As most of you know, the former Renaissance (now called "Blue Monarch" has been sold to Indian breaker. A MOA was signed and SEEMS to be finalized yesterday as the flag of the ship has changed for Sierra Leone and the call sign has changed for "9LY2227" (2010-03-04 23:06)

It's not officially reported on Equasis, because they need to have all the paper in order to change everything. but data queried was asked for chages:

Date of query Complainant Data queried Under investigation by Status Date of status

2010-03-02 Ship manager Ship status LRF Verification in progress 2010-03-02

Best,

She needed probably to do some sea trials before the last voyage. It was confirmed on a Greek forum that she has been renamed and re-flagged physically (Maestro, home port Freetown/Sierra Leone

The engine have not worked at full speed since a long time, so they have to be very careful.

http://www.shipfriends.gr/forum/showthread.php?400-Blue-Monarch-%28ex-World-Renaissance-IMO-6604834%29&p=120775#post120775

Her speed has varied between 5 and 13 knots over her present course on the AIS maps

[ 03-29-2010: Message edited by: Neil - Ex P. & O. S. N. Company. ]

Here is a photo taken on March 3, at Ambelakia near Piraeus.

[ 04-03-2010: Message edited by: Aris ]

Maestro is now at Suez (Port Said) expecting her turn in a convoy very soon for her last channel crossing.

[ 04-04-2010: Message edited by: LenKinap ]

Are you sure she is not going through the Kiel Canal !

[ 04-04-2010: Message edited by: Neil - Ex P. & O. S. N. Company. ]

Best,

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Originally posted by Neil - Ex P. & O. S. N. Company.:
Interesting news that Maestro is at Suez for her last Panama crossing !

Are you sure she is not going through the Kiel Canal !

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Originally posted by LenKinap:

Edited and corrected

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Wonder which way she is going across the Channel now ?

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Originally posted by Neil - Ex P. & O. S. N. Company.:

Wonder which way she is going across the Channel now ?

Looks like someone needs a map !

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OK, that's it.

Joe, Malcolm - how much does it take to get a member suspended from Cruise Talk?

[ 04-04-2010: Message edited by: Anders ]

CT Members are supposed to have better manners than this. No wonder some folks just up and leave, getting tired of the grade school mentality of some of you. But I guess that is too much to ask?

Best,

I have never left CT. I love it. It's the best cruise/ship site on the web.
Everyday I read every post and occasionally post a thank you or short note. But that is all I dare.

Now, since I've got the floor, let me say this....

Those of you who have felt it their right or job to disrupt the forums with your childish, egotistical, rude, unexceptable behavior should just go away. PLEASE go away!
This is where I come to learn and share my love of ships with people all over the world. I couldn't do that before the internet. It was libraries and travel brochures.
Here I have what I never had before...Friends that share my love for passenger ships. I will be damned if I am going to listen to anymore of this $%^&>! and see us lose any more members.

All we can do is COMPLETELY ignore these needless posters or wait until they are finally ousted form CT.

Michael is gonna start taking this site back from the "pirates". We have lost too many posters because of the behavior of too many insensitive posters. It's sad and we can't let it happen any more.

I don't want to have to go back to the TA and ask for old brochures again. I'm too old.

There is no bickering just a little micky taking with LenKinap with whom I do exchange private messages.

When peoples sense of humour has died it can also affect the number of postings on a forum.

[ 04-05-2010: Message edited by: Neil - Ex P. & O. S. N. Company. ]

Perception is in the context of what the reader reads, and not always what the originator posts. What may be a fun jab between 'internet aquaintances', may be interpreted as ridicule by strangers, especially in a public internet forum.

[ 04-05-2010: Message edited by: dmwnc1 ]

While I respect that LenKinap and yourself are sharing a private joke, the issue is, you come across as a d**k to everyone else.

While I really do respect your knowledge on certain things, maybe you should stop for a second and think how things look to other people ?

Many thanks for the comment about my knowledge.

Elsewhere we have gained over 500 new members since Christmas so a little micky taking does work and helps to keep a forum light hearted and friendly which it appears posters do like.

It is not so much a question of crying out aloud, if I have the micky taken.

Not everyone understands or appreciates jabs at another members sense of intelligence, especially when it comes off as unwanted sarcasm.