Sad. The ship was only in service from 1952 to 1969. If it was going to be repurposed it should have happened 50 years ago. Asbestos removal was a major job. There were some great plans for converting the ship, but too much work and too much money would have been needed to put them into effect.
I had a very nice detailed model of her on my desk for years.
In my Dreamworld, It’d be Nice if some super-rich guy bought it, re-furbished it, and established a High Style, One Class (First, of course) transatlantic service for other Very Wealthy People — and everybody would dress formally for dinner; and they’d have all Top-Drawer Major “A” list entertainers in The Old Grand Style.
Crew and a few paying passengers could occupy the smaller cabins, but in All First-Class, Five-Star Service, I figure all the accomodations would be suites of several rooms going for $10,000 a day — or more.
I think it could pay out pretty quickly. (But nobody THAT rich reads these pages..)
So, I guess she’s to be lost... That’s a shame...