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RSSC will fully refund deposits for canceled sailings. In addition, the line will offer a $700 per person future cruise credit as a gesture of goodwill.
‘The Diamond was our first vessel – a ship that established a new direction for luxury cruising in 1992 – and it’s impossible to say goodbye to her without feeling a sense of loss,’ said RSSC president and ceo Mark Conroy. ‘At the same time, the world of luxury cruising has changed and we greet the future from the helm of our new generation of luxury ships.’
For canceled bookings, RSSC will provide the agency of record with a $100 per booking handling fee and pay full commission on any new booking made for clients in 2005 plus a $100 per guest bonus commission.
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quote:Originally posted by 6263866:Is there any reason why she is going to be retired?
Yes, all of her career, people kept saying 'what the hell is that'!
quote:Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:Yes, all of her career, people kept saying 'what the hell is that'!
And; 'Is that ship arriving or departing?' I was never a fan of her appearance, but she is a revolutionary cruise ship.
quote:Originally posted by lasuvidaboy:... but she is a revolutionary cruise ship.
So revolutionary no one ever built another one! She was slow too, was she not?
quote:Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:So revolutionary no one ever built another one! She was slow too, was she not?
well malcolm, as far as i reemember raddison diamond bearly does 15 kts.....so yeah she is rather slow.!!!!!cruiseshipluver
quote: Despite Diamond loss, business is up at RSSC 26/01/2005 Mark Conroy expects Radisson Seven Seas Cruises to take a $4m hit on lost revenue and bonus commissions related to the departure of Radisson Diamond. But lucky for RSSC, it’s a very strong year, the president and ceo told Seatrade Insider. The company started 2005 with bookings 40% ahead of where it began 2004, and business over the past three weeks has been robust. Gross volume in reservations is up 23% over the first three weeks of last year, and net bookings -- business that’s stuck -- is up 32% over the early 2004 period, Conroy said. Radisson Diamond is leaving the fleet in June and sailing into its new life as a floating casino in Stanley Ho’s Hong Kong gaming empire. RSSC had a charter agreement to 2006 with the Diamond’s Finnish owners. But since the cruise line was not interested in purchasing the 1992-built vessel for use after 2006, the owners had the right to sell the ship and they accepted an offer in late December. RSSC asked the new owners for an extension of the charter until the end of 2005. They were notified on Monday that the owners would take delivery of the Diamond on June 4.
Radisson Diamond is leaving the fleet in June and sailing into its new life as a floating casino in Stanley Ho’s Hong Kong gaming empire. RSSC had a charter agreement to 2006 with the Diamond’s Finnish owners. But since the cruise line was not interested in purchasing the 1992-built vessel for use after 2006, the owners had the right to sell the ship and they accepted an offer in late December.
RSSC asked the new owners for an extension of the charter until the end of 2005. They were notified on Monday that the owners would take delivery of the Diamond on June 4.
Doenst RSSC have an option to order another all suite, all balcany ship, that expires at the end of the year, or so?
Its very slow - very difficult to plan a decent itinerary.
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I thought she would be rather fast because of her two hulls, usually catamarans are faster than mono hulls, or is it because she isnt a catamaran and a RSSC, maybe because of her deep draft.
I like the way the Radisson Diamond looked, especialy her interiors, I hope she has better luck being a dinner cruise ship or something else.
quote:Originally posted by 6263866:well malcolm, as far as i reemember raddison diamond bearly does 15 kts.....so yeah she is rather slow.!!!!! I thought she would be rather fast because of her two hulls, usually catamarans are faster than mono hulls, or is it because she isnt a catamaran and a RSSC, maybe because of her deep draft.I like the way the Radisson Diamond looked, especialy her interiors, I hope she has better luck being a dinner cruise ship or something else.
nope, i can tell you that she is not fast..... also what i can tell you is that she is rather stable(i think that onbe would expect that tho frum an oversized catamaran).....but she is very slow....and i dont think the fact that she is a SWATH or an oversized cat would make her any faster than a conventional cruiseship. also to your other statement, she is suppesed to go to hoingkong as i heard in april of this year and be turned into a casino ship.......now that we are on this topic of her speed and stuff has any one on cruise talkjed sailed on her....cuz i wanted to know what her pitch and role is???cruiseshipluver
quote:Originally posted by cruiseshipluver:...has any one on cruise talkjed sailed on her....
See: Here
He tonnage at 20,295 is pretty small too!
I don't know what her pitch/roll is but I've hear only 1/5th of a regular monohull ship.
Just curious, is Stanley Ho planning to operate the RAD DIAMOND along side the OMAR III (former SUN VIKING)? The R.D. possibly be renamed OMAR IV?
quote:Originally posted by Keitaro:Her slow speed will be adequet as a casino ship. She probably will just sail out to international waters and back overnight...Hard to imagine that she will become a casino ship so early in life...
quote:Originally posted by Keitaro:The R.D. possibly be renamed OMAR IV?
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