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Topic: FUTURE OF THE PACIFIC (EX PACIFIC PRINCESS, SEA VENTURE)

Corey H.
First Class Passenger
Member # 5202

posted 01-09-2005 01:41 PM

If Pullmantur gets rid of the Pacific do you think it will become a hotel or the sad event of being scrapped

Corey

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desirod7
First Class Passenger
Member # 1626

posted 01-09-2005 02:42 PM

The Pacific needs a lot of work beyond the cosmetics.

Her sister the MS Discovery was in better shape and had a multi million dollar refit to make bring her up to snuff and now deployed for exotic destination cruises.

I hope Gerry Herrod buys her, refits her like the Island Princess and together again in the same fleet.

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Originally posted by Cruisincorey13:
If Pullmantur gets rid of the Pacific do you think it will become a hotel or the sad event of being scrapped
Corey

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Onno
First Class Passenger
Member # 3071

posted 01-09-2005 03:42 PM

Well if she goes to the scrapers I’m sure Pullmantur will be in for a rough ride because Greenpeace has their eye on the ship for a while now. They call her a toxic ship and that it is a danger to the environment when scarped on the beaches of Alang.

Onno

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Ðraikar
First Class Passenger
Member # 1153

posted 01-09-2005 05:01 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Onno:
Well if she goes to the scrapers I’m sure Pullmantur will be in for a rough ride because Greenpeace has their I on the ship for a while know. The call her a toxic ship that is a danger to the environment when scarped on the beaches of Alang.
Onno

There are people who listen to what GreenPeace moans and ****** about ???

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Tim in Fort Lauderdale
First Class Passenger
Member # 953

posted 01-09-2005 06:34 PM

Desirod,

sadly, Discovery was Gerry Herrod's swan song. He entered a contract to sell Discovery to UK-based Voyages of Discovery with hand-over taking place in May.

Perhaps one of the most mysterious and oft-overlooked titans of the cruise industry, Mr. Herrod is leaving the cruise industry to concentrate on much smaller vessels; his sailboat!

As for Pacific, I imagine she'll either end up in the Brazilian market full time or as a gambling ship in Asia should Pullmantur sell her off.

--Tim

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Corey H.
First Class Passenger
Member # 5202

posted 01-10-2005 04:18 PM

do you think pullmantur will sell pacific off way before they sadly sell oceanic?

corey

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Johan
First Class Passenger
Member # 4458

posted 01-10-2005 05:08 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Cruisincorey13:
do you think pullmantur will sell pacific off way before they sadly sell oceanic?
corey

It is just a guess, but my opinion is, that Pullmantur will do more to try to keep Oceanic rather than Pacific.

It is a kind of happy ship, and wellbeloved too, if I read the spanish cruiseforums, and the popularity it enjoys.

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Southern Cruiser
First Class Passenger
Member # 5225

posted 01-14-2005 07:45 PM

Many rumors in Brazil about Pacific; The cruises have been fully booked and CVC has plans to keep it there for the whole year.

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