Administrator of Peter Deilmann Reederei, the operator of the German cruise ship Deutschland and of MS „Deutschland“ Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, the vessel's owner, has dismissed a media report saying that Crystal Cruises would habe acquired the vessel.
"There was and has not been an offer from US based Crystal Cruises to acquire MS Deutschland or the shipping company (Deilmann) and therefor no agreements with Crystal Cruises," said Reinhold Schmid-Sperber, the administrator of Deutschland's owner and operator, in a statement.
Consequently, he also dismissed reports saying that the vessel would have fetched €50 million in the sale.
However, he said that an investor has signed an agreement to acquire Deutschland, but before the agreement can take effect the investor must meet a number of terms and conditions. The investor, whose nationality and identity would not be disclosed at this stage, is not interested in acquiring Peter Deilmann Reederei, Schmid-Sperber added.
