United States
55-Year Old Cruise Ship May Be Reborn
(AP) PHILADELPHIA The S.S. United States may be reborn. The head of the cruise line that owns the ship says the once-grand ocean liner will be refurbished and carry passengers again and at top fares.
Right now, the ship sits at a pier on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, its paint flaking and its engines silent since 1969.
But Colin Veitch, the chief executive officer of Norwegian Cruise Lines, said he is not giving up on the 55-year-old vessel.
He said he has drafts of plans to add one or two decks and other amenities, and he thinks renovating the United States would be "a fantastic project."
Rebuilding the gutted ship would cost about $500-million dollars, more than the cost of new ship. But the nearly 41 mile per hour average speed the ship posted on its maiden voyage in 1952 still stands as the trans-Atlantic speed record.
Veitch said the ship would sail worldwide and command premium fares because of its history.
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(AP) PHILADELPHIA The S.S. United States may be reborn. The head of the cruise line that owns the ship says the once-grand ocean liner will be refurbished and carry passengers again and at top fares.
Right now, the ship sits at a pier on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, its paint flaking and its engines silent since 1969.
But Colin Veitch, the chief executive officer of Norwegian Cruise Lines, said he is not giving up on the 55-year-old vessel.
He said he has drafts of plans to add one or two decks and other amenities, and he thinks renovating the United States would be "a fantastic project."
Rebuilding the gutted ship would cost about $500-million dollars, more than the cost of new ship. But the nearly 41 mile per hour average speed the ship posted on its maiden voyage in 1952 still stands as the trans-Atlantic speed record.
Veitch said the ship would sail worldwide and command premium fares because of its history.
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