The Chinese have revealed their plans for that Russian aircraft carrier they bought.
QuoteThis is the Kiev, currently anchored in the Chinese port of Tianjin. Once she was the flagship of the mighty Soviet navy's Pacific fleet. Now she's available for business retreats, intimate getaways or simple relaxation.
That's because the Chinese have bought the aircraft carrier and transformed her into a floating luxury hotel.
Source: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/12/china-aircraft-carrier-hotel/
When I think of "Luxury Hotel", ex-Soviet Aircraft Carrier is the first thing that pops into my head.
Agreed. Nothing says romance like a candlelit dinner in the engine room.
you could take the time and sink a few at the Tsushima Strait Bar.
Quote from: LongBlade on May 06, 2013, 09:00:13 PM
Agreed. Nothing says romance like a candlelit dinner in the engine room.
With a complimentary garnish of asbestos. ;D
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on May 06, 2013, 10:02:19 PM
you could take the time and sink a few at the Tsushima Strait Bar.
Heh. Maybe have a Cross-the-Long-Island-Tea....
Quote from: TheCommandTent on May 06, 2013, 10:17:07 PM
Quote from: LongBlade on May 06, 2013, 09:00:13 PM
Agreed. Nothing says romance like a candlelit dinner in the engine room.
With a complimentary garnish of asbestos. ;D
Yeah. That was my first thought.....
Some pics here
http://izismile.com/2012/01/21/awesome_aircraft_carrier_hotel_17_pics.html
Quote from: mirth on May 07, 2013, 09:20:55 AM
Some pics here
http://izismile.com/2012/01/21/awesome_aircraft_carrier_hotel_17_pics.html
Yeah. Don't think I'll be booking a room there any time soon.
Quote from: LongBlade on May 07, 2013, 09:25:21 AM
Quote from: mirth on May 07, 2013, 09:20:55 AM
Some pics here
http://izismile.com/2012/01/21/awesome_aircraft_carrier_hotel_17_pics.html
Yeah. Don't think I'll be booking a room there any time soon.
Jet skiing in the pristine waters of Tianjin Harbor doesn't appeal to you?
Hmmm...wasn't the story on the other Russian aircraft carrier they bought that they were supposed to turn it into a casino and never militarize it? The Varyag is obviously much bigger (and newer) than the Kiev, but still the story is running kind of thin.
Quote from: Airborne Rifles on May 07, 2013, 09:31:29 AM
Hmmm...wasn't the story on the other Russian aircraft carrier they bought that they were supposed to turn it into a casino and never militarize it? The Varyag is obviously much bigger (and newer) than the Kiev, but still the story is running kind of thin.
They gave the story of turning it into a casino at the time of purchase, but I don't think there was anything in the terms of sale preventing them from bringing it back into operation as a carrier.
Quote from: LongBlade on May 07, 2013, 09:25:21 AM
Quote from: mirth on May 07, 2013, 09:20:55 AM
Some pics here
http://izismile.com/2012/01/21/awesome_aircraft_carrier_hotel_17_pics.html
Yeah. Don't think I'll be booking a room there any time soon.
I'd stay there! Not that I'll ever be travelling to China!
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Quote from: mirth on May 07, 2013, 09:28:18 AM
Quote from: LongBlade on May 07, 2013, 09:25:21 AM
Quote from: mirth on May 07, 2013, 09:20:55 AM
Some pics here
http://izismile.com/2012/01/21/awesome_aircraft_carrier_hotel_17_pics.html
Yeah. Don't think I'll be booking a room there any time soon.
Jet skiing in the pristine waters of Tianjin Harbor doesn't appeal to you?
I was hoping to hold out for scuba diving their coral reefs.
Meh!
Why back in my day we cooked mulligan stew in the boilers off the coal shovels. A little ash was good for the flavor.
Said the old crab in the corner.
The whole thing make me a bit sad.
I don't care who built it, that ship was meant to be part of someone's navy. Even if it's not a cutting edge power projector anymore it could be doing Anti-pirate service off the horn of Africa or interdicting drug smugglers or providing disaster relief with a compliment of heavy helos. Playing LoveBoat to a bunch of rich ****s and their arm&bed candy is just ignoble. >:(
errr.... no
the less carriers everyone else has the happier I am.
If I'm not mistaken Talon Kaarde wanted to buy a Star Destroyer and turn it into a casino.
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I just thought that somehow that is related to this story.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on May 07, 2013, 10:03:52 PM
errr.... no
the less carriers everyone else has the happier I am.
The Kiev was barely a carrier even when it was fully operational in the Soviet Navy.
Quote from: W8taminute on May 07, 2013, 10:23:28 PM
If I'm not mistaken Talon Kaarde wanted to buy a Star Destroyer and turn it into a casino.
the Errant Venture
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Errant_Venture
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on May 08, 2013, 10:15:51 AM
Quote from: W8taminute on May 07, 2013, 10:23:28 PM
If I'm not mistaken Talon Kaarde wanted to buy a Star Destroyer and turn it into a casino.
the Errant Venture
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Errant_Venture
Also, it was Booster Terrik, not Talon Kaarde. And it was first mentioned in one of the X-Wing books (I wanna say
The Bacta War, but don't quote me on that).
But yes, a Star Wars smuggler wanted to acquire -- and *did* acquire -- his very own Star Destroyer. :)