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Topic: Classic Ships Marketed in the U.S.

Commodore
First Class Passenger
Member # 1575

posted 01-20-2004 06:52 PM

Does anyone know which classic ships are marketed in the United States?? I've only got a 2 ship list so far:
Regal Empress
Monterey

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cruiseny
First Class Passenger
Member # 2928

posted 01-20-2004 11:40 PM

BLACK PRINCE
BLACK WATCH
CARONIA (not for long)
QE2
MARCO POLO

[ 01-20-2004: Message edited by: cruiseny ]

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Waynaro
First Class Passenger
Member # 3484

posted 01-20-2004 11:45 PM

CARIBE I

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cruiseny
First Class Passenger
Member # 2928

posted 01-21-2004 01:08 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Keitaro:
CARIBE I

Not sure what ship you're referring to there?

CARIBE I, of course is the former name of REGAL EMPRESS... If you mean Festival's CARIBE, she's not marketed in the US as far as I know, but I'd be delighted if she was... Have you seen her being sold in the US by anyone?

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Waynaro
First Class Passenger
Member # 3484

posted 01-21-2004 01:23 AM

quote:
cruiseny posted:
If you mean Festival's CARIBE, she's not marketed in the US as far as I know, but I'd be delighted if she was... Have you seen her being sold in the US by anyone?

Yeah thats what I meant. I should have made if more clearly. I was wondering if she was marketed in the US

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Commodore
First Class Passenger
Member # 1575

posted 01-21-2004 08:24 AM

Ok, so the list isn't all that long.

Unfortunate. I did not forget Marco Polo and Caronia or the Black Watch and Black Prince. It wasn't too long ago that there were many more.

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anthemius
First Class Passenger
Member # 1859

posted 01-22-2004 02:06 PM

What about Ocean Explorer (sister of ORLEANS, former Enchanted Isle, ARGENTINA)?

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cruiseny
First Class Passenger
Member # 2928

posted 01-22-2004 04:29 PM

quote:
Originally posted by anthemius:
What about Ocean Explorer

I think you mean UNIVERSE EXPLORER?

She is used full-time as a floating university for Semester at Sea. So while still in active service she's not a cruise ship per se.

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linerguy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4289

posted 01-23-2004 12:40 AM

One of the most moving things I've ever experienced happened in Nassau last January. I was there on a 4nt Majesty of the Seas cruise and
Universe Explorer was there as well. It was the departure for her then latest "semester" and the pier was filled with parents, family and friends giving the students a grand send off. I mean about 300 people! As the ship pulled away, the crowd followed the ship down the pier, waving, holding up signs, taking photos, and, of course, sobbing. I've got to admit, I joined in.....including the sobbing part. Here was this lovely, classic ship, her rails lined with about 600 students....most just out of high school... and they were going to be gone for about three months.

Most of the crowd stayed on the pier, arms around each other, and just watched the ship disappear.......it was very powerful.

Russ

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sslewis
First Class Passenger
Member # 3649

posted 01-23-2004 05:50 AM

A few more that linguistic minded US people should be aware of :
ssEmerald (marketed in the UK by Thompson)
ssOceanic(marketed in Spain for Pullmantur)
ssOcean Explorer1(hotel ship for Olympics 2004)
Please note that ssEmerald is the former Grace line Santa Rosa.
She still have many of her original fittings.
Sadly, Thompson buying mvNoordam means bye bye soon! So, hurry!
ssLewis, missing the Regent Rainbow

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Johan C
First Class Passenger
Member # 1201

posted 01-23-2004 07:37 AM

Festival's caribe is not marketed in the US because she visits Cuba

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moodus2
First Class Passenger
Member # 2414

posted 01-23-2004 09:27 AM

the delta steamboat company.
ships:ss delta queen
ss american queen and there is a third one. anybody knows? these are all american
flagged ships that ply the mississippi river.(pardon the spelling)

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Patrick
First Class Passenger
Member # 364

posted 01-23-2004 09:59 AM

There are actually several classics still in active service (not mainly in the US but anyway):

MONA LISA
SERENADE
MONTEREY
MAXIM GORKIY
TARAS SHEVCHENKO
MARCO POLO
QE2
SAGA ROSE
CARONIA
The EMERALD
DALMACIJA
ADRIANA
ANDREA
MONET
UNIVERSE EXPLORER
The TOPAZ
REGAL EMPRESS
HERMES
ATALANTE
SALAMIS GLORY
OCEANIC
AEGEAN I
PRINCESA MARISSA
PRINCESA CYPRIA
ROYAL STAR

still existant but laid up:
PRINCESA VICTORIA
AUSONIA
WINDSOR CASTLE
SEA HARMONY
WORLD RENAISSANCE
ODYSSEUS
IASON
OLYMPIA I
INDEPENDANCE
UNITED STATES
REMBRANDT
EUGENIO COSTA
OCEAN EXPLORER I
NORWAY
REGINA MARIS
AKDENIZ
CARIBIC STAR
QUEEN CONSTANTINA

not to forget the many units built in the 70ies which we can almost also count to the "new" classics

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cruiseny
First Class Passenger
Member # 2928

posted 01-23-2004 05:35 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Patrick:
not to forget the many units built in the 70ies which we can almost also count to the "new" classics

But you list AEGEAN I which is from the '70s?

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Frank X. Prudent
First Class Passenger
Member # 1723

posted 01-23-2004 06:04 PM

quote:
Originally posted by moodus2:
the delta steamboat company.
ships:ss delta queen
ss american queen and there is a third one. anybody knows? these are all american
flagged ships that ply the mississippi river.(pardon the spelling)

Thanks, Moodus2, you beat me to the punch!

The DELTA QUEEN is truly the grand dame of the American Merchant Fleet. She made her maiden voyage from San Francisco to Sacramento on June 2, 1927. The MISSISSIPPI QUEEN departed on her maiden voyage from Cincinnati to New Orleans returning to Hawesville, KY. begining late July 1976. The AMERICAN QUEEN is a new comer with her maiden voyage starting in Pittsburgh for New Orleans on June 28, 1995.

[ 01-27-2004: Message edited by: Frank X. Prudent ]

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anthemius
First Class Passenger
Member # 1859

posted 01-25-2004 12:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by sslewis:

Please note that ssEmerald is the former Grace line Santa Rosa.
She still have many of her original fittings.
Sadly, Thompson buying mvNoordam means bye bye soon! So, hurry!
ssLewis, missing the Regent Rainbow

Can you tell me which rooms remain original? Is she worth taking the effort to book in UK as a German?
You made me curious.

Michael

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joe at travelpage
Administrator
Member # 622

posted 01-25-2004 07:12 PM

quote:
Originally posted by cruiseny:

I think you mean UNIVERSE EXPLORER?
She is used full-time as a floating university for Semester at Sea. So while still in active service she's not a cruise ship per se.

Actually, she will be taking a break from The Semester at Sea routine later this year when she will offer a 14 day New Years cruise for cruise passengers - no students. The cruise is from December 27, 2004 to January 12, 2005 and will include a Panama Canal transit.

Joe at TravelPage.com

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gpcruisedude
First Class Passenger
Member # 3533

posted 01-25-2004 11:24 PM

Joe;

The Universe Explorer is doing a 14 day cruise in Dec 2004, interesting who will operate it? As I know The company that operates it now doesn't really do much in anything but Educational stuff!

Maybe World Explorer will use her to operate a Charter Cruise??

Who knows??

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