CRUISE NEWS & INFO                      

05.07.10

               First time arrive ships 2010 in Olden :    FRAM - Hurtigruten ASA

                                                                       SEABOURN SOJOURN- Seabourn Cruise Line

                                                                       OCEAN COUNTESS - Cruise & Maritime Voyages

                                                                       VISION OF THE SEAS - Royal Caribbean Cruise Line

                                                                       SAGA PEARL II - Saga Cruises

                                                                       ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT II - Phoenix Seereisen

                                                                       GRAND MISTRAL - Ibero Cruceros

                                                                       OCEAN PRINCESS - Princess Cruises

                                                                       QUEEN MARY 2 - Cunard Cruises

                                                                       AZURA - P & O Cruises

28.06.10

              SAGA ROSE are now reported to be broken up. She was sailing to China late in april and

                was enter the Yangtze river in may for sailing up to Chinas largest ship breaking yard,Changjiang scrap yard.

                portofolden.com will come back with more.

                                                            Saga Rose on the way out from Olden for the last time 2009                                           

12.04.10

                The cruise season 2010 have started and this year Olden get the first cruise visit in march.

                Never before have a cruise ship visit the port so early. In snow weather  Saga Pearl II leave

                   the port and have set a new early cruise season opening record.

                                                                        Saga Pearl II leave Olden in snow weather         

                In Olden there will be three new records this year,earliest cruise opening ( 29 march )

                  longest cruise season 7 months ( March - September ) and the bigest ship who ever

                  have visit the port, QUEEN MARY 2 ( 148258 brt,345 m long and 41 m wide ) coming in june.                                                                                                

07.10.09

                ARTEMIS ex ROYAL PRINCESS are sold to MS Artania shipping.

                Artemis will be chartred back to P & O cruises until spring 2011.After end of charter to P & O she will

                  get a 5 weeks renovation. ARTANIA will have her first voyage for Phoenix Seereisen end of may 2011.

                More about ARTANIA here

                                                                       Artemis in Olden 2009

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