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MIRAGE 1 in Port Canaveral:
REGAL VOYAGER in Charleston:
& TEXAS TREASURE II in Freeport, Bahamas
With the casino vessel market being less that stellar these days, what will become of these floating lepers?
quote: MIRAGE SaleFebruary 5: Ocean Club Cruises' MIRAGE, which began service in May 2003 from Port Canaveral on two and three night cruises to the Bahamas and Key West and ceased operations on 10 January, will be sold. The owner's attorney announced in US Bankruptcy court today that the ship will be auctioned off to help repay debts in excess of $4.8 million USD.
The "Gray" as we called her, was one of the big and dependable icebreaker car/train/passenger ferries that ran between New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, Canada before they built the huge Confederation Bridge.
She was known for her rattles and vibrations from the big diesels she needed to push through and break thick ice. Being on her too many times to count, I can not imagine her being a warm water casino ship, and by the sounds of things, neither can customers.
The Gray replaced the original "Abeweit" in the seventies which is now a yacht clubhouse in Chicago - a more fitting second life than most.
It was always an adventure for me to cross on the ships, much more so than driving accross a 14 Km bridge. But I guess time rushes on.
[ 02-09-2004: Message edited by: SpiritSailor ]
I think the bow in the picture may be too long, as the Gray's was really short and stubby. Very similiar lines though. Anyone know it's original name?
SpiritSailor
P.S. Then again it almost has to be the Gray. Only the Canadian Government could build something so boxy, "practical" and otherwise altogether graceless!
Memory at war with itself in Canada,
It should be noted that all 3 of these ships are former ferries and all have existing car decks!!
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