This is how they were printed, but obviously the Boat Deck would be the highest deck shown, not in the middle!

Rich

[ 11-06-2009: Message edited by: Linerrich ]

Actually, she is in Shekou, China, an hour or so ferry's ride from Hong Kong. She is landlocked and looks like an apparition from "Close Encounters" with reclaimed land on all sides, now occupied by a country club and town square. Unfortunately, a recent overhaul has destroyed her vintage look with fake, oversized windows. I visited her in 2000 when she was closed and partially gutted. At the time, it looked like she would be scrapped. Used old ANCERVILLE brochures to get on board and communicated with her watchman with hand signals.

Best,

It is interesting that Paquet sold off ANCERVILLE and RENAISSANCE but retained the considerably older JEAN MERMOZ.

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Originally posted by dougnewman:

It is interesting that Paquet sold off ANCERVILLE and RENAISSANCE but retained the considerably older JEAN MERMOZ.

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Ancerville was more ferry-like. She was not fitted to the same level of luxury or nearly as modern as the Renaissance. Not only the small cabins and the lack of private bathrooms but also the general leveo if fittings. She was more designed as a running mate/replacement for the Cesare.

Renaissance was fitted out very modern .... I still am fascinated 30 plus years later by the original dining room and lighting. Paquet intended the Renaissance to cruise while the Ancerville was more old school.

I did,nt know I would start up all of this conversation on the ANCERVILLE. That is an interesting ship IMO. Was she only used as a cruise ship or what? Where did she sail -Mediterranean,Caribbean,South America? Why did Paquet sell her to the Chinese,did they make a good offer or what?

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Originally posted by TomS:
Hi!!

I did,nt know I would start up all of this conversation on the ANCERVILLE. That is an interesting ship IMO. Was she only used as a cruise ship or what? Where did she sail -Mediterranean,Caribbean,South America? Why did Paquet sell her to the Chinese,did they make a good offer or what?

TCS

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ANCERVILLE did make cruises to the Canary Islands and such (in fact she was the main rescue ship when the FULVIA burned out there in 1970.) But she was designed for a 3-class service between Marseille and Dakar, and was not very plush on board, as explained by a previous post.

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Originally posted by SSTRAVELER:
Someone tell me how and I could post the Ancerville version

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Originally posted by SSTRAVELER:
Ancerville was more ferry-like. She was not fitted to the same level of luxury or nearly as modern as the Renaissance. Not only the small cabins and the lack of private bathrooms but also the general leveo if fittings. She was more designed as a running mate/replacement for the Cesare.

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Her GA is incredibly similar to that of RENAISSANCE though.

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Originally posted by SSTRAVELER:
Renaissance was fitted out very modern .... I still am fascinated 30 plus years later by the original dining room and lighting. Paquet intended the Renaissance to cruise while the Ancerville was more old school.

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Originally posted by Midshipcentury:
Hi Rich,

Actually, she is in Shekou, China, an hour or so ferry's ride from Hong Kong. She is landlocked and looks like an apparition from "Close Encounters" with reclaimed land on all sides, now occupied by a country club and town square. Unfortunately, a recent overhaul has destroyed her vintage look with fake, oversized windows. I visited her in 2000 when she was closed and partially gutted. At the time, it looked like she would be scrapped. Used old ANCERVILLE brochures to get on board and communicated with her watchman with hand signals.

Best,

Peter

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I just put up an album with all the pictures I have of her as she now sits. These are a few years old as my dad has moved back stateside now. To anyone intertested feel free to copy, share and post any of these pictures as you see fit