Norwegian Dream sailed for Norwegian Cruise Line until 2008, when it was laid up until its 2012 transfer to Star Cruises. After the shipbreaking process, not a single scrap remains. She was finally renamed MS Ocean Gala 1 before being scrapped in 2018. Olsen fleet, Boudicca arrived at the shipbreaking yards in Aliaga, Turkey in May 2021 to be broken up. On Day 11, from Milford Sound is complimentary provided a helicopter transfer to Queenstown. 7-day round-trip from Palma de Mallorca -Tue Oct 13 (Palma de Mallorca, departing), Thu Oct 15 08:00am to 04:00pm (Olbia), Fri Oct 16 08:00am to 06:00pm (Naples), Sat Oct 17 07:00am to 07:00pm (Civitavecchia (Rome)), Sun Oct 18 08:00am to 05:00pm (Calvi), Mon Oct 19 12:00pm to 07:00pm (Port Mahon), Tue Oct 20 (Palma de Mallorca, arrive). The ship was sold for just under $12 million dollars, and was beached at Alang, India for scrapping on November 30, 2020. What Made It Special: Built for Celebrity Cruises in 1992 as the sister-ship to Horizon, Zenith was famous for its distinctive style. Top 10 Largest Ships in the World [2022 EDITION]. Copyright 2023 www.Cruise.co.uk Ltd. All rights reserved. The vessel joined Thomsons fleet in April 2009. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The most popular among bars onboard - the Pub, just like your local. By the mid-80s DFDS sold her to Sundance Cruise Corp who renamed her Stardancer. well you can imagine a week with 2 young boys and no chips.never again. Lounges & Bars:Bounty Lounge(game shows, comedy,live music),The Lookout Bar (late-night disco), The Pub, Champions (themed bar),Cafe Brasil, Mirage (al fresco poolside bar),Sailaway Bar,Sundowner (live music), Cyber Cafe. Details for the ship Island Escape , IMO 8002597, Passenger ship, Position Mediterranean Sea with current real time AIS position and ship photos by vesseltracker.com. Norwegian Escape Cruise Ship | Norwegian Escape Deck Plans | Norwegian Join Island Time as we share the latest in cruise news. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. In March 2018, after spending several months laid up in Khalifa, she set sail for Alang, where she was beached for scrapping on 4 April 2018 at Kaya plot 103. [19] The next port turned out to be Khalifa, Abu Dhabi, for continued service. Together with Zenith, Horizon was the first-ever newbuild for Celebrity Cruises, and laid the basis for the line's pattern of ship for the next two decades. [9] Thomson Cruises has operated the Island Escape under their all-inclusive Island Cruises since starting March 2013. As of November 24, the ship is en-route to Bhavnagar, India, where it will arrive in early January for demolition. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. Hair and Beauty Salon, Gym, pool, Sports deck, 24-hour Room service (extra charge), casino, Ocean Theatre, Palmy's Kids' Club, Teens' club, Video Arcade, gift shops, photoshop. What Made It Special: The lead vessel in Norwegian Cruise Line's Dreamward-class, SuperStar Gemini began life as Dreamward, and was joined by sister-ship Windward in 1993. MV Ocean Gala cruise ship was built for Scandinavian World Cruises (DFDS) as "ms Scandinavia". Midship on deck 4 is the Wheelhouse/Navigation Bridge. Dismantling will commence shortly. While it is not uncommon to see cruise ships built in the 1970s and 1980s go to the breakers due to breakdowns or changing SOLAS (Safety Of Live At Sea regulations), older vessels are usually transferred first to another, smaller cruise operator -- a market that is often referred to as "secondhand tonnage." Just updated! The largest new purpose-built cruise ship at the time, Sovereign ushered in the concept of the multi-story atrium flanked with glass elevators that would become a staple of the Royal Caribbean fleet for decades. Built: 2020/2021. The ship transferred to Norwegian Cruise Line in 1991 and sailed for a period of time as Westward. In Turkey, the value is considerably less at $280-300 per ton. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Once it completes its final voyage in mid-October, it will reposition from Mobile to Miami to discharge crew before being taken across the Atlantic to Aliaga, Turkey to be broken up. Lets say youre taking delivery of a cruise vessel and, lets say, from Piraeus. In October 2021, Island Escape Cruises Ltd's owner (Peter Bissett) announced that the company will officially start operations in New Zealand in November 2022. A police report was filed against the owner of Utansjverkets hamn by Hrnsand Municipality, claiming the facility was missing ISPS classification. The vessel was ordered to Vard Vung Tau Ltd in December 2019 (when the shipbuilding contract was signed) and its construction officially started in June 2020, with the keel-laying ceremony. We went on her for the Itinerary as we were supposed to be staying in Venice overnight and I think that's why a lot of people had booked it as many had booked concerts in Venice. Scrapping began in August 2020, and the ship was totally demolished by February 2021. The third ship of the pioneering Royal Viking Line spent many years as a German cruise ship named Albatros and just recently was also sold for scrap. Ocean and Solo cabins are on Lower Deck (Ocean Deck/deck 2), while the Owner's and Horizon cabins are on Upper Deck (Horizon Deck/deck 3). What Made It Special Easily the most venerable and iconic ship on this list, Cruise & Maritime Voyages' Marco Polo was the last of the "grand dame" ocean liners pressed into cruise service, and one of the few remaining passenger vessels from the 1960's still in active cruise passenger service. Two UK cruise ships have been scrapped on an Indian beach despite assurances they would continue to be operated. What Made It Special: The third Fantasy Class cruise ship ordered by Carnival, Sensation debuted in 1993 and served the line for nearly three decades. After being rebuilt in the early 1990's, Marco Polo entered service with Orient Line until 2008, before becoming part of the Transocean Tours fleet. In late 2016, Ocean Gala was planned for deployment in Central/Latin America and South America. In April 2020, Marella announced that it would immediately remove Marella Celebration from service. When the pandemic was at its peak lets say around summer 2020 and the first cruise ships started being scrapped, some of them were even getting double digits, like hardly $100 per ton, maybe $90, he said. Following the line's collapse, the ship was auctioned off for just $5.3 million to Greek-owned Seajets. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. When we boarded we had a letter in our cabin to say that 'due to operational reasons' we wouldn't be doing this. She joined the fleet of Thomson Cruises in April 2009, but retained her name. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. 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What Made It Special: Debuting in 1993, Celestyal Experience started life as Costa Romantica, and was later renamed Costa neoRomantica to coincide with a sweeping refit of the vessel in November 2021 that added new cabins, additional balconies, and refitted public rooms. I don't think the TV series on her did any favours. All Horizon Deck cabins are with floor-ceiling glass doors opening to private step-out balconies. For 2023 were scheduled voyages along Western Australia's Kimberley Coast (leaving roundtrip from homeport Broome) in the period May-September (2023) as well as itineraries visiting South Pacific Islands and Tahiti. The agency feared that the influx of asylum seekers would pick up again in the coming months due to warm weather. Following the 2015-2016 refit at Damen Brest, Ocean Gala headed to Scandinavia to serve as a floating hotel for workers involved in the refugee crisis. [8] In November 2010, Thomson was scheduled to spend a further 4 million in refurbishing Island Escape. Beaching Date: January 2021. After months off Suez as channel workers floating accommodation and calls at Limassol she finally passed through the canal on 2 May 2017, heading down the Red Sea, it was speculated she was heading to Alang for Scrapping. A quick and confident return of demand is paramount for the industry to rebound; otherwise, we should expect to see further delays and removals in an attempt to balance things out, VesselsValues cargo analyst, Guy Cooper, told Cruise Industry News. Maritime news site Tradewinds reported on February 15 that Carnival Sensation has been sold for scrap to interests in Aliaga, Turkey. [18] Due to the Coronavirus crisis, the construction process was hampered (lockdowns, restrictions, supply chain disruptions) and the yacht's delivery was delayed ~7 months. Monarch, together with older sister Sovereign, were reportedly stripped of their interior fittings and artwork in Genoa. She was actually christened in New York in September of 1982 and sailed some Bahamanian cruises out of there. outfitting yard. To avoid increased costs for heating and since Ocean Gala did not comply with Finnish-Swedish Ice Class Rules, the vessel left the port 3 November 2016. Christened Star Princess, the ship was notable for its distinctive circular "dome" situated above the navigation bridge. Cunard Princess was sold to MSC Cruises in 1995, where it enjoyed a 14-year career with the popular European cruise line as their Rhapsody. 19952023, The Independent Traveler, Inc. Coronavirus: Updated Cruise Ship Policies and Cancellations, Celestyal Cruises Buys Costa Cruises Ship, Rolling Out the Deals: Why Now Might Be a Great Time to Book a Cruise, Popular Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship To Homeport From Barbados For First Time, Ships Ahoy! The ship was to cater to the Indian cruise market with cruises from Mumbai, India and Dubai, UAE, but Jalesh Cruises suspended all operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 1. The youngest to be scrapped as of this writing is the 1996-built Costa Victoria, while the oldest vessel to head to the breakers was the beautiful 1965-built Marco Polo (the famed ex-ocean liner previously known as Aleksandr Pushkin). The documentary followed the working lives of crew members and gave insight into what it was like to work on a cruise ship. Breaking Yard: Alang, India. In August 2016, Ocean Gala was put up for sale for EUR 17,8 million (~USD 20M). 66 Ships | 141,881 Berths | $42 Billion | View. Ocean Gala was scrapped in April 2018 in Alang (India), after being laid up for several months in Port Khalifa (Abu Dhabi UAE). My supervisor did her first cruise on the Escape a few years ago and likewise, she now enjoys cruising. A record-breaking 46 cruise vessels could enter service in 2021: 30 ships that are set to debut and 16 more ships that were delivered in 2020 but have yet to enter revenue service. In 1994, it became Royal Cruise Line's Royal Odyssey before being acquired by Fred. You can imagine the uproar on the ship! Sovereign of the Seas was transferred to Pullmantur in November of 2008 and embarked on its first voyage for the line in the spring of 2009. So, ultimately the ownership and responsibility of the vessel would be transferred to the owning entity that would be buying the vessel. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The 1982-built MS Ocean Gala cruise ship (best known as "MS Island Escape") was constructed by Dubigeon Normandie SA ( Nantes France) as the world's biggest cruiseferry at the time. She was ordered in 1980 by Dannish ferry operator DFDS as the ms Scandinavia. Prior to the pandemic, the ship's value was in the $95 million range. Ships at the end of their lives are considered hazardous waste and it is. It arrived for scrapping in December 2021, and was beached soon after. Ship Data. With that many ships entering the scene, cruise lines have to be wary not to oversupply the market, said VesselsValue, a maritime data provider. Our first cruise was on her sister ship the Island Star which was bigger and a former Celebrity ship. The latter was scrapped in 2017, but Holiday continued to sail on as Magellan for now-defunct Cruise and Maritime Voyages. Last year she changed her name to Ocean Gala I and was reflagged in St Kitts. US Shipbrokers managed the vessel's sale in 2015 and became its commercial management firm. What Made It Special: Costa Victoria was one of Costa's most distinctive vessels. She was finally renamed MV Ocean Gala 1 before being scrapped in 2018. Island Escape SHIP HORN | Cruise ship scrapped - YouTube [15][16], According to media, the compensation from the Swedish Migration Agency at SEK450/asylum seeker would generate SEK805,500/day if the asylum hotel was operated at full capacity.[17]. That trend is changing, though. we would never have taken up cruising. My supervisor did her first cruise on the Escape a few years ago and likewise, she now enjoys cruising. The ship was finally sent to the breakers in 2022. For season 2023, Island Escape Cruises introduced three new itineraries - "Experience the South Pacific" (Tahiti, Cook Islands, Tonga, Fiji), "Experience Papua New Guinea" (Sepik River, Milne Bay, Trobriand Islands, Rabaul), "Experience Tahiti" (April-June/7-night voyage visiting the Leeward Islands in French Polynesia/fly-cruise from Papeete Tahiti to Bora Bora, Tahaa, Raiatea, Huahine). Island Escape - VARD In July 2020, Costa Cruises sold the vessel to Celestyal Cruises, which promptly refitted the vessel, repainted it in its own livery, and renamed it Celestyal Experience. March Madness! The itinerary leaves roundtrip from Cairns QLD and visits the Great Barrier Reef's Escape Reef and Ribbon Reef (Day 2), Lizard Island/Dyiigurra (Day 3), Stanley Island and Cape Melville's Bathurst Bay (Day 4), Forbes Island/Wuthara (Day 5), Thursday Island/Waiben (Day 6), Restoration Island/Maalpiku (Day 7), Davie Cay and Howick Island (Day 8), anchoring at Ribbon Reef 9's lagoon (Day 9), Cooktown/Gangaar and Undine Cay (Day 10), arrival/debarkation in Cairns (Day 11). She became MS Island Escape in 2002 being renamed once more as MS Ocean Gala in 2015. Ocean Gala has now been beached in Alang. Island Escape's staterooms (17 total) are all outside and in suite categories (5 total) accommodating maximum 32 passengers. It was beached for scrapping in early June, 2022. And thereafter, we are arranging the transportation from point A to point B, Chatziginnis said. Note: Island Escape Cruises Ltd has a 20-year permit (through 2042) from the NZ's government to operate in the entire Fiordland (Te Wahipounamu) - listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1990. Whether you're a veteran cruiser or looking to set sail on the sea for the first time, everyone is welcome on our forum to participate in the hottest conversations in the cruising world. In 2016, Thomson cruises replaced Island Escape with Splendour of the Seas. We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. [10], On 3 December 2015, it was reported that the vessel had been sold and was on her way to Brest, France for dry-docking, to be renamed Ocean Gala. The number of cruise vessels removed from the worldwide fleet in 2020 was so high that scrap yards have been struggling to keep up with the demand especially when the vessels are registered in the European Union and, therefore, have to comply with stricter regulations. She has been sold for an undisclosed amount of money and will be broken up in Alang.