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Discarded Cruise Ships in Turkey: A Metaphor for the Ailing Cruise Industry and It’s Former Employees

By Jim Walker on October 6, 2020

There are a series of photographs and videos circulating the internet of a Carnival cruise ship, the Carnival Fantasy, sailing its final voyage to the Aliaga ship breaking yard in the port city of Izmir, Turkey. The ship joined two Carnival ships, the Carnival Inspiration and Carnival Imagination, as well as two other ships,…

Is Pullmantur Cruises Ending Operations?

By Jim Walker on June 21, 2020

Posted in Disease and Outbreaks

Equipment Removal Raises Questions About Pullmantur’s Future

This weekend, several employees of Pullmantur Cruises informed me that employees (or contractors) hired by Royal Caribbean (which has a 49% ownership in Pullmantur) were involved in removing equipment from and dismantling the interiors of two of the companies’ cruise ships.

The Monarch and Sovereign are currently at…

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Discarded Cruise Ships in Turkey: A Metaphor for the Ailing Cruise Industry and It’s Former Employees

Is Pullmantur Cruises Ending Operations?

Equipment Removal Raises Questions About Pullmantur’s Future

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