Here in Lisbon I am probably feeling just like those Clydebank workers after
QUEEN MARY resumed building work in 1934. Yes, my beloved FUNCHAL is returning
to life after the saddest period in her long and successful life. It is great to
go to the ship and feel her alive once more, with generators working and workers
busy going along with her reconstruction.
Work on FUNCHAL slowed after July 2011 and later in December 2012 she was abandoned by her remaining crew members, as the ship had no fuel, running water or food available for the skeleton crew still onboard. And scrap merchants looked interested and taking her as granted...
Although FUNCHAL is a small ship she is great and despite all those years of suffering she still looks very attractive and beautiful...
Let's wait and see...
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Olà ! Bom dia, hello from France, we are eager to see the ex-CIC boats back into operation, with the great Portuguese crew & captains specially, I've made Canada to Portugal through Groenland & Iceland with the Princess Danae in August 2011 and this was awesome !
ReplyDeleteI looked on marintraffic.com and I'm afraid all boats are still docked, with AIS not on ? Do you have any news in Portugal of new company done by Mr. Rui Alegre ?
NDS was a great cruising company here, and its failure was terrible for its employees and customers. They exist, let's offer back affordable cruises like before and it will be a success I hope !
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