tidecat Posted January 14, 2021 #1 Share Posted January 14, 2021 The former Celebration has been beached in Alang. She sailed for Carnival from 1987-2008 before moving to Carnival owned Iberocruceros. Six years later she joined Costa before being sold to Bahamas Paradise the day before entering service with Costa; even in 2017, Costa signage could still be found on board in various places. Ironically this was my only non-Carnival cruise, as I sailed on her in 2017 under BPCL, while her winged funnel was being repainted from black and white to orange and white. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ULCajunCruiser Posted January 14, 2021 #2 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Sad, she was my first cruise back in 1997!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N7786W Flyer Posted January 14, 2021 #3 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Celebration on the beach at Alang, India. Garnett 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn77 Posted January 14, 2021 #4 Share Posted January 14, 2021 9 hours ago, ULCajunCruiser said: Sad, she was my first cruise back in 1997!! She was our first Carnival cruise in August 1997 for our 20th anniversary! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaHunt Posted January 15, 2021 #5 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Good article on "recycling" cruise ships here, including $ prices paid: https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24172-how-to-scrap-a-cruise-ship-and-what-they-go-for.html 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterbean1000 Posted January 15, 2021 #6 Share Posted January 15, 2021 This is the ship that started it all for me. Kinda sad to see her in this condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted January 15, 2021 #7 Share Posted January 15, 2021 On our way into Barcelona Harbour -back in September 2008- she was docked as we sailed in... she was sailing for Iberocruises at that time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidecat Posted January 16, 2021 Author #8 Share Posted January 16, 2021 It looks like her older sister Holiday will also be repositioning to Alang: https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24214-was-the-magellan-sold-for-scrap.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted January 16, 2021 #9 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Going the way of all steel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireofficer5 Posted January 16, 2021 #10 Share Posted January 16, 2021 I quote, "ships go to the breakers or the bottom". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evandbob Posted January 16, 2021 #11 Share Posted January 16, 2021 I'll shed no tears, never sailed it, and I have no desire to go on any small old ships. I can understand why some would be sympathetic, but that ain't me. Give me a balcony! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad455 Posted January 17, 2021 #12 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Celebration was my first cruise back in 1995!! Sad that the entire Holiday-class is now scrapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted January 17, 2021 #13 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I see overall fleet improvement, now the older ones are gone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelGirlinDallas Posted January 18, 2021 #14 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Awww, she was my first cruise ship back in 2001 out of Galveston. She was already old and a bit tired by then, but I didn’t know any better and had an amazing time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knights on the Beach Posted January 18, 2021 #15 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Celebration was our first Carnival cruise in 1997. It was a little ship but the biggest one we'd been on at the time. I loved the New Orleans decor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortSideCruzan Posted January 18, 2021 #16 Share Posted January 18, 2021 The beginning, and the end..... 😔 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted January 20, 2021 #17 Share Posted January 20, 2021 On 1/14/2021 at 4:40 PM, SeaHunt said: Good article on "recycling" cruise ships here, including $ prices paid: https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24172-how-to-scrap-a-cruise-ship-and-what-they-go-for.html A quick read says normally about $400 per ton, but at low as $90 a ton during the flood of breaking ships during the pandemic. Celebration is 180,000 GT, so that is about 500 million, if I'm doing this right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N7786W Flyer Posted January 20, 2021 #18 Share Posted January 20, 2021 47 minutes ago, mpk said: Celebration is 180,000 GT, so that is about 500 million, if I'm doing this right Pardon me if I misunderstand you, but I think you're referring to the 180,000 ton (or thereabouts) Carnival Celebration that is still under construction. The "Celebration" referred to in this thread was built back in 1987 and had a GRT of around 48,000. Also, GRT is a measurement of space, not weight. I THINK the tonnage listed here is the actual weight of the steel contained in the ship, but I could be wrong. Garnett 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted January 20, 2021 #19 Share Posted January 20, 2021 9 hours ago, N7786W Flyer said: Pardon me if I misunderstand you, but I think you're referring to the 180,000 ton (or thereabouts) Carnival Celebration that is still under construction. The "Celebration" referred to in this thread was built back in 1987 and had a GRT of around 48,000. Also, GRT is a measurement of space, not weight. I THINK the tonnage listed here is the actual weight of the steel contained in the ship, but I could be wrong. You're absolutely right, on both points. Thanks for the education. Gross Tonnage is a measure of volume. I'm not sure how the breakers pay the $ per ton, I would think they would use the common measure for ships, which apparently is gross tonnage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidecat Posted January 21, 2021 Author #20 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Grand Celebration was 6,405 Dead Weight Tons (DWT). At $90/DWT that would be just over $540,000. I'm not sure if that includes things like galley equipment and plumbing fixtures, which would fetch a fair amount, and it likely wouldn't include things like furniture that could be sold secondhand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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