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30/03/2009 5:43 pm
I read with interest the March 23ed "this week in history" section of the waterways journal. (It can be found next to Alan Bates great article.)
The ten years ago section mentions that Ingalls shipyard announced a deal with American Classic Voyages to build up to three cruise ships. I believe these were the ships being built for the Hawaiian trade. What happened to these ships after ACV went bankrupt. I believe one was about 75-80% complete and the other was about 20-30%.
What happened to them and on the same subject what happened to the Cape May Light and Cape Cod Light they build for the east coast?
30/03/2009 5:58 pm
Dan,
The Hawaiian ships were bought up by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL). The first one was transported to Germany, cut in half and lengthened (and maybe more) and became the PRIDE OF AMERICA (which is now the only ship left for NCL America). The second one was never started. It was more or less the steel plates gathered together. Anyway it became the PRIDE OF HAWAI´I. This ship was taken out of the Hawai´i service and renamed NORWEGIAN JADE last year. We´ve spent Christmas and New Year on the JADE in the Mediterrenean :-).
The Cape ships have been sold last May to the Clipper Group and it was said that the ships are going to be renamed CLIPPER DISCOVERER and CLIPPER VOYAGER.
Last news were that they are becoming condo ships, see here: Senior retirement options, retirement ship, independent living facility, condo ship Cape Canaveral FL
We´ll see how long those plans are lasting.
Carmen