The vessel continues to be owned by Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL), but hasn't sailed since an explosion in its boiler room in 2003. The explosion and fire killed several crew members.
Vastly in need of expensive renovation, the vessel has since been berthed at Bremerhaven in Germany. NCL initially announced plans to repair the vessel, but the Associated Press reported Friday that NCL wants EUR 20 million (USD 26.5 million) for the ship, and will sell it for scrap if no buyer is found by Monday.
The SS Norway crossed the Atlantic between Le Havre and New York for more than 10 years when she sailed as the SS France. When airlines knocked out the liner trade, the vessel was laid up until the Kloster family of Norway bought the France and converted it into a cruiseship for the family's Norwegian Cruise Line.
The Norway continued sailing through the 1990s, mostly in the Caribbean, but new and vastly more modern cruiseships were already providing tough competition even before the fatal fire in 2003.
