prescottbob Posted October 2, 2020 #1 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Just an FYI, if interested. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8798957/The-covid-cruise-ship-graveyard-Passenger-liners-stripped-scrap-Turkish-dock.html Be well. Better days ahead. Bob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TiogaCruiser Posted October 2, 2020 #2 Share Posted October 2, 2020 20 minutes ago, prescottbob said: Just an FYI, if interested. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8798957/The-covid-cruise-ship-graveyard-Passenger-liners-stripped-scrap-Turkish-dock.html Be well. Better days ahead. Bob Very sad 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geocruiser Posted October 2, 2020 #3 Share Posted October 2, 2020 1 hour ago, TiogaCruiser said: Very sad I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted October 2, 2020 #4 Share Posted October 2, 2020 😱😔 no words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted October 2, 2020 #5 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I have seen articles where those who like a nautical decor do quite well buying from the auctions that follow these strip downs. I wish I could remember the place I saw it but the guy's house was gorgeous and it was all from the salvage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted October 2, 2020 #6 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Thanks for the picks ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted October 2, 2020 #7 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Well at least they are being recycled. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted October 2, 2020 #8 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Here is an article from the NYT showing some of the beautiful homes furnished with cruise ship salvage. Cruise ship home decor NYT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USN59-79 Posted October 3, 2020 #9 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Interesting to see the Carnival ships entering the scrap yard with their tenders still aboard. I would have thought that they could be used on other ships, but maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted October 3, 2020 #10 Share Posted October 3, 2020 54 minutes ago, USN59-79 said: Interesting to see the Carnival ships entering the scrap yard with their tenders still aboard. I would have thought that they could be used on other ships, but maybe not. Newer ships have larger boats than the older ones do, and fiberglass boats have a limited lifespan, so you would not gain anything by reusing a lifeboat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageGeo Posted October 3, 2020 #11 Share Posted October 3, 2020 4 hours ago, Mary229 said: Here is an article from the NYT showing some of the beautiful homes furnished with cruise ship salvage. Cruise ship home decor NYT Thanks for the link. Very interesting. George 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted October 3, 2020 #12 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Very interesting article thanks for posting. Looks like they have enough work to keep them busy for awhile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted October 3, 2020 #13 Share Posted October 3, 2020 4 hours ago, ski ww said: Very interesting article thanks for posting. Looks like they have enough work to keep them busy for awhile. Unfortunate, but true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BSR Posted October 3, 2020 #14 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Interesting article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare whogo Posted October 3, 2020 #15 Share Posted October 3, 2020 That Daily Mail webpage reminded me why I hate to turn off my ad blocker. The BBC recently posted this drone video: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-54392978 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kangforpres Posted October 3, 2020 #16 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Reminds me of an aircraft bone yard in the deserts. The planes we fly on and the ships we sail on all meet the same fate eventually. https://www.godsavethepoints.com/victorvilleboneyard/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted October 3, 2020 #17 Share Posted October 3, 2020 And that's not even the big one; Alang (Gujarat), India is the biggie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted October 3, 2020 #18 Share Posted October 3, 2020 1 hour ago, kangforpres said: Reminds me of an aircraft bone yard in the deserts. The planes we fly on and the ships we sail on all meet the same fate eventually. https://www.godsavethepoints.com/victorvilleboneyard/ We love visiting those boneyards especially on our yearly trip to New Mexico. I have a picture of John sitting in a Mercury capsule. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted October 3, 2020 #19 Share Posted October 3, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Mary229 said: We love visiting those boneyards especially on our yearly trip to New Mexico. I have a picture of John sitting in a Mercury capsule. Davis-Monthan AFB near Tucson, AZ with the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group is an interesting place to visit also Edited October 3, 2020 by Copper10-8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimiq Posted October 4, 2020 #20 Share Posted October 4, 2020 It saddens me to know companies like Carnival putting so much effort in the past years to refurbish the older ship just to scrap them like that. It’s so unfortunate:-( sea ya Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted October 4, 2020 #21 Share Posted October 4, 2020 I think the whole thing is rather sad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kangforpres Posted October 5, 2020 #22 Share Posted October 5, 2020 I think I heard that the average life span of a cruise ship with a profitable line is about 40 years, I'm sure that average will be coming down due to the pandemic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted October 5, 2020 #23 Share Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) 21 hours ago, kangforpres said: I think I heard that the average life span of a cruise ship with a profitable line is about 40 years, I'm sure that average will be coming down due to the pandemic. My understanding is that the ships are built with a 30 year expected life span. No question, however, that some have long lasted more than 30 years! Maybe the "winner" might be the M.S. Stockholm of the 1950's who has been sailing under a variety of flags and names for so long. Alas, who most recent owner has decided that her sailing days are over and she is likely to ended up at the breakers somewhere. Edited October 5, 2020 by rkacruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted October 5, 2020 #24 Share Posted October 5, 2020 9 minutes ago, rkacruiser said: My understanding is that the ships are built with a 30 year expected life span. No question, however, that some have long lasted more than 30 years! Maybe the "winner" might be the M.S. Stockholm of the 1950's who has been sailing under a variety of flags and names for so long. Alas, who most recent owner has decided that her sailing days are over and she is likely to ended up at the breakers somewhere. That is likely the mortgage term and so the financial lifecycle starts and ends there. Ships can last for years and years. They are often sold to smaller lines for a while but with the current surplus they are going straight to salvage. I was once on a 1940s vintage ship on the upper Amazon. It was a scary ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted October 5, 2020 #25 Share Posted October 5, 2020 23 minutes ago, rkacruiser said: My understanding is that the ships are built with a 30 year expected life span. No question, however, that some have long lasted more than 30 years! Maybe the "winner" might be the M.S. Stockholm of the 1950's who has been sailing under a variety of flags and names for so long. Alas, who most recent owner has decided that her sailing days are over and she is likely to ended up at the breakers somewhere. 11 minutes ago, Mary229 said: That is likely the mortgage term and so the financial lifecycle starts and ends there. Ships can last for years and years. They are often sold to smaller lines for a while but with the current surplus they are going straight to salvage. I was once on a 1940s vintage ship on the upper Amazon. It was a scary ride. 30 years is a typical "design life", but just like with other things, like cars, careful maintenance can extend the life almost indefinitely. Typically, a ship's maintenance cost is exponential over time, and the "corner" where the costs start to rise dramatically is around 15 years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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