Astor Cruise Ship News

Another cruise ship has been beached at the Aliaga ship breaking facility in Turkey.

Astor cruise ship news. The former Cruise Maritime Voyages CMV vessel sold at auction to a scrap broker in October for just 17 million. Find out where the ship is located at the exact date with arrival and departure times in port. Click Here For Todays Best Cruise Deals.

On the other hand enjoyment on board the cruise ship. Cruise Prices Updated Daily. Cruise ship ASTOR struck port construction while maneuvering at Nantes France on Sep 5 with German tourists on board.

The Astor will be scrapped after being essentially beached in Turkey on Monday. MS Astor was a cruise ship that most recently sailed for Cruise Maritime Voyages Transocean Tours subsidiary under which she operated voyages to Europe South Africa and Australia. Cruise ship ASTOR struck port construction while maneuvering at Nantes France on Sep 5 with German tourists on board.

Ships hull above waterline in stern area portside was breached and torn with some 20 sq meters of plating. Been on the Astor 3 times and wainting for our 4th cruise Dec 18th 2017 i work in hospitality and i cannot fault the ship its so welcoming the staff are fantastic the food is always amazing and it is spotless. Ordered in 1944 and commenced service in 1948 at 73 years old she was the oldest passenger liner still sailing in deep water routes.

Download entire Astor cruise ship Itinerary in a single PDF file for the season 2018-2019 voyages. The cruise ship has been laid up in Tilbury Docks since spring 2020 following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic which caused the Astorias operators CMV to go into administration. The 1987-built MS Astor cruise ship was last operated by CMV UK Cruise and Maritime VoyagesThe vessel was built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft HDW in Kiel Germany ordered by the Mauritius-based Marlan CorporationThe liner was originally planned to be part of the fleet of South African Safmarine as a combined ocean linercruise ship for voyages from Southampton England to Cape.

News of the court-ordered sale to satisfy debts saddened many of the cruise lines former passengers but came as the former head of the company has. The 1987-built 650-guest ship was originally built in Germany to offer a five-star luxury soft adventure product in the British market. MS Astor - Gastronomy.