Re: Pride of America

"Alan Rosenbaum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> This Norwegian Cruise Line ship hasn't been launched yet, so no reviews.
> One of the most significant things about this ship will be that she will
be
> flagged in the US.  That means she can stop at all US ports and not have
to
> stop at a foreign port.  She will be doing 7 day Hawaiian cruises.
> -- 
> Alan Rosenbaum
> Independent Cruise Specialist
> CruiseOne
> www.cruiseone.com/arosenbaum
>
> "Kleva4yank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > I am interested in learning more about this ship.  What cruise line is
> this and
> > are there any reviews I should read.  love to research and will welcome
> lots of
> > info.  Melissa
>
And because the ship is US flagged it will require US licensed crew members.
NCL is in the preliminary stages at this time in finding sources for their
licensed officers and unlicensed crew (bar, housekeeping, kitchen workers,
etc.).  (I work for one of the unions.) They have put out feelers to the
various Merchant Marine unions (MMP, MEBA, SIU, AMO) to see the
qualifications of the various persons in the unions and to see if they can
provide enough officers and crew to staff the ship.  NCL has not decided on
what organization will staff the ships or if they will even go with a union
crew.

There is also another Project America ship that was purchased from the
defunct American Hawaii Lines.  It was, and is, in less completed state than
the ship that will be placed into service in June.  It will hopefully be
completed by NCL also and placed into service.  They also bought the 1960s
era SS United States.  Their plans for this ship are still in planning
stages and no public announcements have been made as to placing her into
service after a total rebuild.>