Maritime Monitoring

Following what it called an intensive, six-month evaluation, Crystal Cruises has announced –  as was predicted by Cruise Industry News – that it has dropped its plans to rebuild and reintroduce the SS United States into service. According to Crystal, while the SS United States is structurally sound, but the technical and commercial challenges associated with returning the historic liner to service as a modern cruise ship have proven insurmountable. As a show of support for the vessel, Crystal said…