Passenger ships in Aliağa for dismantling

Passenger ships in Aliağa for dismantling

Monarch and Sovereign ships of the Pullmantur Cruises, Spanish cruise company, which is affiliated with the world-famous Royal Caribbean Cruise Company, arrived in Aliağa. Monarch, one of the largest cruise ships in the world at the time of its completion, was built in 1990, has 73.941 gross tons, and has a capacity of 2.744 passengers. While the ship beached to be dismantled in Aliağa, on the ship named Sovereign, which was the sister ship of Monarch, Aliağa is waiting to land ashore. The ship, which belongs to Pullmantur Cruises, has a capacity of 2600 passengers and is 74,000 gross tons. Nautica Goods official Eren Budaklı, ‘Many of the cruise companies, which had difficulty after the pandemic period, decided to send their ships for dismantling'. Cruise companies wanted to get rid of their burdens economically and financially. Two ships belonging to Carnival Cruises will come to Aliağa to disassemble next days."