One year ago today.......

[jdfloyd]

May 25, 2003 a boiler explosion on the S/S Norway. We were there.

 

Our hearts and prayers are still with those who lost their loved ones in this tragedy.

 

Joe and Dianna

 

SENSATION

5/5-5/12 2002

 

S/S NORWAY

5/18-5/25 2003

 

Paradise

7/27-8/3 2003

 

until complete ECSTASY 

[derf5585]

Explosion On NCL’s Norway

from

http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=887

 

It was a Memorial Day Weekend tragedy onboard the famed 50-year old S.S. Norway

from

http://www.maritimetoday.com/showstories.cfm?ID=11898

 

4 Dead In Cruise Ship Explosion

from

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/05/25/national/main555444.shtml

 

USS Chilton APA-38 1966-1968

USS Guam LPH-9 1968-1970

Pacific Princess Oct 21 2001 Bermuda

Golden Princess Dec 7 2002 "Eastern Caribbean"

Coral Princess Dec 9 2003 "Panama Canal"

 

Carnival Miracle 17 Oct 2004

 

NOT UPDATED again 25 Feb www.geocities.com/fsbsdel

 

 

[tef43]

This was sad. So *very* sad.

 

I had an AC suite booked on the Norway for the 10/5/03 sailing, and ended up on the Paradise instead.

 

Combined with the POA fiasco, which has driven the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven into receivership, and other dubious management decisions, NCL has become a virtual non-player in the mass-market cruise industry. It's too bad really, because back in the day they had a decent entry-level product, similar to Carnival in the early 80's, just a little bit more sedate with a slightly older passenger demographic.

 

Eleven cruises so far. Up next:

Shhhh, it's a surprise!

Followed by:

Carnival Valor 10/30/05 CC Group

And then:

Carnival Spirit 12/10/05 Mexican Riviera

Perhaps something else as well. Watch this space.

 

Dance like it hurts, love like you need money, and work when somebody's watching.