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Maru
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Member # 3500

posted 06-26-2012 05:46 PM

According to Taiwanese news site,

Around the main island of Taiwan's first cruise ship. It will be operated by the end of the year 2012 in the winter. "Formosa Queen" is a luxury cruise ship ports of call Keelung, Hualien, Kaohsiung, Taichung, while sailing the open sea. Can also enjoy various entertainment on board.

Is "Formosa Queen" former "Song of Norway"??
Taipei times

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rd77
First Class Passenger
Member # 2117

posted 06-27-2012 02:45 AM

Interesting article Ken,

I think you might be right about the FORMOSA QUEEN being the former SONG OF NORWAY / OCEAN PEARL
We already knew about the ORIENTAL DRAGON coming to Taiwan, but now you might also be getting the OCEAN DREAM (ex-SPIRIT OF LONDON) now! Looks like Taiwan will soon be a 70's cruise ship museum ;-)

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Neil - Ex P & O & PRINCESS CRUISES
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Member # 5641

posted 06-27-2012 06:05 AM

Email Neil - Ex P & O & PRINCESS CRUISES

Very interesting link to the use of some of the older cruise ships.

It is a pity they did not also decide to operate ss Oceanic on these short cruises.
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Maru
First Class Passenger
Member # 3500

posted 06-27-2012 08:42 AM

Maybe,OCEAN PEARL.

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Patrick
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posted 06-28-2012 03:53 AM

Hi there,

FORMOSA QUEEN is the former OCEAN PEARL, SONG OF NORWAY.
Bureau Veritas already changed the name in the register.

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rd77
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posted 06-28-2012 09:15 AM

I wish her well. Cruiseships around Taiwan do tend to get in trouble: sinking (ROYAL PACIFIC, 1992), burning and sinking (the next ROYAL PACIFIC, 2005) or getting arrested and abandoned in port (CHINA SEA DISCOVERY, also in 2005).

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Aussie1
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posted 06-28-2012 11:57 PM

I think that the Royal Pacific that sank in 1992 (The former Empress of Australia.) was sailing out of Singapore during the time of her loss.

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Maru
First Class Passenger
Member # 3500

posted 08-17-2012 08:48 AM

Official website.

FORMOSA QUEEN

Only in Chinese language.

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Andy
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posted 08-17-2012 09:00 AM

It seems that the swimming pool is removed and replaced with a nightclub with a glass dome.

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