Hey Guys, Randy Barnes, from California. Yes ,I worked For RCCL and being on the ales force, its hard to see the ships I worked on and sailed on leave. 1. it makes me feel old , 2. Many great memories on the RCCL ships , especially the "Soveriegn , and Empress of the Seas" both incredible ships that RCCL will ever have.and two ships that have made history , and yes I was part of that history!
First ever cruise was Carnival Fascination and sailed in the late 90s. Following by cruise was Carnival Inspiration and Carnival Imagination. What a coincidence that my first 3 cruises are now in the scrap yard. It goes to show how fast technology improves and the demand for bigger ships.
The Fascination is currently named the Century Harmony and the plan is to use it as a hotel ship in Asia. The Inspiration and Imagination were scrapped sadly. I’ve been on both. They were nice older ships. It’s a shame really.
So, so sad. I remember sailing on the Sovereign of the Seas in 1996. My son was six and we snuck him into the disco one evening so he could dance to Gloria Esteban's Turn The Beat Around. He still talks about it. I had hoped to sail on it once again with Pullmantur, and now they are gone. Great work guys, thoroughly enjoy your videos!!!
My first cruise was on Royal Caribbean Grandeur of the Seas at 16 and my second was on Rhapsody of the Seas at 18. I’ve been on Majesty of the Seas three times and it has always been one of my absolute favorite ships! I’ve been on Carnival Imagination twice as well. This information just breaks my heart. Can’t wait to start cruising again though!
Hi guys, I’m just really concerned that when cruising starts back up prices are going to get really expensive because they’re going to need to make up for loss income once they’ve got people booking again OR they will be nickel and diming for every little thing and a lot of people won’t be able to cruise. I hope I’m wrong on that 😔
The cruise ship business is probably doomed. Covid is never going away. The vaccines are already losing their effectiveness, unless the vaccine boosters are effective covid is going to stay as bad as it was early 2020 forever.
I worked as a second officer on the passenger ship Marco Polo from 2009 to 2012, the ship belonged to the company Cruise & Maritime Voyages, it was very hard to see how it was sold for scrap
My first cruise was on Pacific Dawn. It had a mechanical failure so we had to make an unscheduled stop in Noumea, which didn't go down well with most of the passengers. Here in Australia we usually got the older cruise ships because it's a much smaller market. It was still my first and I had a wonderful time.
I haven't been on a cruise since 2009 I just learned that the ship I been on twice the carnival sensation was sold for scrap I had some really good memories on that ship
It looks like our P&O Pacific Dawn is now residing in the UK with Ambassador Cruise Lines and is named Ambience. Good luck to them, it broke down on every trip out of my hometown in the months leading up to Covid.
We have had six lovely cruises with Cruise and Maritime three on the Magellan, two on Columbus and one on Astoria and we were booked on the Amy Johnson in May. Heartbroken that it looks like the entire fleet is going to be scrapped. I saw the photo of Marco Polo beached - so sad.
I went on the carnival cruise OK named the carnival sensation ship in 2014 and I was 4 to 3 years old I remember I love the eggs that they cooked every morning and my dad and me would always go play putt putt golf on top of the cruise ship it’s sad to see that it’s being scrapped my childhood cruise ship after when I heard that the carnival sensation and after when I found out does the carnival sensation was being scrapped I was devastated it’s sad
Very sad to hear about the Sovereign of the Seas. My family and i went on it back in 1998 and had the time of our lives. I was just looking it up to see if we could go back on and found out its been scrapped. I don't understand that though, if it was the 1st mega cruise liner, why didnt they save it. The amount of money its made in its lifetime, surely would have been enough to dock it and keep it as a piece of history. So darn sad, but thank you for the info guys
Thanks for the environmental counterpoint! That said, I would fly to the scrapyard and steal a small piece of the ships I worked on if they were ever sold!
As in my post they would be great as emergency Covid Nightingale Hospitals. Loads of rooms, cookhouse, sea air & a Broadway Show. Surprised no one thought of it. Probably something I've missed tho.
We sailed our first cruise at Carnival Fantasy on 1991. It’s a beautiful ship it’s sad to hear that ship is already gone. We also sailed at Imagination , Facination and Ectasy. Beautiful memories!
I went on my third cruise in 2020. It was the carnival fascination. I boarded the ship on March 1, 2020 and it was the last full cruise on the fascination
Grandeur was already on its way out. When sailing last December (pre-COVID) we looked into booking a sailing on her. My husband and I were married in St Thomas in 1998 while sailing on her. They said she would be sold in March of 2021. Sad we didn’t get to experience the ship once more.
Sad to see some of them go but really glad you informed us about the recycling efforts. It is good to see they are being remade into new products. Sounds like it is a solid business and good for the environment. An educational video...thanks :) We sailed on the Veendam.
The big ships will never replace the older smaller ships many people just wont do the newer super cruise liners I tried it once dont wish to repeat it , get rid of all the small ships they will never fill the gap without building more small ships!
As a stock holder of RCCL , it was very difficult to vote to sell and demolish. I had the privilege to sail on all of the vessels we have removed from fleet logged. Folks it wasn't a easy choice or decision. Benjamin Lynch, (R) former Chairman of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines llc. USA.
It saddens me knowing the Fantasy, has been scrapped I was onboard Esctacy, in 2006 and watched her slide passed us before she docked! It was so awesome seeing another Carnival ship, among so many Bristish ships, including the Queen Mary 2, that day!! I looked at my pictures lastnight , I took 15 years ago and it still feel like I was on the cruise just yesterday!
*I have a good friend that works in the planning of new cruise liners. These new ships aren't saving that much on pollution. Very little really. It's all in the paperwork.* The damage these shipyards do to the environment and to the ocean life is devastating. There are no surviving sea life for a thousand miles along the coast of these ship yards. Because the water is so contaminated and toxic people get chemical burns just by touching the water. If they stopped cutting up ships today. Fish and sea life will never beable to return to these waters. Ever! That's why these huge companies sell old cruisers and tankers to Turkey and China ect. Because they don't have environmental regulations set on them and the US, Canada, UK and others have exempted them from any environmental liability and responsibility. America and other countries only think saving the environment is important in their own countries. That's why they allow china and Turkey to be the number one worlds polluters. Because they say china is an up and coming 3rd world new country which is BS! America get punished financially and has to pay them but all the other countries are the biggest environmental polluters that demand we pay them for pollution they themselves create. *The gangrene new deal is a scam.* A dirty currupt business model built on a lie. The TOP polluting countries get an exemption by the WHO, the EU and United Nations. *Look it up yourselves to see it's true.* My nephew works at the Pentagon and has to read all the reports that show it's a scam.
I was on Empress (When it was the Nordic Empress) and I THINK I was also on the Majesty. This was 20+ years ago and this has me feeling very old now. I also recognize the Carnival ships as being big during my cruising heyday. Very sad.
I sailed on Ispiration and the Imagination.. they were awesome, vibrant and zany. There were chartered by the ADC Latin dance company before the pandemic. So sad. Thanks for your video guys.
We sailed on the Pacific Dawn from Brisbane to the Pacific islands a couple of years ago. It was a lovely small ship - old - but easy to get around for the older passengers. Very friendly staff.
Wife and I sailed on the Fascination and Norwegian Majesty, the Zaandam and the Sovereign of the Seas. Majesty was given a stretch addition to the hull and then sold off to another line, don't know her destiny from there.
Don't forget the karnika with jalesh cruises the colombus with CMV both originally the pacific jewel and pacific pearl and the pacific dawn is now the ms ambiance
@@jackwills9987 1st you need to book a cruise with a reputable travel agent. Your travel agent can walk you through step by step and you will have a fantastic time! Happy sailing 🛳
It is a pity that companies get rid of mostly small vessels. I hate working on big cruise ships. But unfortunately, most companies are building bigger and bigger ships; more people, more money.
... when you think just the hallway facade’s all really metal ... just real thin ...magnet work on every interior wall ... more metal ... and that’s just one ship ...
This breaks my heart i was working on cruiseship..but up until now waiting for us to get back...i pray for the cruise industry to survive this times....huhu
Actually there are still cruise ships going on. I just went on the Dream Explorer yesterday. But only people in Taiwan are allowed, because there is 0 covid 19 in Taiwan. The cruise sails out of Taiwan to the pacific ocean and straight back to Taiwan, not visiting any other country....Ill have a vlog up the next few days to show you
This is sad indeed… speaking of scrapping ships, could you do a video on the Queen Mary that sits in the Long Beach harbor in California? There is currently a lot of discussion of what to do with it. I’ve read that one of the options is to take it out to sea and sinking it!
Been on P&O Oceana twice and was on the sea princesses when the pandemic started was meant to be the 28 days round aus but as only 3 day when was told its returning back to Sydney in 5 days so will always hate friday the 13th
My first cruise was on the Carnival Imagination, also it was the ship Hulk Hogan and his family cruised on during his short lived tv show. I remember Vito’s lounge named for captain Vito Jacalone.
I already went on Carnival inspiration back in 2016 my first time being on a Cruise ship. I really wanted to go on carnival imagination but that’s never going to happen now that both ships are scrapped
My first cruise was on Sovereign of the Seas in 1995 out of Miami - lovely memories, have sailed on some others in your video. Keep up the good work lads.
a few days ago Bahamas cruise lines said one of their ships the grand celebration the grand celebration used to be carnival celebration for carnival cruise lines but sadly Bahamas cruise lines said the grand celebration/ carnival celebration will be scrapped 😭😭😭
Living in Los Angeles I was just on the Imagination in Feb 2020 and commented how good the ship looked. I had also cruised on the Inspiration and the Monarch. All 3 of them at times were home ported in Los Angeles for the 3 and 4 night Baja cruises. It is like loosing a friend to see them scrapped when they had 10 to 20 more good years in them. They were great for a quick get away or if going with friends that had never cruised before and wanted a short cruise to start. I started cruising about 30 years ago when ships were smaller about 38K tons. To me the Fantasy Class was a good size ship. I prefer the older mid size ships that do not have the amusement parks on them, less kids go on those. If I do a large ship I do like the Celebrity Solstice Class of ship.
We have been on Marella Celebration (twice) and Marco Polo once. Enjoyed the cruises but I also enjoyed Britannia and Ventura with P&O. The cruise is what you make it.
Monarch of the Seas was my first cruise about 14 years ago and the Carnival Inspiration was my last cruise in April of 2019. So sad, they were both amazing ships! 🥺
I am not surprised about the Amsterdam ships. They were horrid and after my last bruise on the Maasdam, the food was so awful, I vowed never to sail on Amsterdam again... even free!
We were on the majesty of the seas and that ship had the smallest inside stateroom, hardly room to move around for 2 people. But a lovely ship none the less.
We took our first cruise on Rhapsody of the Seas in 2019... it’s the ship that introduced us to sailing and created our love for it. Makes me so sad it might be the end of the road for that ship :-(
I’m telling you which ships will be scrapped with carnival are the remaining 4 ships of the Fantasy class. We were booked on the sensation in February 2022 and just got our cancellation notice. I know it’s coming
Fantasy was the first ship that we cruised with our family. 😢 We also sailed on the Maasdam. So sad, but we realize that newer ships offered more than these older ships.
I haven’t sails on these ships, but I’ve been on the sister ship to the Carnival Fantasy and Imagination (Carnival Paradise) many times. Now I’m worried she’s gonna be scrapped. She’s a good little ship and it would be sad to see her go.
We sailed around the Caribbean on sea princess. Princess cruises. Our 1st cruise. She is a amazing ship so glamorous..I believe she was sold to the Chinese. Doing cruises from China.. Its a shame to see them scraped...
India based cruise ship JALESH CRUISES SOLD FOR SCRAP. Empress of the seas the same indian company (Now didderent name) bought for furture cruising.now empress docked in muscat.
Lots of great memories taking the Inspiration and Imagination for 3 and 4 day cruises out of Long Beach CA. Being in San Diego, the port was easy to get to and we sailed on them several times a year. Sad.
In Tourism we know that the 2 most sensible sectors are cruise ships and resorts which are only dependent on tourists only and can't be used for anything else so it's always tricky to work with those as sometimes a simple war in a country can trow things off and a pandemic is pretty much the worse case for cruise ships as they are the worse situation to be in if that happens. Albeit i'm more sad to the losses of jobs than the loss of ships. At least more jobs are being created while they are scrapped.
What a horrific waste! Such a shame... I worked on Oceana - great ship. I also spent 2 days on Majesty of the seas going from port to port. It was a bit meh from the crew side..
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already did sir. may god bless us always : )
is Royal Carribean sell all the ships? hope not
Very nice Cruises are threat to humanity
40 years is not the average life of a cruise ship. 25 to 30 years is closer to the mark.
So a ship built in the 1990s being scrapped is not unusual.
Hey Guys, Randy Barnes, from California. Yes ,I worked For RCCL and being on the ales force, its hard to see the ships I worked on and sailed on leave.
1. it makes me feel old , 2. Many great memories on the RCCL ships , especially the "Soveriegn , and Empress of the Seas" both incredible ships that RCCL will ever have.and two ships that have made history , and yes I was part of that history!
First ever cruise was Carnival Fascination and sailed in the late 90s. Following by cruise was Carnival Inspiration and Carnival Imagination. What a coincidence that my first 3 cruises are now in the scrap yard. It goes to show how fast technology improves and the demand for bigger ships.
The Fascination is currently named the Century Harmony and the plan is to use it as a hotel ship in Asia. The Inspiration and Imagination were scrapped sadly. I’ve been on both. They were nice older ships. It’s a shame really.
My favorite was the Carnival Fascination. I had one of the most wonderful memories on that ship and it saddens me to see this.
I sailed on the inspiration... Was my first cruise... Hate that is gone now
Monarch of the Seas, Majesty of the Seas, Carnival Fascination, Carnival Imagination. Carnival Destiny
So, so sad. I remember sailing on the Sovereign of the Seas in 1996. My son was six and we snuck him into the disco one evening so he could dance to Gloria Esteban's Turn The Beat Around. He still talks about it. I had hoped to sail on it once again with Pullmantur, and now they are gone. Great work guys, thoroughly enjoy your videos!!!
My first cruise was on Royal Caribbean Grandeur of the Seas at 16 and my second was on Rhapsody of the Seas at 18. I’ve been on Majesty of the Seas three times and it has always been one of my absolute favorite ships! I’ve been on Carnival Imagination twice as well. This information just breaks my heart. Can’t wait to start cruising again though!
I was working onboard Carnival Fascination sep 2018 to April 2020 and Sea Princess July 2020 to Feb 2021.
Worked on the Monarch, Majesty and the Empress! This video is killing me!
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Hi guys, I’m just really concerned that when cruising starts back up prices are going to get really expensive because they’re going to need to make up for loss income once they’ve got people booking again OR they will be nickel and diming for every little thing and a lot of people won’t be able to cruise. I hope I’m wrong on that 😔
The cruise ship business is probably doomed. Covid is never going away. The vaccines are already losing their effectiveness, unless the vaccine boosters are effective covid is going to stay as bad as it was early 2020 forever.
Cruising was always a rip off. It is designed to seperate guests from their money as quickly as possible. Don't go cruising if you don't realise this.
I worked as a second officer on the passenger ship Marco Polo from 2009 to 2012, the ship belonged to the company Cruise & Maritime Voyages, it was very hard to see how it was sold for scrap
You guys are great. My husband and I were on Carnival Fascination 4 years ago for my 25th Anniversary. We have great memories.
My first cruise was on Pacific Dawn. It had a mechanical failure so we had to make an unscheduled stop in Noumea, which didn't go down well with most of the passengers. Here in Australia we usually got the older cruise ships because it's a much smaller market. It was still my first and I had a wonderful time.
I haven't been on a cruise since 2009 I just learned that the ship I been on twice the carnival sensation was sold for scrap I had some really good memories on that ship
It looks like our P&O Pacific Dawn is now residing in the UK with Ambassador Cruise Lines and is named Ambience. Good luck to them, it broke down on every trip out of my hometown in the months leading up to Covid.
I have been on almost all of the Holland America Ships. Transatlantic to. Europe,Alaska, Hawaii, the Carribean, Mexico, South American and Canada.
We have had six lovely cruises with Cruise and Maritime three on the Magellan, two on Columbus and one on Astoria and we were booked on the Amy Johnson in May. Heartbroken that it looks like the entire fleet is going to be scrapped. I saw the photo of Marco Polo beached - so sad.
My wife and I spent our honeymoon on the Monarch of the seas back in 2000. Sad to see her getting torn apart..😢
I went on the carnival cruise OK named the carnival sensation ship in 2014 and I was 4 to 3 years old I remember I love the eggs that they cooked every morning and my dad and me would always go play putt putt golf on top of the cruise ship it’s sad to see that it’s being scrapped my childhood cruise ship after when I heard that the carnival sensation and after when I found out does the carnival sensation was being scrapped I was devastated it’s sad
Very sad to hear about the Sovereign of the Seas. My family and i went on it back in 1998 and had the time of our lives. I was just looking it up to see if we could go back on and found out its been scrapped. I don't understand that though, if it was the 1st mega cruise liner, why didnt they save it. The amount of money its made in its lifetime, surely would have been enough to dock it and keep it as a piece of history. So darn sad, but thank you for the info guys
Noooo not Amsterdam, I've been on that ship 2 years ago she was amazing.
Thanks for the environmental counterpoint! That said, I would fly to the scrapyard and steal a small piece of the ships I worked on if they were ever sold!
As in my post they would be great as emergency Covid Nightingale Hospitals. Loads of rooms, cookhouse, sea air & a Broadway Show. Surprised no one thought of it. Probably something I've missed tho.
Sovereign of the Seas was my first cruise in 1992.
We sailed our first cruise at Carnival Fantasy on 1991. It’s a beautiful ship it’s sad to hear that ship is already gone. We also sailed at Imagination , Facination and Ectasy. Beautiful memories!
Sailed on carnival inspiration on September of 2003. We were on our honeymoon on the inspiration
I went on my third cruise in 2020. It was the carnival fascination. I boarded the ship on March 1, 2020 and it was the last full cruise on the fascination
Grandeur was already on its way out. When sailing last December (pre-COVID) we looked into booking a sailing on her. My husband and I were married in St Thomas in 1998 while sailing on her. They said she would be sold in March of 2021. Sad we didn’t get to experience the ship once more.
Sad to see some of them go but really glad you informed us about the recycling efforts. It is good to see they are being remade into new products. Sounds like it is a solid business and good for the environment. An educational video...thanks :) We sailed on the Veendam.
We’ve been on the CMV Marco Polo several time out of the port of Tilbury. I was saddened to hear that she was scrapped
Have been on so many of these ships maiden Voyages man how time flies by
My Husband and I cruised on the Fantasy in 1996, and the Imagination in 2001.
The big ships will never replace the older smaller ships many people just wont do the newer super cruise liners I tried it once dont wish to repeat it , get rid of all the small ships they will never fill the gap without building more small ships!
My Husband and I went to Cuba on Empress of the Seas in 2018. So sad.😥
My First Cruise Carnival Fascination. We sailed in January 5th 2020🥺
I was hoping to take my dad on board that ship.
As a stock holder of RCCL , it was very difficult to vote to sell and demolish. I had the privilege to sail on all of the vessels we have removed from fleet logged. Folks it wasn't a easy choice or decision. Benjamin Lynch, (R) former Chairman of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines llc. USA.
It saddens me knowing the Fantasy, has been scrapped I was onboard Esctacy, in 2006 and watched her slide passed us before she docked! It was so awesome seeing another Carnival ship, among so many Bristish ships, including the Queen Mary 2, that day!! I looked at my pictures lastnight , I took 15 years ago and it still feel like I was on the cruise just yesterday!
Wonderful content! Terrific episode!!! My first cruise ship was Carnival Imagination. So sad to see her at the scrapyard!
*I have a good friend that works in the planning of new cruise liners. These new ships aren't saving that much on pollution. Very little really. It's all in the paperwork.*
The damage these shipyards do to the environment and to the ocean life is devastating. There are no surviving sea life for a thousand miles along the coast of these ship yards. Because the water is so contaminated and toxic people get chemical burns just by touching the water. If they stopped cutting up ships today. Fish and sea life will never beable to return to these waters. Ever! That's why these huge companies sell old cruisers and tankers to Turkey and China ect. Because they don't have environmental regulations set on them and the US, Canada, UK and others have exempted them from any environmental liability and responsibility. America and other countries only think saving the environment is important in their own countries. That's why they allow china and Turkey to be the number one worlds polluters. Because they say china is an up and coming 3rd world new country which is BS! America get punished financially and has to pay them but all the other countries are the biggest environmental polluters that demand we pay them for pollution they themselves create. *The gangrene new deal is a scam.* A dirty currupt business model built on a lie. The TOP polluting countries get an exemption by the WHO, the EU and United Nations. *Look it up yourselves to see it's true.*
My nephew works at the Pentagon and has to read all the reports that show it's a scam.
Carnival Fantasy, Imagination and Inspiration. It's about time!😊
I was on Empress (When it was the Nordic Empress) and I THINK I was also on the Majesty. This was 20+ years ago and this has me feeling very old now. I also recognize the Carnival ships as being big during my cruising heyday. Very sad.
I sailed on Ispiration and the Imagination.. they were awesome, vibrant and zany. There were chartered by the ADC Latin dance company before the pandemic. So sad. Thanks for your video guys.
We sailed on the Pacific Dawn from Brisbane to the Pacific islands a couple of years ago. It was a lovely small ship - old - but easy to get around for the older passengers. Very friendly staff.
Wife and I sailed on the Fascination and Norwegian Majesty, the Zaandam and the Sovereign of the Seas. Majesty was given a stretch addition to the hull and then sold off to another line, don't know her destiny from there.
Majesty of the seas was sold to Indian start-up Cordelia Cruises.
cruisewith.co.uk/features/26-cruise-ships-scrapped-or-sold-where-are-they-now/
I thought they just blew a hole in boats and let them sink in the ocean. I’m so glad that’s not the case.
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Don't forget the karnika with jalesh cruises the colombus with CMV both originally the pacific jewel and pacific pearl and the pacific dawn is now the ms ambiance
Majesty of the Seas was my first cruise in 1992. She had such an amazing staff then and even though a small ship, what great memories.
I have sailed on many of those ships. This is heart breaking my homes at sea for often 2 weeks at a time.
Wow, Majesty of the Seas was my 1st cruise in 2003 and began my addiction to this cruiselife! She was gorgeous and I'm sad to see her go 😥
Hello Sharon, please what are the steps to take to board for a cruise... I like to experience this trip after the pandemic is off. Please reply
@@jackwills9987 1st you need to book a cruise with a reputable travel agent. Your travel agent can walk you through step by step and you will have a fantastic time! Happy sailing 🛳
It is a pity that companies get rid of mostly small vessels. I hate working on big cruise ships. But unfortunately, most companies are building bigger and bigger ships; more people, more money.
I worked on Carnival Fascination back in 2011-2012
... when you think just the hallway facade’s all really metal ... just real thin ...magnet work on every interior wall ... more metal ... and that’s just one ship ...
I worked for the Monarch of the Seas when it came out in 1991 at the San Juan pier. It was my first RCCL cruise as well.
I was on the Carnival Inspiration in 2001. Nice ship at the time!
This breaks my heart i was working on cruiseship..but up until now waiting for us to get back...i pray for the cruise industry to survive this times....huhu
Actually there are still cruise ships going on. I just went on the Dream Explorer yesterday. But only people in Taiwan are allowed, because there is 0 covid 19 in Taiwan. The cruise sails out of Taiwan to the pacific ocean and straight back to Taiwan, not visiting any other country....Ill have a vlog up the next few days to show you
Carnival Ecstasy, carnival paradise and carnival sensation are also older ships ,they might be scrapped
Cruised on RCC’s Majesty of the Seas. Beautiful Ship.
Carnival Fantasy was the carnival ship I've worked on, had so many good memories 😭😭😭
I want to work there 😭😭😭😭, what were you doing there ? Waiter ? Or what?
Was your first time working on a cruise ship ?
@@mrcherill4477 it was actually my 1st time in carnival, I was with RCCL group before
@@jabbastylz11 ohh okey 👏
My wife and I really love you guys. Maybe someday our paths will cross at sea. Stay well
Marian and Ron Weber, Philadelphia PA
Carnival imagination was my first cruise 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭😢😢😢😢🥺🥺🥺😿😿😿😿😿😿😿😿😿🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
This is sad indeed… speaking of scrapping ships, could you do a video on the Queen Mary that sits in the Long Beach harbor in California? There is currently a lot of discussion of what to do with it. I’ve read that one of the options is to take it out to sea and sinking it!
Last cruise?? I was 9 and I went on the glorious SS Arcadia........the P&O liner.......that's it......over 50 years ago...
Omg. I just want to cry a million tears. This is insane to scrap these ships from the 90's. I have a really bad headache now. 😥
...I made it to the 25 second mark ....and would have thrown up if I went any further.
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Been on P&O Oceana twice and was on the sea princesses when the pandemic started was meant to be the 28 days round aus but as only 3 day when was told its returning back to Sydney in 5 days so will always hate friday the 13th
My first cruise was on the Carnival Imagination, also it was the ship Hulk Hogan and his family cruised on during his short lived tv show. I remember Vito’s lounge named for captain Vito Jacalone.
I already went on Carnival inspiration back in 2016 my first time being on a Cruise ship. I really wanted to go on carnival imagination but that’s never going to happen now that both ships are scrapped
My first cruise was on Sovereign of the Seas in 1995 out of Miami - lovely memories, have sailed on some others in your video. Keep up the good work lads.
My daughter and I sailed on the Empress of the Seas in October 2018 to Cuba.
RIP to the inspiration carnival. I last cruised on it in 2013 😳
my heart is breaking. i worked with rccl's 1st president kristian pahle in oslo long ago. we had 3 tiny ships then, stay safe.
I’ve sailed on Carnival Imagination and it was a great ship! A lot of memories were created there.
a few days ago Bahamas cruise lines said one of their ships the grand celebration the grand celebration used to be carnival celebration for carnival cruise lines but sadly Bahamas cruise lines said the grand celebration/ carnival celebration will be scrapped 😭😭😭
I sailed on the Imagination with my family in 2012. My first cruise was on the Fascination in 2011.
Been on both the Cruise & Maritime voyages ships. had a Christmas dinner on the Marco Polo .
The oceana was such a nice ship, and was litterly our favourite.
No mention of Norwegian. That’s actually my favorite.
Glad you mentioned environment - but also the working conditions and safety(?) standards should be discussed!
Living in Los Angeles I was just on the Imagination in Feb 2020 and commented how good the ship looked. I had also cruised on the Inspiration and the Monarch. All 3 of them at times were home ported in Los Angeles for the 3 and 4 night Baja cruises. It is like loosing a friend to see them scrapped when they had 10 to 20 more good years in them. They were great for a quick get away or if going with friends that had never cruised before and wanted a short cruise to start.
I started cruising about 30 years ago when ships were smaller about 38K tons. To me the Fantasy Class was a good size ship. I prefer the older mid size ships that do not have the amusement parks on them, less kids go on those. If I do a large ship I do like the Celebrity Solstice Class of ship.
Royal Caribbean sovereign of the seas was a nice little ship don't know where it is now though
We have been on Marella Celebration (twice) and Marco Polo once. Enjoyed the cruises but I also enjoyed Britannia and Ventura with P&O. The cruise is what you make it.
Wow! I cruised on Carnival's Imagination when it was new.
Monarch of the Seas was my first cruise about 14 years ago and the Carnival Inspiration was my last cruise in April of 2019. So sad, they were both amazing ships! 🥺
honeymooned on Imagination, cabin B-17 in 2001. Never thought of a cruise until then. Have taken 4 more since on Carnival and Disney. Great vacations.
I've sailed on both the Carnival Imagination and the Inspiration. Loved both of them and am very sad they were scrapped.
I am not surprised about the Amsterdam ships. They were horrid and after my last bruise on the Maasdam, the food was so awful, I vowed never to sail on Amsterdam again... even free!
Oh man.... Carnival Imagination was the first Cruise ship that I sailed on. That is sad.
We were on the majesty of the seas and that ship had the smallest inside stateroom, hardly room to move around for 2 people. But a lovely ship none the less.
We took our first cruise on Rhapsody of the Seas in 2019... it’s the ship that introduced us to sailing and created our love for it. Makes me so sad it might be the end of the road for that ship :-(
I’m telling you which ships will be scrapped with carnival are the remaining 4 ships of the Fantasy class. We were booked on the sensation in February 2022 and just got our cancellation notice. I know it’s coming
Fantasy was the first ship that we cruised with our family. 😢
We also sailed on the Maasdam. So sad, but we realize that newer ships offered more than these older ships.
Was on Majesty in 2019, loved it. 😥
I was an original crew member on Sun Princess. Find memories
Sovereign of the Seas was the very first cruise ship I ever sailed on. She was a lovely ship and so sad to see her scrapped.
I haven’t sails on these ships, but I’ve been on the sister ship to the Carnival Fantasy and Imagination (Carnival Paradise) many times. Now I’m worried she’s gonna be scrapped. She’s a good little ship and it would be sad to see her go.
We sailed around the Caribbean on sea princess. Princess cruises. Our 1st cruise. She is a amazing ship so glamorous..I believe she was sold to the Chinese. Doing cruises from China.. Its a shame to see them scraped...
India based cruise ship JALESH CRUISES SOLD FOR SCRAP.
Empress of the seas the same indian company (Now didderent name) bought for furture cruising.now empress docked in muscat.
Lots of great memories taking the Inspiration and Imagination for 3 and 4 day cruises out of Long Beach CA. Being in San Diego, the port was easy to get to and we sailed on them several times a year. Sad.
In Tourism we know that the 2 most sensible sectors are cruise ships and resorts which are only dependent on tourists only and can't be used for anything else so it's always tricky to work with those as sometimes a simple war in a country can trow things off and a pandemic is pretty much the worse case for cruise ships as they are the worse situation to be in if that happens. Albeit i'm more sad to the losses of jobs than the loss of ships. At least more jobs are being created while they are scrapped.
What a horrific waste! Such a shame...
I worked on Oceana - great ship.
I also spent 2 days on Majesty of the seas going from port to port. It was a bit meh from the crew side..