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Post by WettCoast on Oct 11, 2023 11:21:39 GMT -8
Regatta ( Oceania Cruises) @ Canada Place, Vancouver. I gather that Oceania Cruises is a 'boutique' small ship cruise line ... Sounds like maybe a better but more expensive option when compared to the big players in the cruise business.
Thanksgiving Monday, 9 October 2023
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Post by Starsteward on Oct 11, 2023 12:41:18 GMT -8
Regatta ( Oceania Cruises) @ Canada Place, Vancouver. I gather that Oceania Cruises is a 'boutique' small ship cruise line ... Sounds like maybe a better but more expensive option when compared to the big players in the cruise business.
Thanksgiving Monday, 9 October 2023
Good sized cruise ship that enjoys a pretty good reputation. I have NO interest in cruising with 6000 other souls, or partaking in go cart races, water slides, etc. "Go small, then go home  |
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Post by grk2 on Oct 15, 2023 12:33:34 GMT -8
Oceania Cruise Line is owned by Norwegian Cruise Lines and is their “mid market” product. Regency is their very top end line. There were 7 identical vessels constructed, known as R1-R7. Perhaps it was the naming that put them quickly into bankruptcy! Oceania and Azamara now have them all. Not a successful series of vessels.
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Post by Starsteward on Oct 15, 2023 13:45:46 GMT -8
Oceania Cruise Line is owned by Norwegian Cruise Lines and is their “mid market” product. Regency is their very top end line. There were 7 identical vessels constructed, known as R1-R7. Perhaps it was the naming that put them quickly into bankruptcy! Oceania and Azamara now have them all. Not a successful series of vessels. NCL should have known better than to expand that quickly. |
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Post by grk2 on Oct 15, 2023 19:21:02 GMT -8
NCL has a history of buying a very successful cruise line and in short order destroying them. Royal Viking was the worst, ruining a very successful operation in a few short years. From recent reports their changes at Oceania are causing upset with the Line’s large past passenger base. Meanwhile Regent still seem the ultimate top luxury line.
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Post by Mike on Oct 16, 2023 19:28:31 GMT -8
Sapphire Princess taking the scenic route around Bowen Island, while on a repositioning cruise, as seen from the much smaller Queen of Surrey. October 8, 2023 |
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Post by grk2 on Oct 16, 2023 20:15:26 GMT -8
My favourite class of the Princess fleet and perhaps the best of the 7 remaining vessels. She has a covered climate controlled pool area for hot/cool/ wet days and 800 less passengers than 4 of her fleet mates owing to one less accommodation decks than the newest 4.
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Post by WettCoast on Oct 28, 2023 20:30:09 GMT -8
Holland America's Eurodam (IMO 9378448) at Canada Place, Vancouver. Holland America is another one of the 'brands' owned by Carnival Corp. Carnival has a major chunk of the Alaska cruise market.
8 October 2023
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Post by heretix on Oct 29, 2023 4:09:38 GMT -8
A small digression: Re Holland-America line - in the mid 1980s, I was asked to join the new Nieuw Amsterdam (1984-2018) as a musician, but I politely declined the kind offer for personal reasons. However, it would have been fun! Photo credits - Simplon Postcards  |
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Post by Ollie on Apr 29, 2024 18:42:19 GMT -8
The cruise ship Radiance of the Seas at the Lynnterm terminal today.
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Post by WettCoast on May 8, 2024 18:52:02 GMT -8
Nieuw Amsterdam (Holland America, IMO 9378450) in the rain @ Canada Place, Vancouver 5 May 2024
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Post by grk2 on May 9, 2024 15:40:54 GMT -8
Radiance of the Seas had major mechanical/technical issues. A northbound cruise was cancelled after all passengers had boarded. Repairs took several days. No word as to what the issues were, but that class of vessel along with Celebrity fleet mates have had several major issues with the podded propulsion systems. Another issue with those two classes has been with gas turbines. On the port aft quarter you can see "GTV" lettering, indicating Gas Turbine Vessel. Over time the price of suitable fuel as skyrocketed and potential savings never materialized. On the Celebrity (sharing the same systems) diesel generator plants have been added into void spaces, often with exhaust stacks added to the forward mast structure. Princess undertook the same action with their Coral and Island Princesses. Not all new technologies work out in the end!
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