SS United States Story!

Ray Goldenberg

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Sep 5, 2001, 9:21:51 PM9/5/01

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Hi Everyone,

I found this excellent story on the "Big U" and I thought it may be
of interest. You can check it out including photos by pointing your
browser to:
http://www.brainsoap.com/cover/
If you have missed any of my news' postings, they are archived on my
web site.

Best regards,
Ray
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Donald Loyd

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Sep 5, 2001, 9:50:23 PM9/5/01

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Bravo! Great info for all of us who love that old lady...

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Johnny

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Sep 5, 2001, 10:28:39 PM9/5/01

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thanx ray, great story & sad too. johnny
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Linda Coffman

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Sep 6, 2001, 12:02:33 AM9/6/01

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On Wed, 05 Sep 2001 18:21:51 -0700, Ray Goldenberg
<r...@lighthousetravel.com> wrote:

>Hi Everyone,
>I found this excellent story on the "Big U" and I thought it may be
>of interest.

Thank you, Ray. It is indeed interesting and the pictures make it
even more so.
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Linda Coffman
Cruise Diva
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"The best islands in the world are the ones that
float and move. They're called cruise ships."

Carole Dunham

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Sep 6, 2001, 12:48:58 AM9/6/01

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I saw her last year and what a sad sight she was. How can the country ignore
a great icon like this once glorious ship. Whatever id decided for her,
almost anything is better than letting her sit and rot.

Carole
cruz...@cruisemates.com
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Manuel Ful

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Sep 7, 2001, 12:38:29 PM9/7/01

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Seems like AMCV should work with the guvmint to bring this ship out of
mothballs and restore it to its original condition. I think that upgrading
the cabins with modern conveniences and restoring the public rooms to period
condition might appeal to people looking for the feel of how ocean crossings
used to be.

I have no idea if this is feasible, but I have a hard time thinking that it
could be cheaper to build a new ship than to fix up an old one.

Ray Goldenberg

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Sep 7, 2001, 1:34:42 PM9/7/01

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On Fri, 07 Sep 2001 16:38:29 GMT, "Manuel Ful"
<manu...@microsoft.com> wrote:

>Seems like AMCV should work with the guvmint to bring this ship out of
>mothballs and restore it to its original condition.

Hi Manuel,

There is absolutely zero chance of that taking place. AMCV is
struggling to survive without taking on this huge project although it
would be wonderful to see her sailing again.

marc Sigal

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Sep 7, 2001, 3:46:45 PM9/7/01

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There is also a story with photo in Philly Paper. It is a very small paper
only in Center City Phila. phillypaper.com

Marc

Jerome R. Long

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Sep 9, 2001, 1:31:10 PM9/9/01

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In article <h61ipto192k86rult...@4ax.com>,
r...@lighthousetravel.com says...

>
>On Fri, 07 Sep 2001 16:38:29 GMT, "Manuel Ful"
><manu...@microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>Seems like AMCV should work with the guvmint to bring this ship out of
>>mothballs and restore it to its original condition.
>
>Hi Manuel,
>
>There is absolutely zero chance of that taking place. AMCV is
>struggling to survive without taking on this huge project although it
>would be wonderful to see her sailing again.
>
>Best regards,
>Ray
>LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL

Greeting Ray,
Have you done a previous posting on American Classic Voyages in a
struggle to survive. What is the story? I know there are troubles with
the new keels (in Pascagoula, MS??)