PARIS -- A company based in the Marshall Islands called
Cruiseinvest said it acquired six ships from the fleet of
Renaissance Cruises in auctions held in Gibraltar and Tilbury, U.K.
Ths ships are R1, R2, R5, R6, R7 and R8.
Cruiseinvest is setting up a representative office in Paris to
oversee the management of the fleet. The company will be headed by
Dominique Prunier, former chief financial officer of Festival
Cruises. The technical management of the fleet will be handled by
Martinoli S.A.M., a ship-management company based in Monaco.
American Marine Advisors, a New York-based investment bank, is
working with Cruiseinvest to sell or lease the ships to cruise
operators.