InTheWASide Posted February 13, 2014 #1 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Bye Statendam http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1993/Cruise-Ship%2C-1%2C266-Passengers-Stock-No.-S2135-2687334/United-States#.Uv0ffR3Ac8w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheWASide Posted February 13, 2014 Author #2 Share Posted February 13, 2014 My favorite part is where the sale ad displays a vista class penthouse, signature suites and lanai rooms all of which don't exist onboard. Yet this is a legit ad, I've had that confirmed by people in the know at the HQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aruba Posted February 13, 2014 #3 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I'm surprised that it would be advertised in such a way. Next they'll put it on Craig's List.:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted February 13, 2014 #4 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Bye Statendamhttp://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1993/Cruise-Ship%2C-1%2C266-Passengers-Stock-No.-S2135-2687334/United-States#.Uv0ffR3Ac8w After our Oct. cruise on her, all I can say is "great news". DaveOKC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda&Vern Posted February 13, 2014 #5 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I "thought" several of HAL smaller ships were for sale. Wasn't there a large thread about that a year or so ago? Or I am wrong ... which happens. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted February 13, 2014 #6 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I "thought" several of HAL smaller ships were for sale. Wasn't there a large thread about that a year or so ago? Or I am wrong ... which happens. :eek: :) Your memory is good. We've had several conversations about the "S" class ships being offered for sale. Many thought HAL would welcome the sale of Statendam and Veendam as the first to go. Don't know if they are right or not but suspect they likely are. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted February 13, 2014 #7 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I'd bet HAL would sell any ship if the price was right ... but just because there's an ad doesn't mean there's any interested buyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LAFFNVEGAS Posted February 13, 2014 #8 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Well saying that she is going Bye Bye in the very near future does not mean it will happen quickly because she is listed for sale in this format. In this same place the NCL Sky has been listed For Sale on and off over the past two years on Yachtworld.com with no takers. I am guessing it costs to list a ship for sale on this sight because it does not stay up there all the time HAL has been actively attempting to sell at least 2 of not all 4 of the S Class Ships and has had no takers. This has been attempted now for over 2 years. My Guess is they made need to come down on their price a weee bit ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyk47 Posted February 13, 2014 #9 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I kind of assume, which is typically always dangerous, that HAL and the larger Carnival Corp has considered all sorts of alternatives before listing the Statendam this way. They apparently have no obvious buyer and you'd think they'd put the word out to other, maybe smaller and less robust, lines that might be interested in a ship like the Statendam and got no takers or at least no company willing to pay the asking price. Hopefully they'll sell her soon, better that than see her laid up somewhere rusting and rotting away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublebzz Posted February 13, 2014 #10 Share Posted February 13, 2014 My Guess is they made need to come down on their price a weee bit ;) Do you think they would accept $1,500 cash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamOp Posted February 13, 2014 #11 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Do you think they would accept $1,500 cash? Hey listen, if we can get 266 people to kick in 500K each, we can own this thing. Maybe we could steal Copper 10-8 from HAL for head of security! Wonder what it costs to fill it up at the pump?:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prescottbob Posted February 13, 2014 #12 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Hey listen, if we can get 266 people to kick in 500K each, we can own this thing. Maybe we could steal Copper 10-8 from HAL for head of security! Wonder what it costs to fill it up at the pump?:D A cruise ship is like a marriage. It's not the initial cost, it's the upkeep. ;) Happy V day to one and all. Bob:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted February 13, 2014 #13 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Hey listen, if we can get 266 people to kick in 500K each, we can own this thing. Maybe we could steal Copper 10-8 from HAL for head of security! Wonder what it costs to fill it up at the pump?:D Only if the bug comes along also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamOp Posted February 13, 2014 #14 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Only if the bug comes along also! Not a problem. BugBags packed and waiting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted February 13, 2014 #15 Share Posted February 13, 2014 After our Oct. cruise on her, all I can say is "great news". DaveOKC Agree 100%. I'll be happy to see that bucket of bolts go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
startwin Posted February 13, 2014 #16 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Do you think they would accept $1,500 cash? Is it worth it? :rolleyes: A cruise ship is like a marriage. It's not the initial cost, it's the upkeep. ;) Happy V day to one and all. Bob:) :D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bnxshs Posted February 13, 2014 #17 Share Posted February 13, 2014 It has been listed for sale for many months as Linda&Vern and Sails have mentioned. There was discussion of it here more than a year ago. FWIW, our fondest memories of cruising were on Veendam. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
startwin Posted February 13, 2014 #18 Share Posted February 13, 2014 It has been listed for sale for many months as Linda&Vern and Sails have mentioned. There was discussion of it here more than a year ago. FWIW, our fondest memories of cruising were on Veendam. :) The Veendam was my first HAL cruise ship, and I will always have a fondness for her.:) But she was also much younger and in better shape in those days...... as was I.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v702 Posted February 14, 2014 #19 Share Posted February 14, 2014 The Veendam was my first HAL cruise ship, and I will always have a fondness for her.:) But she was also much younger and in better shape in those days...... as was I.:D Ditto. 1997, I believe.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare foodsvcmgr Posted February 14, 2014 #20 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Studying the market, I would estimate she is far overpriced by $30-40M to be cost effective for a "second tier" operator in Europe or the Far East, based on age, size, and condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted February 14, 2014 #21 Share Posted February 14, 2014 if the Statendam sells, Ithink we have the name the first Pinacle class ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the2ofus Posted February 14, 2014 #22 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Statendam was my first modern HAL ship and my first real cruise when we sailed on her in November of 1993. Have come to like Volendam and Zaandam more for their mid-ship elevators. Still, there is a place in my heart that belongs to MS Statendam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-legs Posted February 14, 2014 #23 Share Posted February 14, 2014 My favorite part is where the sale ad displays a vista class penthouse, signature suites and lanai rooms all of which don't exist onboard. Yet this is a legit ad, I've had that confirmed by people in the know at the HQ. Might be VEENDAM....although she was built/launched a year later...but does have the lanai and AQ staterooms.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-legs Posted February 14, 2014 #24 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I'd bet HAL would sell any ship if the price was right ... but just because there's an ad doesn't mean there's any interested buyers. I'd say that with an asking price of $133ML...''good luck'' !!! If someone comes along and gives HAL that amount of $$$, I bet hey'll jump on it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipity1499 Posted February 14, 2014 #25 Share Posted February 14, 2014 (edited) I'm surprised that it would be advertised in such a way. Next they'll put it on Craig's List.:eek: I don't find it surprising? HAL is not advertising it.. A Marine Broker is advertising it & that is the way most boats, yachts & ships are sold.. Ship Brokers do a lot of advertising on the Internet..That's the best way to get world wide coverage for their inventory..They have several hundred cruise ships for sale on that sight.. We bought our boat which was advertised on a similar Internet sight many years ago & we sold it the same way, but we were able to sell it privately..If it had not sold with-in 6 months we were going to list it with a Marine Broker for a fee.. Newsprint advertising for boats & ships went by the wayside years ago, as it does not reach enough people who would be interested..The Statendam will probably be sold to a new start up cruise line or one which wants to expand, but it could be a few years before it leaves HAL's fleet.... Edited February 14, 2014 by serendipity1499 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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