Looking for 1960 partners

[johnnyrb]

Looking for about 2000 partners to become equal owners of the cruise ship formerly known as the Carnival Jubilee. She is 733' long, with a 62.5' beam. Weighs in at 47,262 gross tons and has 9 passenger decks. Fits 1960 passengers and 670 crew.

 

Cabin assignments are on a first paid first choice basis. Heck we can all take turns driving the thing too! Maybe we'll post a sign up sheet somewhere and you can select the day and time you want to be captain. Not sure how we will pay to fuel this thing, Im sure we can just pass a hat around. Cost is only $35,000,000 so that seems like a bargain at least. If I cant raise the asking price here on CC, I wonder if they will at least let me take it out for a test drive.

 

Of course I'm not serious, but I thought that some Carnival fans would at least find the sale listing interesting. Considering what modern cruise ships cost, the asking price seems really low. I guess once the cruise line 'drives it off the lot' the ship's value starts depreciating like a new car. What is the value of 47,000 tons of scrap steel anyway?

 

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1986/Modern-Cruise-Ship%2C-1960-Passengers--Stock-No.-S2392-2875701/China#.VwaoG_krKHs

 

Edited April 7, 2016 by johnnyrb

[bury me at sea]

I was ready to jump right in until I got down to the picture. No balcony is a deal breaker for me!

[cruiserNC]

Very interesting. Thanks for posting

 

 

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[jocko4279]

I'm in

[summersigh]

Cool post ... thanx:D

[Missileer]

Jubilee was our first Carnival ship and we loved her until, like others here, we became balcony snobs!

[AndyT3]

Lets do it...

[Jeni99]

I'm in!!

 

 

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[sfaaa]

Before I decide, how much booze am I allowed to bring onboard free of charge?

[Miller_KC]

That's too many people for the Owners Suite!

[sjn911]

Fun post...have friends that had their Honeymoon on this ship...now it is so small! She kept saying how big is was and she learned every single corner of the ship...she just loved it. Life is so fast.

Edited April 7, 2016 by sjn911

[Micahs Grandad]

As long as I get to play capt why not.

[Nic6318]

Hi there

 

Maybe you could try a lowball offer. After all we would need some extra money for upkeep. :)

 

Let me know if this might happen. I a looking at retirement soon, so I should have some extra time.

[AndyT3]

Being of that age, what would anyone really do with that? Would it be realistic for another, smaller line to pick it up, and put it back into service?

[beachbum53]

I'm in! But we must have a live band on the Lido deck. Absolutely NO D.J.'s. :)

[johnnyrb]

Hi there

 

Maybe you could try a lowball offer. After all we would need some extra money for upkeep. :)

 

Let me know if this might happen. I a looking at retirement soon, so I should have some extra time.

 

Its going to happen, and Im putting you down to be in charge of painting it.

[johnnyrb]

Before I decide, how much booze am I allowed to bring onboard free of charge?

 

Enough to share!!

[bury me at sea]

I might cook a couple of nights but someone else has to act like the captain.

[johnnyrb]

I might cook a couple of nights but someone else has to act like the captain.

 

I hope somebody brings some kids along, otherwise who's going to load the dishwasher?

[mibarron]

I hope somebody brings some kids along, otherwise who's going to load the dishwasher?

 

 

Done!! I just taught my 11 yo DS to load the dishwasher recently!

 

 

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[sfaaa]

. Absolutely NO D.J.'s. :)

 

On every fun ship, DJ Otzi only hangs out in MDR.

[rjrice1]

My dreams are coming true.

Always wanted to leave on a cruise ship...

[FirstTimeCruisr]

That's so funny my husband was just saying a couple months ago when the lottery winner here in our town won that if that was him he would of bought a cruise ship and lived on it instead of a new house... LOLOLOL

[Wheatie59]

We sailed on her in 1997. Only cruise we took until Splendor in January this year. The kids (10 and 6) had a blast, though the younger one doesn't remember much about it. My memories are fuzzy, too, but I don't recall it being all that great. The cruise on Spendor was a blast, though.

 

Wouldn't mind owning a ship, though I've been focusing on cargo ships. Doubt I buy one of those, either. I've not managed, yet, to figure out what it takes to actually run a shipping company. I did actually track down this ship a while back. Its been out of service a few years, as I recall. Most recently in service with a Chinese cruise company.

 

I think you're just joking about looking for investors. If not, be careful. Your post is a public offering to sell securities and that can draw the ire of the SEC. Takes a ton of paperwork and no small amount of cash (six plus figures) to be able to make such an offering. Even soliciting people you already know is a significant undertaking.

 

If you are serious you could try crowd funding. Crazier things than a cruise line have been funded this way. With the strong numbers being reported by Carnival, perhaps there is a market for this.

 

Balconies can be added. Could combine cabins into suites and become a luxury line.

[FireEater]

My checkbook is geared more towards this cruise ship at the moment: