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Topic: SS Norway?

Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 11-03-2005 05:31 PM

So where on earth is the SS Norway? Has she disappeared into the Bermuda triangle? Where is she docked? What's going down?

Surely there are some photo's somewhere?

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Patsy
First Class Passenger
Member # 5611

posted 11-03-2005 06:32 PM

Good question. It's been far too long. 5 months since leaving Bremerhaven and not a peep after arriving in wherever it was. Do Star Cruises own their own breakers or something?

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bulbousbow
First Class Passenger
Member # 4440

posted 11-03-2005 08:23 PM

quote:
Patsy wrote:
...after arriving in wherever it was.

You mean Port Klang (Port Kelang), Malaysia.

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Cheers

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 11-04-2005 07:26 AM

How can an Ocean liner vanish? Surely someone has seen her and photographed her? What condition is she in? What is her fate?

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Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 11-04-2005 07:51 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:
How can an Ocean liner vanish? Surely someone has seen her and photographed her? What condition is she in? What is her fate?

Sounds like quotes from some of the paperback thrillers I have in my collection-- "The Day They Stole the QUEEN MARY", "The QE2 is Missing", etc!

Perhaps someone who is adept with the Google Earth satellite images can locate Port Klang and find her there?

Rich

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r.fiebig
First Class Passenger
Member # 5240

posted 11-04-2005 06:17 PM

Malcolm,

I have seen one photo that an Australian passenger of a container ship sent me several weeks ago.

The passenger took the picture of the "Norway" off Port Klang in early September where the ship was at anchor at that time.

Best,

Raoul

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Thad
First Class Passenger
Member # 1224

posted 11-04-2005 06:37 PM

Found these two on shipspotting.com. I think they were taken at the end of September.

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DAMBROSI
First Class Passenger
Member # 100

posted 11-05-2005 03:03 PM

So..where is she in the photos???? Wish we had a better view of her. Someone out there has a digi-cam to take photos of her to prove she's there.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 11-05-2005 04:35 PM

She is behind the lights Dambrosi.. there is not much to play with in the photos, but you can prove it's her:- see here and here.

Pam

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 11-05-2005 04:54 PM

So what is happening to her? Is she just docked there marking time or are they carrying out some sort of an internal refit?

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bulbousbow
First Class Passenger
Member # 4440

posted 11-05-2005 06:35 PM

quote:
PamM wrote:
She is behind the lights Dambrosi.. there is not much to play with in the photos, but you can prove it's her:- see here and here.

Good detective (err..hum Photoshop) work there Pam!

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Cheers

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 11-05-2005 06:52 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:
So what is happening to her? Is she just docked there marking time or are they carrying out some sort of an internal refit?

At a very wide guess she may possibly be part of Genting's plans for Sentosa Island, or the other Casino Resort in Singapore, should they win a bid. However Singapore really seems to be dragging their feet over this. Everything was supposed to have been done and dusted by now, but the latest dates set are ; guidelines for the casino bids will be officially released on Nov 15, while bidders must submit their casino proposals by March 29. The winner will be named by the middle of next year.

So it may be a long wait

Pam

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DAMBROSI
First Class Passenger
Member # 100

posted 11-06-2005 12:13 PM

Thank you PamM for those photos....they don't look like Photo Shop or anything like that....that looks like our beloved SS NORWAY to me.
And it seems like all we're doing is waiting....waiting to find out what's going to happen to her, the BIG U and the INDEPENCE......wait, wait, wait....in the meantime, the clock is ticking......

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Glencoe
First Class Passenger
Member # 1181

posted 11-06-2005 12:39 PM

This is my first post in a long long time, though in the last year I have been lurking here wondering about the Norway.

I have only had two cruises and both were on the Norway so I am very interested I what befalls her, I just wish someone in authority would say something.

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bulbousbow
First Class Passenger
Member # 4440

posted 11-07-2005 08:14 AM

quote:
DAMBROSI wrote:
...they don't look like Photo Shop or anything like that...

Pam probably used Photoshop or some other imaging software to lighten (dodge) the dark images into those she has on the two links (see here and here).

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Cheers

[ 11-07-2005: Message edited by: bulbousbow ]

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Patsy
First Class Passenger
Member # 5611

posted 11-07-2005 01:00 PM

That's the place, bulbousbow. Thanks.

Port Klang always reminds me of Alang. Probably the 'ang' ending.

Interesting photos there. I just wish they'd get on with it one way or the other.

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Namlit
First Class Passenger
Member # 1940

posted 11-14-2005 02:27 PM

Just moving the topic to the top of the list again.
Any clues, pics, or rumors???

I was just perusing one of my ocean liner picture books... and it made me miss her all over again. -sigh-

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buddhaJoe
First Class Passenger
Member # 4356

posted 11-17-2005 12:46 PM

hi there,

there is a very nice pic on her arrival in Port Klang
august, 10, 2005 > see Fakta om Fartyg

buddhaJoe

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 11-17-2005 06:25 PM

quote:
Originally posted by buddhaJoe:
...there is a very nice pic on her arrival in Port Klang
august, 10, 2005 > see Fakta om Fartyg

Got a link for us?

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Onno
First Class Passenger
Member # 3071

posted 11-17-2005 08:10 PM

Here you go Malcolm:
http://www.faktaomfartyg.com/norway_1961_b_12.htm

Onno

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bulbousbow
First Class Passenger
Member # 4440

posted 11-17-2005 09:59 PM

Here is that image from Port Klang. I cleaned it up just a little clearing some of the smoke (burn-off from illegal forest clearing).

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Cheers

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Jonathan
First Class Passenger
Member # 5201

posted 11-17-2005 10:04 PM

I was bored this evening and thought id get a litte crazy reinventing the norway. Sorry for the image quality but this was my first time doing something like this.

Jonathan

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bulbousbow
First Class Passenger
Member # 4440

posted 11-18-2005 06:32 AM

Jonathan, is this your rendition of what SS NORWAY is going to look like when they turn her into a hotel-casino? Because she definitely ain't a transatlantic liner anymore.

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Cheers

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Jonathan
First Class Passenger
Member # 5201

posted 11-18-2005 04:31 PM

This is my renderation if the norway was reinvented.

Jonathan

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Pascal
First Class Passenger
Member # 5510

posted 11-19-2005 03:42 AM

It seems that in your rendition Norway was bought by RCI

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