Carnival ship on way to scrap yard?

Carnival  Cruise Lines' "Fantasy" cruise ship, which served travelers from Mobile, Ala., prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, may be on the way to a scrapyard in Turkey. A representative of Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson told AL.com that the administration was hopeful that “an outstanding working relationship” with Carnival Cruise Line leaders would keep Mobile in the game, once voyaging resumes. A cruise industry site reported recently that heavy equipment was being offloaded from Fantasy at a port in Curacao. It also reported its next destination was an area of Turkey known for scrapping operations. The first was based on a Facebook post by the Curacao Ports Authority; the second on information from a ship tracking site that has since reported the ship’s departure for Izmir, Turkey, with an expected arrival date of July 28. The cruise lines oldest ship in service had previously been for sale, and since the coronavirus shutdown, Carnival accelerated plans to retire some ships. Industry observers interpreted the unloading in Curacao as a move to preserve fixtures that might be used on other ships. (Source: AL.com 07/14/20) https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2020/07/carnival-fantasy-reportedly-on-way-to-scrapyard.html