Finance & business MegaBuildsThe $300M Cruise Ships That Are Worth More Dead Than Alive

The $300M Cruise Ships That Are Worth More Dead Than Alive

Long-form12:30Education2.1× channel median

Published Sep 23, 2026, 2:30 PM · 3w ago

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120K subscribers · median 91.8K views

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Description

Some of the most famous cruise ships ever built didn't sink or retire quietly — they ended up on a beach in Aliağa, Turkey, worth more dead than alive. This is the story of how a $300 million floating city becomes scrap: the economics of why cruise lines kill their own ships, how you actually take one apart by hand, and where all that steel ends up. Which one did you sail on — Sovereign, Monarch, Fantasy, Inspiration, or Imagination? Let me know in the comments.

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Published: Sep 23, 2026, 2:30 PM
Length: 12:30 (750 s)
Format: Long-form
Category: Education
Audio language: EN
Quality: HD
Captions: No
Made for kids: No
Licensed content: Yes
Video ID: 4jX6cbTf6qk

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