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STARSHIP MAJESTIC
The
Starship Majetic had a long history. Originally, she was
built as Spirit of
London cruise ship was built 1972. In 1974, P&O
bought Princess Cruises and transferred Spirit of
London to their fleet, with Princess operating her
as Sun Princess, alongside Island Princess and Pacific
Princess.
1988 saw
the sale of Sun Princess by P&O to Premier Cruises,
where it was initially named Majestic, becoming Starship
Majestic in 1989 which included refurbishment of her
interior.
Starship
Majestic was purchased by CTC in 1994 and
renamed Southern Cross. In 1998, she was sold to
Festival and renamed Flamenco. When Festival went
bankrupt in 2004 she was sold at auction, becoming New
Flamenco and new owners in 2007 used her as a hotel ship
in New Caledonia.
When the
owner failed in late 2008, the vessel was sold for scrap
after over a year of lay up off Singapore. In 2012, the
ship was saved from the scrapyard and was renamed Ocean
Dream with a dragon painted on her bow. Then owned by
Runfeng Ocean Deluxe Cruises, she began operating
cruises from Haikou, China to Halong Bay, Vietnam.
Abandoned
by her Chinese owners (without crew or maintenance) for
over a year, she capsized off the coast of Thailand on
27 February 2016.
An attempt to upright the ship was made but failed. By
the end of 2019, much of the wreck that was still above
the waterline has now been removed.
Starship Majetic appeared in the 1975 Starsky & Hutch episode,
"Terror on the Docks", and in the 1975 Columbo episode,
"Troubled Waters". The majority of "Troubled Waters",
which guest starred Robert Vaughn, was filmed in the
interior of the ship, creating a video time capsule of
the ship's history from the start of her life. During
this time Premier Cruise Line became the licensed
partner cruise line with Disney.
Starship
Majetic
was also featured in at least one episode of The Love
Boat, involving a competition between Captain Stubing of Pacific
Princess and the captain of Sun Princess, and in the
original 1976 TV movie, The Love Boat. She was also
featured in the 1980 film Herbie Goes Bananas.
This primarily wood model
of the Starship Majestic features:
-
Plank-on-frame hull
that allows beautiful and correct curves.
- Windows and portholes are
uniform and on straight lines. This is one of the major
features that sets us apart from an inferior model
producer who freely claims "museum quality."
- Captivating
lighting, with different colors and green/red navigation
light that will light up your special evenings.
We are the only one in the world whose
ships have realistic multiple light colors. LED light powered by standard 9v battery for your
convenience.
27"
long (1/200 scale)
$3,725 Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $300 flat rate.
37.5"
long (1/144 scale)
$5,370
Shipping and insurance in the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $400 flat rate.
54"
long (1/100 scale)
$6,900 Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $500 flat rate.
We accept
commissions to built this model as Spirit of London,
Flamenco, and Ocean Dream.
Learn more
about the Starship Majestic here:
https://www.ship-rex.com/starship-majestic-premier-cruise-lines-6325-p.asp
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