First cruise line casualty

[ChuckElias]

Looks the Covid shutdown has killed its first cruise line. Reports are that the crews are stripping valuables and equipment from the ships' interiors.

Is Pullmantur Cruises Ending Operations?

This weekend, several employees of Pullmantur Cruises informed me that employees (or contractors) hired by Royal Caribbean (which has a 49% ownership in

www.cruiselawnews.com

 

[John park hopper]

WOW, Not surprising I expect there will be other older ships taken out of service and heads to the scrap yards

 

[jme]

In the case of Pullmantur their current fleet is only 3 ships, which are on average 30 years old. Given the current climate I doubt they will find many buyers, so the scrap yard is a likely destination if their reorganization will indeed result in closure.

 

[ChuckElias]

In the case of Pullmantur their current fleet is only 3 ships, which are on average 30 years old.

The article says that they decommissioned a 4th ship just a few months ago. The timing just seems like a bummer.

[EDIT] It was a different article that mentioned the 4th ship. I forgot which link I ended up posting. Sorry for any confusion.

 

[jme]

I believe they also had a new ship (to them, an old RC vessel) on the horizon for 2021, I'm guessing that will not happen