caribill Posted November 8, 2020 #1 Share Posted November 8, 2020 The Cruise & Maritime Voyages fleet auction is over, with ships heading to new owners or to scrap, and the values have finally been revealed as buyers were able to get cruise ships for pennies on the dollar during the sealed bidding process. Columbus Built: 1988 Tonnage: 63,500 Capacity: 1,400 Guests Buyer: Seajets Sales Price: $5,321,000 History: Built in 1988, the Columbus was originally ordered by Sitmar Cruises as the Fair Majesty. While still under construction, the company was sold to Princess Cruises, who took over its operation, and the ship then became the Star Princess. After nearly a decade sailing for Princess, the vessel was transferred to P&O Cruises UK as the Arcadia in 1997. She then spent time with both Ocean Village and P&O Australia before joining CMV in 2017. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23829-here-s-what-an-entire-cruise-fleet-sold-for-at-auction.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew J. Cat Posted November 8, 2020 #2 Share Posted November 8, 2020 We sailed on her in January, 1996. Big & roomy ship. No bells & whistles like today’s ships. Just a nice ship with great service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outerdog Posted November 9, 2020 #3 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Star Princess (1989) - not to be confused with Star Princess (2001) -- for clarity's sake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loge23 Posted November 9, 2020 #4 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Oh my, our first Princess cruise was on the Star, in 1992. A magical cruise, Venice to Athens, calling on Instanbul, Odessa, and Yalta and several Greek islands. The Star was a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CineGraphic Posted November 9, 2020 #5 Share Posted November 9, 2020 And here's what she looked like in 2019 https://youtu.be/vRQFW4FWvzQ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted November 9, 2020 #6 Share Posted November 9, 2020 3 hours ago, CineGraphic said: And here's what she looked like in 2019 https://youtu.be/vRQFW4FWvzQ Thanks for sharing. Great looking ship. 👍 Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingellie Posted November 9, 2020 #7 Share Posted November 9, 2020 We spent our 25th anniversary (and our first cruise) on the Star in 1989. Have many fond memories of what cruising used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhip Posted November 11, 2020 #8 Share Posted November 11, 2020 We also sailed on the Star Princess in 1992 for our 25th anniversary. This was also our first cruise. Many fond memories of that cruise. We still have the dining room menus from that cruise. Enjoyed viewing the current pictures of this ship. The Whip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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