You are a respected person with good reputation, please don't take my comment personally. But this cruise ship story sounds so unbelievable, it makes my scam detector go wild.
anyway, great stuff. good luck!
The story is perfectly fine.
First of all, the ship about 30 years old:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_(ship)
Following delivery, Regal Princess sailed to New York City where she was officially named by the former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on 8 August 1991.
Second, cruiseship industry is in deep trouble, they are selling ships at scrap metal prices.
The only big question is: can they make a profit with it.