Cruise Ships Being Scrapped

The MS Sovereign which was also part of the Pullmantur Cruises fleet is being scrapped due to the cruise line filing for bankruptcy in June 2020.

Cruise ships being scrapped. Many shipping lines including Britains Cruise and Maritime Voyages CMV went bankrupt in 2020. We take a look at all the s. I suppose many of the ships that were scrapped or sold just had their dates forced forward by the financial realities of the pandemic.

With most of these ships being scrapped 15 years before the end of their lifespan theyre considered green by the industry - free of dangerous materials like asbestos. The third ship of the pioneering Royal Viking Line spent many years as a German cruise ship named Albatros and just recently was also sold for scrap. There are currently six former Carnival cruise ships being scrapped between the ship breaking yards in India and Turkey.

The ship has had her valuable and important. At the Aliaga ship. In July the Monarch became the first cruise ship to be sold for scrap during the COVID-19 pandemic.

First off like old jets we are seeing reports of a large number of ships being retired this year large as a percentage of cruise ships on the seas that is. Before COVID many of the older one were sold now practically there is no market for old ships. Marella Cruises officially withdrew Marella Dream from service on October 1.

Looking to cut costs as COVID-19 ravaged the cruise industry Carnival Cruise Line sold six ships for scrap. Even Norwegian Cruise Line one of the worlds biggest cruise lines was on the verge of. While it is not uncommon for ships to start life with one line to then move to another line and be refurbished like Delta has done for years with old jets now more will simply be.

On April 29 2020 the cruise line announced that the 36-year-old vessel was going to be retired. Chris McGrathGetty Images Nicola Mulinaris the communication and policy officer at NGO Shipbreaking Platform told Insider that theyve seen an increase in the number of cruise ships getting scrapped since the pandemic hit. The cruise ship industry do send old ships to be scrapped safely at EU-approved yards but when sold at auction which often happens when a company goes into administration this decision is.