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The ship is surely a mismatch with the Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenade.
The speculation is a new build for Crystal to be announced tomorrow. Unless of course the announcement could be that Crystal has been sold .....
Pam
But as it turns out someone else has a MOU with the folks liquidating Deilmann so Crystal is not the buyer. The Deutschalnd deal is expected to be settled next month but in the meantime it appears her class certificates lapsed so she will require the postponed drydocking, etc. before she can return to service.
The buyers of ' Deutschland ' could be the new Portugese cruise ship company ' Portuscale Cruises ' as both their classic cruise ships ' Lisboa ' and ' Porto ' are for sale so they will be left with just two cruise ships !
Lisboa was the 1955 British built ' Princess Danae ', which has some structual steel problems, and Porto was the 1965 built ' Arion ' when they both sailed with ' Classic International Cruises'.
The ' Deutschland ' would fit in nicely with their now upmarket fleet of classic cruise ships !
I should perhaps add that one of my old assistants, from my days with P & O Cruises, now lives in Gibraltar where the up market classic ' Deutschland ' is anchored in their eastern anchorage area ! lol
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[ 01-12-2015: Message edited by: Neil - Ex P. & O. S. N. Company. ]
the insolvency administrator appointed for both the MS „Deutschland“ Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, the company which owns the M/S "Deutschland", and Reederei Peter Deilmann GmbH today announced that all upcoming cruises have been cancelled. Passengers booked in Germany will be able to reclaim their desposits through the company's statutory insurance.
While a 50 person crew will remain on the ship (minimum safe manning is 26 persons), all other staff, crew and employees ashore are to receive their dismissals. The ship's class is valid until February 28th, 2015.
Kieler Nachrichten newspaper in the meantime reports that sale negotiations with the "most promising" potential buyer have failed.
Best,
Raoul
Have they gone bust?
It's only to show some photos from it in Gibraltar.
Photos Deutschland Gibraltar
the "Deutschland" has now entered drydock in Gibraltar to have her classification renewed.
Was this for another shortie or for 12 months or longer ?
the insolvency administrator for the M/S "Deutschland's" operating company today announced that the ship has been sold to a U.S. company with "appropriate experience in the cruise industry". Delivery is expected for late May, 2015. According to the administrator's press release, the new owner intends to retain the name "Deutschland".
The buyer has not been named, so far.
KYMA ?!?!
Not quite the way to encourage people to book with a new cruising company just starting in business !
and
"The reports are that it is an investor out of Texas. He is looking to build a firm like Portuscale it seems"
So, who are the new owners??!!
An already existing company with appropriate experience in the cruise industry or a new company!?!?
[ 04-02-2015: Message edited by: linerwise ]
ISP ( Now Fleet Pro ) come to mind who already manage and charter out various passenger ships which may be owned by a non disclosed owner ! .
She had entered the port to be inspected by prospective buyers !
No news on if the ship is damaged..
She is about to leave Gibraltar and is apparently heading to Ismailia for a 100-day hotel ship charter, after which she is doing a short stint for Pullmantur before joining Semester at Sea.
I've uploaded a couple of pics here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/50194818@N05/
Best
Tony
Rumors of other various short-term charters seem to be that, just rumors.
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