The "Norway" was more of a cruise ship than an ocean liner, right? Correct, or not?
I have seen advertisements for the "Norway" cruises since--well, since God was a boy, or something.
Is there any talk in Norway, of preserving this wonderful historic artifact, just like the Viking ship?
Her's a brief history from the web.
She was France's last "ship of state" and the service and style on board matched her elegant profile. For most of the year she crossed from LeHavre to New York via Southampton and occasionally she was sent on a cruise, usually to an exotic destination. Meals on board were some of the finest anywhere (on land or at sea) and the First Class restaurant was called "the best French restaurant in the world" by more than one food critic. Unfortunately, with the advent of air travel and increased fuel costs, she became increasingly more expensive to operate and when government subsidies were halted, she was withdrawn from service in 1974. She was the subject of many unrealized projects, until 1979 when she was purchased by Norwegian Caribbean Lines, and converted into the worlds largest cruise ship. Two of her four propellers were removed and she underwent extensive renovations until she emerged significantly heavier as the S.S. Norway in 1980.
Her boiler blew up killing some crew members a few years ago. It's in a shipyard in Germany right now.