MS Deutschland.....formerly known as the German 'love boat' (used for the ARD TV series here in Germany for a number of years....has finally been bought and the planning stages are going into effect for the use of the cruise boat.
It was built in the late 1990s, and was not what you'd call a big cruise ship. The original passenger limit was around 620 people.....later when some renovation occurred....it was limited to 520 passengers.
The TV series helped to provide interested Germans who wanted the 'love boat' experience.....and guided them to the MS Deutschland. The problem was that the ownership reached a point where cost and revenue were not that kind to the company, and they went bankrupt. The ship's last cruise was back in December.
The new plan? A US company....."Semester at Sea"....is teaming up with the University of Virginia and placing the vessel in the Suez Canal. It'll become an experience where you fly into Egypt....get bused out to the vessel, and do a couple of weeks onboard while they assimilate you into Egyptian history.
The impression that you get is that they will interest people into a fact-gathering trip with college professor telling the impressive story and getting a larger assortment of younger people.
The end of MS Deutschland? Well....a couple million older Germans frequently watched the TV series and were fairly dedicated to the marginal script but loved the onboard situation and visits to exotic countries. Turning it into a 'floating barge' and just moving people from one Egyptian historical site to another.....well, it's not the impressive end you'd imagine.
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