John Heald plans a goodbye for the Ecstasy on October 10

[beef8066]

I am going on this trip.  I am interested to see what all happens.  The casino offers made it a good deal. This was my first ship I cruised on so it will be neat to see the ship again. 

[grantbob]

We won't be on this one, but we are doing the Journeys cruise a few weeks before.

[csoud68]

Was my first cruise and I was blown away..haha.  so naive, I was.

[EngIceDave]

Our first cruise/ship.

 

Got it from my boss, some promo thing that he likely stole it out of a package meant for OUR customers.

 

Was only a couple months later they had that fire on the lower aft deck, was all over the news

[Honolulu Blue]

Thanks, everyone, for the discussion!  Ecstasy's last cruise is just a few days away.  Mr. Heald is still planning to see her off.

 

Speaking of seeing her off, has anyone heard anything about the Ecstasy's future plans after this cruise?  Has anyone bought her and plans to use her as a cruise ship somewhere far away?  Or is her true last journey to Turkey or India to be scrapped?

[mz-s]

2 minutes ago, Honolulu Blue said:

Thanks, everyone, for the discussion!  Ecstasy's last cruise is just a few days away.  Mr. Heald is still planning to see her off.

 

Speaking of seeing her off, has anyone heard anything about the Ecstasy's future plans after this cruise?  Has anyone bought her and plans to use her as a cruise ship somewhere far away?  Or is her true last journey to Turkey or India to be scrapped?

 

I don't think anything has been confirmed but I would assume she will be heading to Aliaga to be scrapped once they get whatever they want off the ship. Hopefully some of the neon signs and decor (aside from the Rolls Royce that has already been removed) can be saved.

[Honolulu Blue]

15 minutes ago, mz-s said:

I don't think anything has been confirmed but I would assume she will be heading to Aliaga to be scrapped once they get whatever they want off the ship. Hopefully some of the neon signs and decor (aside from the Rolls Royce that has already been removed) can be saved.

Maybe they'll sell or auction the decor to the passengers?  Everything must go, right? 🤣

[BlerkOne]

3 minutes ago, Honolulu Blue said:

Maybe they'll sell or auction the decor to the passengers?  Everything must go, right? 🤣

I'm bringing a wrecking bar disguised as a walking cane.

[mz-s]

8 minutes ago, Honolulu Blue said:

Maybe they'll sell or auction the decor to the passengers?  Everything must go, right? 🤣

 

I'd love this sign from the piano bar if that's the case.

Edited October 6, 2022 by mz-s

[CruiseAdict218]

4 hours ago, mz-s said:

 

I don't think anything has been confirmed but I would assume she will be heading to Aliaga to be scrapped once they get whatever they want off the ship. Hopefully some of the neon signs and decor (aside from the Rolls Royce that has already been removed) can be saved.

 

4 hours ago, Honolulu Blue said:

Maybe they'll sell or auction the decor to the passengers?  Everything must go, right? 🤣

Unless they plan on pulling anything else off for Celebration, everything inside will be sold with the ship, minus probably her coin and bell.  
 

While they probably won’t auction anything, there was a contact at Aliaga who could get stuff from the Carnival ships, I have a few items from Fantasy and Inspiration, however it wasn’t cheap by any means. 

[mz-s]

2 minutes ago, CruiseAdict218 said:

 

Unless they plan on pulling anything else off for Celebration, everything inside will be sold with the ship, minus probably her coin and bell.  
 

While they probably won’t auction anything, there was a contact at Aliaga who could get stuff from the Carnival ships, I have a few items from Fantasy and Inspiration, however it wasn’t cheap by any means. 

 

I don't know how typical this is, but I noticed on the Sunshine they were selling coins that were made from brass hand rails removed from the original Mardi Gras. So I wouldn't be surprised if they take other artifacts off.

[BlerkOne]

16 minutes ago, CruiseAdict218 said:

 

Unless they plan on pulling anything else off for Celebration, everything inside will be sold with the ship, minus probably her coin and bell.  

They will remove some things like the emergency generator.

 

16 minutes ago, CruiseAdict218 said:

 

 

While they probably won’t auction anything, there was a contact at Aliaga who could get stuff from the Carnival ships, I have a few items from Fantasy and Inspiration, however it wasn’t cheap by any means. 

Once beached, the shipyard can sell anything that is worth more than scrap value to buyers.

[CruiseAdict218]

21 minutes ago, mz-s said:

 

I don't know how typical this is, but I noticed on the Sunshine they were selling coins that were made from brass hand rails removed from the original Mardi Gras. So I wouldn't be surprised if they take other artifacts off.

Its certainly possible, I am curious if that brass was donated to them or they kept it in long term storage, many items donated to Celebration came from Peter Knego (I believe).
 

 

7 minutes ago, BlerkOne said:

They will remove some things like the emergency generator.

 

Once beached, the shipyard can sell anything that is worth more than scrap value to buyers.

Yep, just stating it is possible to get items; however it comes down to the owner of the scrap company that bought the ship, some do resell stuff and other keep it for themselves. 

[mz-s]

56 minutes ago, CruiseAdict218 said:

 

Unless they plan on pulling anything else off for Celebration, everything inside will be sold with the ship, minus probably her coin and bell.  
 

While they probably won’t auction anything, there was a contact at Aliaga who could get stuff from the Carnival ships, I have a few items from Fantasy and Inspiration, however it wasn’t cheap by any means. 

 

I am curious now, what artifacts do you have from Fantasy? I would have loved to have had something - anything - from the Cat's Lounge.

Edited October 6, 2022 by mz-s

[toad455]

Odd question, but after its final sailing is it going straight to the scrap yard? Or I'd assume they'd empty the ship out as much as possible.

[mz-s]

14 minutes ago, toad455 said:

Odd question, but after its final sailing is it going straight to the scrap yard? Or I'd assume they'd empty the ship out as much as possible.

 

My guess is she may stay in Mobile for a few days to offload nonessential crew and any artifacts/equipment they want to save, then she'll begin the long journey to Aliaga.

[dolphinsfan246]

55 minutes ago, toad455 said:

Odd question, but after its final sailing is it going straight to the scrap yard? Or I'd assume they'd empty the ship out as much as possible.

I was told she was going to Miami first, for final preparations and crew transfers then to Aliaga as final destination. 

[BlerkOne]

4 minutes ago, dolphinsfan246 said:

I was told she was going to Miami first, for final preparations and crew transfers then to Aliaga as final destination. 

Hmmm. I wonder if she will be there when Celebration pulls in?

[mz-s]

27 minutes ago, BlerkOne said:

Hmmm. I wonder if she will be there when Celebration pulls in?

 

That would be something to see if so.

[ninjacat123]

Goodbye Ecstasy!  My DDs and I truly had a wonderful cruise with you!🥰

[Guest BasicSailor]

9 hours ago, mz-s said:

 

I'd love this sign from the piano bar if that's the case.

There were a few that I would love to have as well. Perhaps a memorial for the memories.

 

[kelkel2]

I so wish I could be a part of this and I hope he goes live for some of the festivities. The Ecstasy was our first cruise, it was our honeymoon!  

[CruiseAdict218]

17 hours ago, mz-s said:

 

I am curious now, what artifacts do you have from Fantasy? I would have loved to have had something - anything - from the Cat's Lounge.

I have Fantasy’s Guys Burger sign, one of the deck plans from deck 10 (lido) and Inspiration’s Serenity sign. 

[Honolulu Blue]

Here's a local news report about the Ecstasy's last voyage.  It's about 2 1/2 minutes and well worth your time to watch, IMHO.  There's going to be a party downtown near the port on Monday, with a brass band!  

 

[Guest BasicSailor]