Pride of Aloha to be renamed.....Norwegian Sky

After rumours of a possible sale to Pullmantur crucer0s, Norwegian Cruise Line finally annouched they will keep the Pride of Aloha which will be renamed Norwegian Sky.
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The ship was delivered in 1999 by Bremer Vulkan shipyard, Bremerhaven as Norwegian Sky.
In 2004 she was transferred to the NCL america and renamed Pride of Aloha; prior to be joined in 2005 by the Pride of America and in 2006 by the Pride of Hawaii (now Norwegian Jade).
However due to financial troubles generated by NCLA, Ncl finally decided to reduce the fleet to one ship, namely the Pride of America.

Pride of Aloha will achieve her last cruise tomorrow prior to be refited, then She will be used on cruises to Bahamas out of Bahamas until 2009

photo: NCLA.

What future for the ex Finnjet ?

Last saturaday, the DA VINCI (former Finnjet) sailed from Genova bound for scrappyard.

The ship was surpringly sold due too high conversion cost and Club Cruises financial difficulties.

By the way, Club cruise stopped its branch operating the Van Gogh

Later on, it was reported the ship was bound for red sea and to be used on Saoudi Arabi-Egypt line which is of course utopic.

The ship was in Jeddah port yesterday and it seems that now she is heading to Alang, but nothing has been confirmed yet.

The DA VINCI was delivered in 1977, by the time she was the biggest and the fastest ferry in service.

photo: Lucas Latreche