A Soverign Country On A Cruise Ship

On 23 July 2020 Sovereign arrived and was beached at Aliağa Turkey where she was scrapped.

A soverign country on a cruise ship. Royal Caribbeans 17-year-old Sovereign of the Seas half the size of the Voyager class ships was once the largest and most elaborate cruise ship at seaIn the past few years it was showing its age not only in the normal and expected wear and tear of an older ship but also in its amenities as well. As she entered service Sovereign of the Seas was 880 feet long and 106 feet at beam. MS Sovereign formerly Sovereign of the Seas was one of three large cruise ships of the Sovereign class operated by Pullmantur Cruises and formerly by Royal Caribbean International.

Ships are governed by international law laws of their country of registry and laws of countries in whose waters the ship is when not on the high seas. If an American company or even the US government charters a foreign flag ship that ship continues to fly the flag of the country of registry Panama Liberia Marshall Islands etc. If you do a search of Sovereign you will find a group of Sovereign lovers that go on her all the time.

The fate of the classic cruise ships was all-but-sealed last month when Pullmantur declared bankruptcy citing the global shutdown of the cruise industry due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. On 24 June 2020 Sovereign arrived and was beached at Aliağa Turkey where she was dismantled. The quirky 12 6th deck carpeted pool decks and the never working clock sculpture in the Atrium.

8512281 MMSI 249539000 is a Passenger Cruise Ship built in 1987 34 years old and currently sailing under the flag of Malta Introduced in 1988 as Royal Caribbean Internationals Sovereign of the Seas the 74000 gross ton ship at the time was not only the largest purpose-built cruise ship but also the first of the. At 4443 square feet the Regent Suite on Seven Seas Splendor is bigger than the average home in the United States. The line moved Sovereign to Spain-based Pullmantur Cruises a lesser-known line that caters to Spanish-speaking cruisers from Spain and Latin America.

We will miss its small ship size and friendly crew. During Sunday 19th July 2020 she heaved up anchors and on Tuesday 21st July 2020 she was spotted at Aliaga Turkey. In theory Sovereign could have remained at Pullmantur for quite some years.

The MS Sovereign the former Royal Caribbean Sovereign of the Seas and once the worlds largest cruise ship has arrived in the Turkish ship-scrapping hub of Aliaga where she will be dismantled after 32 years at sea. Thankfully our photos and videos will be reminders of this wonderful ship forever. Regular cruise ship cabins are notoriously small at least compared to hotel rooms on land.