Retirement of the MP Nanuya Princess
10/06/2010
After
24 years continuous service one of Fiji’s best known cruises vessels,
MV Nanuya Princess has dropped anchor in the Port of Lautoka for the
last time under Blue Lagoon Cruises’ colours.
The final voyage brings the curtain down on an illustrious career which
has seen the 36-berth, 49-metre vessel operate 2,400 cruises in the
north-western islands carrying more than 85,000 passengers – most of
them Australians and New Zealanders – in the process.
Blue Lagoon Cruises’ CEO Tim Stonhill was on the dock
to welcome the ‘old lady’, passengers and crew home for the last time
on 30 March.
Mr Stonhill said the decision to retire the vessel is part of a bigger
picture plan which will see the boutique cruise specialist consolidate
its ‘Club’ and ‘Gold Club’ product line to offer just one generic
cruise product from next month.
As a part of the plan Blue Lagoon Cruises’ flag ship MV Fiji Princess
will be taking over MV Nanuya Princess’s existing three-day/two night
and four/day/three-night ‘Club’ cruises in Fiji’s picturesque Yasawa
Islands. Mr Stonhill said the vessel would now be offered for sale.
