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Regency Cruises’ passengers
may also have led to the com-
pany’s downfall.

By John Goodman
Contributing Writer

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ship, the Regent Sea, cut short a 49- a ee j e e§ V1SO ommuittee
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celled all future sailings and filed .
for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Regency grew from one ship (the . . .
Regent Sea) sailing the Caribbean to ; For nine months, the Howe Sound/Sunshine Coust Advisory
six vessels in less than a decade. NEWS photos Cindy Goovnan ‘oe Committee has been examining ferry service and charting a course
The company’s success was in INTHE summer of 1993 one : for its future. B f . ff focal
large part due to its moderately of Regency’s Alaska cruise . ' or its tuiure. Beccuse terry service attects everyone, toca
priced tips on cltssic ocean liners. ships, the jfegent Star, was eq. committee members will be holding an open house to show you
n editerranean an n ° lancouver’s ; .
-Asian itineraries were added and Vancouver Shipyards for Sammie | : "he where we've been — and where we're going.
- Regency had planned to launch their its regular schadule ‘of ; ; ; :
“first world cruise this month, . — maintenance work, : Visit us between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Monday, January 15 in the
'. Two of their’ ships claimed : a:
» . Vancouver.as a seasonal home port: Regent Rainbow (currently moored ;: ; Fairway Ream a the Gleneagles Golf Course. Your input will hep Us
in: Tampa). and Regent Star (at present in Piraeus, Greece) operated determine the future of your ferry service.
:. - seven-day Inside Passage/Gulf of Alaska cruises between Vancouver and ~* { » ‘
. Seward, Alaska during the summer months. Don't miss the boat! For more infurmation, call Pamela Ryan
‘On Oct. 1,:1997 mandatory international maritime safety regulations ae BC Ferries: (604) 991-7414 ne
come into effect which apply to all ships. _ OBC Ferries: (604) 924-7414.
“The. Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulations will require major

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“Cruise companies will have to upgrade their older ships or put them
out to pasturé — in the case of Regency that is the entire ficet.
“The: Regent Calypso, ‘under charter to Trans-Ocean, is the only
Regency ship still sailing,
.-The line” is ‘attempting to ‘restructure the company ‘and hopes to
business at a future date.

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THE REGENT: Star was built in 4957 by the. Holland America
Line: and was known_as the’ Statendam. Regency bought the
ship in 1987 for Alaska, ( Caribbean and transatlantic sailings..

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