Historic photographs of the cruising steamer OCEANIC departing Barcelona for the final time, on 19 March 2009, to start her delivery voyage to new operators PEACE BOAT of Japan.
A farewell ceremony outside the harbour had been planned as her replacement in Pullmantur's fleet, the SOVEREIGN was due to arrive at the same time, but as she was delayed in Las Palmas, Canary isles, in order to disembark a crew member in need of medical assistance, so there was no such rendezvous.
The OCEANIC was in a rush not to loose a particular convoy at Port Said... (She did not arrive in time).
Photographs kindly sent by my dear friend Captain Amadeu Albuquerque, the first Pullmantur captain of OCEANIC in 2001 and now in command of the company's flagship SOVEREIGN. With both the Pullmantur and PEACE inscriptions on her hull those photos make a unique view of this famous Italian built passenger cruise liner.
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A farewell ceremony outside the harbour had been planned as her replacement in Pullmantur's fleet, the SOVEREIGN was due to arrive at the same time, but as she was delayed in Las Palmas, Canary isles, in order to disembark a crew member in need of medical assistance, so there was no such rendezvous.
The OCEANIC was in a rush not to loose a particular convoy at Port Said... (She did not arrive in time).
Photographs kindly sent by my dear friend Captain Amadeu Albuquerque, the first Pullmantur captain of OCEANIC in 2001 and now in command of the company's flagship SOVEREIGN. With both the Pullmantur and PEACE inscriptions on her hull those photos make a unique view of this famous Italian built passenger cruise liner.
Texto e imagens /Text and images copyright L.M.Correia. For other posts and images, check our archive at the right column of the main page. Click on the photos to see them enlarged. Thanks for your visit and comments. Luís Miguel Correia
Excelente. Registos destes é que queremos muitos, mas infelizmente as oportunidades para os ter são poucas. Ei, mas atenção apenas me refiro às pinturas simultâneas no casco porque presumo que irão ser retiradas em breve, não? Porque o navio na Peace Boat, bem...já vai sendo hábito ir à Peace Boat antes da sucata, mas espero que não seja este o caso...
ReplyDeleteAdoro estes navios anos 60!
ReplyDeleteBarconauta, acredito que o destino do oceanic seja um pouco melhor que a sucata, já que foi comprado à pullmantur e não apenas fretado.
Até porque a partir de 2010 os navios tem que cumprir as novas premissas de segurança.
E a organização não iria adquirir um navio para 6 meses...
Pois não estou a ver que o tenham comprado para deitar fora...
ReplyDeleteMas como a Peace Boat também não é famosa por preservar navios ficamos sempre à tabela. [Casos do Topaz(sucata) e do navio Dream Princess (arrestado por má conservação)].