From Maritime Matters:

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SEAWIND CROWN Back On The Block
May 23: SEAWIND CROWN (ex INFANTE DOM HENRIQUE, VASCO DA GAMA) will be auctioned off on June 30th at noon at the First Instance Court Number 31 of Barcelona (via Laietana 2, 1 era planta, Barcelona), procedure number 840/2001 section A. Minimum bid price is $16 million Euro. SEAWIND CROWN has been laid up at Barcelona since the collapse and bankruptcy of Premier Cruises in late 2000.

BIG RED BOAT II On The Block
May 23: BIG RED BOAT II (ex EUGENIO C, EUGENIO COSTA, EDINBURGH CASTLE) will be auctioned off in Freeport on Friday, June 13, 2003. More details to be announced.

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It would seem unlikely that SEAWIND CROWN would be sold, what with the insane minimum bid of €16m... I guess this could well be the end of poor old BRB II as well. While a shred of hope could come from her SOLAS Method I status and also from a potential cheap price (unlike SEAWIND CROWN), I don't see much hope because of her engines which are both expensive to run and apparently in poor condition as we all know...

In December 2000 I saw BRB II at Nassau, along with OCEANBREEZE... Both ships' futures would appear to be in doubt today.

Meanwhile, what on earth is going on with the Barcelona port authorities? €16m is rather optimistic, to say the least !