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Transatlantic Sailing 14 days sailing from Genoa on December 5, '77 to Cannes, Barcelona, Las Palmas, Tampa and New Orleans.

Seven-night cruise to Playa del Carmen, Puerto Cortes and Cozumel from December 24 '77 thru May 20, 1978.

Transatlantic Sailing 16 days sailing from New York on Jun 26 '78 to Ponta Delgada, Cadiz, Naples, Piraeus and Odessa.

Seven-night "Mayan Explorer" cruises from New Orleans calling at Cozumel/Playa del Carmen and Havana and "Balalaikas and Bongos" cruises from New Orleans calling at Cozumel/Playa del Carmen, Grand Cayman and Havana between December 22' 79 and May 31, '80.

Twenty-one-night voyage from New Orleans on Jun 1,'80 to Vancouver, calling at Havana, Cozumel, Cartagena, Balboa, Acajulta, Acapulco, Manzanillo and Los Angeles.

Seven-night cruises departing every Saturday during Jun 22, '80 thru Sep 7, '80 and calling at Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Sitka and Victoria.

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Originally posted by lasuvidaboy:
I saw her laid-up in Naples in very poor condition a few years ago.

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From SHIPPING NEWS 2002 at maritimematters.

She is not in that bad condition at all. Internally she is almost like new. Her hull and diesel generators need most attention. Bridge equipment must also be updateda s well as safety-standards according SOLAS.
Air-condition, water-supply, electricity, waste-water-systems etc. all work perfectly.

There are only very few ships of this kind which are similar:
ODESSA
MACAU SUCCES
TRITON
BERLIN

While BERLIN is the newest, the ODESSA is certainly the best of the other three if you compare the comfort and pax space ratio.

For the year of 1981:

6-day "Pre-Holiday" Cruise departs Dec. 13, '80 from New Orleans and calling at Cozumel/Playa del Carmen

7-day "Blue Horizons" Cruise from New Orleans calling at Montego Bay, Grand Cayman and Cozumel, 7-day "Mayan Adventure" Cruise calling at Grand Cayman, Cozumel and Playa del Carmen and one 7-day "Balalaika" Cruise calling at Havana, Cozumel and Playa del Carmen During December 20 through May 9, '81.

Trans Panama Cruises in May and Nov, '81.

7-day "Alaska" Cruises from Vancouver June 7 through September 13, '81.
7-day "Mexican Riviera"Cruises from Los Angeles September 26 through October 17, '81

For the year of 1982:

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no, she won't be renamed. Her name is her highest potential - many people still know her and like her the way she is.
Color-sheme will be kept similar too.
She went to Ukraine because she is an Ukrainian ship and her technical crew which is currently onboard, knows the ship from the beginning when she entered service. There is no other crew knowing her better than they do.
Like on TARAS SHEVCHENKO, the main works (painting, carpets, decks, etc.) are done by the onboard crew and they did an excellent job on TARAS.
For heavy works such as engines and underwater-hull, propellars, shaft, etc., the assistance of a yard is needed.
The shipyard in Ukraine is much cheaper than any Western-European yard and they work pretty good.

Odessa

Does anyone know her exact schedules in the summer/autumn of 1982 or Transatlantic crossing from USA?

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Salon Weiße Akazie(white Acacia) on Odessa deck.

Outside cabin on Odessa deck.

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current plans are to employ her in Europe, Black Sea and Mediterranean. All other destinations are currently out of discussion as the product must be settled first. But I am always open for any ideas for the future.

A comment to the pictures: These show her interiors beforethe refurbishment in 1991.
Currently, all her interiors are very much in a similar style as on both ASTOR's. So she looks almost new insie becuase her interiors were not much used anymore before she was laid up in Naples.

Patrick

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She featured to call at Valdez, Seward, Homer and Anchorage and cruise in Kenai Fjord Natinal Park.

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This was a very nice itinerar, not so rushed as the rest.

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Originally posted by oslo dutch:
When I was crewmember on Royal Princess in 1988 (OTR Ernie OTR :-)) We did 12 day Alaskan rountrips from Vancouver. Port of call were Juneau, Valdez, Overnight in Seward, College Fjord, Glacier Bay and Ketchikan.

Reint

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I thought that Royal Princess did sail 10 Nights Round Trip from Vancouver in 1988.

Her Route was Vancouver - Juneau - Valdez - (Columbia Glacier) - Seward(8am - 12 mid) - (College Fjord) - (Glacier Bay) - Ketchikan - Vancouver while Sagafjord offered Vancouver - Kechikan - (Endicott Arm) - Juneau(Stay Overnight for Northbound salings) - Skagway - (Hurbbard Glacier) - Valdez - (Columbia Glacier) - (College Fjord) - Seward - (Kenai Fjords National Parks) - Homer - Ancorage and Vice Versa.

Reint, Did Royal Princess sail through Hecate Strait or Inner Passage(Bella Bella, Lama Passage, Granville Channel)?

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