Rare MicCanberra Posted October 14, 2020 #1 Share Posted October 14, 2020 https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23675-ferreira-acquiring-vasco-da-gama-an-opportunity-to-grow.html?fbclid=IwAR3R8p4VTYU32F9i3k5LNVrRi30M2mUQe2xaVlnF8XnFxGi012Rv4qRHym0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted October 14, 2020 #2 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Interesting, I wish them all the luck in the world...they will certainly need it. I note they use the word “acquire” ....which could mean anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted October 14, 2020 Author #3 Share Posted October 14, 2020 yeah, sounds like it was a steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted October 14, 2020 #4 Share Posted October 14, 2020 26 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: yeah, sounds like it was a steal. get it for nothing ,but take over the lease payments and the ongoing ,never ending maintenance costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted October 16, 2020 #5 Share Posted October 16, 2020 On 10/15/2020 at 11:23 AM, MicCanberra said: yeah, sounds like it was a steal. from the article posted by Ondine - Pacific Aria farewell.... Pacific Aria’s identical sister ship, the year older Pacific Eden, went under the hammer late last week as Vasco da Gama and was acquired by Portuguese cruise company Mystic Invest for a reported €9.5m ($11.1m). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted October 19, 2020 #6 Share Posted October 19, 2020 On 10/16/2020 at 12:17 PM, Kiwi Kruzer said: from the article posted by Ondine - Pacific Aria farewell.... Pacific Aria’s identical sister ship, the year older Pacific Eden, went under the hammer late last week as Vasco da Gama and was acquired by Portuguese cruise company Mystic Invest for a reported €9.5m ($11.1m). Cheap as chips, we could have had a whip round and bought it as our CC private cruise ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted October 31, 2020 #7 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Just read this snippet on Wikipedia re the ex Pacific Pearl. Sold .For only 5 million We could have passed around the hat ....🤪 Pacific Pearl. She served in the P&O Cruises Australia fleet up until 2017 when she was sold to Cruise & Maritime Voyages and renamed MV Columbus. CMV entered administration in 2020. Ship was auctioned by CW Kellock & Co. in London on 12 October 2020, for US$ 5,321,000.00 millions to an undisclosed Turkey Owner, who resold to Seajets.[4][5][6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted October 31, 2020 #8 Share Posted October 31, 2020 13 minutes ago, Kiwi Kruzer said: Just read this snippet on Wikipedia re the ex Pacific Pearl. Sold .For only 5 million We could have passed around the hat ....🤪 Pacific Pearl. She served in the P&O Cruises Australia fleet up until 2017 when she was sold to Cruise & Maritime Voyages and renamed MV Columbus. CMV entered administration in 2020. Ship was auctioned by CW Kellock & Co. in London on 12 October 2020, for US$ 5,321,000.00 millions to an undisclosed Turkey Owner, who resold to Seajets.[4][5][6] Cruising doesn't look like good business in current climate, at those prices. Reminds me of the Gold Coast, so many people want to retire here, with a small business, a business no sooner closes down than someone takes their place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docker123 Posted October 31, 2020 #9 Share Posted October 31, 2020 14 hours ago, Kiwi Kruzer said: Just read this snippet on Wikipedia re the ex Pacific Pearl. Sold .For only 5 million We could have passed around the hat ....🤪 Pacific Pearl. She served in the P&O Cruises Australia fleet up until 2017 when she was sold to Cruise & Maritime Voyages and renamed MV Columbus. CMV entered administration in 2020. Ship was auctioned by CW Kellock & Co. in London on 12 October 2020, for US$ 5,321,000.00 millions to an undisclosed Turkey Owner, who resold to Seajets.[4][5][6] Following that link through, it shows Seajets has bought 6 cruise ships this year. CMV Columbus and Magellan amongst the. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted October 31, 2020 #10 Share Posted October 31, 2020 So who is Sea Jets ? Are they are ferry company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted November 1, 2020 #11 Share Posted November 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Kiwi Kruzer said: So who is Sea Jets ? Are they are ferry company? Yes, apparently they are a ferry company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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