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

posted 02-08-2010 12:33 PM

Email Neil - Ex P & O & PRINCESS CRUISES

Has anyone heard if Louis Cruises are changing the colour of all their ships funnels to blue.

The latest pictures of Cristal at Piraeus show her with a blue funnel, like Louis Majesty, but it is minus the logo crest at present.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 02-09-2010 03:47 AM

LOUIS CRISTAL is still undergoing her annual maintenance in Piraeus main port and will have the red sun logo applied to her funnel as per LOUIS MAJESTY.

Gossip/rumour/speculation is that only these 2 vessels will be in this livery as part of Louis' fleet modernisation strategy to distinguish them as the higher standard/newer cruise ships of the fleet. However of course this remains to be seen, but does make sense imho.

Pam

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

posted 02-09-2010 04:31 AM

Perhaps they might go upmarket and have another cruising company name for the two newer ships more like P & O did when they purchased Princess Cruises and then transfered Spirit of London to the
new company.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 02-09-2010 05:28 PM

Oh well, it appears the theories have been squashed already. CORAL is having her annual maintenance at present in drydock, and yup her funnels have been painted blue

Pam

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Noordam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3811

posted 02-09-2010 07:42 PM

Where are you guys spotting these images? Would love to see how both of these ships look.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 02-10-2010 03:23 AM

Louis Cristal

Coral - You might have to join the forum to see this one, but can assure you the funnels are blue,

Pam

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rd77
First Class Passenger
Member # 2117

posted 02-10-2010 03:39 AM

PaM: I think the CRISTAL is still just called CRISTAL, not LOUIS CRISTAL (thank God for that).

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ahrpd
First Class Passenger
Member # 6229

posted 02-13-2010 03:14 AM

In the photo she is shown as CRISTAL but she is definitely being renamed LOUIS CRISTAL. See here:
http://www.louiscruises.com/vesselsspecs.html?SHP=LC

Tony

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rd77
First Class Passenger
Member # 2117

posted 02-15-2010 05:28 AM

quote:
Originally posted by ahrpd:
In the photo she is shown as CRISTAL but she is definitely being renamed LOUIS CRISTAL. See here:
http://www.louiscruises.com/vesselsspecs.html?SHP=LC
Tony

Oh bugger, yet another cruise line adopting the same boring naming policy

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dougnewman
First Class Passenger
Member # 11349

posted 02-15-2010 08:17 AM

They might not bother to actually rename her.

Celebrity referred to all its ships as "CELEBRITY (whatever)" for some years before legally renaming them. (And for some reason MILLENNIUM took a lot longer to rename than the rest.)

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Midshipcentury
First Class Passenger
Member # 12190

posted 02-28-2010 06:02 PM

Just back from LOUIS MAJESTY. Had a nice time in some rough seas visiting often cold and rainy Iberia. I like the new funnel colors, especially on the MAJESTY.

http://maritimematters.blogspot.com/2010/02/louis-majesty-to-iberia-by-peter-knego.html

Peter

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 03-07-2011 04:55 AM

CRISTAL has now finally been formally renamed LOUIS CRISTAL and was repainted Fri/Sat.

Pam

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