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ahrpd
First Class Passenger
Member # 6229

posted 06-28-2009 01:14 PM

The problem-plagued CLIPPER PACIFIC (ex SONG OF NORWAY, SUNDREAM, DREAM PRINCESS, DREAM, CLIPPER PEARL) has been renamed FESTIVAL by her owners, International Shipping Partners. She has been laid up at Bourgas, Bulgaria, since 9 April.

Tony

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Neil - Ex P & O & PRINCESS CRUISES
First Class Passenger
Member # 5641

posted 06-28-2009 03:18 PM

Email Neil - Ex P & O & PRINCESS CRUISES

Hi Tony

It has been reported on the owners website that she is chartered and is to be cruising in the Eastern Mediterranean under the name of Festival.

There is a picture of her on the cruisingtalk website and she has been re-painted in what appears to be a grey colour and has her new name in blue letters on her bow.

Any idea who is to operate her ?

Regards

Neil

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hilifta
First Class Passenger
Member # 14861

posted 06-30-2009 05:49 AM

Hi Neil,

Any chance of a link to this photo on the cruisingtalk website.
I have just been searching the site and maybe I'm thick, but I can't find it anywhere.
Have searched under Clipper Pacific and Pearl as well as Festival.

Rgds/Mike

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adriana & norway lover
First Class Passenger
Member # 7184

posted 06-30-2009 06:19 AM

http://www.cruisingtalk.com/great-ships-past-memorabilia/24373-clipper-set-sell-clipper-pacific-2.html?highlight=clipper+pacific

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mike sa
First Class Passenger
Member # 5957

posted 06-30-2009 09:59 AM

Scary pics on that website - especially of the people ! Its like a throw back to the 50s.

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Neil - Ex P & O & PRINCESS CRUISES
First Class Passenger
Member # 5641

posted 06-30-2009 12:03 PM

Hi Mike

That must give you age away then !

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adriana & norway lover
First Class Passenger
Member # 7184

posted 07-04-2009 04:18 AM

The new operator of the Festival is... Caspi Cruises !!!!!
See here : www.c2007.co.il

She will be cruising along the MIRAGE I, ex MAGIC I...

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Neil - Ex P & O & PRINCESS CRUISES
First Class Passenger
Member # 5641

posted 07-04-2009 05:23 AM

This is the same company that was operating the ship when she was named Dream and she had problems at Rhodes with over flowing sewage tanks !!

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adriana & norway lover
First Class Passenger
Member # 7184

posted 07-04-2009 08:23 AM

Yes
that's why i'm very surprised...

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Karsten
First Class Passenger
Member # 1509

posted 07-05-2009 06:11 PM

Are

HERE

only the MAGIC I cruises? Or are there also FESTIVAL's cruises online on the web site?

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DAMBROSI
First Class Passenger
Member # 100

posted 07-05-2009 06:26 PM

Guess I'm going to be the oddball here, I like her livery.

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Eerik
First Class Passenger
Member # 1614

posted 09-15-2009 01:47 PM

Unfortunately Festivals career with Caspi Cruises didn't last long.

She was from the beginning scheduled to have her last 2-night cruise for Caspi from Ashdod 9.10. but she ended her service when she arrived Ashdod from her 4-night cruise on the 30.8. Magic 1 is still continuing her service normally.

Festival left Ashdod 2.9. and had a stop at Istanbul on the 7.9. and arrived once again to Burgas on the 9.9.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 09-15-2009 02:57 PM

Thanks for the info. It has been a short 'encounter' and I have noticed from the various photos online [inc Ernie's Wind Star cruise] that she has never even had a logo on her funnel which has just been left plain white - looks most odd to me.

Pam

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Karsten
First Class Passenger
Member # 1509

posted 09-16-2009 04:18 PM

Too less passengers? Trouble with the ship? Or why is she now back to Burgas?

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Neil - Ex P & O & PRINCESS CRUISES
First Class Passenger
Member # 5641

posted 09-16-2009 05:17 PM

Having owned the ship in the past perhaps they found problems with her as happened when chartered by the Japanese Peace Movement.

Looking back at her schedules the best speed she did, while on charter to Caspi Cruises, was just over 16 knots on one day !

[ 09-16-2009: Message edited by: Neil - Ex P. & O. S. N. Company. ]

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 09-16-2009 07:04 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Neil - Ex P. & O. S. N. Company.:
Looking back at her schedules the best speed she did, while on charter to Caspi Cruises, was just over 16 knots on one day !

Is that a problem? !
If so, there's a lot of duff cruise ships out there!

Pam!

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