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Topic: Norway reportedly sold (again)

Jack McCoy
First Class Passenger
Member # 5709

posted 04-18-2006 12:04 PM

Maritime Matters reported yesterday that the ss Norway has once again been sold, however the buyer remains unknown.

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J.S.S.Normandie
First Class Passenger
Member # 6253

posted 04-18-2006 02:19 PM

This isn't good. She's being sold back and forth so much that there's going to be alot of pillaging along the way. She still has alot of good years left, although the cruise companies don't realize this.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 04-18-2006 02:31 PM

quote:
Originally posted by J.S.S.Normandie:
She still has alot of good years left, although the cruise companies don't realize this.

So the experts (the cruise lines) are all wrong and we are right!

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J.S.S.Normandie
First Class Passenger
Member # 6253

posted 04-18-2006 02:45 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:
So the experts (the cruise lines) are all wrong and we are right!

No, we are right and the experts are wrong.

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Anders
First Class Passenger
Member # 6373

posted 04-18-2006 02:53 PM

As much as I would love for both the NORWAY and The Big U to be saved, restored and put back in service, we have to realise that their time has passed. There just isn't room for their beauty in today's world of cost-effectiveness...

Thankfully we still have QE2 and, after she's gone, QM2!

[ 04-18-2006: Message edited by: shipsnorway ]

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DAMBROSI
First Class Passenger
Member # 100

posted 04-18-2006 07:14 PM

quote:
As much as I would love for both the NORWAY and The Big U to be saved, restored and put back in service, we have to realise that their time has passed. There just isn't room for their beauty in today's world of cost-effectiveness...

I don't see the reason of that....there is room for that kind of beauty. There is plenty of room for the SS NORWAY and the BIG U still. I don't see why not...

Posts: 2554 | From: Florida, USA, Where the Legend SS NORWAY sailed from. Moving back to FL next yr. | Registered: May 99 | IP: Logged

Jonathan
First Class Passenger
Member # 5201

posted 04-18-2006 09:52 PM

Becuase the people that cruise now only want the new modern and "fun" cruise. The only people that would appreciate and cruise the older ships are the people who love liners. Which now again isnt too many people. Thats why the cruise line's want new modern and more passenger occupency ships so they can make money.

Jonathan

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 04-19-2006 04:32 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Jonathan:
Becuase the people that cruise now only want the new modern and "fun" cruise. The only people that would appreciate and cruise the older ships are the people who love liners. Which now again isnt too many people. Thats why the cruise line's want new modern and more passenger occupency ships so they can make money.
Jonathan

In that things haven't chansed over the last 150 years.
I do believe that Norway and other oldies in the NCL fleet (US and Indy) are on there final legs now Norway is sold of and is becomme a sort of pingpong ball its a matter of time before we see the sale of the US and Indy.

Greetings Ben.

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Patsy
First Class Passenger
Member # 5611

posted 04-19-2006 08:34 PM

I agree, Ben. I wouldn't be surprised if, judging by the way they behaved over Norway, they sneak them out on the pretext of refitting only to then sell them for scrap. Or will use the new SOLAS regulations in a year or two to say they're both beyond economical repair.

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moodus2
First Class Passenger
Member # 2414

posted 04-20-2006 08:57 AM

the main reason ss norway is
not in service is that she uses steam turbines which is
exspensive to operate.
seeing the price of oil at $70+ a barrel would make norway cost prohibited.
i remember the chief engineer
stating that the ss norway
burns 1 gallon of oil per
33 feet. fuel consumption:400,000 gal. a week.

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 04-20-2006 09:46 AM

Well, beside the problems with the steam plants (fuel consumption, risk) there are for sure some relevant issues concerning upcoming SOLAS regulations.

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VDK
First Class Passenger
Member # 3460

posted 04-20-2006 10:07 AM

I think the main reason she is not in use is because she has had a catastrophic boiler room explosion and the repairs are too prohibitive to make further service a viable option. True, with the recent increases in oil prices and the up coming SOLAS requirements her future was probably bleak.

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