SCENIC founder Glen Moroney has assured the industry that the 15 Aug 2019 revised delivery date of its long-awaited Scenic Eclipse “is most definitely achievable” (TD breaking news yesterday).
The third delay in the ship’s schedule was initially confirmed to key travel agent partners who immediately scrambled to rebook disrupted clients on other cruise lines, before a general announcement late yesterday.
“We are deeply sorry for the inconvenience these delays to the launch of Scenic Eclipse have caused our guests,” a company spokesperson said.
“As a company we have done everything possible to complete the ship within the time limits that were set previously, but a series of events that are outside our control have put us in a position where we must delay.”
The ongoing impacts of financial challenges at the Uljanik shipyard in Croatia are expected to reduce now that a restructuring plan is in place, which will see the facility taken over by a consortium including Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Croatian firm DIV.
“Scenic is confident that these new owners will bring stability and focus to current and future ship builds,” the company said.
The Scenic Group has signed a letter of intent with the new consortium which will see Uljanik set up a new Discovery Yacht division, fully focused on completing Scenic Eclipse and expediting the build of Scenic Eclipse II and future vessels in the Scenic Discovery Yacht fleet.
More details in today’s issue of Cruise Weekly.
Source: traveldaily