Chatziginnis said the average scrap value in India is $400 per ton. [18] Originally based out of New York, the ship has had a number of homeports over the intervening 26 years. Though somewhat angular in appearance, the ship was noted for its superb interiors and unique reception area concept, which featured over-height ceilings and ran along the centerline of the ship. She operated under Royal Caribbean as the Viking Serenade and was with them for about 10 years. Cafe Brasil (for a cappuccino or afternoon tea, with an interesting book from the library or just browse the Internet), The Mirage Bar (poolside; pampers with al fresco drinks), The Sailaway Bar (to watch the world go by), The Sundowner (the perfect place for live music and pre-dinner drinks), Ocean Theatre (entertainment hub for cabarets, UK comedy acts and West End-style shows), Bounty Lounge (all about game shows and live music), The Lookout Bar (with panoramic view; also offers a late-night disco), The Casino (roulette, Blackjack, poker; a range of slot machines). The former Royal Caribbean ship formerly known as the Viking Serenade, will officially be scrapped. Rolston was later convicted of her murder. It was when she was at this point in her service life, 1991, that she went under her final transformation to a single purpose cruise ship and no longer a cruiseferry. The food was awful, but the entertainment was good, and the captain was very funny, but in the whole it was just like a glorified ferry. In October 2021, it was reported the ship was sold for $3.6 million in cash to a buyer out of Dubai. Look for a link at the bottom of this page or in our privacy policy where you can withdraw consent. Vard Design. What Made It Special Cruise & Maritime Voyages' Magellan began life in 1985 as Carnival Cruise Line's Holiday. What was meant to be one of the world's largest cruise ships is being prepared for its maiden voyage - to a scrapyard. In November 2021, the vessel was sold for scrap to Turkish interests. In 1990 when Admiral was merged into Royal Caribbean, she was transferred to Wallenius Wilhelmsen which is owned owned by the Wilhelmsen family who are the largest shareholder in Royal Caribbean and instrumental in their founding. She was built in 1982 by Dubigeon-Normandie S.A., Nantes, France for Scandinavian World Cruises (a subsidiary of DFDS) as the cruiseferry MS Scandinavia. Following the 2015-2016 refit at Damen Brest, Ocean Gala headed to Scandinavia to serve as a floating hotel for workers involved in the refugee crisis. Due to the Coronavirus crisis, the construction process was hampered (lockdowns, restrictions, supply chain disruptions) and the yacht's delivery was delayed ~7 months. The venue was perfect for light lunches and late-night snacks, and regularly hosted international theme food nights. What Made It Special: Originally built as a Baltic cruise-ferry, Star Pisces was purchased by Star Cruises in 1994 and sailed for Singapore. March Madness! Repeats of the documentary were later shown on Bravo. So, from Piraeus in Greece, we put our crew onboard, and we arrange for the unit to go to Turkey. She then relocated to Scandinavia and sailed on their flagship route Oslo-Copenhagen. What Made It Special: Grand Celebration was launched in 1987 as Carnival Cruise Line's Celebration. In February 2022, Carnival announced that Ecstasy would take over itineraries from Mobile for Carnival Sensation before being removed from the fleet in October 2022. By clicking Accept All, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. Shame Ocean village left us as we enjoyed that one. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The Asylum hotel plans did not come to fruition and the ship was put back on the market for either sale or charter in August 2016. What Made It Special: Launched in 1994, Carnival Fascination was the fourth of eight Fantasy Class ships to debut. On July 23, 2020 Carnival announced that Carnival Fascination would be withdrawn from service and placed in long-term layup. Shes had a rather interesting career. US Shipbrokers managed the vessel's sale in 2015 and became its commercial management firm. Unfortunately, one cruise operator went a wee bit-er-overboard and ordered a giant 9,000-passenger ship that was set to take its maiden voyage early last year. Operating short two-night cruises to Freeport from West Palm Beach, Grand Celebration also took on a number of humanitarian roles, most recently aiding the people of Grand Bahama Island in the wake of 2019's Hurricane Dorian. [11], In February 2016, Ocean Gala was offered as a floating accommodation facility through the website Floating Accommodations, managed by US Shipmanagers, a Florida company[12] and it was announced that the Swedish Migration Agency have signed a contract to use the Ocean Gala as an asylum hotel for 1790 asylum seekers. MS Island Escape had 3x restaurants, two of them buffet-style. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. By June 2022, workers had already cut most of the forward section of the ship. Island Escape Cruises deals are inclusive of all the onboard food and beverages (spirits, wines, beers and champagne by the glass, soda, bottled water, brand teas/coffees), unlimited Wi-Fi, all daily activities (entertainment, boat tours, etc), helicopter transfers (shore-ship-shore). Two UK cruise ships have been scrapped on an Indian beach despite assurances they would continue to be operated. Prior to the pandemic, the ship's value was in the $95 million range. The agency feared that the influx of asylum seekers would pick up again in the coming months due to warm weather. On November 27, 2020 Ocean Dream was reported sold to scrapping interests, and was beached in Aliaga, Turkey in January 2021. After months off Suez as channel workers floating accommodation and calls at Limassol she finally passed through the canal on 2 May 2017, heading down the Red Sea, it was speculated she was heading to Alang for Scrapping. In 1988, Home Lines merged with Holland America Line, and Homeric became Westerdam. Note: Between 2002-2015, "MS Island Escape" was named the 1982-built cruise liner Scandinavia (IMO 8002597), Alang India-scrapped in 2018 as "MS Ocean Gala". A police report was filed against the owner of Utansjverkets hamn by Hrnsand Municipality, claiming the facility was missing ISPS classification. Like Windward, Dreamward went through a complex lengthening procedure in Germany in 1998, but emerged with two unique features: a retractable mast and a funnel that could open hydraulically in order to allow the ship to transit Germany's Kiel Canal -- something the ship, as Norwegian Dream, did on a regular basis, earning legions of fans who would line the canal to watch "their ship" sail the legendary waterway. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. When MS Scandinavia was launched in 1982, she was one of the world's largest passenger ships, and cruising out of homeport NYC New York to The Bahamas. The certified Helideck (deck 4's/topdeck's aft-positioned helipad) is used for landings of helicopters serving the company's heli-transfers between the yacht and homeport. Sad news here. In 2018, the ship was leased as an accommodation vessel to MV Werften to house shipyard workers constructing new cruise ships for Dream Cruises and Crystal. October 2021. delivered. She became MS Island Escape in 2002 being renamed once more as MV Ocean Gala in 2015. Star Princess went on to serve a stint with P&O UK, sailing as Arcadia between 1997 and 2003. The ship arrived in early August at Aliaga, Turkey and was beached alongside sister Carnival Fantasy and former competitor Sovereign. When the pandemic was at its peak lets say around summer 2020 and the first cruise ships started being scrapped, some of them were even getting double digits, like hardly $100 per ton, maybe $90, he said. Both vessels were also notably designed by famed Italian architect Renzo Piano. Its career with Princess was remarkably short -- just 12 years -- and in 2002 it was renamed A'Rosa Blu. Chatziginnis said the average scrap value in India is $400 per ton. Between 1985 and 1990, she sailed for Sundance Cruises and Admiral Cruises as MS Stardancer. Marina Deck is accessed from Ocean Deck (deck 2). The ship remained down under until 2019, when it was sold to Zen Cruises and renamed Karnika for Jalesh Cruises. At the height of the pandemic, however, those values could be as low as $90 for EU-flagged ships. Ecstasy made headlines in 1998 when a fire broke out in the ship's laundry facilities and the vessel lost power while setting sail from Miami. On January 15, 2021, Seajets reportedly flipped Magellan, selling it to scrapping interests in India and ending the venerable cruise ship's career. With that many ships entering the scene, cruise lines have to be wary not to oversupply the market, said VesselsValue, a maritime data provider. Between 1993 and 1997, it also sailed for Princess Cruises as Golden Princess. There were plans to convert the ship into a private yacht that never came to fruition, and EasyCruise One (then renamed simply, Cruise One) was placed in long-term layup in drydock. Photo courtesy of Jalesh Cruises, Peace Boat Ocean Dream at Sea. It was removed and will be placed aboard Carnival Celebration in time for that vessel's debut in November 2022. Its whimsical Joe Farcus-designed interiors were wild, bright, and vibrant, and wholly unique from Carnival Fantasy's later sisters. Monarch, together with older sister Sovereign, were reportedly stripped of their interior fittings and artwork in Genoa. It arrived for scrapping in December 2021, and was beached soon after. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Up to 10% Extra Bonus Discount - Book By 9pm 31st March, Ahoy there! Since 2002, the renamed ship (MS Island Escape) was deployed in the Mediterranean (during summers) and in South America (in the winters). It also features separate female and male saunas. Sporting one of cruising's most unique profiles, Astor was built in 1987 for Safmarine before the contract was sold to the Marlan Corporation. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. Following the line's collapse, the ship was auctioned off for just $5.3 million to Greek-owned Seajets. The vessel was last operated by the Japan-based Peace Boat Organization as the Ocean Dream. The second of Royal Caribbean's three-ship Sovereign class, Monarch was, for a time, one of the most trendsetting ships on the seas. On September 20, 2022, Marella Celebration was confirmed beached for scrapping. After several drydock conversions, the vessel was last rebuilt to passenger capacity 1760 (plus 540 crew). Our first two cruises were on it and we thoroughly enjoyed them. Vard Vung Tau. The ship was finally sent to the breakers in 2022. She is headed to India and will arrive at the scrap yard in Alang at the end of the month. Some of these larger cruise ships (are) being laid up in locations like Greece, for example, until more spaces are available to digest in Turkey.. Photo: Peace Boat, Sovereign departing Civitavecchia, the port for Rome, at sunset (Photo: Aaron Saunders/Cruise Critic), SuperStar Aquarius, the ex-Norwegian Wind (Photo: Star Cruises), SuperStar Gemini, the ex-Norwegian Dream (Photo: Star Cruises). Cabin grades number: 13. "When the pandemic was at its peak - let's say around summer 2020 - and the first cruise ships . In 1990, the ship was sold to Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and renamed MS Viking Serenade. The ship transferred to Norwegian Cruise Line in 1991 and sailed for a period of time as Westward. [2] The vessel ISLAND ESCAPE (IMO: 9903994, MMSI 538009093) is a Passenger (Cruise) Ship built in 2021 (2 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands . "Costa will be informing guests booked on the next Costa Victoria cruises, who will be guaranteed a re-protection in accordance with the applicable legislation.. Position & Voyage Data Track on Map Add Photo Add to fleet Scrap Values. Ocean Suites are with either one King-size double bed, two single beds/twins or one single bed. The vessel joined Thomsons fleet in April 2009. She was our first initiation into the world of cruising, and now we have the bug, been on 7 cruises now, with many different companies, all Med cruises as we live in Mallorca. All passenger staterooms (designed by Tillberg Design of Sweden) are stylishly decorated, with premium bedding sets (Egyptian cotton linens, 6 pillows), bedside cabinets, wall-mounted reading lamps, writing desk (direct-dial phone, magnifying mirror, power outlets, USB charger), two armchairs, coffee table, wall-mounted HDTV, modern entertainment systems, large wardrobes, spacious bathrooms (WC-toilet, shower, single-sink vanity), individually/thermostat-controlled air conditioning. However, Chatziginnis said that steel prices globally have increased dramatically over the past few months and residual value has increased by nearly $100 per ton in each of the major ship recycling counties. Sadly, Astor was sold for just $1.7 million at auction, and was beached in Turkey on November 24, 2020 for scrapping. Carnival Fantasy Carnival Fantasy Debut Date: March 1990 Sailed For:. The third in a trio of newbuilds for Carnival, Celebration was part of the Holiday Class that would later pave the way for the highly successful (and somewhat similarly-designed) Fantasy Class. Island Escape - Passenger ship, IMO 8002597, Callsign C6SK4, Flag Bahamas - vesseltracker.com Island Escape's Fiordland experience also features daily Zodiac tours led by an experienced local tour guide. What Made It Special: Carnival Ecstasy was the second Fantasy Class ship to be constructed for Carnival, and entered service in 1991 to wide acclaim. MS Island Escape (Thomson Cruises), Viking Serenade (Royal Caribbean ), MS Stardancer (Royal Admiral Cruises), MS Scandinavia (DFDS Seaways). Photos of abandoned, stripped cruise ships show how deeply the cruise industry is sinking. 915. yard no. In late July, the ship arrived at the breakers in Aliaga and will be scraped alongside Sovereign. Midship on deck 3 are positioned both tenders (starboard and portside) each feated with a davit crane. Although destined to be Celestyal's new flagship, the line disposed of the vessel in September 2021, citing "current market conditions resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic". Ship Data. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. By proceeding, you agree to Cruise Critics, Which Cruise Ships Will Be Scrapped Or Taken Out of Service? MS Sovereign (Pullmantur Cruises) The MS Sovereign, which was also part of the Pullmantur Cruises fleet, is being scrapped due to the cruise line filing for bankruptcy in June 2020. The vessel was last owned by the Miami-based Cruise Holdings Inc and managed by Columbia Cruise Services (CCS) in Hamburg and Limassol. After a four-year stint with Iberocruceros, it was purchased by UK-based Cruise & Maritime Voyages in 2015 and renamed Magellan. The vessel (IMO number 9903994) is currently France-flagged (MMSI 538009093) and registered in Majuro/Marshall Islands. Christened Star Princess, the ship was notable for its distinctive circular "dome" situated above the navigation bridge. Cruise lineIsland Escape Cruises NZ (Small Cruise Lines). Here's our running tally of the ship's we've lost in the past few years. The vessel was ordered to Vard Vung Tau Ltd in December 2019 (when the shipbuilding contract was signed) and its construction officially started in June 2020, with the keel-laying ceremony. The summer homeporting in Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Spain) offering fly-cruises from the UK made the ship also attractive for families. Columbia Cruise Services (CCS) was awarded the vessel's Full Management. Some vendors may process your personal data on the basis of legitimate interest, which you can object to by managing your options below. Island Escape's staterooms (17 total) are all outside and in suite categories (5 total) accommodating maximum 32 passengers. An outdoor observation deck (forward on deck 3/at the bow) is furnished with bench seats and small coffee tables. well you can imagine a week with 2 young boys and no chips.never again. [24], "MS Scandinavia (1981)" redirects here. Stripped of its lavish interiors and refitted with dorm-style accomodations (brightly colored, unsurprisingly, in only white and neon orange), EasyCruise One was billed as the cruise ship for people who hated cruises. [10] On 3 December 2015, it was reported that the vessel had been sold and was on her way to Brest, France for dry-docking, to be renamed Ocean Gala. She was ordered in 1980 by Dannish ferry operator DFDS as the ms Scandinavia. A piece of Carnival Ecstasy -- a vintage roadster -- will live on. Migrationsverket insisted that the agreement to house asylum seekers on Ocean Gala had been null and void since July. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. What Made It Special: Cruise fans will remember SuperStar Aquarius better as Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Wind. In 2002, she just became too dated for Royals fleet which was being dominated by the Voyager-class at this point. This is quite young for the normal industry in cruising in our understanding, said Chatziginnis. Ocean and Solo cabins are on Lower Deck (Ocean Deck/deck 2), while the Owner's and Horizon cabins are on Upper Deck (Horizon Deck/deck 3). So, ultimately the ownership and responsibility of the vessel would be transferred to the owning entity that would be buying the vessel. All Horizon Deck cabins are with floor-ceiling glass doors opening to private step-out balconies. What Made It Special: EasyCruise One started life in 1990 as Renaissance Cruises' Renaissance II. (2022). My supervisor did her first cruise on the Escape a few years ago and likewise, she now enjoys cruising. The ship was also attractive for families who look for out of Palma de Mallorca fly-cruises from the UK. What Made It Special: Sovereign was built in 1988 as Royal Caribbean's Sovereign of the Seas. The onboard meals are prepared by professional chefs using the freshest ingredients, including local seafood and the guests' daily catch. Look at the Marco Polo it is a 55-year-old vessel It has been operating for, like, more than 50 years now And now, all the other major lines are scrapping all the vessels that were built in the 1990s and the 1980s. [1] The company operated in Europe, the Caribbean, and South America, aiming its products primarily at markets in the United Kingdom, Brazil and Argentina. Note: In 2021 was launched the 30-passenger superyacht Island Escape, owned by the New Zealand-based company and travel brand Island Escape Cruises Ltd. In Turkey, the value is considerably less at $280-300 per ton. outfitting yard. The 1982-built MS Ocean Gala cruise ship (best known as "MS Island Escape") was constructed by Dubigeon Normandie SA ( Nantes France) as the world's biggest cruiseferry at the time. In 2016, Thomson cruises replaced Island Escape with Splendour of the Seas. Greg (he/him) is the founder and editor of CruiseInd. Like its sister, Zenith had a unique layout that included a large oversized reception area and numerous cozy dining and lounge venues that would form the basis for newer, larger Celebrity vessels designed in the late 1990's and early 2000's. 7-day round-trip from Palma de Mallorca -Tue Oct 20 (Palma de Mallorca, departing), Thu Oct 22 09:00am to 06:00pm (Bastia), Fri Oct 23 07:00am to 07:00pm (La Spezia), Sat Oct 24 07:00am to 05:00pm (Villefranche (Nice)), Sun Oct 25 08:00am to 05:00pm (Toulon), Mon Oct 26 09:00am to 06:00pm (Barcelona), Tue Oct 27 (Palma de Mallorca, arrive). A role of a company like GMS is to organize the entire recycling process. [8] In November 2010, Thomson was scheduled to spend a further 4 million in refurbishing Island Escape. Launched in 1993 as Windward, the midsize vessel underwent a complex stretching operation -- then the largest of its kind -- at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven in 1998. The youngest to be scrapped as of this writing is the 1996-built Costa Victoria, while the oldest vessel to head to the breakers was the beautiful 1965-built Marco Polo (the famed ex-ocean liner previously known as Aleksandr Pushkin). Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Celebration was preceded by Holiday and Jubilee. The cruise line has nothing to do anymore with the vessel. The ship was also renamed Norwegian Wind, and continued to sail for Norwegian until it was transferred to Genting-owned Star Cruises in 2007. Scrapping began in August 2020, and the ship was totally demolished by February 2021. What Made It Specia: Columbus started life as an order for Sitmar Cruises that was converted into a newbuild for Princess Cruises after the latter swallowed up Sitmar in the late 1980's.
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