Carnival Cruise Line to Absorb P&O Australia

[CarnivalShips480]

On 9/9/2024 at 7:41 AM, arxcards said:

I have yet to hear anything about a future owner, but Pacific Explorer is not showing as for sale in the usual haunts. I missed it at the time, but I wonder if Sky News is on the money for a change.

P&O Explorer: Inside the grim boneyard that houses retired cruise ships | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site

 

There is a rumor that Margaritaville at Sea is adding a 3rd ship, sailing from New Orleans, and it is between the size of Paradise (52,926 GT) and Islander (85,700 GT)

 

Sounds like a match to me

[ceeceeDee]

15 hours ago, Jim_P said:

I think there's still a chance of a boutique line like Ambassador snapping her up. She's the right size and age and cruising is booming right now. 

Well, Ambassador 'rescued' Pacific Dawn more or less at the last gasp, perhaps the will do the same for Dora 🫰

[arxcards]

8 hours ago, CarnivalShips480 said:

There is a rumor that Margaritaville at Sea is adding a 3rd ship, sailing from New Orleans, and it is between the size of Paradise (52,926 GT) and Islander (85,700 GT)

 

Sounds like a match to me

One of Margaritaville's CD's certainly knows her way around the ship, but Boi the Toiger is no longer aboard.

 

That rumour was around from the day P&O announced they were casting her off, yet hasn't materialised into anything over 3 months. The ship went up for sale in June, and was off the market in July. A new owner will have a ship in March, so why aren't they promoting new itineraries and collecting deposits? Makes it hard to join the dots on any rumours of her being sold to the secondary market.

 

Having mostly enjoyed the ship over 5 cruises I stand to be surprised, but odds are not in her favour. Perhaps she could be dropped into the role of another operating ship displacing that ship, or an Asian casino ship, but I can't stretch a rumour any further than that.

[arxcards]

Here is a contender that would suit Dora, at least the name.

 

They are a new Chinese cruise line that has some older Costa ships. Could Dora cruise for Adora cruises?

 

Hey, only a rumour, but so is everything else - right?