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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 02-06-2010 02:40 PM

Is this ship really 55 years old? Wow...a classic indeed.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 02-06-2010 03:41 PM

Yup, lots of real rivets and made SOLAS compliant

Pam

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Midshipcentury
First Class Passenger
Member # 12190

posted 02-06-2010 05:50 PM

Just lovely to see. Where is the old dear off to? She hasn't been in this hemisphere is more than a decade. Thanks for posting...

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Neil - Ex P & O & PRINCESS CRUISES
First Class Passenger
Member # 5641

posted 02-06-2010 07:45 PM

Email Neil - Ex P & O & PRINCESS CRUISES

Hi Peter

She is on charter to a French company and on a round the world cruise which lasts for 127 days !

After a call at Manta, they next visit various of the Pacific Ocean islands, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia, India, Oman, Jordan, Greece, Italy and France.

She is due back at Marseilles on the 11th May 2010.

The company is Croisieres Notre Temps and they have been selling the voyage in sections.

I have a copy of their brochure which is in French.

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Midshipcentury
First Class Passenger
Member # 12190

posted 02-06-2010 08:45 PM

How nice, thanks for the info, Neil. Similar to her original route as PORT MELBOURNE. Props to CIC for hanging onto such a nice collection of vintage ladies.

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claudio
First Class Passenger
Member # 1214

posted 02-07-2010 12:39 AM

do you know which aussie ports she will call at and dates thank you i saw her twice in melb about 15 yrsago once in costa colours and i think she was in the joint costa russian colours the next year. she is based in singapore later this yr with cic and if she is as well run as funchal i might give her a try cic is a well run company with great staff and pretty good food much better than p&o australia

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JonC
First Class Passenger
Member # 28831

posted 02-07-2010 01:43 AM

Hi Claudio,

She'll call at:

Sydney: 21-24 March
Whitsundays: 27 March
Cairns: 28-29 March
Darwin: 2 April

I believe it's actually her sister (Princess Daphne) that will be in Asia over 2010/11.

Best regards,
JonC

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Neil - Ex P & O & PRINCESS CRUISES
First Class Passenger
Member # 5641

posted 02-07-2010 06:00 AM

Hi Jon C

It is the sister ship to Princess Danae the Princess Daphne which will be based at Singapore for a series of cruises from December 19th 2010 until 4th April 2011.

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NAL
First Class Passenger
Member # 1102

posted 02-07-2010 07:51 AM

I don't know how much she has changed since her birth as Danae for Carras Cruises, but Carras did a fantastic job with her re-build. I had a beautiful brochure given to me by friends who enjoyed several cruises on these sisters. Very spacious and plush and fewer than 500 pax as I remember.....I think 425 pax or so.

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DAMBROSI
First Class Passenger
Member # 100

posted 02-07-2010 07:18 PM

Great photos, I remember when both the Danae and the Daphne were with Costa, had dinner on board the Danae in the early 80's when my hubby was a travel agent. Wish I had taken photos of her.

I'm sure her interiors have changed since their Costa days.

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