The Astoria, one of the world’s oldest and most storied passenger ships, is set to be dismantled and recycled this July in the port of Ghent, Belgium. The 160-metre-long vessel, was sold at auction on Tuesday for €200,000 to Flemish ...
The iconic cruise liner Astoria, originally known as the Stockholm, is set to be auctioned on 17 June 2025 at the Rotterdam District Court. The auction aims to cover the vessel’s accumulated dockage fees during its five-year layup in Rotterdam. ...
A former Cruise & Maritime Voyages ship is heading for the scrapyard after being sold at auction for $1.7 million. According to the Cruise Ship Tracker, Astor is scheduled to leave London Tilbury this evening just after 10pm, bound for ...
Five former Cruise & Maritime Voyages ships have been put up for sale at auction, following the demise of Britain’s largest independent cruise line in July. The ships put up for auction are Vasco da Gama, Columbus, Astor, Magellan and ...
As the impact of Covid-19 continues to wreck the entire cruise industry, several cruise lines are looking to rid their ageing ships, shed tonnage from their fleet and reduce operating costs as much as possible. This has already resulted in ...