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Some interiors of the Empress, ex-Nordic Empress and Empress of the Seas. There's more photos on this link.
[ 10-15-2015: Message edited by: Danpc5 ]
Pullmantur is refocusing on Europe after concentrating passenger sourcing efforts on Latin and South America after the Spanish market went soft.
The company is also shedding a ship, with the Empress reportedly going back to Royal Caribbean.
Pullmantur did not respond to several inquiries for comment, but issued a press release in Spain, outlining that the Monarch will head for Europe in 2016, helping the company to concentrate on the Spanish and French markets.
The Monarch had previously been deployed on a year-round itinerary in the Southern Caribbean sourcing passengers from Latin America.
The 1990-built Empress will head back to the Royal Caribbean brand early next year, said Pullmantur.
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[ 10-22-2015: Message edited by: Potadoughs ]
Might she go back into the weekend market going to Mexico or the Bahamas?
Without balconies, she won't be much of a money spinner. They would have to give her some major bucks and upgrade her to bring her up to spec with the other new ships already online.
Or they can send her abroad to Europe or China, since China is the newest break out star in the cruise business as of this week.
I just don't see how Empress would fit into the business model of ships with bells and whistles galore.
Empress was a pretty ship. I sailed on her when I worked for RCI back in the day. Cabins are a bit small.
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