#Faroe Islands 2018

[rosechata]

faroe islands, 2018

#faroe islands #landscape photography #nature photography #film photography #35mm #filmisnotdead #lensblr #original photographers #photographers on tumblr #architecture #diary

[sophiebernadotte]

I would love to know more about your thoughts on the Danish Royal Family. Is it that you dont like Margrethe or Fred or you are neutral?

I'm not sure what prompted this but thank you for the ask, nonnie! The easy answer is that I'm Swedish & it's in the DNA of Swedes & Danes to hate one another. There, ask answered!

Okay, no, to be serious. There is this joke amongst the Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Åland, Iceland, Faroe Islands & Greenland) that Denmark is the USA of the Nordics & among the Scandinavian royals (Sweden, Norway & Denmark), the Danish have always been my least favourites. I'll post a deeper discussion around my thoughts under the cut & people; remember that these are my personal opinions. I'm not talking facts or trying to be objective here.

Not just the fact that they've done some questionable things (the same could be said for many of the European royals), but it has always struck me weird how borderline worshipped the Danish royals are - especially Margrethe & Mary. It reminds me a bit of the stan culture around some singers & bands where the fans don't simply like the person; they adore them & to the level where you're not even allowed to criticise the person. Then we have Margrethe's approval rating - in a democratic country (Denmark) & its territories (Greenland & Faroe Islands), there is no way someone can continuously have around 80% or higher approval rating.

Up to 2022, I didn't necessarily dislike them & I had no personal issue with Margrethe. The Danish royals weren't my cup of tea, but I found Margrethe very cool as a person & I still do to some extent. There was this public narrative of Frederik, the golden boy, Mary, who could do nothing wrong & Joachim having difficulty finding his role & purpose in the family. As someone who has grown up with Nordic tabloid culture, I assumed it was a Victoria vs. Madeleine situation where the tabloids make a hen out of a feather & try to create drama where there is none. Then that statement around the titles of Joachim's children was published & all the puzzle pieces came together for me...

Now I've seen a lot of people here on Tumblr point towards Nikolai & claim it's all his fault. But that guy has been working as a model under the name of Prince Nikolai since at least 2018. Maybe even earlier, I can't remember. But anyway, the only time his grandma told him off was when he was doing ad work for some car brand & used his royal title. If his modelling career was the problem, Margrethe would have done something years ago & not suddenly, out of the blue, make a decision in autumn 2022.

No, for me, the puzzle pieces all fell together. Joachim struggling to find his place within the Royal House & no one really helping him carve out a position for himself; it being public knowledge that Margrethe favoured his first wife; Marie saying that it wasn't her or Joachim's choice to move to Paris & they weren't happy about it; Marie being painted as the bitter step-mother who wouldn't allow Nikolai & Felix to be with their father & instead, they were kept close to their grandmother; & yeah, the car crash that was Margrethe stripping Joachim's children of their titles a.k.a. she legally changed her grandchildren's names behind their backs without talking to them about it. These are just some instances from the last couple of years that were at the top of my mind.

I've mentioned it in messages to @cambridgemadness @lizisanamimal & @world-of-wales (maybe other people as well, sorry if I forgot to mention you), but to me, it feels very much like Margrethe favouring one son over the other & also doing everything she can to coddle him. It's not just the Nordic tabloids pitting family members against one another. It's very much based on Margrethe's behaviour & her leadership.

#danish royal family #queen margrethe ii #anon: so what do you think about margrethe and frederik #me: here is all the reason why I'm bitter over joachim's treatment #sorry for the rant #does this even answer the question? #I wouldn't say I actively dislike them it's more low-key dislike and I don't really care for them as much as I care for other royals #saga.txt

[someone-you-do-not-know]

Hey 👋

I'm here with a random ask of the week 🌷

If dennor were on a vacation together, where would they go? Would they take someone with them? Like Iceland, bc you know, it's their kid-

Okay, it depends a little on how much time they have off and the season – so have waaaaay too many headcanons about this!

If they only have a few days off, like one or two, they drive or take the train, either to someplace fun in their own countries, Sweden, or Germany. Denmark really loves amusement parks, if they have a day off during a World Meeting, he will go to the nearest amusement park. His favourite amusement park is also the world's oldest – Bakken in Kalundborg, Denmark, but he loves all the ones in Denmark, of course. His favourite rollercoaster ride is really embarrassing though. It's this one called Wildfire, and it's been named the best in Europe and thirdbest in the world in 2018 – BUT IT'S IN KOLMÅRDEN, SWEDEN (I've tried it though, it really is great). If Norway gets to pick, they usually go out into nature, either hiking in the mountains, fishing, visit the beaches or forests, go kayaking, etc. That is, unless it's winter – then it's skiing every single time. Norway is great at skiing, obviously, especially cross-country skiing. They're very unlikely to visit any historical sites, since they already lived through it, and for these shorter trips, they're more likely to just be the two of them.

Now, if it's a week or more, the world IS THEIR OYSTER. So we need to divide these into seasons:

Spring: In spring, they both have a few days off for Easter, but this is family time, so usually they celebrate with a Easter Lunch together with the other Nordics and just hang out together at one of their homes all five of them. They also go visit other European countries (mostly their fellow protestants, because they think the catholics can get a little prickly around Easter – Denmark claims it's because of the whole Lent thing). If they have a bit more time off, they might also visit Iceland, The Faroe Islands, and Greenland (both should have their own representations, because their history and culture is very different from Denmark and they actually have self rule nowadays).

Summer: Now, you gotta understand. Europe has a lot of time off during summer and of course the nations would too. So there's a lot of options presenting themselves. A week in one of Denmark's many vacation houses near the beaches, going on a train trip through Europe, getting a house boat and sail the nearby seas, taking a plane to the south of Europe and becoming as red as a shrimp in 0.5 second ... The possibilities are endless. Iceland occasionally go with them, and if they're in a vacation house, they get a lot of visitors – especially Germany, Sweden and Finland (Iceland just moves in with them without asking). But they do as much as they can during summer

Autumn: In fall, there's only three options. Either, they go to South Europe or they go to either Thailand or the USA. But 7 out of 10 times, they go to Spain, and they often bring the other Nordics along. Spain is the tourist destination. If it's not mainland Spain, it's Gran Canaria or Mallorca. Spain is definitely their favourite vacation place. Spain isn't entirely sure how much he likes that they visit him year after year after year. Sure, he likes the money the tourism generates, but he's never really sure how much he should be around them and he needs vacation too! How else is he going to visit his favourite half of a nation?

Winter: Christmas and New Year's Eve are some more holidays all the nordics celebrate together, and here, they usually decide to stay near the mountains (meaning not in Denmark) – so they can go skiing! I mentioned skiing earlier, and it is an activity all Nordics enjoy – alpine, cross country, snowboard, you name it, they do it. Finland and Iceland especially like snowboarding, whereas Sweden and Norway are more likely to do cross country. Denmark really likes alpine, and is probably the weakest skier among them – which makes the others tease him endlessly, but he's still pretty good. Just wasn't born on skis like the rest of them. Norway is really good at off-piste – Sweden is too tall to do it as well as Norway, and Denmark is afraid he'll fall (and also tall), so that's one thing Norway, Finland, and Iceland does together.

As you can see, there really is a lot of different vacation types they like to do!

#thank you for the ask! <3 #prussianbluevanilla #I hope you like this! #hetalia #aph denmark #aph norway #THIS QUESTION HAS LAYERS #dennor #Prussia is not welcome in Danish vacation houses #Spain wants to hang with Romano of course #You know this #aph nordics

[asandreolli]

“We need to learn to see not just with Western eyes but with Islamic eyes and Inuit eyes, not just with human eyes but with golden-cheeked warbler eyes, coho salmon eyes, and polar bear eyes, and not even just with eyes at all but with the wild, barely articulate being of clouds and seas and rocks and trees and stars.” –ROY SCRANTON

Eyes as Big as Plates is the ongoing collaborative project between Karoline Hjorth (NO) and Riitta Ikonen (FI). Starting out as a play on characters from Nordic folklore, Eyes as Big as Plates has evolved into a continual search for modern human’s belonging to nature. The series is produced in collaboration with retired farmers, fishermen, zoologists, plumbers, opera singers, housewives, artists, academics and ninety year old parachutists. Since 2011 the artist duo has portrayed seniors in Norway, Finland, France, US, UK, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Sweden, Japan, Greenland, Czech Republic and South Korea. Each image in the series presents a solitary figure in a landscape, dressed in elements from surroundings that indicate neither time nor place. Here nature acts as both content and context: characters literally inhabit the landscape wearing sculptures they create in collaboration with the artists. [1] Eyes as Big as Plates # Brit (Norway 2018) © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen [2] Eyes as Big as Plates # Mrs Sim (South Korea 2017) © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen [3] Eyes as Big as Plates # Mr Ohi (South Korea 2017) © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen [4] Eyes as Big as Plates # Eli (Norway 2017) © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen [5] Eyes as Big as Plates # Jan (Norway 2017) © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen [6] Eyes as Big as Plates # Agnes I (Norway 2011) © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen [7] Eyes as Big as Plates # Marie I (US 2013) © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen credit: https://karolinehjorth.com/eyes-as-big-as-plates/

[daniil-rachi]

On May 4, 2018, Danish artist Bjorn Norgaard presented his creation — a sarcophagus for the reigning Queen of Denmark Margrethe II, who has been on the throne since 1972. The sarcophagus consists of symbols of the Danish state and is made of materials from the territories of the country, which also include Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The three columns supporting the sarcophagus are made of Danish granite, Faroese basalt and Greenland marble. The sarcophagus itself is made of crystal, in which a paired bed is carved, exactly repeating the appearance and dimensions of the bodies of the royal spouses: Queen Margrethe II and the late Prince Consort Henrik, who wished to be buried separately from his wife.

The sarcophagus stands in the chapel of Roskilde Cathedral.

#art of death #sarcophagus #Margrethe II

[human-antithesis]

Hermit’s Lair - Human Antithesis https://t.me/Human_Antithesis

Hamferð - Live at Sjónleikarhúsið, Tórshavn Theater, Faroe Islands. March 17th, 2018. FULL CONCERT Country: Faroe Islands Genre: Doom Metal Resolution: 1920x1080 Size: 3.09 GB

Lineup:

Jón Aldará - Vocals

John Egholm - Guitars

Theodor Kapnas - Guitars

Ísak Petersen - Bass

Remi Johannesen - Drums

Esmar Joensen - Keyboards

Setlist:

Fylgisflog

Stygd

Tvístevndur Meldur

Frosthvarv

Hon Syndrast

Vápn í Anda

Evst

Deyðir Varðar

Ódn

Harra Guð, títt dýra navn og æra

#Hermit's Lair #Human Antithesis #Telegram #Hamferð #Hamferd #Jón Aldará #John Egholm #Theodor Kapnas #Ísak Petersen #Remi Johannesen #Esmar Joensen #Faroe Islands

[metalshockfinland]

HAMFERÐ Release Video for 'Marrusorg', New Full-Length Album Out Now

Photo by Gaui H Pic Men Guðs Hond Er Sterk, the new full-length from Faroe Islands-based death/doom collective HAMFERÐ, is out now on Metal Blade Records! When this magisterial sextet’s third album Támsins likam emerged in 2018, the highly acclaimed and powerfully emotive opus thrust the mourning-suited band onto the world stage. Louder Sound championed, “a stunning triumph,” Heavy Music…

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#HAMFERÐ

[ayearincontent]

2024

key

bold = highlight of 2024

+ = not new in 2024

# = book club

books

A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: A Palestine Story, Nathan Thrall (2023)#

Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky (trans. David McDuff) (1866)

Restless, William Boyd (2007)#

Ablutions, Patrick deWitt (2012)

The Hummingbird, Sandro Veronesi (trans. Elena Pala) (2021)

Faith, Hope and Carnage, Nick Cave and Sean O'Hagan (2023)#

The Life & Times of Michael K, J. M. Coetzee (1983)

The Twilight Word, Werner Herzog (trans. Michael Hofmann) (2023)

Darryl, Jackie Ess (2021)

Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain (2000)

Caledonian Road, Andrew O'Hagan (2024)

Building and Dwelling: Ethics for the City, Richard Sennett (2018)

audiobooks

[X]

films

Sound of Metal (2019)

Saltburn (2023)

The Two Popes (2019)

All of Us Strangers (2023)

Hell or High Water (2016)

Boyz n the Hood (1991)

Past Lives (2023)

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)+

If Only I Could Hibernate (2023)

Searching for Sugarman (2012)

All the President's Men (1976)

The Informant (2009)

Force Majeure (2014)

albums

'Stretch for the Stars' (EP), Joshua Idehen (2023)

'Shiver' (EP), The Libertines (2024)

'the record', boygenius (2023)

'Wall of Eyes', The Smile (2024)

'Promises', Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra (2021)

'Where's My Utopia?', Yard Act (2023)

'Cold Fact', Rodriquez (1970)

'Coming from Reality', Rodriquez (1971)

'What Now', Brittany Howard (2024)

'Mountainhead', Everything Everything (2024)

exhibitions

'Time is Out of Joint', National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (Rome)

'Philip Guston', Tate Modern

'Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990', Tate Britain

'Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize', National Portrait Gallery

'The Cult of Beauty', Wellcome Collection

live music

Ben L'Oncle Soul, Alcazar Live

Yard Act, Rough Trade East

Romy, Roundhouse

theatre

The Cherry Orchard, Donmar Warehouse

restaurants

Perilla, Stoke Newington

Felice a Testaccio, Rome

Salumeria Con Cucina Roscioli, Rome

Zahter, Carnaby Street

Beckford Inn, Tewksbury

Chez Bruce (*), Wandsworth+

Ottolenghi, Spitalfields+

Dalla Terra, Covent Garden

Faros, Soho

Little House, Balham

Ye Olde Hobnails Inn, Tewkesbury

Pot Luck Club, Cape Town

Scala Pasta / Bar, Cape Town

La Colombe, Constantia

El Burro, Cape Town

Franks Corner, Franschhoek

The Girl's On The Square, Wilderness

Pumba Game Reserve, Eastern Cape

Nest, Knysna

Maillard Baking Co, Knysna

Sirocco, Knysna

Coral, Mauritius

Kot Nou, Mauritius

Lemongrass, Mauritius

Le Benetier, Mauritius

Le Chamarel, Mauritius

Muang Thai, Camden

thirty7, Covent Garden

Morito, Hackney+

Nobu, Shoreditch+

Botanica Hall, Clapham Junction

podcasts

Kermode & Mayo's Take+

The Russell Brand Podcast (Radio 2 / Audioboom / XFM)+

The News Agents+

The News Meeting+

Today in Focus+

The Adam Buxton Podcast+

Joel Golby's Book Club

Desert Island Discs+

Off Menu

Young Again+

The Louis Theroux Podcast

tv

Mr Bates v The Post Office (limited series)

The Traitors (series 2)

Six Nations: Full Contact (limited series)

One Day (limited series)

Gossip Girl (series 1)

talks

'Judges, Politics, and the Public: A Judge’s View from Inside Westminster' by Sir Nicholas Green, Leicester Lit&Phil Society

foreign travel (no 'favourites of the year', all excellent)

Rome

South Africa (Cape Town, Franschhoek, Wilderness, Pumba Game Reserve, Knysna)

Mauritius

Seville

Amsterdam

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 9.20 (after 1900)

1911 – The White Star Line's RMS Olympic collides with the British warship HMS Hawke. 1920 – Irish War of Independence: British police known as "Black and Tans" burn the town of Balbriggan and kill two local men in revenge for an IRA assassination. 1941 – The Holocaust in Lithuania: Lithuanian Nazis and local police begin a mass execution of 403 Jews in Nemenčinė. 1946 – The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed for seven years due to World War II. 1946 – Six days after a referendum, King Christian X of Denmark annuls the declaration of independence of the Faroe Islands. 1955 – The Treaty on Relations between the USSR and the GDR is signed. 1961 – Greek general Konstantinos Dovas becomes Prime Minister of Greece. 1962 – James Meredith, an African American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi. 1965 – Following the Battle of Burki, the Indian Army captures Dograi in during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. 1967 – The Cunard Liner Queen Elizabeth 2 is launched in Clydebank, Scotland. 1971 – Having weakened after making landfall in Nicaragua the previous day, Hurricane Irene regains enough strength to be renamed Hurricane Olivia, making it the first known hurricane to cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific. 1973 – Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome. 1973 – Singer Jim Croce, songwriter and musician Maury Muehleisen and four others die when their light aircraft crashes on takeoff at Natchitoches Regional Airport in Louisiana. 1977 – Vietnam is admitted to the United Nations. 1979 – A French-supported coup d'état in the Central African Empire overthrows Emperor Bokassa I. 1982 – NFL season: American football players in the National Football League begin a 57-day strike. 1984 – A suicide bomber in a car attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing twenty-two people. 1989 – USAir Flight 5050 crashes into Bowery Bay during a rejected takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, killing two people. 1990 – South Ossetia declares its independence from Georgia. 2000 – The United Kingdom's MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building is attacked by individuals using a Russian-built RPG-22 anti-tank missile. 2001 – In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "War on Terror". 2003 – Civil unrest in the Maldives breaks out after a prisoner is killed by guards. 2007 – Between 15,000 and 20,000 protesters march on Jena, Louisiana, United States, in support of six black youths who had been convicted of assaulting a white classmate. 2008 – A dump truck full of explosives detonates in front of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 54 people and injuring 266 others. 2011 – The United States military ends its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time. 2017 – Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, resulting in 2,975 deaths, US$90 billion in damage, and a major humanitarian crisis. 2018 – At least 161 people die after a ferry capsizes close to the pier on Ukara Island in Lake Victoria, Tanzania. 2019 – Roughly four million people, mostly students, demonstrate across the world to address climate change. Sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg from Sweden leads the demonstration in New York City.

#Events

[typo1]

Faroe Islands - 2018

#Faroe Islands #photography

[juarezesdeporte]

SIGNED!!

EL PASO, Texas – Nov 9, 2022 – El Paso Locomotive FC announced today that defender Erik McCue has signed with the club, pending League and Federation approval. The 21-year-old joins El Paso from AB Argir, who play in the Betrideildin, the top division of the Faroe Islands Premier League

"Erik is a young and talented defender we're excited to bring into the team," Head Coach and Technical Director John Hutchinson said about the new signing. "He has a bright future and with his pedigree we think he can develop into a tenacious defender in this league."

McCue began his youth career with FC Bangkok before making the move stateside, spending 2015-2017 with D.C. United in their youth system. In 2017 he joined the Houston Dynamo academy and shined as one of the program's elite players, earning multiple honors, including the U-17 MVP.

In 2018, McCue signed a Homegrown Player contract with MLS side Houston Dynamo, being the tenth player at the time to do so. He would spend time on loan to Dynamo's affiliate club, Rio Grande Valley Toros, for the 2019-2020 season, appearing in seven matches. After a shortened 2020 season, McCue signed a season-long loan with Charleston Battery for the 2021 campaign. With Charleston, he made 15 appearances and scored one goal, and had one assist.

McCue signed with AB Argir for the 2022 season and will join Locomotive after spending the majority of his career already familiar with the USL Championship.

El Paso will be announcing more roster additions in the coming weeks as they gear up for their fifth USL Championship season.

El Paso Locomotive FC's roster as it currently stands for the 2023 USL Championship season is below, listed alphabetically by position:

GOALKEEPERS (0):

DEFENDERS (7): Eder Borelli, Artem Kholod, Miles Lyons, Erik McCue, Marc Navarro, Martín Payares, Yuma.

MIDFIELDERS (8): Diego Abarca, Eric Calvillo, Louis “Chapa” Herrera, Nick Hinds, Joel Maldonado, Liam Rose, Emmanuel Sonupé, Ricardo Zacarias.

FORWARDS (2): Aaron Gomez, Luis Solignac.

#local

[batstevenstephens]

New French cruise line CFC to revive long sea voyages

Compagnie Française de Croisières (CFC), officially launched today in Paris, will cater to lovers of long sea voyages.

Its first ship, Renaissance — built as Maasdam for Holland America Line and reflagged to France — is scheduled for an inaugural cruise in February.

CFC envisions a modern version of the traditional croisières à la française, sailing exclusively from Le Havre and Marseille on long, varied itineraries catering to travelers seeking discovery, culture and time to enjoy the ship.

With a combined experience of 50 years in the cruise industry, Marseille-based Clément Mousset and Cédric Rivoire-Perrochat, CFC president and GM respectively, are realizing their dream of operating a smaller, 100% francophone ship on cruises that reinterpret the long sea voyages of yesteryear.

Backing by Cheyne Capital

This concept, announced in 2019 for Jules Verne of the now defunct Cruise & Maritime Voyages, attracted the interest of US/British investment fund Cheyne Capital, which was looking to enter the cruise sector.

€10m upgrade planned

While Renaissance is 30 years old, it underwent a refit in 2018-19 'is in excellent shape,' according to Mousset, and equipped for shore power, which will be available in Le Havre in 2023 and Marseille in 2025,

'We are, however, going to put it up to our standards and add our touch,' Mousset said, with an investment of some €10m. Capacity will be reduced from 1,258 passengers to 1,100 passengers, served by 560 crew. And the ship meets demanding environmental requirements as it had been planned to sail in Alaska.

Some 80% of the cabins have ocean views. A standard inside cabin measures 16 square meters/172 square feet and the largest suite is 90 square meters/969 square feet.

100 solo cabins

In a new twist, some 100 cabins across inside, ocean-view and balcony categories are going to be dedicated to solo travelers year-round, without any supplement.

Gastronomy and entertainment

To live up to the French gastronomic reputation, a former Michelin-star chef will create menus supervised by a maritime executive chef. Two specialty restaurants – one dedicated to meat (64 seats) and the other to Asian fusion food (68 seats) supplement the main restaurant (710 seats) and the buffet (375 seats). The Table du Chef (12 seats) will reinterpret some of the great gourmet recipes found aboard such legendary ships as Mermoz, France, Normandie and the former Renaissance of Paquet French Cruises.

Also planned are 10 production shows per cruise, live bands, a DJ and more. Announcements will be limited to security briefings and a daily update at noon from the captain. The daily logbook will be mainly digital.  

From Le Havre or Marseille, never the same itinerary

Built as a long-haul ship, Renaissance is promised to offer very varied, bold and new routes.

'Our concept is that 100% of our cruises are flight-free, each of them departing and returning to the two ports we selected,' Rivoire-Perrochat said. 'Some 31 different cruises are planned from Feb. 10 until January 2024, with an average length of 11 nights, even if we have a few seven- or three-/four-day departures.'

Extended port calls

Port calls will range from 13 hours to 72 hours. In 2023, CFC will visit 157 destinations in 54 countries.

From Le Havre, in February, the first two cruises will head to Norway and have an aurora borealis theme. In March, the ship will follow the sun with a Canary Islands and Madeira itinerary that's a wink to the inaugural cruise of France in 1962. Subsequent cruises will visit Germany, the Channel Islands, Ireland, the Baltic, the Faroe Islands and Iceland.

Once repositioned to its homeport Marseille in September 2023, Renaissance will sail to Greece, Turkey, Algeria, Tunisia, Corsica, Sicily and the Adriatic coasts. On Jan. 4, it will begin a 120-day grand voyage around Africa, through the Suez Canal and around the Cape of Good Hope, featuring some 50 calls at 28 countries with access to 23 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Renaissance will be marketed in Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Québec, with reservations opening this month. An average daily rate of €240 per person including gratuities is planned, with special discounts at €105. CFC targets 34,000 passengers for its inaugural season.  

[christianlanden]

New French cruise line CFC to revive long sea voyages

Compagnie Française de Croisières (CFC), officially launched today in Paris, will cater to lovers of long sea voyages.

Its first ship, Renaissance — built as Maasdam for Holland America Line and reflagged to France — is scheduled for an inaugural cruise in February.

CFC envisions a modern version of the traditional croisières à la française, sailing exclusively from Le Havre and Marseille on long, varied itineraries catering to travelers seeking discovery, culture and time to enjoy the ship.

With a combined experience of 50 years in the cruise industry, Marseille-based Clément Mousset and Cédric Rivoire-Perrochat, CFC president and GM respectively, are realizing their dream of operating a smaller, 100% francophone ship on cruises that reinterpret the long sea voyages of yesteryear.

Backing by Cheyne Capital

This concept, announced in 2019 for Jules Verne of the now defunct Cruise & Maritime Voyages, attracted the interest of US/British investment fund Cheyne Capital, which was looking to enter the cruise sector.

€10m upgrade planned

While Renaissance is 30 years old, it underwent a refit in 2018-19 'is in excellent shape,' according to Mousset, and equipped for shore power, which will be available in Le Havre in 2023 and Marseille in 2025,

'We are, however, going to put it up to our standards and add our touch,' Mousset said, with an investment of some €10m. Capacity will be reduced from 1,258 passengers to 1,100 passengers, served by 560 crew. And the ship meets demanding environmental requirements as it had been planned to sail in Alaska.

Some 80% of the cabins have ocean views. A standard inside cabin measures 16 square meters/172 square feet and the largest suite is 90 square meters/969 square feet.

100 solo cabins

In a new twist, some 100 cabins across inside, ocean-view and balcony categories are going to be dedicated to solo travelers year-round, without any supplement.

Gastronomy and entertainment

To live up to the French gastronomic reputation, a former Michelin-star chef will create menus supervised by a maritime executive chef. Two specialty restaurants – one dedicated to meat (64 seats) and the other to Asian fusion food (68 seats) supplement the main restaurant (710 seats) and the buffet (375 seats). The Table du Chef (12 seats) will reinterpret some of the great gourmet recipes found aboard such legendary ships as Mermoz, France, Normandie and the former Renaissance of Paquet French Cruises.

Also planned are 10 production shows per cruise, live bands, a DJ and more. Announcements will be limited to security briefings and a daily update at noon from the captain. The daily logbook will be mainly digital.  

From Le Havre or Marseille, never the same itinerary

Built as a long-haul ship, Renaissance is promised to offer very varied, bold and new routes.

'Our concept is that 100% of our cruises are flight-free, each of them departing and returning to the two ports we selected,' Rivoire-Perrochat said. 'Some 31 different cruises are planned from Feb. 10 until January 2024, with an average length of 11 nights, even if we have a few seven- or three-/four-day departures.'

Extended port calls

Port calls will range from 13 hours to 72 hours. In 2023, CFC will visit 157 destinations in 54 countries.

From Le Havre, in February, the first two cruises will head to Norway and have an aurora borealis theme. In March, the ship will follow the sun with a Canary Islands and Madeira itinerary that's a wink to the inaugural cruise of France in 1962. Subsequent cruises will visit Germany, the Channel Islands, Ireland, the Baltic, the Faroe Islands and Iceland.

Once repositioned to its homeport Marseille in September 2023, Renaissance will sail to Greece, Turkey, Algeria, Tunisia, Corsica, Sicily and the Adriatic coasts. On Jan. 4, it will begin a 120-day grand voyage around Africa, through the Suez Canal and around the Cape of Good Hope, featuring some 50 calls at 28 countries with access to 23 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Renaissance will be marketed in Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Québec, with reservations opening this month. An average daily rate of €240 per person including gratuities is planned, with special discounts at €105. CFC targets 34,000 passengers for its inaugural season.  

[lindaboggers]

New French cruise line CFC to revive long sea voyages

Compagnie Française de Croisières (CFC), officially launched today in Paris, will cater to lovers of long sea voyages.

Its first ship, Renaissance — built as Maasdam for Holland America Line and reflagged to France — is scheduled for an inaugural cruise in February.

CFC envisions a modern version of the traditional croisières à la française, sailing exclusively from Le Havre and Marseille on long, varied itineraries catering to travelers seeking discovery, culture and time to enjoy the ship.

With a combined experience of 50 years in the cruise industry, Marseille-based Clément Mousset and Cédric Rivoire-Perrochat, CFC president and GM respectively, are realizing their dream of operating a smaller, 100% francophone ship on cruises that reinterpret the long sea voyages of yesteryear.

Backing by Cheyne Capital

This concept, announced in 2019 for Jules Verne of the now defunct Cruise & Maritime Voyages, attracted the interest of US/British investment fund Cheyne Capital, which was looking to enter the cruise sector.

€10m upgrade planned

While Renaissance is 30 years old, it underwent a refit in 2018-19 'is in excellent shape,' according to Mousset, and equipped for shore power, which will be available in Le Havre in 2023 and Marseille in 2025,

'We are, however, going to put it up to our standards and add our touch,' Mousset said, with an investment of some €10m. Capacity will be reduced from 1,258 passengers to 1,100 passengers, served by 560 crew. And the ship meets demanding environmental requirements as it had been planned to sail in Alaska.

Some 80% of the cabins have ocean views. A standard inside cabin measures 16 square meters/172 square feet and the largest suite is 90 square meters/969 square feet.

100 solo cabins

In a new twist, some 100 cabins across inside, ocean-view and balcony categories are going to be dedicated to solo travelers year-round, without any supplement.

Gastronomy and entertainment

To live up to the French gastronomic reputation, a former Michelin-star chef will create menus supervised by a maritime executive chef. Two specialty restaurants – one dedicated to meat (64 seats) and the other to Asian fusion food (68 seats) supplement the main restaurant (710 seats) and the buffet (375 seats). The Table du Chef (12 seats) will reinterpret some of the great gourmet recipes found aboard such legendary ships as Mermoz, France, Normandie and the former Renaissance of Paquet French Cruises.

Also planned are 10 production shows per cruise, live bands, a DJ and more. Announcements will be limited to security briefings and a daily update at noon from the captain. The daily logbook will be mainly digital.  

From Le Havre or Marseille, never the same itinerary

Built as a long-haul ship, Renaissance is promised to offer very varied, bold and new routes.

'Our concept is that 100% of our cruises are flight-free, each of them departing and returning to the two ports we selected,' Rivoire-Perrochat said. 'Some 31 different cruises are planned from Feb. 10 until January 2024, with an average length of 11 nights, even if we have a few seven- or three-/four-day departures.'

Extended port calls

Port calls will range from 13 hours to 72 hours. In 2023, CFC will visit 157 destinations in 54 countries.

From Le Havre, in February, the first two cruises will head to Norway and have an aurora borealis theme. In March, the ship will follow the sun with a Canary Islands and Madeira itinerary that's a wink to the inaugural cruise of France in 1962. Subsequent cruises will visit Germany, the Channel Islands, Ireland, the Baltic, the Faroe Islands and Iceland.

Once repositioned to its homeport Marseille in September 2023, Renaissance will sail to Greece, Turkey, Algeria, Tunisia, Corsica, Sicily and the Adriatic coasts. On Jan. 4, it will begin a 120-day grand voyage around Africa, through the Suez Canal and around the Cape of Good Hope, featuring some 50 calls at 28 countries with access to 23 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Renaissance will be marketed in Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Québec, with reservations opening this month. An average daily rate of €240 per person including gratuities is planned, with special discounts at €105. CFC targets 34,000 passengers for its inaugural season.  

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New French cruise line CFC to revive long sea voyages

Compagnie Française de Croisières (CFC), officially launched today in Paris, will cater to lovers of long sea voyages.

Its first ship, Renaissance — built as Maasdam for Holland America Line and reflagged to France — is scheduled for an inaugural cruise in February.

CFC envisions a modern version of the traditional croisières à la française, sailing exclusively from Le Havre and Marseille on long, varied itineraries catering to travelers seeking discovery, culture and time to enjoy the ship.

With a combined experience of 50 years in the cruise industry, Marseille-based Clément Mousset and Cédric Rivoire-Perrochat, CFC president and GM respectively, are realizing their dream of operating a smaller, 100% francophone ship on cruises that reinterpret the long sea voyages of yesteryear.

Backing by Cheyne Capital

This concept, announced in 2019 for Jules Verne of the now defunct Cruise & Maritime Voyages, attracted the interest of US/British investment fund Cheyne Capital, which was looking to enter the cruise sector.

€10m upgrade planned

While Renaissance is 30 years old, it underwent a refit in 2018-19 'is in excellent shape,' according to Mousset, and equipped for shore power, which will be available in Le Havre in 2023 and Marseille in 2025,

'We are, however, going to put it up to our standards and add our touch,' Mousset said, with an investment of some €10m. Capacity will be reduced from 1,258 passengers to 1,100 passengers, served by 560 crew. And the ship meets demanding environmental requirements as it had been planned to sail in Alaska.

Some 80% of the cabins have ocean views. A standard inside cabin measures 16 square meters/172 square feet and the largest suite is 90 square meters/969 square feet.

100 solo cabins

In a new twist, some 100 cabins across inside, ocean-view and balcony categories are going to be dedicated to solo travelers year-round, without any supplement.

Gastronomy and entertainment

To live up to the French gastronomic reputation, a former Michelin-star chef will create menus supervised by a maritime executive chef. Two specialty restaurants – one dedicated to meat (64 seats) and the other to Asian fusion food (68 seats) supplement the main restaurant (710 seats) and the buffet (375 seats). The Table du Chef (12 seats) will reinterpret some of the great gourmet recipes found aboard such legendary ships as Mermoz, France, Normandie and the former Renaissance of Paquet French Cruises.

Also planned are 10 production shows per cruise, live bands, a DJ and more. Announcements will be limited to security briefings and a daily update at noon from the captain. The daily logbook will be mainly digital.  

From Le Havre or Marseille, never the same itinerary

Built as a long-haul ship, Renaissance is promised to offer very varied, bold and new routes.

'Our concept is that 100% of our cruises are flight-free, each of them departing and returning to the two ports we selected,' Rivoire-Perrochat said. 'Some 31 different cruises are planned from Feb. 10 until January 2024, with an average length of 11 nights, even if we have a few seven- or three-/four-day departures.'

Extended port calls

Port calls will range from 13 hours to 72 hours. In 2023, CFC will visit 157 destinations in 54 countries.

From Le Havre, in February, the first two cruises will head to Norway and have an aurora borealis theme. In March, the ship will follow the sun with a Canary Islands and Madeira itinerary that's a wink to the inaugural cruise of France in 1962. Subsequent cruises will visit Germany, the Channel Islands, Ireland, the Baltic, the Faroe Islands and Iceland.

Once repositioned to its homeport Marseille in September 2023, Renaissance will sail to Greece, Turkey, Algeria, Tunisia, Corsica, Sicily and the Adriatic coasts. On Jan. 4, it will begin a 120-day grand voyage around Africa, through the Suez Canal and around the Cape of Good Hope, featuring some 50 calls at 28 countries with access to 23 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Renaissance will be marketed in Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Québec, with reservations opening this month. An average daily rate of €240 per person including gratuities is planned, with special discounts at €105. CFC targets 34,000 passengers for its inaugural season.  

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