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The Norway is up for sale, reported at $25 Million. Please see the following site, and click on Norwegian & Orient link on the left column.http://www.sealetter.com/news.htmlIt is very sad, but a matter of financial logistics. In the age of the MEGA ships it no longer is economical to keep pouring money into an aging vessel.My family and I were on board the infamous "Voyage to Nowhere" when the Coast Guard would not let the Norway sail due to leaking fire supression water lines. The negative publicity, cost of returning passenger's money and paying for airfare home, the great expense of flying in specialized pipe welders from Poland spelled the beginning of the end for the Grande Dame. The boiler explosion simply sealed her fate.I am glad we were able to sail her the following year, and to experience the "golden age" of cruise sailing as we strolled her magnificent decks, and walked her fabulous parlors.She will be greatly missed.
The Norway is up for sale, reported at $25 Million. Please see the following site, and click on Norwegian & Orient link on the left column.
http://www.sealetter.com/news.html
It is very sad, but a matter of financial logistics. In the age of the MEGA ships it no longer is economical to keep pouring money into an aging vessel.
My family and I were on board the infamous "Voyage to Nowhere" when the Coast Guard would not let the Norway sail due to leaking fire supression water lines. The negative publicity, cost of returning passenger's money and paying for airfare home, the great expense of flying in specialized pipe welders from Poland spelled the beginning of the end for the Grande Dame. The boiler explosion simply sealed her fate.
I am glad we were able to sail her the following year, and to experience the "golden age" of cruise sailing as we strolled her magnificent decks, and walked her fabulous parlors.
She will be greatly missed.
