What then is OC doing heading for Valencia? A charter to Quail or Vision perhaps? Personally, I would have thought it unlikely, given the state of the Spanish recession.

Anybody heard anything?

i don't know if this helps you, but last week
i noticed she was on the Classic Int. Cruises
website as part of her fleet, she is also carrying the Portuguese flag, may-be this has been so for
many years, i was not aware of this..

OCEAN COUNTESS has been registered in Funchal, Madeira, since June 2005. CIC's other ships ARION, FUNCHAL, PRINCESS DANAE and OCEAN MONARCH are also all registered there too.

Hi Neil

I don't know what PACIFIC is doing this winter but she is not sailing for Brazil's CVC, nor as far as I can make out, is she operating for Quail, so probably will have a winter lay-up. Her last advertised cruise of thr season was on 13 October and she has been tied up at Valencia since 30th October.

It occurred to me OCEAN COUNTESS may be heading for drydocking in Valencia, as the tradition of Greeks repairing their own was broken last year when Louis sent both PERLA and ORIENT QUEEN to Marseille for winter refits. Pullmantur are sending both EMPRESS and OCEANIC here to Gibraltar, rather than drydock them in Barcelona, so assuming Valencia has a shipyard and drydock, this may be the reason, albeit it does sound rather implausible to send a ship right across the Med for that!

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Originally posted by Patrick:
Hi there,

For the moment I don't know what will happen to the ship. A charter to one of these companies, probably Vision Cruises could be possible as their ship VISION STAR (CLIPPER JEWEL, ex SUPERSTAR GEMINI) is no longer featured on their website. Pictures and infos are replaced by pictures from ATHENA.

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The Vision Cruises website still refers to VISION STAR and has a number of interior shots at http://www.visioncruceros.com/vision-cruises.php?id=90

Are these not of SUPERSTAR GEMINI then?

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Originally posted by PamM:
The photos are definitely not of SUPERSTAR GEMINI. Mike W RIP [Deck 9 001] has provided us with many photos over the years of her, see here. So very similar to BRAEMAR, before lengthening.

Pam

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Am confused? BRAEMAR (before lengthening) and SUPERSTAR GEMINI are sisters.

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Originally posted by Neil Whitmore ( Bob ex P&O Cruises):
As Athena is cruising from Fremantle in place of Funchal this year it could be that Ocean Countess will replace her on the Vision cruises

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Is this programme going ahead as advertised? CIC Australia's website shows ATHENA departing Southampton for Fremantle on 11 November, yet she is currently berthed in Barcelona.

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Originally posted by ahrpd:

Is this programme going ahead as advertised? CIC Australia's website shows ATHENA departing Southampton for Fremantle on 11 November, yet she is currently berthed in Barcelona.

Tony

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Originally posted by ahrpd:
Am confused? BRAEMAR (before lengthening) and SUPERSTAR GEMINI are sisters. Tony

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Yes, I meant as sisters; that even though they had been apart and SG in the Far East much was still the same especially in the cabins. Only minor differences eg the Sports Bar ahead of the show lounge on SG and the Asian decor & Karaoke/bars areas on SG after her 2005 refit. Mike & I spent a while comparing them at one stage.

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Originally posted by ahrpd:
So the question still remains as to what ship's interiors are featured on the Vision website under the name VISION STAR?

Tony

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After her Australian cruising season she will return to Harwich, UK, arriving there on the 3rd May 2009.

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Even if SUPERSTAR GEMINI was to go to Peaceboat, Vision's Cuba programme does not start till March.

she is.

Best,

She is about to begin a winter charter in Brazil for Spain's Travelplan and will be back in Piraeus in the spring. She was chartered by this same company for Med cruises during summer 2005.

According this webpage
http://www.fotosdebarcos.com/viewtopic.php?t=17060