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Jeannine

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It is going to take much longer to fix her problems so they have taken her off the sale list. I am very disappointed on what they are offering for this. Full refund and 50.00 onboard credit for another NCL cruise? People have been strung out for weeks. We all knew deep down with boiler problems and her age that 6-12 months would not have been hard to believe, now it looks like that is what it is. I personally don't think she will ever sail again.
 
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CruisinTex

Guest
Please don't say she'll never sail again, Jeannine! My sister and I are already crying. I've waited for soooo long to sail on her.
 
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Jeannine

Guest
I'm sorry to have upset you but the parts to repair are not as easy in an old ship as it is on a newer ship. My husband is wtith a major manufacturer of parts and he said when this first happened that there was no way she would sail again in less than a year and from what he knows on the manufacturers end that the expense to reproduce these outdated parts may well prohibit them from even doing it. It is one thing to replace a newer part that is already in the parts inventory and another thing to reproduce a 1969 part. I certainly hope she sails again but it does not look promising.
 
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newmexicoNita

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Why are you disappointed? What would you expect? Of course we are all disappointed, but it isn't as though we can't find another cruise. If they had waited til Sept that would be different, but everyone has at least 3 months. this was to be our grand daughters 21st BD present complete with suite and balc. Guess we will settle for something quite a bit less now. I am much more upset about her situation than with NCL. NMNita
 
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Sestra

Guest
Don't the older "Ladies" also cost more to sail? Older equipment, higher fuel costs, needing more maintenance? They are lovely reminders of bygone eras, like the QE2, which I saw a TV show about stating the high cost of each cruise it takes. Sometimes practicality must outweigh sentiment. I love the newer vessels! There is so much space and so much to do.
 
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mousecruiser

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Just looked at pictures a few days ago of what will be the Pride of America. There was about half a ship there and they were taking her apart section by section to work on. They will build all the cabins, put furniture in them, and then put her back together. If I find the site again I will post it here. I personally do not think that they will scrap one ship which does not need a lot of work, when they are taking another completely apart and rebuilding her for service next year.
 
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Jim

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The date was 1960, not 1969. The time element is fabricating a boiler, opening her decks and inserting the boiler. The NORWAY does consume massive amounts of fuel bu ther itienrary is so "short" they make up for that with ports relatively close to Miami. She used to do Western and eastern caribbean itineraries. Don't forget, the Norway also paid for herself many years ago so the fuel costs may be high the overalll cost of operation (loan payments) is low. According the the CEO fo NCL, she wil sail again and she is profitable.
 
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