Rare twangster Posted November 20, 2020 #1001 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Looks like Empress is continuing her sea trials for the prospective buyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipeeinthepool Posted November 20, 2020 #1002 Share Posted November 20, 2020 2 hours ago, twangster said: Looks like Empress is continuing her sea trials for the prospective buyer. I think they are trolling over their favorite fishing spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soul Brother Posted November 20, 2020 #1003 Share Posted November 20, 2020 I hope not but having Empress and Majesty so close to Aliaga doesn't bode well. Could be they're waiting for a spot on the beach to clear out after the old RCI and Carnival ships are done there. Our cruise last year on Empress was probably our favourite cruise we've done. Got to meet a lot of people and see them over and over throughout the ship. Found the staff to be superb too. Would definitely sail her again if we have the chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted November 21, 2020 #1004 Share Posted November 21, 2020 10 hours ago, Soul Brother said: Could be they're waiting for a spot on the beach to clear out after the old RCI and Carnival ships are done there. There are many ships already sold and confirmed to be going on the beach waiting for a spot - neither Empress nor Majesty are anywhere near that status yet. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeMissSeaView Posted November 21, 2020 #1005 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Looks like both of them are anchored again. Back to the new normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soul Brother Posted November 23, 2020 #1006 Share Posted November 23, 2020 On 11/21/2020 at 12:03 AM, Biker19 said: There are many ships already sold and confirmed to be going on the beach waiting for a spot - neither Empress nor Majesty are anywhere near that status yet. That's good to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted November 23, 2020 #1007 Share Posted November 23, 2020 One difference with her last set of laps around the pool is that she stayed within the territorial waters of Greece this time. Previously when she need to cycle her tanks and make water she ventured beyond the limits of Greece which is typically where they go to make water and cycle tanks. Maybe they overhauled one engine or did other propulsion maintenance and needed to stress test it. By staying within Greek waters they avoided more COVID testing. She stayed out for several days so it's curious what she was up to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted November 24, 2020 #1008 Share Posted November 24, 2020 14 hours ago, Soul Brother said: That's good to know! Apparently a new section of the ship at Aliaga, run by a different company, is doing scrap work on cruise ships - that's where the CMV Astor was beached yesterday and where CMV Marco Polo is headed (about 1+ week out). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboardjunkie Posted November 24, 2020 #1009 Share Posted November 24, 2020 12 hours ago, Biker19 said: Apparently a new section of the ship at Aliaga, run by a different company, is doing scrap work on cruise ships - that's where the CMV Astor was beached yesterday and where CMV Marco Polo is headed (about 1+ week out). Thought the Marco Polo was bought...... https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ship-operations/seajets-owner-scoops-two-more-cruise-ships Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted November 24, 2020 #1010 Share Posted November 24, 2020 4 hours ago, keyboardjunkie said: Thought the Marco Polo was bought...... https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ship-operations/seajets-owner-scoops-two-more-cruise-ships Bought for scrap value https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23829-here-s-what-an-entire-cruise-fleet-sold-for-at-auction.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboardjunkie Posted November 24, 2020 #1011 Share Posted November 24, 2020 27 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Bought for scrap value https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23829-here-s-what-an-entire-cruise-fleet-sold-for-at-auction.html Not arguing but confused....it does not say bought for scrap...it says "with five ships heading to new owners or to scrap". So future is unknown. As someone who sails part of the year from the UK, we greatly enjoyed several cruises on the Marco Polo with Cruise & Maritime. We hate to see this ship go to scrap. Nostalgia - but we made many good friends on her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted November 24, 2020 #1012 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 minute ago, keyboardjunkie said: Not arguing but confused....it does not say bought for scrap...it says "with five ships heading to new owners or to scrap". So future is unknown. As someone who sails part of the year from the UK, we greatly enjoyed several cruises on the Marco Polo with Cruise & Maritime. We hate to see this ship go to scrap. Nostalgia - but we made many good friends on her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soremekun Posted November 25, 2020 #1013 Share Posted November 25, 2020 On 11/20/2020 at 1:38 PM, Soul Brother said: I hope not but having Empress and Majesty so close to Aliaga doesn't bode well. Could be they're waiting for a spot on the beach to clear out after the old RCI and Carnival ships are done there. Our cruise last year on Empress was probably our favourite cruise we've done. Got to meet a lot of people and see them over and over throughout the ship. Found the staff to be superb too. Would definitely sail her again if we have the chance. Awesome screen name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboardjunkie Posted November 25, 2020 #1014 Share Posted November 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said: Thanks....sad to see her go! We were hoping that some company was taking over the ships from the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted November 25, 2020 #1015 Share Posted November 25, 2020 1 hour ago, keyboardjunkie said: Thanks....sad to see her go! There are conflicting reports on where she's headed. Currently AIS shows the destination as Dubai and this was posted on Facebook: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeMissSeaView Posted November 26, 2020 #1016 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Empress is on the move again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roeco9084 Posted November 27, 2020 #1017 Share Posted November 27, 2020 (edited) I know someone was advertising for a Charter for Marco Polo...and now heading to Dubai... Even though she was sold for scrap value doesnt mean she will be scrapped. Edited November 27, 2020 by roeco9084 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipeeinthepool Posted November 27, 2020 #1018 Share Posted November 27, 2020 4 hours ago, roeco9084 said: I know someone was advertising for a Charter for Marco Polo...and now heading to Dubai... Even though she was sold for scrap value doesnt mean she will be scrapped. I don't think I would purchase a cruise on a ship that has been sold for scrap. There's a better chance that it is a scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeMissSeaView Posted November 27, 2020 #1019 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Pullmantur has announced they want to start sailing again in 2021 using two Celebrity ships. Maybe Empress and Majesty are not part of the plan for the reorganized Pullmantur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted November 27, 2020 #1020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Just now, WeMissSeaView said: Pullmantur has announced they want to start sailing again in 2021 using two Celebrity ships. Maybe Empress and Majesty are not part of the plan for the reorganized Pullmantur. First thing I thought when I saw the report. Kudos to Lutoff-Perlo for scooping Bayley and getting rid of dead weight first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted November 27, 2020 #1021 Share Posted November 27, 2020 28 minutes ago, twangster said: First thing I thought when I saw the report. Kudos to Lutoff-Perlo for scooping Bayley and getting rid of dead weight first. The 2 oldest Celebrity ships are quite a step up from the Majesty and Empress in terms of on board venues and balconies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted November 27, 2020 #1022 Share Posted November 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Ourusualbeach said: The 2 oldest Celebrity ships are quite a step up from the Majesty and Empress in terms of on board venues and balconies It was interesting to see this observation in the article. That doesn't bode well for Majesty or Empress. If they can't pawn off these two to Pullmantur because of balcony limitations which cruise line would ever want them? Someone involved with Pullmantur is pushing for more balconies presumably to earn higher revenue. That must have been a lesson learned why they didn't perform as well in the past. If Pullmantur is off the table and with no sign Majesty or Empress will carry passengers anytime soon Royal must be getting closer to reaching the conclusion they need to go to the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyIL Posted November 27, 2020 #1023 Share Posted November 27, 2020 2 hours ago, WeMissSeaView said: Pullmantur has announced they want to start sailing again in 2021 using two Celebrity ships. Maybe Empress and Majesty are not part of the plan for the reorganized Pullmantur. Which Celebrity ships? Since both Celebrity and RCI have the same parent company, does it really matter which brand sold their ships first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted November 27, 2020 #1024 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Just now, NancyIL said: Which Celebrity ships? Since both Celebrity and RCI have the same parent company, does it really matter which brand sold their ships first? M class so likely the two that haven't been revolutionized, Constellation and Infinity but that's speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyIL Posted November 27, 2020 #1025 Share Posted November 27, 2020 1 minute ago, twangster said: M class so likely the two that haven't been revolutionized, Constellation and Infinity but that's speculation. Having sailed on Constellation and Infinity, and twice on Monarch - I agree that Pullmantur chose the right two ships. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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