The Pacific Princess will not be down for breakfast...

[ktulu]

She has been sold as scrap.

[drcorey]

She has been sold as scrap.

Princess scrap?
sounds like fun, so thats what they do with the old princesses,

[darph nader]

Well,,,,sadly look how many naval ships were built and then put into 'holding.'
The USS Bob Hope,Jeep carriers,and various other ships.
Now 'someone' wants the Navy to name a ship after Gabby Giffords. :mad:

[felinefan]

The normal lifespan of a ship is 25 years. When I was 9, my family and I went to Australia for what was supposed to be an emigration from the U.S.. It lasted all of 6 months, then we returned to America. Our ship going to Australia was the Himalaya; the one taking us back home was the Oronsay. Both were British-registered, part of P&O Lines. Recently I looked them up, and found that the Himalaya, built in 1949, had been scrapped in 1974; the Oronsay, built in 1950, was scrapped the following year. I felt kind of sad about that, though I think the longest we were on either was 3 weeks, but still....

[dazyhill]

Sad, I used to love watching The Love Boat as a kid.

[Whazzup]

Just read that the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise is on its last tour and is scheduled for decommissioning soon. In the not too distant future it will be traveling to Washington State (Bremerton?) to be scrapped. It's been in service for almost 50 years and has become too expensive to maintain.

We were able to tour the Enterprise when it visited NAS Pensacola a few years ago. The line of visitors waiting to board the ship snaked for several blocks along the waterfront. Several visitors wore Star Trek costumes onboard, which was a little bizarre but made for some good photo ops.

[DisneyMom]

OK, Wondering if an old Cruise Ship could have a new life as a Hotel or Retirement home....Have seen where Airplanes have been converted into homes....

[ktulu]

The problem with these large ships is the upkeep. They can't really be towed onto land, usually left floating in the water. This means battling salt water.

Plus, in cases like the Pacific Princess, asbestos was used.

[delsdad]

The problem with these large ships is the upkeep. They can't really be towed onto land, usually left floating in the water. This means battling salt water.

Plus, in cases like the Pacific Princess, asbestos was used.

Unscrupulous groups sometimes purchase the retired ships. fo rinstance this one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freewinds shows up at the pier frequently in Bonaire. after the contractors refused to work on the vessel due to the asbestos, they brought in volunteers from the church to do the work ! due to legal loopholes in the maritime world this monstrosity keeps sailing, and exposing its passengers to asbestos, and who knows what else.

[hobie16]

If you think that's bad...

Ship Breakers of Bangladesh