Cruising Talk - View Single Post - 'Voyages of Discovery - M/V Discovery severe engine trouble fixed (at last)

**neil** · 07-14-2008, 03:17 PM

Hi

' Voyages of Discovery ' are part of the All Leisure Holidays Ltd group.

This group now includes the new ' Swan Hellenic Discovery Cruises ' company which was set up by Lord Sterling.

He was the Chairman of the P & O group when that group was sold to Carnival !!

He is now Chairman of the Swan Hellenic Discovery Cruises company and bought the Swan Hellenic company off of Carnival but without any ships as they chartered in the ships they used !!

With someone like this mixed up with this group it does lead one to wonder how Voyages of Discovery can be so poor at customer relations.

At present Harwich port information is showing the mv Discovery cruise which should have departed today with no ports of call listed and also the next cruise as well !

The ship is still berthed tonight at the passenger terminal at Harwich.

Does anyone know when Swan Hellenic introduced the word ' DISCOVERY ' into their company name as I think it is a recent addition and was not used when the company was part of the P & O group !

Perhaps if the mv Discovery is to be disposed of, due to her engine repairs costing too much, she could be replaced by Minerva of Swan Hellenic !!

mv Discovery could then become a hostel for illegal emigrants at the Felixstow container port or head to Alang !

Neil

07-14-2008, 03:17 PM	#24
neil Community Advisor Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Luton Bedfordshire Cruises Completed: 35+ Fav. Cruise Line: P&O Posts: 1,595 My Photos: 19 Status: Offline	Voyages Of Discovery Hi ' Voyages of Discovery ' are part of the All Leisure Holidays Ltd group. This group now includes the new ' Swan Hellenic Discovery Cruises ' company which was set up by Lord Sterling. He was the Chairman of the P & O group when that group was sold to Carnival !! He is now Chairman of the Swan Hellenic Discovery Cruises company and bought the Swan Hellenic company off of Carnival but without any ships as they chartered in the ships they used !! With someone like this mixed up with this group it does lead one to wonder how Voyages of Discovery can be so poor at customer relations. At present Harwich port information is showing the mv Discovery cruise which should have departed today with no ports of call listed and also the next cruise as well ! The ship is still berthed tonight at the passenger terminal at Harwich. Does anyone know when Swan Hellenic introduced the word ' DISCOVERY ' into their company name as I think it is a recent addition and was not used when the company was part of the P & O group ! Perhaps if the mv Discovery is to be disposed of, due to her engine repairs costing too much, she could be replaced by Minerva of Swan Hellenic !! mv Discovery could then become a hostel for illegal emigrants at the Felixstow container port or head to Alang ! Neil