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Bye Bye Norway

Zimomiller

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N7786W Flyer

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Couldn't help but notice that the Norway departed without her tenders, Little Norway I and Little Norway II. Previously, there was some mild speculation that if the Norway couldn't get approval to open as a hotel/convention center in Malaysia that she might be returned to a "very slow" cruise service (quoting Maritime Matters, May 8th) utilizing her undamaged boilers. Are the depths of the Far Eastern ports such that she won't require her tenders or has the return to cruise service been ruled out?? I hate to be pessimistic, but we may have been given a clue to her final disposition....Port Klang or the scrapyard...

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Couldn't help but notice that the Norway departed without her tenders, Little Norway I and Little Norway II. Previously, there was some mild speculation that if the Norway couldn't get approval to open as a hotel/convention center in Malaysia that she might be returned to a "very slow" cruise service (quoting Maritime Matters, May 8th) utilizing her undamaged boilers. Are the depths of the Far Eastern ports such that she won't require her tenders or has the return to cruise service been ruled out?? I hate to be pessimistic, but we may have been given a clue to her final disposition....Port Klang or the scrapyard...

 

I noticed that too, but I figured it was just me being suspicious. I suppose it's possible that the tenders wouldn't be needed if she's going to be a casino ship steaming in big lazy circles with no portcalls.

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Several wags have suggested that she might just sink while under tow (and still presumably insured).

 

There were certainly some questions asked when Constitution sank while under tow.

 

And there are those who still say the fire that caused the demise of Queen Elizabeth in Hong Kong Harbour was no accident.

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What fabulous pix! Perhaps the new gen PoAm was "bowing" in respect to the long-serviced Grande Dame Norway. I prefer to believe that ....

 

We never got to sail her ... does anyone have any on-board pix of her? Would love to see them!

 

~Dianne

 

Dianne

 

go to post 2 on this thread. There is a link I posted that will to a memorial and on the bottom of the page a link to a detailed photo review of the Norway cruise over 9/11

 

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To some degree, you can understand that rationale. Just off the top of my head, I can think of several passenger ships that sank under tow or with only crew aboard in the recent years....Constitution, Seabreeze, Britanis, Bahama Star (my first cruise back in 1974). Makes you wonder.

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Several wags have suggested that she might just sink while under tow (and still presumably insured).

 

There were certainly some questions asked when Constitution sank while under tow.

 

And there are those who still say the fire that caused the demise of Queen Elizabeth in Hong Kong Harbour was no accident.

I think that the speculation has been partly fuelled by the fact that the Constitution sank while being towed by this very tug, IIRC. But I don't believe it myself - if only because of the fact that the tug's tow wire was changed over the weekend. Why do that if you're simply going to dispose of the ship somewhere very deep? But maybe I'm being naive.

 

The fire that sank the Queen Elizabeth was certainly no accident. Fires started in too many different places at such close times. I personally subscribe to the theory that the only mystery is whodunnit, and why. I still vividly remember the day that I saw her alight and smoking furiously out in the harbour, just as everyone was getting excited about her forthcoming new life.

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Nanja, we thank you too. DH & I were only able to sail her once, disembarked about a month before her boiler blew.

 

We dined with two great couples on that cruise. One of those couples has remained in contact with us ever since and we will be sailing with that couple again this November on about the same itinerary we sailed on the Norway.

 

Photos today brought tears to my eyes - not sure if they are tears of happiness for her ``salvation'' so far or tears of sadness because I wish I could walk her decks one more time.

 

Dianne

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I think that I will take out my video of my 1994 cruise of the Norway and watch it tonight. I'm glad that I had the opportunity to at least sail on this ship once.

 

Looking at the photos that showed the Norway and Pride of American passing shows just how ugly the POA is. I know that NCL did not design this ship but it will be the ugly stepchild of the NCL fleet IMHO.

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