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quote:Originally posted by jeffrossatsea:any news on what ship's will be visiting vancouver during the winter olympics?...was'nt the norwegian star cancelled due to the 700 bucks a-day charge?....jeff
Oosterdam and Statendam for sure. I thought there was also a Carnival ship?
http://www2.canada.com/northshorenews/news/story.html?id=db1fb507-9310-41b8-934d-2d19a342c34c
2010 Olympic RCMP and Police Cops Elated with Carnival Cruise Line Housing Deal
The Carnival Elation has now struck a deal with local RCMP to charter it as a 2010 Vancouver Olympics Integrated Security Unit. Passengers who booked a Mexican cruise holiday on the Carnival Elation cruise line for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, however, are not very ecstatic as their holiday plans have been stopped abruptly by this latest announcement. The Carnival Elation is a two thousand and fifty two passenger 2010 cruise line that normally operates 3 to 5 day trips from San Diego down to Baja Mexico. However in early 2010 before the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, the Carnival Elation will cruise empty up to Vancouver to gear up for the event.
Just announced by the RCMP Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit, Carnival Elation cruise ship will be one of three ships that will be chartered for the police force and security during the Winter Olympics at a tune of $76 million. Housing more than five thousand cops for the RCMP, the 2010 Vancouver cruise ships will also house troops during the Winter Olympic Games and the deal was finalized in April 2009.
According to Vance of Carnival Cruise Lines, “The Carnival Elation was scheduled to be in service and we are contacting guests sailing on these voyages. They will be offered alternative ship or sai dates or can opt for a full refund of their cruise fares.
” In addition to the Carnival Elation 2010 cruise ship chartered by the Vancouver RCMP and troops, there are also two ships from Carnival’s Seattle sister company Holland America that will also play the same role during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. The nineteen hundred and sixteen passenger MS Oosterdam and the twelve hundred and fifty eight passenger MS Statendam will join the Carnival Elation Vancouver 2010 cruise ship charters for the RCMP at Ballantyne Pier, east of Canada Place.
In addition, lawyers for the RCMP are also waiting for a Washington judge to decide their March 31st application to dismiss the breach of contract lawsuit by Cruise Connections Charter Management. Back in November 2008, Cruise Connections sued the RMCP after the failed $57 million contract because of a dispute over payment, taxation and currency exchange.
All in all, these 3 Vancouver 2010 cruise ships from Holland America and Carnival Cruise Lines will house more than 5000 RCMP, troops and police/security force for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
source: vancouver 2010
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