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Thanks to all the people who entered our contest;
congratulations to James Contreras of Portland, who blamed the hijacking on a local news celebrity (who converted the ship to a news helicopter) and provided photographic evidence to prove his point. James won a cruise for himself and 300 or so of his friends, after the unmentioned news celeb gives us our ship back. Special thanks to all the crew who worked so hard to make this remodel happen. We're very proud of the effort
we made and hope that you will come and join us onboard soon. We have a fast-facts sheet for you to peruse.
The following paragraphs are from our press release.
Portland Spirit, the Northwest's premier dinner
boat, returned to service February 7, 1998 after a $750,000 restructure
and remodel. Locally owned and operated by American Waterways Inc.,
the 150 foot ship has been completely upgraded and is ready for a busy
1998 cruise schedule. The work was completed in 30 days at Sundial
Marine Shipyard in Troutdale, with Maritime Services from Hood River acting
as lead contractor.
The highlight of the project is the extension of the bow
on the second deck, which has created 40 more seats for dining. In
addition, all windows have been replaced and enhanced with new window treatments,
a new environmental system was installed which includes heating and air
conditioning for the entire vessel, and an extensive new stereo sound system
is now onboard.
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