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Joe at TravelPage.com
Joe, maybe you know, how many of these unfinished hulls are around. Swan Hellenic, Radisson, and NCL all have built ships on hulls that some other company rejected. How does this work? Who builds ships, and then refuses delivery?
An order was given to auction her off and the proceeds to go to the creditors but I dont think one bid was ever placed.
Meanwhile, Mr Lelakis still holds onto his posh NCY penthouse but no longer collects his $20,000+ per month salary as a trustee of the Regency bankruptcy.
for all of the flaws you point out in the Norwegian Sky, she is, IMO a far superior vessel than the Costa Victoria and is one of the most beautifully executed newbuilds I have seen.
Although the cabins are a tad compact, I found them efficient and perfectly comfortable for a seven night voyage.
And I must give credit to NCL management and the designers for their creativeness and sculpting such a beautiful exterior, not to mention stunning interiors.
And for what it;s worth, it was the Norwegian Sky that really caught Star's fancy. It proved what NCL was capable of and embodied what NCL is about and should be.
--Tim
I have heard that the cabins are a bit on the small side on the Sky, so at last you have a big excuse to get Mrs.Mercy to cut down on all those handy things that she lugs along (or rather I should say you lug...) along on those cruises, but remember when things go wrong think about the "I told you so's we should have brought that with us".....Have a great trip anyway with or without the accessories and keep us updated with how the cruise goes.
quote:Originally posted by locarno:The Greek bank Hellenic Industrial ETBA has again put the unfinished hull of the REGENT SKY up for auction. Reserve bid is this time $ 18 million - it keeps going down.....Does anyone by the way have a picture of the Hull? she is still at Avlis
Does anyone have a picture of the hull? According to my Arnold Kludas book, she should look similar to the Greek ferry KYDOS II and the STENA-Class ferries from the 80's. The hull has been around since 1979 and was originally to have been called the STENA POLONICA. I can't recall any of the other names of this class in service now.
El Venizelos, 175 m
Photo © Conny Wickberg / Stena Line: Stena Germanica, 175,4 m
AJL
[ 11-07-2001: Message edited by: AJL ]
[ 11-08-2001: Message edited by: joe at travelpage ]
quote:Originally posted by Zero Signal: It would be interesting to see what the ship would've looked like when complete.
Yes, if she some day will be completed, which I doubt very much because we are talking about a Greek project which has been going on for over 10 years... at least.
Thank you very much for the pics locarno, I had never seen pics of her before. She looks very colossal!
[ 11-08-2001: Message edited by: AJL ]
Paddy
quote:I've included a drawing of what Regency intended to make of her (but I think the plans changed a couple of times along the way...). All these ships were supposed to be delivered in the early eighties, but due to continuing strikes at the yard in Poland, they suffered huge delays. The only picture I've ever seen of REGENT SKY, at the yard in Greece, shows her to still be very similar to the other ships of the class. That, however, was a picture from '95 or earlier...
Ugly.
And if is, why havent Star bougth her yet? I bet she would do good in the Asian market.
tyler
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