Jjohnb 87 Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 They beached the Sovereign this morning close to the Monarch in Aliaga, Turkey to begin scrapping her The first modern cruise ships will be missed. SteveinSC and SPS 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coneyraven 2,060 Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 Here's a photo of Monarch and Sovereign together one last time. Jjohnb, ehw51, RBRSKI and 6 others 1 1 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jmccaffrey 57 Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 so Sad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monctonguy 1,725 Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 Hard to believe and hard to see for sure.... coneyraven and cmcclelland 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobroo 454 Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 How many people think we should buy a Monarch lifeboat for Matt to create a RCBlog studio/office/YouTube broadcast booth? Or, should it just be the furnishings from one of the pool bars? coneyraven, heffy2, Jill and 7 others 9 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mook1525 104 Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 This is so sad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SteveinSC 1,210 Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 37 minutes ago, bobroo said:  Or, should it just be the furnishings from one of the pool bars? Sovereign will always hold a special place in my heart. This is sad. Growing up, my grandpa had the bow of a boat as his bar in the basement. I always thought it was the coolest dang thing ever. He also had a tap, always on a keg of Busch and we would sneak some sips of it out of the clean ashtrays while looking at his Playboys...lol. But thats another story...... Jill, coneyraven, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RBRSKI 553 Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 It was so hard to watch the video of it running a ground!   Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coneyraven 2,060 Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, RBRSKI said: It was so hard to watch the video of it running a ground!   Yeah, that was Monarch ..... and them applauding as it stopped ---- then you hear the words "Turn the engines off" RBRSKI 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coneyraven 2,060 Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 Apparently, over at the Majesty of the Seas Group Page on Facebook, there's a video from the bridge of Sovereign as they were running it aground too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SandyW 41 Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 On 7/23/2020 at 8:08 AM, coneyraven said: Here's a photo of Monarch and Sovereign together one last time. I have been on both, Sovereign in 1995 and Monarch in 2008. Sad to see this happen. cmcclelland 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morganno 69 Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 I wasn't on either of these ships but to see them beach because of this virus is heartbreaking. Just thinking there must be so much kit on them that can be recycled. Â Â coneyraven 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coneyraven 2,060 Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 Here they are with the Carnival Fantasy that was just beached. DDaley, USFFrank and Jmccaffrey 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coneyraven 2,060 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 That was fast ..... the Bow has been removed from Sovereign. Jjohnb, WAAAYTOOO and SteveinSC 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jjohnb 87 Posted August 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 1 hour ago, coneyraven said: That was fast ..... the Bow has been removed from Sovereign. Very sad, there was so much pomp and circumstance when Sovereign was built and first sailed into Miami as the first purpose built mega-cruise ship. She was the first ship of the modern cruise era. Such an unfitting end.  WAAAYTOOO and DDaley 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjac 2,617 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 Yes, it is sad. But there is a bright side in the salvage and recycling process. The Sovereign will come back to life in other cruise ships. ehw51, WAAAYTOOO, USFFrank and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coneyraven 2,060 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 It looks like they cut a pair of holes in the front .... right around Deck 7 or 8 I would say. Interesting ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedNoodles 4,521 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 19 minutes ago, crisgold52 said: I'm surprised the ships are being scrapped in a Turkey. Normally Alang India is the place as that scrap yard handles numerous ships per year and many cruise ships have been broken down there. The answer to this issue is in this podcast by Doug Parker. https://cruiseradio.net/cruise-podcast-ship-scrapping-process-with-peter-knego/ YOLO 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DDaley 494 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 Sovereign was my first cruise in 1998! I loved sail away.. I remember there were people down on the dock waving at our departure like an old school sailing vessel. YOLO and acesandeights 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coneyraven 2,060 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 Wow --- talk about a tight squeeze ..... they just jammed the Inspiration between Sovereign and Fantasy. You get a better view of Sovereign with the bow removed. SpeedNoodles 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YOLO 488 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, coneyraven said: Wow --- talk about a tight squeeze ..... they just jammed the Inspiration between Sovereign and Fantasy. You get a better view of Sovereign with the bow removed. Seems like they are trying to out do themselves now! That is crazy tight! Good thing they don't have to open a side door to get out... WAAAYTOOO, USFFrank, CrimsonCruiser and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ogilthorpe 943 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 22 minutes ago, coneyraven said: Wow --- talk about a tight squeeze ..... they just jammed the Inspiration between Sovereign and Fantasy. You get a better view of Sovereign with the bow removed. When I saw this picture ... i could only think of the Carnival Glory and Legend circa December 2019 coneyraven and YOLO 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coneyraven 2,060 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 29 minutes ago, Ogilthorpe said: When I saw this picture ... i could only think of the Carnival Glory and Legend circa December 2019 Can't blame this one on the wind ..... that was crazy, I can still remember how close the Glory came to hitting Oasis. YOLO and Ogilthorpe 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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