Cruise Ship Scrapping

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Cruise ship scrapping. That said cruise ships dont last forever and its not uncommon for vessels to. In July 2020 Cruise and Maritime Voyages CMV UK filed for bankruptcy. On January 15 2021 Seajets reportedly flipped Magellan selling it to scrapping interests in India and ending the venerable cruise ships career.

Among cruise ships eventually scrapped is Pacific Princess which famously appeared in the TV series Love Boat in the late 1970s and early 80s. The number of cruise vessels removed from the worldwide fleet in 2020 was so high that scrap yards have been struggling to keep up with the demand especially when the vessels are registered in the European Union and therefore have to comply with stricter regulations. Even though as of writing this Carnival Cruise Line is yet to announced the scrapping of Carnival Imagination the vessel is heading towards the Aliaga ship.

A major cruise line is scrapping a ship thats just 23 years old. Such ships usually dont disappear right away. Looking to cut costs as COVID-19 ravaged the cruise industry Carnival Cruise Line sold six ships for scrap.

Photo by TammeAdobe Stock. Sign of the times. A major cruise line is scrapping a ship thats just 23 years old.

Theyre often sold to smaller lines that cant afford newer vessels for at least a few more years of operation. Monarch was transferred to Royal Caribbeans Spain-based brand Pullmantur Cruises in 2013 but when COVID-19 halted operations the ship was beached in. As many as 13 cruise ships were reduced to scrap in 2020 more than in the five preceding years combined.

The largest cruise ship scrap yard is in Alang India and it recycles more than 50 percent of the worlds abandoned and decommissioned cruise ships. At the Aliaga ship. Cruise ships scrapped in India at Alang Next are listed some of the Alang -dismantled cruise ships and converted classic ocean liners.