As far as I can make out the cost of refurbishing the ship has put of NCL doing so..its sister ship SS INDEPENDENCE is destined to be a hotel/casino in asia somewher.
The SS UNITED STATES sister ship was the SS AMERICA which met her dimise off the Canary Islands as the newly renamed American Star. The Independance is a 300 foot shorter and half the capasity vessel. same design just much smaller.