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Topic: Unknown ship in Belize?

mrblanche
First Class Passenger
Member # 714

posted 02-29-2004 11:14 AM

On our visit to Belize City last week (about 2/25), there were 4 ships anchored. We were aboard the Norwegian Sea. Also present was the Norwegian Wind, an RCI ship, and another ship that appeared to have twin funnels at the stern. I was wondering if that was the Thomson Spirit, formerly the Patriot, formerly the Nieuw Amsterdam? Those "funnels" would have been something else, then.

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Waynaro
First Class Passenger
Member # 3484

posted 02-29-2004 12:53 PM

mrblanche, does it look like this:

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mrblanche
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posted 02-29-2004 02:15 PM

Can't tell, we only saw it stern on.

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sympatico
First Class Passenger
Member # 797

posted 02-29-2004 02:50 PM

HAL'S Veendam was there on Feb. 24th.
Could it have been this ship. She doesn't have twin funnels and I don't remember the Nieuw Amsterdam having twin funnels either.

The Rotterdam and Amsterdam have them.

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mrblanche
First Class Passenger
Member # 714

posted 02-29-2004 07:08 PM

Nope, it was definitely the 25th. From the stern, the Nieuw Amsterdam (and the Thomson Spirit!) has two masts near the stern, a contruction I have seen nowhere else.

I'm guess the Spirit was the ship we saw. Now if we can figure out which RCI ship was there, we can figure out if we had been on all four of the ships in port that day!

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sympatico
First Class Passenger
Member # 797

posted 02-29-2004 07:16 PM

Here's a better picture of the Patriot taken from the sky. You can see the two stacks in this pix. I must check out my pixs of the Nieuw Amsterdam tomorrow.
http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Patriot.html#anchor2082488

Looks like it was the Thomson Spirit.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 02-29-2004 07:31 PM

Thomson Spirit is sailing around the Canary Islands on 7 night itineries, it couldn't have been her.
Pam

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Waynaro
First Class Passenger
Member # 3484

posted 02-29-2004 07:31 PM

Thomson Spirit:

Mrblanche, describe to us how the RCI ship looks like! This is a fun "quiz"!

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mikiebaccarat
First Class Passenger
Member # 1026

posted 02-29-2004 08:06 PM

The RCI ship in Belize was likely Grandeur of the Seas as she has just changed her itinerary out of New Orleans to substitute Belize City for Key West.

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mrblanche
First Class Passenger
Member # 714

posted 03-01-2004 08:21 AM

Don't think it was the Grandeur of the Seas. She was stranded in New Orleans most of last week!

I looked at the Royal Caribbean web site, but getting actual itineraries there seems to be beyond their capability, or mine.

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Dave the Wave
First Class Passenger
Member # 3813

posted 03-01-2004 12:59 PM

The RCI ship was most likely the Enchantment of the Seas which goes there on the alternate 5 night cruises. I am going there myself in May after Key West and Cozumel.

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 03-01-2004 01:11 PM

quote:
Originally posted by sympatico:
Here's a better picture of the Patriot taken from the sky. You can see the two stacks in this pix. I must check out my pixs of the Nieuw Amsterdam tomorrow.
http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Patriot.html#anchor2082488
Looks like it was the Thomson Spirit.

Those are not stacks ore smoke stacks but are simply kingposts. They are unique to the Nieuw Amsterdam / Noordam sisters and are a design futere off this fine vessels.

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geno-er
First Class Passenger
Member # 4202

posted 03-01-2004 01:30 PM

I'm woundering if the ship in question may be the Fourwinds, I think it's called. We saw this ship quite a few years ago and it looks like what you are describing. At the time I was told that it belong to the Christian Scientiest's.

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sunniebgi
First Class Passenger
Member # 2513

posted 03-04-2004 09:59 AM

quote:
Originally posted by geno-er:
I'm woundering if the ship in question may be the Fourwinds, I think it's called. We saw this ship quite a few years ago and it looks like what you are describing. At the time I was told that it belong to the Christian Scientiest's.

The ship is the Freewinds and it's owned by the Church of Scientology.. Please don't every confuse that with The Christian Science Church. (of which my late father was a long standing member) (and I don't want to get into an religious topic here just trying not to confuse the two)

The Freewinds is a small ship. I'm not sure of it's itinerary, but it is regularly in Barbados during the winter cruise season. It doesn't take regular cruises from what I understand, or probably have a regular itinerary.

[ 03-04-2004: Message edited by: sunniebgi ]

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 03-04-2004 10:32 AM

Freewinds, ex Boheme

There are some previous threads on her, one here.
Pam

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mrblanche
First Class Passenger
Member # 714

posted 03-06-2004 12:13 PM

Nope, not the Feewind.

What's annoying is that I though I had a picture of the ship in question, although from some distance, but I can't seem to find one.

I have my doubts about it being the Thomson Spirit. But it definitely had two distinct vertical structures, similar to the Spirit. But I would swear they were stacks, since I didn't see a midships stack like the Spirit has.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 03-06-2004 01:51 PM

What about one of the Seabourn ships? I think Seabourn Legend is over that way.
Pam

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Michael534
First Class Passenger
Member # 2953

posted 03-06-2004 02:30 PM

I have been looking through pics for a couple of hours now, trying to figure this out.

Though Pam beat me to the punch, I was going to suggest Seabourn, too. You didn't mention if it was a smaller ship you saw.

Also, I was searching WebShots under "Belize cruise ship" and on the first page there is a pic of a smaller two funnel ship anchored next to either N. Dawn or Wind. It isn't the clearest picture, but it looks like one of the Seabourn ships to me.

I tried to post the pic, but my PC is sooooooo slow! Perhaps one of our more talented posters could help out?

Michael534

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Landlocked Cruiser
First Class Passenger
Member # 4297

posted 03-06-2004 02:44 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Michael534:
a smaller two funnel ship anchored next to either N. Dawn or Wind.

This one?

Sometimes the pic shows, sometimes not. If you can't see it, try this link.

[ 03-06-2004: Message edited by: Landlocked Cruiser ]

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Michael534
First Class Passenger
Member # 2953

posted 03-06-2004 03:41 PM

Thanks, Landlocked Cruiser! That's the one.

After zooming in and looking closer, it is definately the Seabourn Legend. Now if we just knew if this is the ship in question.

Thanks again.

Michael534

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mrblanche
First Class Passenger
Member # 714

posted 03-06-2004 05:53 PM

I saw the ship mainly stern-on, and I'll bet it was one of the Seabourne ships. Thanks, ship detectives!

That's the Norwegian Wind in the background of the photo, by the way.

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Waynaro
First Class Passenger
Member # 3484

posted 03-06-2004 05:59 PM

Heres a picture of the Seabourn ships stern shot from Seabourn's website...

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