthem. The ship is currently on a two-day non-revenue cruise to nowhere.

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Globaliser
First Class Passenger
Member # 4153

posted 06-12-2006 10:24 AM

quote:
Originally posted by greybeard:
The naming ceremony for Crown Princess, with godmother Martha Stewart, will be on Wednesday, June 14.

And Kenneth Lay will be in the galley, cooking the books.

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sunviking82
First Class Passenger
Member # 4930

posted 06-12-2006 11:33 AM

Oh people get over Martha, especially my friends from across the pond. The Queen and her family aren't squeaky clean either. She got caught , let's be real insider trading is happening all the time.

Don't even compare to what Lay did. Martha hurt herself, Lay hurt thousands. I had a lot of friend who worked for Enron, what Martha did doesn't even come close.

I will admit it was a strange choice, but she is rebuilding her reputation and millions still love her. Go figure?

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Globaliser
First Class Passenger
Member # 4153

posted 06-12-2006 04:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by sunviking82:
Don't even compare to what Lay did. Martha hurt herself, Lay hurt thousands. I had a lot of friend who worked for Enron, what Martha did doesn't even come close.

Actually, insider trading also hurts people. It's less direct, and infinitely more insidious. But it takes money out of the pockets of honest people like you and me, just the same.

And that's why it doesn't help at all to brush what she did under the carpet? So what if other serious criminals don't get caught. She's a serious criminal who did get caught.

And what is more important, she is not a reformed character who could now hold her head up high. Has she come clean? Has she confessed and promised to make a fresh start? Or is she just hoping that people will eventually forget or have their attention distracted by other things.

I'd be happy for her to be a ship's godmother if she were truly reformed. Otherwise, a serious criminal doesn't deserve that honour, IMHO.

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jeremya
First Class Passenger
Member # 5699

posted 06-13-2006 08:43 PM

Has anyone actually seen the ship or have photos of it?

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greybeard
First Class Passenger
Member # 5284

posted 06-13-2006 08:50 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jeremya:
Has anyone actually seen the ship or have photos of it?

These pictures were taken on May 18, when she was still in the shipyard. Crown Princess pictures

[ 06-13-2006: Message edited by: joe at travelpage ]

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 06-13-2006 09:46 PM

quote:
Originally posted by sunviking82:
Don't even compare to what Lay did. Martha hurt herself, Lay hurt thousands. I had a lot of friend who worked for Enron, what Martha did doesn't even come close.

Tell that to the poor sap who bought the stock she dumped and lost $250k. She is a crook same as Ken Lay. The amount is not an issue IMO.

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 06-13-2006 11:02 PM

....found a picture....

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Jamaica Jeff
First Class Passenger
Member # 2487

posted 06-13-2006 11:54 PM

I saw the Crown Princess on Sunday when I returned on Norwegian Spirit. From a distance it looks like Diamond/Sapphire without the pods. When I get my pics I will try to post one. Not too sure how to do it. Sat. night was pretty choppy. 8-10 ft swells. I wonder how the Zenith made out going to Bermuda?

[ 06-14-2006: Message edited by: Jamaica Jeff ]

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eroller
First Class Passenger
Member # 1649

posted 06-14-2006 12:03 AM

It's amazing with as much hype that was given to FREEDOM, you barely hear a thing about CROWN PRINCESS. I think the Princess PR machine has lost a little steam. Even though the ship may not be that unique or special, it's the job of the PR department to make it seem that way.

Ernie

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pungpui
First Class Passenger
Member # 1218

posted 06-14-2006 04:10 AM

Is that Sanctuary are meant to be a place to relax and be peaceful? If I remember correctly, on Star I was playing basket ball and that semi-circle area can get very noisy and very unpeaceful from high winds...the canvas covers flap and make loud noises...hardly the area to be peaceful!

And there isnt much sun light either there...

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rd77
First Class Passenger
Member # 2117

posted 06-14-2006 12:20 PM

When was the official handover from the yard? Somewhere late May?

Brgds.

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joe at travelpage
Administrator
Member # 622

posted 06-14-2006 01:25 PM

quote:
Originally posted by rd77:
When was the official handover from the yard? Somewhere late May?
Brgds.

Yes, she began her sea trials in April (Cruise News, April 10) and was handed over in the last week in May.

Joe at TravelPage.com

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harborman
First Class Passenger
Member # 1248

posted 06-14-2006 02:01 PM

Hi All,
Just came back from an overnighter on CROWN Princess,
very nice ship, different from FREEDOM OTS, but still very nice. The Brooklyn NY terminal is a little hard to get too but the shore side folks did a great job, terminal is nice.
Ship is pretty much the same as Caribbean Princess, a few changes. Some of the speciality restaurants have moved and are very nice. Food was ok not great, things this am were a bit slow for the inagural.
More later.

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avalon1025
First Class Passenger
Member # 5383

posted 06-15-2006 07:52 AM

Just disembarked QM2 in Southampton, as we sailed from NYC, we met with the Corwn under the Verezano Bridge and did some fun horn salutes back and forth. it was fun, but to be honest, she looked just like every other Princess ship. She was no match for the QM2

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 06-15-2006 09:08 AM

quote:
Originally posted by avalon1025:
Just disembarked QM2 in Southampton...

We recenty had a negative report about the QM2. How's the food and service?

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jsea
First Class Passenger
Member # 3816

posted 06-16-2006 03:19 PM

Princess updated its website with photos and video from the inaugural:

http://www.princess.com/crown/

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Sutho
First Class Passenger
Member # 6234

posted 06-17-2006 04:07 AM

Whats all this business about Martha Stewart.

I have never heard of her, anything she has done, what she does for a living, how old she is, and where she comes from?????

Living in Australia we are somewhat unfamiliar with foreign celebrities unless they are really famous.

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greybeard
First Class Passenger
Member # 5284

posted 06-17-2006 05:23 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Sutho:
Whats all this business about Martha Stewart.
I have never heard of her, anything she has done, what she does for a living, how old she is, and where she comes from?????
Living in Australia we are somewhat unfamiliar with foreign celebrities unless they are really famous.

Sutho, after the furore you caused on the thread about towels and water de-salination, you ought to be wary about displaying the depths of your ignorance of current affairs . . .

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pungpui
First Class Passenger
Member # 1218

posted 06-17-2006 09:37 AM

quote:
Originally posted by greybeard:
Sutho, after the furore you caused on the thread about towels and water de-salination, you ought to be wary about displaying the depths of your ignorance of current affairs . . .

Well hey hang on a minute, give Sutho a break! Its not like everyone in Australia reads all those American newspapers (as much as the Americans would like to think they arent Australia's centre of attention). And I'm not sure how Martha Stewert is a current affair...wasnt it 2002 when she was involved in a scandal? greybeard...since you are such full of wisdom would you care to enlighten Sutho and myself, and any other Aussie's out there who are not up to speed with Mrs. Stewart? They dont even show any of her apparantly pathetic shows here.

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greybeard
First Class Passenger
Member # 5284

posted 06-17-2006 10:22 AM

OK, for the benefit of Sutho and Pungpui, here's an extract from Martha Stewart's entry in Wikipedia.

Beginning in 2002, Stewart's career was shaken by a scandal involving the sale of her shares in pharmaceutical company ImClone, days before its application for a new drug was denied. She was eventually convicted of lying to investigators, and is accused in a civil case of insider trading. Stewart was sentenced to prison in 2004. She was released on March 4, 2005.

The full article can be read here:

Wikipedia

And, Pungpui, you will note that I am a Brit (or what the Aussies would refer to as a Pom), not an American. As I enjoy travel, I tend to pay attention to news from around the world. Oh, and I once brought a Martha Stewart cookbook back from a holiday in the US.

[ 06-17-2006: Message edited by: greybeard ]

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