Could Empress of the Seas be headed for the scrapyard? Royal Caribbean won't say

Royal Caribbean Group sailed a 30-year-old cruiseship to Malta, raising speculation that it may be headed to Aliaga, Turkey, for scrapping.

But the cruise giant declined to confirm or deny any rumours of a sale of the 2,020-berth Empress of the Seas (built 1990).

The ship, which was refit for a second time in 2019, left its home port of Miami, Florida, on or around 19 May and arrived in Southampton, England, in mid-June, according to VesselsValue.