In the beginning, Cortez was nothing more than a whisper among the western stars that made up the house of Liberty. When trade and merchandise was not flowing at the rate it did in the 500 AS century, Cortez was a lonely, quiet system with little to no activity. Its vast emptiness were new ground for the Human colonists. One among them was a young gentlemen named Tony Cortez. He was with his brother, Gregory Cortez when they reached and chartered the unknown system, they discovered the single, deep blue planet that stood in the very center and rightly called it Curacao planet and the system was titled after them, Cortez. The planet soon made the area famous for its clear waters, perfect climate, exotic wildlife.
The elder brother, Gregory Cortez soon passed away shortly after and Tony was left. He realized that the planet was getting more and more popular and he, like any other human, wanted to profit out of it. He started a small resort on the planet, the only one at the time. It became a haven for those with the wealth to visit.
When the system got recognized, a new trade link was set up by Ageira Technologies and Deep Space Engineering connecting Cortez to Manchester, the closest Bretonian system. Tony Cortez, was now a very wealthy young adult from his various resorts on the planet and wanted to spread his business of luxury services and hotels into the rest of Sirius. Thus Orbital Spa & Cruise was born.
It started with Tony keeping his resorts on Curacao and hiring crews to fly transports to Los Angeles and Manchester to allow improved public transport to Curacao. Peter Englund, a ship architect hired by White Spa Lines that was one of many substrates of Orbital Spa & Cruise designed the Enterprise Luxury Liner. Several of the vessels were bought and two of the most notable, the Shetland and Hawaii were stationed in two of the furthest corners of Sirius, as a safe haven for peace seeking souls. The Shetland in Edinburgh was the first to be opened by Richard Charles - the latest Orbital Spa & Cruise Manager - in 720 AS. In 791 AS the Hawaii followed and was placed in Sigma-19. An incredibly popular destination, the Hawaii has operated at near capacity almost from the beginning. The location of the ship outside the policed boundaries of the colonies is also rumored to be part of the attraction, and much of the popularity of the Hawaii lies in the implied promise of forbidden fruit available to those who can afford a ticket.
Despite the Hawaii and Shetland, Orbital Spa & Cruise has many mobile luxury liners and yachts, acting as 'homes away from home' for the people of Sirius. Planet Baden Baden became more and more popular and a resort there grew so large many became to just think of the planet as Orbital Spa & Cruise owned when this in fact was not the case legally.
Present day, Orbital Spa & Cruise prides itself on being second to none, and its name far outreaches its physical operational boundaries. Flying some of the most luxurious craft in the Sirius Sector, it soon became a number one favorite for diplomats and VIPs from military & civilian careers. Despite the influx in prestigious guests, it did not forget the general population and still transports vasts amounts of everyday passengers and adventure-seeking tourists. The company is based on Planet Curacao, but it has its second largest control sphere on Planet Baden Baden in Rheinland. Plans for further growth are currently under way.
- The CEO handles all faction issues and areas of interest. The deputy the Operations Manager will assist him/her in doing so. If the manager(CEO) leaves the faction, leadership goes directly to the deputy (ops manager) or the Finance Officer vow to Member Vote. There are no special ships only allowed for Deputy or Manager. Employees are the main body of Orbital Spa & Cruise. They fly everything from Fighters to Liners. It's free use.
OSC| is the faction tag. All ships will have this at the start of their character names. No exceptions. Each ship will have a slightly different name structure.
For Liners/Yachts: Liner Name Structure depleted due to member vote, Open to names.
For Snubs/Freighters: Characters full name.
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- Orbital Spa & Cruise Relations/Boundaries -
Allied
Orbital Spa & Cruise
Interspace Commerce
[color=#99FF99]Friendly
All House Corporations & Forces
Corsairs
Hogosha
Neutral
Everyone Else
Unfriendly
House pirates and terrorists.
Hostile
Those who shoot us
Slavers
Gaians
Red Hessians
SCRA
Mollys
Xeno
[color=#66FFFF]Places We Visit -
Liberty Core
Bretonian Core
Rheinland Core
Kusari Core
Taus
Omegas
Sigmas
House Borders
Omicron Theta
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