Topic starter
13/12/2007 6:44 pm
Here´s a great review by Shawn J. Dake featuring the DQ cruise from Nashville to Birmingham/Tuscaloosa starting Oct 8, 2007:
http://www.maritimematters.com/dakes_deltaqueen-blog1.html
Carmen
13/12/2007 9:08 pm
Great review. Now if we could just get Congress to watch the DVD and read this review we shouldn't have any problems at all getting the exemption!!!!
13/12/2007 11:08 pm
Here's what I find the most interesting part:
To clarify the position of Majestic America Line, I recently conducted a telephone interview with Joseph G. McCarthy, Vice-President-Corporate Development, General Counsel for Ambassadors International. In August, 2007 the company announced the retirement of the DELTA QUEEN, effective November, 2008, due to a failure to secure legislation to renew the SOLAS exemption. Regarding that, he stated "We believed with everything in our power, and have invested substantial time, money and effort, and were essentially told it would not happen. We were being actively denied by chairmen on both the Senate and House sides. With Congressman Chabot introducing stand alone legislation, someone like that was needed to champion the cause. Otherwise it is equivalent to tilting at windmills." I then specifically asked, if legislation does pass to allow the DELTA QUEEN to operate beyond November, 2008, is it Majestic America Line's position that they would continue to operate the boat? His one word answer was "Absolutely."