The weather has put a temporary stop to the sailing nightclub Spektrum Scandinavia’ new adventure in the cold north. “The Maiden voyage” is called off this week, a frozen ”Limfjord” may put sailors’ lives at risk.
Bound for Oslo
Spektrum Scandinavia was scheduled to quay in Oslo this weekend. But due to heavy ice it’s far from possible.”It’s really a shame that the weather conditions are like they are right now, it’s the coldest February in approx. 20 years and we have 2,500 confirmed guests waiting anxiously at us in Oslo Friday, and now there’s nothing else to do but to ask them to wait until next weekend. It’s a different game when you it’s a boat, but we we will in return give them an experience for life next Friday” says Kasper M. de Thurah from Scandinavia Spectrum Management. The nightclub is docked in Oslo next week and opens on Friday 4 March, until the end of World Cup skiing wich is held in Oslo in these days.
Got stuck in the ice at the first attempt
It could have gone horribly wrong with towing the floating nightclub this week. For a test sail Tuesday the tug boat got stuck in the ice.
Such an incident could have been deadly for both crew and the towing boat with the big ferry. “Should it happen that a tug was stuck with the big ship towing, the tug would have Scandinavia’s largest nightclub of 2,800 tons in the neck. In other words, it is not without great danger when we go through the ice and we always choose safety first, though it’s frustrating having to postpone the opening,” says Kasper M. de Thurah from Spectrum Scandinavia.
New adventures in Scandinavia
After 20 years in the port of Aarhus as a popular nightclub, the trip to Oslo for the now 59 year old ferry is the first trip outside Denmark. The ship has been completely renovated and there has been made cabins for employees who live and work aboard. “It will become an experience of a lifetime to get around in Scandinavia with this historic ship. We are looking forward to visit 10 cities during 2011 with our approximately 30 man crew. It’ll be festive, but there is also plenty of hard work and challenges many people dont think about,” says Kasper M. de Thurah from Spectrum Scandinavia. The nightclub is expected in 2011, among other things, to visit Copenhagen, Bergen, Båstad, Stavanger and many other, still secret cities.
We will be docking at the Cruise Terminal at Aker Brygge (Akershus Festning) in Oslo from February 25th to March 19th for our Official Opening and ready to welcome you on board for an experience beyond in co-operation with Oslo Utelivsevent! The best DJ’s and entertainers from all over the world will attend our parties and blow you away.
With a unique Funktion-One soundsystem, 4 decks, 8 bars and maritime suroundings, we will give you a party like never before. Attend our event and invite your best friends for an exclusive opportunity to experience party on Scandinavias biggest sailing nightclub.
While we struggle to get the ship ready for the 29th of january where the last party in Thisted will take place, we give you more previews of what to expect. Although it looks like a big construction site, things are getting done one by another and hidden secrets gets revealed. Recently we found out, that the old floor beneath the carpet was in fact in very good shape and we are now going to restore it as it was. It’s going to be beautiful, and in the right spirit of the ship!
Experience a new and rebuilt SPEKTRUM Scandinavia on the 29th of january when we launch our last party in Thisted. Attend the event on Facebook! Welcome on board!
While we are in the progress of building and optimizing the ship, we take great pride in making our nightclub more safe at the same time. Light will be installed in every stair tread. Stay tuned for more photos. You can see the final result 29th of January!
Would you like to work on Scandinavias biggest sailing nightclub and experience nightlife on water? We are looking for the best of the best. Join our casting program today and be a part of the Spektrum Crew. Please visit our subwebsite for the casting program!
We have developed a new non-flash website for you all. We loved your positive feedback on our old website, but many of you who wanted to follow us on iPhones and iPads where having trouble using our website. During our rebuilding process of the ship, we have decided to lighten it all up a bit. New colors are brought in to the ship and more light. Therefore a new website with brighter colors and more social capabilities has been developed and you’re visiting it right now. So we hope that you like our site and will share it with your friends. Follow us on Facebook and visit our website for updates on our Scandinavian adventure. Enjoy and thank you!
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