It seems that NCL have three ships for sale, among them, their two oldest tonnages and the Pride of Aloha of the very unprofitable NCL America branch. This way, with her sale, NCLA fleet will be reduced to the only Pride of America which will be transfered sooner or later to NCL( and reflagged to Bahamas as the rest of the fleet)in my opinion. However according to Colin Veitch, the fact the fleet is reduced to one ship will bring the entire operation to a viable scale.
Pullmantur cruceros would be the buyer of the 1999 built ship Pride of Aloha. The transaction price is rumoured to be around $300m-$310m.
She would be the biggest ship and the most modern ship entering in pullmantur fleet. It also shows how fast the spanish market is growing, as I remind that in 2 years the spanish company acquired 4 new ships( SKY WONDER, ZENITH, EMPRESS OF THE SEAS, PACIFIC TROPICALE).
Regarding Norwegian Majesty and Norwgiean Dream, Cyprus group Louis Cruises is rumoured to be the potential buyer of the duo for the very good price of $378m. Besides, that would be the biggest transaction ever made in the eastern mediteranean cruises industry.
If this sale is confirmed that could be the beginning of a new era for Louis, as they annunce the renewal of their fleet in the next years. Either I remind Princess Marissa and Serenade will both leave the fleet this year after a long and successful career.
photo: NCL
source: Lloyd's list
