tonight's story on Popular Cruising is someone unique and calls for a different
kind of introduction I'm your host Jason Leppert and this as you may recognize is
the port of San Diego under lockdown due to the current pandemic there may still
be the occasional automobile traversing the roads of America's finest city but
unfortunately cruise ships around the world are laid up including these
effectively abandoned mind you all of this is just temporary until we get a
solid grip on the virus and soon begin sailing again but until that time behold
exhibit A Disney Cruise Line's Disney Wonder moored at the B Street Pier
completely devoid of any onboard guests
the vessel usually full of happy families currently lays dormant and
silent awaiting a brighter future we all have the faith, trust and pixie dust to
believe will quickly return
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taking a drive a bit farther down the boulevard brings us to another laid up
and temporarily abandoned ship Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Eclipse docked
just on the other side of the B Street Pier is one of the largest ships to ever
make berth here resplendent in its contemporary styling
still sporting its original gleaming white livery it awaits fresh paint on
the horizon to better match the remainder of the cobalt blue fleet
on a sunnier typically more Southern Californian day a second brief visit
to the Port of San Diego highlights yet another pair of abandoned cruise ships
both from Holland America Line
the first is the Westardam one of the historic brand's so-called vista class
vessels still looking regal and ready to again accept passengers in the near
future
all may be quiet now but soon the ship will be casting its lines and piercing
the high seas on a journey of exploration bringing joy to its intrepid
passengers
once more on the other side of the B Street Pier is the smaller and older but
just as adventurous Maasdam
seen here astern along with the Westardam nestled behind the adjacent Broadway
Pier
soon we will all be flying again as well as sailing to welcoming ports of call all
around the world guests may be away for now but its crew remains hard at work
keeping everything shipshape leaving the San Diego skyline and parking lot of the
USS Midway Museum behind we head a smidge south to National City beyond the San
Diego Convention Center and its storied Hall H of Comic-Con International fame
and along Interstate 5 to an industrial part of town hiding behind all the
maritime infrastructure is Regent Seven Seas Cruises' Seven Seas Splendor moored at the
National City Marine Terminal the uncommon juxtaposition of plush luxury
against sheer industry is telling of this bizarre moment in history
but once more the luxury cruise ship will soon cast off and carry travelers
abroad because these temporarily abandoned cruise ships will soon travel
directly from The Twilight Zone thanks for watching please feel free to view
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