Lisbon, February 12, 2015: The portuguese classic cruise ship FUNCHAL had her cruise program for the year 2015 canceled today by the owning company Pearl Cruises.
In a statement to the "Ships and the Sea Blog" the dedicated owner of the ship, Mr. Rui Alegre, said that "the company failed to meet the conditions for ensuring the operation of cruises for the 2015 season. We will now put the ship in "lay up", keeping her in good care, and look for a long-term operator to charter the ship.We hope to find this charterer soon for the FUNCHAL to return to the seas again... "
The FUNCHAL has been berthed at Rocha do Conde de Óbidos cruise terminal in Lisbon since the 2nd January, when she actually returned from the New Year cruise to Madeira and Porto Santo. In 54 years of diverse and illustrious history, the FUNCHAL has always been a very special ship, calling every one's attention with her elegant and charming presence, and touching thousands of passengers and hundreds of crew members with a "soul" hard to find in other existing passenger ships.
In a statement to the "Ships and the Sea Blog" the dedicated owner of the ship, Mr. Rui Alegre, said that "the company failed to meet the conditions for ensuring the operation of cruises for the 2015 season. We will now put the ship in "lay up", keeping her in good care, and look for a long-term operator to charter the ship.We hope to find this charterer soon for the FUNCHAL to return to the seas again... "
The FUNCHAL has been berthed at Rocha do Conde de Óbidos cruise terminal in Lisbon since the 2nd January, when she actually returned from the New Year cruise to Madeira and Porto Santo. In 54 years of diverse and illustrious history, the FUNCHAL has always been a very special ship, calling every one's attention with her elegant and charming presence, and touching thousands of passengers and hundreds of crew members with a "soul" hard to find in other existing passenger ships.
Over the years the FUNCHAL has turned herself into a unique ship, a legend that could well be classed as a piece of world maritime heritage, preserving traditions and qualities impossible to appreciate and feel without experiencing our beloved FUNCHAL.
Let's wish 12 February 2015 is just another day in the long history of the last of the traditional Portuguese liners, and that a charterer will be found quickly allowing the FUNCHAL to resume her illustrious career with dignity and success. LUÍS MIGUEL CORREIA
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já era de esperar
ReplyDeleteo que vai acontecer ao azores e ao porto?
Só há uma solução à vista, aquisição pelo Estado Português, para iate Presidencial.
ReplyDeleteOu em alternativa para navio escola da Marinha Mercante.
O AZORES está a navegar no mercado internacional, com um contrato de 5 anos. Quanto ao PORTO há negociações para o por também a navegar...
ReplyDeleteO Estado Português não é solução para nada nem para ninguém, para além de impôr a trania fiscal e obscurantista que tem apadrinhado os últimos anos.
ReplyDeleteQuanto mais longe o FUNCHAL navegar desse nosso Estado, melhor. O ESTADO portugu~es tem mostrado a sua profunda inepcia no que toca às coisas do mar, veja-se o caso recente do paquete ATLÂNTIDA. Há muitos mais. Estado não,chega.
Estava a parodiar porque não acredito no projecto.
ReplyDeleteOs consumidores actuais estão mais virados para o luxo, para agrandeza, não são tão românticos como há anos atrás.