Pax106 Posted September 17, 2012 #1 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Do you know what is going to happen with ATHENA? She is actually arrested in Marseille together with Princess Danae due to lack of payment from Shipowners. ARION another vessel of the fleet is also arrested in Kotor. It seems that the Shipowners disapeared.... Where is Grant Hunter, anyone knows?? Can anyone inform what is going on with this company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor@cruisecritic Posted September 17, 2012 #2 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Hi, we're looking into this -- please feel free to send any info you have to cmcdaniel@cruisecritic.com! Hope to have something to report tomorrow.... Thanks. Carolyn Spencer Brown Editor in Chief Cruise Critic Do you know what is going to happen with ATHENA? She is actually arrested in Marseille together with Princess Danae due to lack of payment from Shipowners. ARION another vessel of the fleet is also arrested in Kotor.It seems that the Shipowners disapeared.... Where is Grant Hunter, anyone knows?? Can anyone inform what is going on with this company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted September 17, 2012 #3 Share Posted September 17, 2012 How will that effect anyone who has booked Athena for the upcoming Australian season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macntosh Posted September 17, 2012 #4 Share Posted September 17, 2012 How strange. I was only reading the NRMA's Open Road magazine last night which had a 2 page feature article on the ship. http://nrmaopenroad.oomphhq.com/?iid=67485#folio=58 Spooky... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted September 18, 2012 #5 Share Posted September 18, 2012 That depends on what the cause is, and how it can be resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted September 18, 2012 #6 Share Posted September 18, 2012 That depends on what the cause is, and how it can be resolved. The Company had problems with paying for fuel for one of its ships in Dublin last August.. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/cruise-ship-arrested-in-dublin-over-alleged-75k-fuel-bill-3215433.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Coast Cruisers Posted September 18, 2012 #7 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I'm sure I saw cruises on sale for it's season here in last weeks paper.:confused: A friend of mine cruised on Athena a couple of years ago and she's a Gin and Tonic drinker. They would only 'allow' her one block of ice in her glass...... :rolleyes: Jilly:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted September 18, 2012 #8 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I'm sure I saw cruises on sale for it's season here in last weeks paper.:confused: A friend of mine cruised on Athena a couple of years ago and she's a Gin and Tonic drinker. They would only 'allow' her one block of ice in her glass...... :rolleyes: Jilly:) Hi Jilly, Until the position is clarified , they are probably still for sale...:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pax106 Posted September 18, 2012 Author #9 Share Posted September 18, 2012 just follow the below link http://www.laprovence.com/actu/faits-divers-en-direct/deux-navires-de-croisieres-bloques-pour-des-factures-qui-nauraient-pas-e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted September 18, 2012 #10 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I have read on other boards where the founder of the company died a few months ago and his children have taken over the running on the business and they have apparently inherited a situation , of financial chaos. I guess more will come out in time. Seems like when the ship was arrested all passengers had to disembark. A charter flight was arranged to take them home. Hounded by creditors, Athena and Princess Danae are stranded with 500 crew members on board. http://www.lamarseillaise.fr/le-fait-du-jour/saisie-de-deux-navires-de-croisiere-a-marseille-27972-2.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted September 18, 2012 #11 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Heres some more news.. 550 Crew Members are Waiting for their Salaries http://www.crew-center.com/550-crew-members-are-waiting-their-salaries Seems the crew are looking for their wages and flights home , and the banks , who have been financing the cruise line , have pulled the plug on any future funding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest012 Posted September 19, 2012 #12 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Brings back memories of us waiting for the ship John was booked to work on arriving in Barcelona which it did and was immediately arrested.......as were the whole fleet one by one as they arrived in ports .....bye bye Festival ....feel for all those who are chasing answers and money from CTC.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella cruiser Posted September 19, 2012 #13 Share Posted September 19, 2012 That's terrible news. Does anyone know the whereabouts of Funchal. She is supposed to be undergoing an extensive refit some where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted September 19, 2012 #14 Share Posted September 19, 2012 That's terrible news. Does anyone know the whereabouts of Funchal. She is supposed to be undergoing an extensive refit some where. Last I heard Funchal was still in drydock, (I know not where) and required a further 6 million Euro to complete the refit. That has not been forthcoming and as far I know she is still sitting in drydock....somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pax106 Posted September 19, 2012 Author #15 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I have read on other boards where the founder of the company died a few months ago and his children have taken over the running on the business and they have apparently inherited a situation , of financial chaos. I guess more will come out in time. Seems like when the ship was arrested all passengers had to disembark. A charter flight was arranged to take them home. Hounded by creditors, Athena and Princess Danae are stranded with 500 crew members on board. http://www.lamarseillaise.fr/le-fait-du-jour/saisie-de-deux-navires-de-croisiere-a-marseille-27972-2.html Could you please let me know where I can read about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella cruiser Posted September 19, 2012 #16 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Last I heard Funchal was still in drydock, (I know not where) and required a further 6 million Euro to complete the refit. That has not been forthcoming and as far I know she is still sitting in drydock....somewhere. I did a bit of digging and found beautiful Funchal laid-up alongside (she isn't in a drydock) at a place called Fabrica de Gas da Matinha in Lisbon, Portugal. Seems fitting, given her history, that she is in Lisbon. She is special ship I would hate to see her lost to cruising. Strange though, it appears to be a large wharf area but doesn't appear to be a shipyard, I could be wrong, as I am not at all familiar with Lisbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Coulter Posted September 21, 2012 #17 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Do you know what is going to happen with ATHENA? She is actually arrested in Marseille together with Princess Danae due to lack of payment from Shipowners. ARION another vessel of the fleet is also arrested in Kotor.It seems that the Shipowners disapeared.... Where is Grant Hunter, anyone knows?? Can anyone inform what is going on with this company? We promised we'd get back to you on this and this is what we've found out: http://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/news/news.cfm?ID=4995 Please, if anyone has any further updates, let us know. Contact editor@cruisecritic.co.uk Adam Coulter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiselover53 Posted September 21, 2012 #18 Share Posted September 21, 2012 We promised we'd get back to you on this and this is what we've found out: http://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/news/news.cfm?ID=4995Please, if anyone has any further updates, let us know. Contact editor@cruisecritic.co.uk Adam Coulter Thanks for the info.Here is a classic example of the value of travel insurance.Just in case. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted September 21, 2012 #19 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Could you please let me know where I can read about it? I just googled...theres lots of reports out there now. Heres one.. http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/captain-greybeard/2012/09/classic-cruise-ships-arrested.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pax106 Posted September 28, 2012 Author #20 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Does anyone knows why the crew and staff onboard the arrested vessels (Danae, Athena and Arion) did not disembark? I got in touch with one crew member and they refuse to leave the vessel without being paid (3 months!!!). There are rumours that shipowners are bankrupt.... I think that the flag authorities are not doing their job properly!! Isn't this CRIME!!!:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy1948 Posted September 29, 2012 #21 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Have a look at this http://maritimematters.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted October 3, 2012 #22 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Heres one of the latest reports that states the crew left on board are running out of food and still have not been paid.. http://www.bairdmaritime.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13423:classic-international-cruises-ships-under-arrest&catid=96:cruiseferry&Itemid=116 CIC said at the end of last week that it was trying to convince the bank to provide it with financing for the payment of crew wages and repatriation costs. It added that it was concerned about the plight of its crews who were starting to run out of food and power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannygoatjunction Posted October 3, 2012 #23 Share Posted October 3, 2012 There were still three full page ads for these cruises last week in the weekend paper. buyer beware I suppose.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted October 3, 2012 #24 Share Posted October 3, 2012 There were still three full page ads for these cruises last week in the weekend paper.buyer beware I suppose.... Did the ads ask for donartions for the fuel bill to get the ship out to Australia???..:eek:..:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pax106 Posted October 3, 2012 Author #25 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Just to inform that all CIC fleet is arrested! It's the END of a beautifull story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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