Club Med 2 forever

Club Med 2 forever
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2006

The year was 1993. I had been working with Club Med for about a year when I finally got the assignment I’d been waiting for: a six month season on board Club Med 1 in the Caribbean. Then it was six more months on Club Med 2 in New Caledonia, which turned into a year and a fantastic cruise throughout Southeast Asia. And finally I was back on board Club Med 1 in the Caribbean for one last season and an Atlantic crossing.

I knew the day I stepped foot on board CM1 that I would be in love with her forever. And with her sister CM2. Since then, Club Med has parted with CM1 but CM2 still sails around the globe. Her five 50-meter masts, 7 sails (for a total of 2000 m²) and 187 meters in length make her the largest sailing ship in the world. Yet she only draws 5 meters and manages to slide into the most remote and shallow places. Wherever she goes, heads turn and jaws drop. She has the dignity of a queen and the perfect lines of a modern scuplture.

But if you want to find out more about « my » ships, you’ll have to learn French and read Les Aventures d’un GO désorganisé. I wrote a good part of it on board CM1 and CM2. Sadly, I didn’t own a digital camera back then and the pictures I am showing here aren’t mine. The copyright goes to Benoit Donne. Thank you Benoit!

Posted at 2:03 AM in On the road:

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1 - Anonymous says:

« Ok, I’ll forget the Sapphire Princess
and opt for this queen of beauty and environment-safe prodigy. Where is it now ? They should have almost no problem in accepting my daughter and grandson on board with me, but what about our two cats ? At lease « they »
love fish ! »
Date of comment: 2006-05-30 21:10 •
1.1 - Vince answers:

« Well, not sure where CM2 sails these days, but CM1 had the same fate as le France and was sold to another cruise line, can’t remember what she’s called nowadays, Something Star, I think... »
Date of comment: 2006-05-31 04:02 •
2 - Anonymous says:

« Missing Star, maybe, or Gone with the Wind, or A Star is Dead.
Pity ! »
Date of comment: 2006-05-31 18:23 •

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