She was scrapped for several reasons... she would not have met the next round of SOLAS rules for safety, custom construction of a new boiler cost and NCL was much more interested in new-builds. She should have gone back to France to be a floating museum, but nobody had the money to make that happen. So sad...
Forgive me if this has already been discussed: Why was she scraped? Was it deemed too expensive to repair or was the ship just not making the revenue needed to operate her?
thank you so much for this nice video on SS NORWAY , I lovely , I have to doing 6 cruising on board, and in 2006 I 'm to go to ALANG for to see the last time , you are 2 videos on youtube .
I had worked on her and let me tell you, that was " The ship" with a soul, history, beauty, name it. I just loved her and still do. Thank you Norway for the most beautifull memories.
thanks. it brought tears to my eyes. sad that she is nothing but spoons, forks, and razor blades now. she was truly a noble lady whose time ended too soon.
Es ist wirklich eine Schande, dieses Schiff hätte man erhalten müssen... Ich habe selbst auf ihr gearbeitet. Die Bilder aus Alaang waren ein wirklicher Schock!
Thankyou for sharing this video. Isailed on her four times and was still living in miami at the time of the boiler explosion and watched her being towed out a month later. Very sad to watch her go. IThis video brings back so many great memories aboard her. The Norway had a class and elegance you just dont see in ships anymore.
All I can say is thank you! Its hard to believe next month will mark 7 years since I stepped off her decks. Just watching the video all the senses came back, especially her scent, she had a very distinct smell, as do all old ships and I could almost sense it again watching these images. So great yet so sad. Thanks for the memory.
The boiler explosion is what ended her????? Sooooo sad. She was a pretty ship for being old. Well I guess you need to get rid rid a ship if you are losing more money than making more money.
i was watching the norway when i was 12 and when i was15 bopth times in bremerhaven and i loved this ship just lookin at it iwas really educated for a guy that age and remembered her as the transatlantic liner with tho gorgous name france that i could still see on her bow i am disapointed that they let this part of history getting scrapped
I really enjoyed this video. I sailed on the Norway 4 times in the 1990's then watched my beautiful friend die viewing other videos of her demise in Alang. Other nicely made tributes made me sad but this one was fun, excellently edited and it showed what a week was really like on the S.S. Norway - lots of laughter, new friends, upbeat music, fun tours and great memories in the making. The variety of shots and scenes is really good. Great job!! Thank-you
sailed on this majestic beast in 1994 on a country music themed cruised when i worked with a country radio staion....charlie daniels, joe diffie, michelle wright on board...what a week!!!! beautiful ship......good night.
Thanks a lot for sharing her last days of life. She was such a wonderful beauty! I'm french for me she was still SS FRANCE even with her blue hull and broaden and extra decks. I live near le Havre her real home. I'm 23 so I have never seen her as prestigious and beautiful as she used to be. I know some people who used to work on Board FRANCE. I could listen to them for hours speaking about "the great Lady" she will keep sailing right next to you if you love her. She will because I do love her.
Thanks for your comment. I completely agree with you that at heart she was still SS France. I was lucky enough to sail on her 2 times and I spent so much time searching for the parts of the ship that were mostly unchanged from her grand days. Her memory haunts me often... she had such a personality compared to contemporary vessels. I sincerely hope that you are right and she'll sail next to me for the rest of my life.
@grandbosse I feel the same way except I feel like that for RMS Queen Mary 2 and RMS Queen Elizabeth 2, and I just hope that none of these Queens suffer the same fate as the beautiful "Blue Lady" did, nor do I want them to suffer the fate of the ss united states. Norwegian Cruise Lines has done 2 extremely bad acts that really anger me to the point of ripping my hairs out, bad act 1. What they did to France or Norway, 2. They don't care for ss united states, but like you said the will live.
thanks for sharing this wonderfull memory. i saw the norway in 1999 and 2001 both times in bremerhaven. i was thirteen when i first saw her and heard her beautiful loud voice, i think she was my first true love :). im only sad that i never had the chance to sail with her. when i flew to nyc this may i would have prefered to take the "france" than air france which i did....
The Norway had already begun to devalue by the time she exploded, and repairs would have cost close to or more than what the ship was worth. That meant NCL couldn't justify keeping her as an asset, so they put her up for sale.
A French hotelier was rumored to have made an offer but didn't have sufficient financial backing. The only solvent buyers were shipbreakers, and unfortunately, the rest is history.
At least it appears NCL agonized over the decision, since it took over two years.
Great video:) Thank you for sharing. locks like a great tripp.I am sad your vication ended in a disaster in Miami:( its just to bad they scraped it,because it just the most beutiful ship ever made. To bad i never got the chance to sail it. sure gonna miss it.
Thank you for sharing Joel. No doubt you have captured a piece of history, and fine editing to boot. She will surely be missed. Kind of ironic that the same funnel that the smoke came out of in the boiler explosion, is the very same one that still stands as of right now and overlooks what remains of this majestic and historic vessel. Of which you have captured great footage of the funnels, and deck life. Is that the Carnival Victory that appears at about 3 minutes in?
Thanks for your comment. I agree it is ironic that the part of the ship that received the worst damage is the part that still stands today. Yes, that is the Carnival Victory at St. Maarten. If you watch my "Sailing Day" video you'll see her casting off ahead of us and departing. Again, thanks for sharing your thoughts about this great ship. It's so sad to think that she's almost gone.
She was scrapped for several reasons... she would not have met the next round of SOLAS rules for safety, custom construction of a new boiler cost and NCL was much more interested in new-builds. She should have gone back to France to be a floating museum, but nobody had the money to make that happen. So sad...
joelsink 5 months ago
Forgive me if this has already been discussed: Why was she scraped? Was it deemed too expensive to repair or was the ship just not making the revenue needed to operate her?
101HeyNow 5 months ago
thank you so much for this nice video on SS NORWAY , I lovely , I have to doing 6 cruising on board, and in 2006 I 'm to go to ALANG for to see the last time , you are 2 videos on youtube .
transat24 11 months ago
I had worked on her and let me tell you, that was " The ship" with a soul, history, beauty, name it. I just loved her and still do. Thank you Norway for the most beautifull memories.
mellym72 11 months ago
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
gunnar178 1 year ago
what was it like on the ship during/after the explotion? was it really scary?
PeaceLuva882 1 year ago
thanks. it brought tears to my eyes. sad that she is nothing but spoons, forks, and razor blades now. she was truly a noble lady whose time ended too soon.
nipster6 1 year ago
Es ist wirklich eine Schande, dieses Schiff hätte man erhalten müssen... Ich habe selbst auf ihr gearbeitet. Die Bilder aus Alaang waren ein wirklicher Schock!
steinchenfilm 1 year ago
Thankyou for sharing this video. Isailed on her four times and was still living in miami at the time of the boiler explosion and watched her being towed out a month later. Very sad to watch her go. IThis video brings back so many great memories aboard her. The Norway had a class and elegance you just dont see in ships anymore.
elegance954 2 years ago 2
All I can say is thank you! Its hard to believe next month will mark 7 years since I stepped off her decks. Just watching the video all the senses came back, especially her scent, she had a very distinct smell, as do all old ships and I could almost sense it again watching these images. So great yet so sad. Thanks for the memory.
norway2112 2 years ago 4
This was wonderful. I don't know what the songs are, but I like them.
wonderglory 2 years ago
The boiler explosion is what ended her????? Sooooo sad. She was a pretty ship for being old. Well I guess you need to get rid rid a ship if you are losing more money than making more money.
WamsWarrior 2 years ago
the boiler explosion led her being scrapped
GTAstuntman101 2 years ago
i know that... i kinda figured it out...
WamsWarrior 2 years ago
i was watching the norway when i was 12 and when i was15 bopth times in bremerhaven and i loved this ship just lookin at it iwas really educated for a guy that age and remembered her as the transatlantic liner with tho gorgous name france that i could still see on her bow i am disapointed that they let this part of history getting scrapped
brotmann86 2 years ago 2
I really enjoyed this video. I sailed on the Norway 4 times in the 1990's then watched my beautiful friend die viewing other videos of her demise in Alang. Other nicely made tributes made me sad but this one was fun, excellently edited and it showed what a week was really like on the S.S. Norway - lots of laughter, new friends, upbeat music, fun tours and great memories in the making. The variety of shots and scenes is really good. Great job!! Thank-you
yooperlooper 2 years ago 2
sailed on this majestic beast in 1994 on a country music themed cruised when i worked with a country radio staion....charlie daniels, joe diffie, michelle wright on board...what a week!!!! beautiful ship......good night.
flightsimenthusiast 2 years ago 2
thanks for the great video,!! never sailed on her missed that opportunity
chalapajabla 2 years ago 2
Thanks very much for the fine job and allowing those memories of our own cruise aboard her resurface......
njteech 3 years ago
very nice !
whopperkind 3 years ago
Thanks a lot for sharing her last days of life. She was such a wonderful beauty! I'm french for me she was still SS FRANCE even with her blue hull and broaden and extra decks. I live near le Havre her real home. I'm 23 so I have never seen her as prestigious and beautiful as she used to be. I know some people who used to work on Board FRANCE. I could listen to them for hours speaking about "the great Lady" she will keep sailing right next to you if you love her. She will because I do love her.
grandbosse 3 years ago 4
Thanks for your comment. I completely agree with you that at heart she was still SS France. I was lucky enough to sail on her 2 times and I spent so much time searching for the parts of the ship that were mostly unchanged from her grand days. Her memory haunts me often... she had such a personality compared to contemporary vessels. I sincerely hope that you are right and she'll sail next to me for the rest of my life.
Again, thanks.
Joel
joelsink 3 years ago
@grandbosse I feel the same way except I feel like that for RMS Queen Mary 2 and RMS Queen Elizabeth 2, and I just hope that none of these Queens suffer the same fate as the beautiful "Blue Lady" did, nor do I want them to suffer the fate of the ss united states. Norwegian Cruise Lines has done 2 extremely bad acts that really anger me to the point of ripping my hairs out, bad act 1. What they did to France or Norway, 2. They don't care for ss united states, but like you said the will live.
TITANICLUSITANIA 1 year ago
thanks for sharing this wonderfull memory. i saw the norway in 1999 and 2001 both times in bremerhaven. i was thirteen when i first saw her and heard her beautiful loud voice, i think she was my first true love :). im only sad that i never had the chance to sail with her. when i flew to nyc this may i would have prefered to take the "france" than air france which i did....
brotmann86 3 years ago 2
WHY scrap such an elegant ship?surely many would love to live on it as a nice SEAWORTHY houseboat.
tomterahedrob 3 years ago 2
The Norway had already begun to devalue by the time she exploded, and repairs would have cost close to or more than what the ship was worth. That meant NCL couldn't justify keeping her as an asset, so they put her up for sale.
A French hotelier was rumored to have made an offer but didn't have sufficient financial backing. The only solvent buyers were shipbreakers, and unfortunately, the rest is history.
At least it appears NCL agonized over the decision, since it took over two years.
FuzzBob 3 years ago
P.S. Great video, BTW.
FuzzBob 3 years ago 2
i think money somehow is getting in the way of doing the more efficient thing.God I wish such ships were never scrapped.Its just wrong.
tomterahedrob 3 years ago 3
Yeah, just so wrong... Farewell, and thank you, NORWAY, for the dream you provided to all those who sailed with you! Adieu.
MCOvronnaz 3 years ago
love this vid thanks
danny18999 3 years ago 3
Thanks Danny, glad you like.
joelsink 3 years ago
What song is that after the love boat theme?
aperez318 3 years ago
it is Maracatu Atomico by Zuco 103 on the CD titled Outro Lado. Glad you like... they are awesome and have some great tracks. Check them out.
joelsink 3 years ago
i wish i cud have sailed on her i luv this ship shame its fate is sealed at a scrapyard the last of the old ocean liners
haywoodbadman10 3 years ago 5
Great video:) Thank you for sharing. locks like a great tripp.I am sad your vication ended in a disaster in Miami:( its just to bad they scraped it,because it just the most beutiful ship ever made. To bad i never got the chance to sail it. sure gonna miss it.
lessetipp 3 years ago 4
Thank you for sharing Joel. No doubt you have captured a piece of history, and fine editing to boot. She will surely be missed. Kind of ironic that the same funnel that the smoke came out of in the boiler explosion, is the very same one that still stands as of right now and overlooks what remains of this majestic and historic vessel. Of which you have captured great footage of the funnels, and deck life. Is that the Carnival Victory that appears at about 3 minutes in?
SSNorway97 3 years ago 4
Thanks for your comment. I agree it is ironic that the part of the ship that received the worst damage is the part that still stands today. Yes, that is the Carnival Victory at St. Maarten. If you watch my "Sailing Day" video you'll see her casting off ahead of us and departing. Again, thanks for sharing your thoughts about this great ship. It's so sad to think that she's almost gone.
joelsink 3 years ago