Swan Hellenic has been forced to cancel its first cruise with its once and future ship, Minerva, due to unexpected generator difficulties. The eight-night Norwegian Fjords cruise was scheduled to depart from Dover on Friday 23 May, returning on Saturday, 31 May and was scheduled to call at Bergen, Flam, Ulvik, Stavanger and Kristiansand. The [...]
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Wednesday, 7 May 2008
Trouble at Club Cruise? Van Gogh UK Plans Axed; Da Vinci Scrap Rumors; Astoria Sale Imminent?
The past week has looked rather grim for Dutch-based operator Club Cruise. First came the news that Van Gogh Cruise Line, the British subsidiary set up to market its 15,240 GT, 727-berth Van Gogh following the bankruptcy of charterer Travelscope, would cease operations. (It had previously cancelled its summer 2008 cruises in favor of a [...]
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Maxim Gorkiy Departure Confirmed
Phoenix Reisen has confirmed that Maxim Gorkiy will leave its fleet in November 2008. A statement in the November 2007 issue of the company newsletter, Phoenix-Journal, is as follows (translated from German):
“This winter the ‘Maxim’, as we and countless regular guests call her, will be in Hamburg for the last time under the Phoenix flag. [...]
