Major cruise ships are dismantled, scrapped for parts amid pandemic, ... a drone captured aerial photos of five decommissioned ocean liners being broken down for scrap metal in Izmir, Turkey.

World's Largest Cruise Ship To Be Scrapped Before First Voyage It may have cost around $1.4 billion to built, but the Global Dream II is destined to be trash. By Andy Kalmowitz September 6, 2022 3 ...

In this aerial view from a drone, five luxury cruise ships are seen being broken down for scrap metal at the Aliaga ship recycling port on October 02, 2020 in Izmir, Turkey. Photo: Chris McGrath ...

IZMIR, Turkey - These ships once carried thousands of passengers on all-inclusive cruise vacations. But as the coronavirus pandemic continues to have a devastating effect on the travel industry ...

Astoria has reached the final scrapyard where she will end her days after more than 70 years of ocean liner service.

Work on Global Dream started in March 2018, and the vessel was set to debut in early 2021 as one of the biggest cruise ships. The 1,122-foot ship was intended to fit more than 9,000 passengers ...

What Was Supposed To Be World's Largest Cruise Ship Is Now Being Sold for Scrap. Image: PHOTO: Rendering of Dream Cruises' Global Dream ... Rich Thomaselli Last updated: 6:25 PM ET, Sat June 18, 2022.

Cruise ships are being dismantled and sold as scrap metal due to the coronavirus pandemic all but destroying the global cruise industry. Cruise ships were home to some of the earliest clusters of ...

Peter Knego, a cruise ship historian, was surprised that a ship like the Costa Victoria, which he said is in “beautiful shape” and only 23 years old, was being scrapped. “Nobody would ...

ALIAGA, Turkey (Reuters) – Business is booming at a sea dock in western Turkey, where five hulking cruise ships are being dismantled for scrap metal sales after the COVID-19 pandemic all but ...

That’s How These Five Ships Ended Up In This “Ship-breaking Yard” In this aerial view from a drone, five luxury cruise ships are seen being broken down for scrap metal at the Aliaga ship ...