| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2008 |
Incident |
| 7.7.08 |
Caribbean Princess |
It has been reported that the ship is experiencing
mechanical problems (i.e., genset fault) and that it is running slow.
St. Maarten has been dropped from the itinerary and replaced with
Tortola. Other port calls have been shortened. |
Mechanical problems |
| 22.4.08 |
Sapphire Princess |
The was prevented from making its scheduled port call at
Dunedin because of bad weather. Winds were expected to whip up to 110
km per hour in the afternoon so even though the ship could get into
port at 6AM, there was concern it would not be able to leave with winds
so high. It was to be the last cruise ship visit of the 2007-08 season.
The ship continued on to Auckland. |
Missed Port |
| 31.3.08 |
Grand Princess |
Press in Jamaica reported what appeared to be a fire when
the ship was in Ocho Rios -- residents in the area reported the ship
came to a halt and there was thick smoke surrounding the vessel.
Princess Cruises later reported there had been a breakdown of one of
the ship's engines and damage to another. The ship cruised at reduced
speeds with delayed arrivals in ports. Repairs were planned without
taking the ship out of service. |
Engine breakdown |
| 24.2.08 |
Sun Princess | The ship's arrival/departure (debarkation/embarkation) from Darling Harbour (Sydney, Australia) was delayed by more than eight hours. The reason for the ship's late arrival is not known.Accoridnmg to a passenger: We learned in the morning that the ship was running late and instead of a midday embarkation we would have to wait until 18:00. On arrival at the Passenger Terminal at about 17:30, we were met with chaos -- passengers were still in the process of disembarking and check-in was terribly long with a huge degree of confusion at all points. We were issued with a number and then promptly stood around trying to look intelligent but feeling distinctly like a herd of sheep. There must have been about 1500 people in an area designed to hold about 500. The public toilets were over loaded and much to be desired, in fact were disgusting. There were attempts to distribute water bottle amongst the crowds with the occasional fruit and crisps, however this was not a very effective exercise either. We finally cleared check-in and boarded the ship at 20:00 with tempers flaring; the ship offered late dinning which I suppose was a small compensation. We set sail at 23:00 and left Sydney in the dark. I think our baggage was finally delivered to our stateroom at about 03:00 in the morning. We were then woken at 10:00 in the morning with a Fire Drill, so not much sleep for many! |
Delayed
Debarkation & Embarkation
|
| 20.2.08 |
Emerald Princess | The port call at Basse-terre, St. Kitts was canceled for both ships because of high winds. An explanation is given in Caribbean Net Newspaper: “As we are all aware, the pier in St. Kitts lies in a north to south direction on the windward side of the island which means it is fully exposed to the winds out of the east. Ships the size of Crown and Emerald have a very large profile surface area. They also have a large number of balcony cabins providing pockets of further resistance to the wind,” said Nielsen, who added: “With winds in excess of 30 knots out of the east, it is nearly impossible to safely come alongside the berth and even more difficult to maneuver off the berth if the winds conditions do not improve at the time of sailing." | Port call canceled (weather) |
| 18.2.08 |
Crown Princess | Port call canceled (weather) | |
| 11.1.08 |
Star Princess | From a passenger:
There was a fire in the
incinerator room on deck 3 on the Star Princess this morning (Jan 11).
We knew that something was up when the captain called for an assessment
crew for the incinerator room on deck 3. I was at the purser's desk
when a bell sounded an alarm and the captain announced that the crew
was to respond to an emergency. The pursers ran out of the room, the
gift shops closed and we could see the crew with their life jackets on.
In a few minutes the captain came on and announced that a small fire in
the incinerator had been put out. I was impressed with how fast the
crew responded and that the captain let us know what was going on as
soon as he could. The ship left Buenos Aires yesterday and is
en route to Port Stanley (Falkland Islands). |
Fire |
| 2.1.08 |
Grand Princess | The port call at Cozumel was canceled because of rough seas
and weather. On January 4 the ship stopped at Freeport instead of
Princess Cays. |
Canceled port call (Weather) |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2007 |
Incident |
| 2.12.07 | Sapphire Princess |
The Sunday
Mail reports that passengers were offered compensation after the
ship was battered by storms as it sailed from Bankok (Nov. 18) to
Beijing (Dec 4). Weather also caused the ship to miss several ports.
The mix of rough seas, and extra days at sea and missing ports led to a
near-mutiny on the part of a large group of passengers. The compenation
was a gesture of goodwill, and as uch it was modest. |
Compensation |
| 24.7.07 |
Sun Princess |
A sightseeing plane with a pilot and four cruise ship
passengers (2 sisters and their husbands) crashed in steep Alaska
terrain and all were killed. The floatplane left Ketchikan
(Alaska) Tuesday afternoon for a tour over Misty Fiords National
Monument. The ship was on the second day of a 7-day roundtrip
cruise from Seattle. |
Shore Excursion Plane Crash |
| 17.5.07 |
Crown Princess | A 32-year-old sailor who put out
a Mayday call after he lost his sails in storms and went two days
without food was plucked from his stricken yacht in rough
seas off
Puerto Rico by the Crown Princess, which had picked up his
distress signal. Ironically, the ship's Captain and the rescued
man live around the corner from one another in Warsash (UK). |
It's a small world |
| 12.5.07 |
Sea Princess | The cruise scheduled to depart today was cancelled at the
last minute due to technical problems with one of the propulsion
systems. The cruise scheduled for May 26 is expected to sail as
planned. Passengers received a full refund plus a 25% discount on
a future cruise. |
Cancelation |
| 25.3.07 |
Grand Princess | A
22-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman were rescued after
"accidentally" going overboard from their cabin balcony. The two
were
reported to have gone overboard at 1:30
a.m. when Grand
Princess was approximately 150 miles off the coast of Galveston. They
were recovered after a four-hour search, one found at 5:30 a.m. and the
other at 6 a.m.. The female returned to the US for medical
attention;
the male continued on the cruise. UPDATE MARCH 30: The Colorado
Springs Gazette reports that the jumpers were both trained for
water survival. The 22 year-old-male is an Air Force Academy
cadet with extensive training in water survival, which includes how to
leap into the water from a high dive platform and how to stay afloat by
inflating clothing with air. The 20-year-old woman is a trained
lifeguard. This has led some to speculate that their going
overboard was a stunt designed to demonstrate (two days before
Congressional hearings) that the cruise industry could effectively and
competently save passengers who go overboard. Watch here for
further updates. |
People Overboard -- Rescued Alive |
| 8.3.07 |
Sapphire Princess | The ship's call at Dunedin (NZ) was cancelled because high
winds (40 knots) made it too dangerous to enter Port Chalmers. |
Missed port |
| 3.3.07 |
Sea Princess | From a passenger on the 14-day sailing (17 Feb - 3 Mar): The Southern Caribbean sailing experienced 3 missed ports: Princess Cays (rough water), Dominica (the captain claimed swells too large to permit safe docking, though the seas appeared calm, what appeared to be average-sized swells hitting the sea wall in port, and another cruise ship docked!), and Curacao (the captain claimed winds were too high to attempt to enter the channel into port). As a replacement port for Curacao, the Captain announced that he had obtained corporate approval and obtained allocation of a berth in Aruba. But when we arrived there, he turned the ship around and sailed away, again saying the winds were too high to dock. However, another cruise ship was observed to be docked there. Another event was a power outage while docked in Barbados, that the captain said was due to an engine problem. The emergency power did come on very quickly, and full power came back on in about 20 minutes. | Missed ports |
| 20.2..07 |
Regal Princess | The 10-day Panama Canal cruise scheduled for February 19 has
been canceled after the shipsustained damage to a ballast tank after
touching bottom on Sunday’s (2/18) departure from Huatulco. The vessel
arrived safely in Acapulco from where it was due to sail for San Juan.
Passengers boarded the ship on the 19th and were soon told the cruise
was cancelled and the would be flown home. After temporary
repairs, the ship will proceed to a drydock. It was announced
February 21 that the cruise scheduled for March 1 has also been
cancelled. The next scheduled voyage will be March 13 from Lima
to San Juan. The ship was seen leaving Acapulco at 10:30AM
on February 22. |
Grounded -- Cancelation |
| 29.1.07 |
The cruise line agreed to a plea bargain under which it pays a fine of $200,000 and restitution of $550,000 after criminal charges were filed. The company was charged with failing to operate at a slow, safe speed while near humpback whales and in 2001 the Dawn Princess hit and killed a humpback. | Fine Whale Death |
|
| 17.1.07 |
Coral Princess | Rescue at sea -- a passenger's
pics of 16 Cuban refugees who were rescued off the coast of Cuba.
He writes: When our ship sent
a small rescue craft over to tow them to the cruise ship, it appeared
that some of the men were waving the rescue boat away. We have
since learned that Cubans refugees found at sea are returned to Cuba;
if they had made it to land, they would have been able to stay. |
Rescue of Refugees |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2006 |
Incident |
| 4.11.06 |
Grand Princess | According to a passenger, at
approx 19:20 (local time) the ship appeared to run aground while
heading to sea from Liverno, Italy. Approx 1/2 mile beyond the
harbor entrance, just as the pilot appeared to have disembarked, the
ship appeared to come to a soft stop. For the next 30 minutes (from our
starboard balcony) it appeared that the ship's officers tried many
combinations of thrusters and props at varying speeds and directions
trying to twist and pivot the ship back and forth on it's axis until at
about 20:00 she began to regain her way forward. No notice was or
has been given to passengers. In an unrelated incident, a
week and a half ago the Golden Princess in the waters around Rhodes
reportedly scraped bottom (sustaining some damage to itself and
to the reefs). |
Grounded |
| 10.10.06 |
Diamond Princess | A 58 year old man was arrested in Long Beach after returning from a cruise. He was suspected of molesting two 12 year old boys in the ship's sauna. FBI agents interview the two alleged victims when the ship pulled into port on October 7. Details are laid out in the Long Beach Press-Telegram. UPDATE JUNE 11/06: Alleged perpetrator acquitted. | Alleged Child
Molestation (Pax on Pax) |
| 4.10.06 |
Star Princess | A security breach while the ship was in St. John's
(Newfoundland) resulted in passengers being forced to disembark while
the ship was searched. According to police, some passengers had
reported seeing a stranger onboard the vessel, although the
unidentified man left the ship before the search. Three
suspicious packages were found onboard and removed. The ship left
port three hours past its scheduled departure. See
article here. |
Security |
| 12.8.06 |
Sapphire Princess | A senior assistant purser was taken off the ship in
Ketchikan and appeared in court on charges she stole $400,000 from the
ship's safe. A search of her cabin recovered $400,000 in US
bills, Can$40, $4660 in US traveler's checks, and $9700 in credit card
payment slips. |
Robbery |
| 20.7.06 |
Crown Princess | The nine-day cruise scheduled for today has been delayed
until Saturday and changed to a seven day cruise. The ship will
visit Bermuda and Grand Turk, but will skip San Juan and St.
Thomas. Passengers may canacel and receive a full refund, or take
the cruise and receive a 50% refund plus reimbursement of airline
change fees. |
Itinerary change |
| 18.7.06 |
Crown Princess | The month-old ship severely rolled (15 degrees) to one side
shortly after
leaving Port Canaveral (at 3:25 PM) on its return to New York City from
a nine day cruise of the Western Caribbean. Approximately 240
passengers were treated on board for various injuries,
such as abrasions, bruises and fractures; 94 were transferred
to local hospitals ashore for evaluation and treatment, of which three
passengers and two crew
members remained hospitalized the next day but were expected to make a
full recovery. Some described the roll as feeling like the
ship was going to fall over. The cruise returned to Port Canveral
and the cruise was terminated; passengers received a full refund.
Speculation is that the roll was caused by a malfunction of the
auto-pilot. A similar severe list occurred on February 4 on the
Grand Princess -- see below. |
Severe Roll |
| 16.7.06 |
Sun Princess | Passengers were advised, with the final onboard statement
delivered the last night of the cruise, that a passenger had contracted
an illness presumed to be Meningococcal Meningitis and was taken to
hospital in Victoria. They were alerted that though the risk of
catching the illness was low, they should consult a physican
immediately if the experience any of several symptoms. The
passenger in hospital is expected to fully recover. |
Meningococcal Meningitis |
| 2.7.06 |
Crown Princess | According to a passenger, the ship was supposed to depart at 4:30 but didn't leave until 1AM because of fuel problems -- the Captain said the fuel delivered was of improper grade and the ship refused shipment. Fuel was then sent in from NJ and it arrived late. We missed our first port call in Grand Turk and sailed directly to San Juan. | Delayed departure -- Missed port |
| 15.4.06 |
Regal Princess | The ship became stuck on a sandbar in the Amazon in its
current cruise from Fort Lauderdale to Manaus. The ship was freed
after 1.5 hours, "by using its bow thrusters, emptying the pools and
probably grey water and some ballast." |
Aground |
| 1.4.06 |
Grand Princess | Two crew members jumped ship from the Grand Princess on its
turnaround day in Galveston. As a result, crew members were
restricted in shore leave in Galveston on subsequent visits. A
bit more information here. |
Jump ship |
| 23.3.06 |
Star Princess | At approximately 3:10 AM, as the ship was en route from Grand Cayman to Montego Bay, a fire broke out in the passenger accommodations, and spread to adjacent cabins. About 150 cabins were damaged by the fire which may have been started by a cigarette. Passengers were immediately notified of the fire using the public address system and requested to report to their muster stations. The company confirmed that one passenger had died following a cardiac arrest, two passengers had significant smoke inhalation injuries and nine passengers with had minor complications resulting from smoke inhalation. The fire was extinguished, and the ship proceeded to Montego Bay which it reach around noon. Passengers in the cabins affected by the fire were provided hotel rooms ashore in Montego Bay; other passengers remained on the ship until their flights home were arranged. The cruise began March 19 in Fort Lauderdale. All cruises are cancelled until May 15th. See: Report of the investigation of the fire onboard Star Princess off Jamaica 23 March 2006. UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch Report No 28/2006, October 2006 | Fire |
| 4-11.3.06 |
Grand Princess | It was reported by CBS TV in Dallas-Fort Worth that a couple
staying in the Vasco de Gama suite had an encounter with bed bugs
onboard the ship. The family said they are disappointed the
cruise line did little to eradicate the bugs while on-board.
According to the TV report, the company spokesman admitted fault and
offered the family its "unreserved apology". |
Bed Bugs |
| 11.2.06 |
Grand Princess | The ship returned to Galveston 1.5 hours
late at
the end of the cruise (because of high winds) causing some passengers
to miss flights home. Princess-arranged bus transportation to the
airports was anarchic, causing further delays. One passenger says
it took 3 hours to get to Hobby Airport, twice the time normally
required because the bus driver kept getting lost on the way.
Another passenger (on the same bus) says passengers destined for
Bush Airport (IAH) were abandoned at Hobby Airport and left to
find their own way to Bush. (See thread at Cruise
Critic) |
Ground transportation nightmare |
| 4.2.06 |
Grand Princess | Two hours after leaving Galveston, a passenger suffered a heart attack and required urgent onshore medical attention. The ship made a sharp turn while traveling at 21 knots, causing 18.5 degree list (at 24 degrees the ship would be in trouble) which resulted in glassware, dishes, ornaments, and numerous objects sliding off tables in the dining room and shelves in shops. Twenty-seven passengers and ten crew suffered injuries, mainly cuts and bruises (including some who were injured when TVs in their rooms slid off shelves -- reportedly, 82 television sets were destroyed by the list). According to Princess, the vessel experienced a “roll greater than normal” during the execution of the turn. The ship was met by the Coast Guard eight miles offshore to transfer the sick (reportedly dead) passenger from the ship. An injured crew member was also taken off the ship by stretcher. Unconfirmed reports were that 300+ passengers left the ship at its first stop, in Costa Maya | Severe List --- Injuries For pictures of shops after list, click here |
| 1.2.06 |
Grand Princess | A passenger has written to say that again the ship's
itinerary was changed for "technical reasons," dropping Grand Cayman as
a port call. Passengers on subsequent cruises were
informed: Due to increased
passenger satisfaction scores based on our recent itinerary changes,
the decision has been made to enhance the itinerary for the remainder
of the season, therefore the 1/2 day call to Grand Cayman has been
canceled and replaced with a full day call to Playa Del Carmen on March
22, 2006, from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. In addition, the port times in
Belize and Cozumel have been extended. We recognize that some passengers may be
disappointed as a result of this itinerary change and are pleased to
provide your clients with a non-refundable goodwill credit of usd $25
per person. This credit will be applied to your client's onboard
folio. |
Itinerary change |
| 29.1.06 |
Island Princess | A veteran harbour pilot died when he fell from a ladder and
was hit by the pilot boat after navigating the ship out of Nawiliwili
Harbour (Kaua'i, Hawai'i). The accident occurred about 5PM. |
Pilot slips |
| 28.1.06 |
Caribbean Princess | The Sun-Sentinel reported on Feb 4 that a 30 year old
waiter from Portugal was found dead in his cabin on Jan 26. When
the
cabin was searched, 2 packages of heroin (1 kg) were found wrapped in a
white t-shirt stashed in the bed's headboard. Federal authorities
began investigating when the ship returned to Fort Lauderdale on
January 28. |
Crew death --- Drugs found |
| 23.1.06 |
Grand Princess | The port call at Georgetown, Cayman Islands on January 25 is
cancelled on the seven day cruise running January 21 - 28 from
Galveston. Passengers were initially told it was because the port
of Georgetown was closed to all cruise ships that day. But a
passenger contacted the port and learned that was false. The port
says the ship cancelled its planned call for "technical reasons."
The ship is replacing Playa del Carmen for Cayman; passengers are being
given a $75 onboard credit. For full story see Cayman Net
News. |
Cancelled Port |
| 5.1.06 |
Island Princess | From a passenger: A toddler fell overboard when her mother set her on the railing on the gangway staircase. The mother let go of the child to put her documents back into her purse. The 3 yr old fell overboard between the ship and the dock while at port in Ensenada, MX. The toddler was alright after staff ran to her rescue and one person jumped in. | Reminder to take care |
| 1.1.06 |
Island Princess | From a passenger: The port call at Kona, Hawaii on Dec. 31, 2005 was cancelled due to forecast of high surf in the afternoon that would make tenders dangerous. The Captain announced the changed itinerary at about 8:00a.m. and we proceeded directly to Ensenada, Mexico which was changed from four hour service stop to all day stop. |
Missed Port |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2005 |
Incident |
| 3.11.05 |
Sun Princess |
A power outage while docked at St. Thomas, USVI, left
passengers mostly in the dark for more than 2 hours in the
evening. Backup generators provided limited power. Power
was restored and the ship left port two hours later than scheduled. |
Power Loss |
| 25.10.05 |
Coral Princess |
Many ships had their itineraries impacted by Hurricane
Wilma, including the port of embarkation and de-barkation changing
without proper notice. I received many e-mails, including from
the Coral Princess and Volendam. The latter two were interesting
because passengers complained about the lack of information and the
giving of false information by folks on the phones prior to the
cruise. There were also complaints about confusing information
onboard. As one person recommended to cruise lines: This is not
the only time this is going to happen -- learn some lessons and develop
measures to ensure customer support and satisfaction for the next
time. Interestingly, a passenger on the Coral Princess reported
that passengers on the shortened sailing received a refund of 33%; a
passenger on the Volendam reported receiving an onboard credit of 78
cents and a free cocktail. |
Weather Delays |
| 13.9.05 |
Grand Princess | Repairs were not completed while the ship was in Venice and
the ship is operating at decreased speed. Time of stay has been
shortened in several ports (Dubrovnik, Corfu, Katakolon, amd Mykonos)
but the ship is otherwise expected to stick to the published itinerary. |
Propulsion problem - Itinerary change |
| 8.9.05 |
Grand Princess | The ship reportedly suffered engine problems while sailing in the Eastern Mediterranean en route to Istanbul. It missed its scheduled calls at Istanbul and Kusadasi, stopping instead at Samos and arriving in Piraeus (Athens) yesterday. Repairs are expected to be completed on Sunday when passengers embark/disembark in Venice. Passengers reportedly "rioted and protested" and were subsequently given a $400 onboard credit. One passenger wrote: We were informed by the bridge that there were propulsion problems that would cut our speed from 22 to 11 knots. It was apparent there were problems because if you watched the wake there was a very noticeable difference between the two sides. While we were disappointed at missing the two ports we were liberally compensated by the cruise line. They gave us one on shore excursion at no cost and also gave cash credit toward either excursion or on board charges. | Propulsion problem -- Missed ports |
| 29.7.05 |
Caribbean Princess | Posted at Cruise
Critic: Yesterday in St.
Maarten we had some kind of power loss
on the ship. When we embarked from St. Maarten none of the elevators
were working. Capt announced the engineers were working on
fixing the problem. I have an aft balcony and can watch the wake as we
leave - as we were leaving the engines did not sound right. Then the
capt announces that we would be leaving the harbor and doing some
manuevers (360's) so the engineers can make sure everything was
online. All nite it
seemed we not were sailing as fast as we had been. Sure
enough - today they announced that there were engine problems and we
would NOT be stopping at Princess Cay. Compensation is $100 ship board
credit per passenger and port taxes for
Bahamas refunded. |
Engine problems |
| 19.6.05 |
Star Princess | The New
Orleans Times-Picayune reports on an incident in which a couple was
told upon disembarkation that their luggage had been "dumped"
overboard. Princess assured them that the cruise line would take
care of everything, including monetary compensation and a free
cruises. What they actually received, after wrangling and
hassles, was $500 per passenger for the lost luggage and belongings and
nothing more. The possessions lost with the luggage were valued
at over $5000. |
Luggage overboard |
| 26.5.05 | Sea Princess | After being flown to Southampton on a private jet, Goldie
Hawn said she was unwell and refused to christen the ship. Guests
were "disappointed, and the ship's owners were apoplectic."
British actress Joanna Lumley christened the ship in Hawn's
absence. The ship was returning to the Princess fleet after
sailing two years as P&O's Adonia. |
Christening |
| 3.4.05 |
Diamond Princess | FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED --
From a passenger A passenger reported a compact 35mm camera was stolen while s/he was being cleared by security -- the details are here. The moral of the story is don't trust your valuables to those wearing a uniform onboard a ship -- vigilance should be maintained both on and off the ship. |
?Robbery? |
| 29.3.05 |
Sapphire Princess | According to passengers, the ship is still experiencing
engine problems and is "limping its way to Singapore." It was
supposed to be at Singapore at 9:00am on Monday but as of Monday night
they were still on their way "at sea" heading towards Singapore.
They're skipping their Viet Nam stop. The delay was made worse by
a lengthy but unsuccessful search for a crew member who went overboard. |
Engine problems contine -------- Crew member overboard |
| 20.3.05 |
Sapphire Princess | The ship is "limping" to Malaysia after a malfunction in an engine turbine between Darwin and Indonesia on Tuesday -- a scheduled stop in Bali was canceled in order that the ship arrive in Thailand on time. P&O Cruises spokesman John Richardson said crew members were having trouble starting one of the gas turbines used to boost the ship's speed from 17 to 22 knots. "The gas turbines operate separately to the diesel engine, which is fine, and they allow the boat to perform high speeds." A technician is due to join the boat in Singapore on Tuesday morning. The 19-day cruise began on March 9th in Sydney. | Engine Problems Canceled port |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2004 |
Incident |
| 28.12.04 |
Coral Princess | The FBI is investigating a stabbing that took place two days
earlier. Two workers reportedly got into an argument and one stabbed
the other. The wounded man was transferred to hospital in stable
condition. |
Assault Crew on Crew |
| 6.12.04 |
Sapphire Princess |
From
a reader: As the ship came into the inlet to anchor at Moorea it lost all power and was out of control for about 5 minutes, which resulted in the ship touching the coral reef. Two weeks later the captain admitted what had happened and that to lose control of the ship was the worst thing to happen in his career. He told us that in August one of the front three thrusters packed in and a little while later the second one left him. As we manoeuvred into Moorea the last one as he said, left us resulting in a power surge and cutting all power. The only way to stop the ship was to drop an anchor and he said they just touched the reef. We then had to use tugs from then on and I don’t think even as I write this that the three thrusters have been fixed. |
Loss of propulsion |
| 22.5.04 |
Diamond
Princess |
The
ship left port late (3:30 AM Sunday morning) because of
inspection of damage caused by
the grounding/collision in Victoria. Because of the late
departure, and sailing at slower than normal speeds, both Juneau and
Victoria have been dropped from this weeks itinerary (although
there will be at least a technical stop at a Canadian port in order
to satisfy Cabotage laws). |
Delay Schedule change |
| 21.5.04 |
Diamond
Princess |
High
winds pushed the ship into a pier at Victoria, BC, when
it tried to dock. "You could hear the scraping and crunching,"
said one witness. The ship aborted the docking operation until
winds subsided. Damage was minor, except for bent propeller blade
tips, and there were no injuries. The ship returned to Seattle
the next day, arriving six hours lite. |
Collision with pier |
| 7.5.04 |
Coral
Princess |
A
cruise passenger called a
San Francisco television station to report that the Coral Princess
struck a whale near Golden Gate Bridge while leaving San Francisco
harbour enroute to Vancouver. The incident was reported by KNTV,
Channel 11. |
Whale collision |
| 10.3.04 |
Diamond
Princess |
The
ship was 5 hours late in
its return to Los Angeles on the 3 - 10 April 2004 Mexican Riviera
cruise because of "technical difficulties.". The rumor onboard
was that the ship had blown an engine. On the cruise before this
one, there were three power failures (none longer than 5 minutes) and
there had been a water main break in a public washroom. |
Delayed
arrival |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2003 |
Incident |
| Nov.03 |
Coral Princess | A kitchen assistant (new employee) jumped overboard and committed suicide shortly after the ship left Cozumel. According to an officer onboard: he was a new guy, had only been on the ship a short time and he said he missed home a lot. People remembered him being very miserable and lonely. Our Captain was very sympathetic and held two memorial services for him so that many of the crew could attend. | Suicide |
| 21.11.03 |
Royal
Princess (4) |
A
passenger report indicates that the ship collided with the
pier when it was docking, causing an 8 foot rent in the bow of the
vessel and delaying its departure
until repairs were completed. Mykonos was skipped as a result;
Rhodes was missed earlier in the cruise because of sea conditions. |
Collision and delay |
| 1.11.03 |
Sapphire
Princess |
Announced
that the ship's
maiden voyage will be delayed from May 16 to June 13. Sapphire's
hull was damaged by a shipyard fire when it was originally destined to
be the Diamond Princess -- This delay is the coninued after effect of
the
original delay. |
Delay |
| 22.10 - 1.11.03 |
Sun
Princess |
A
passenger reported that
during this 10 day cruise they were told that 1 of the 4 engines were
not
working. Consequently, they left ports of call early and arrived late.
They
also did not stop at Princess Cay as planned. |
Engine
problems |
| 27.8.03 |
Sun
Princess |
A
61 year old man is indicted on six felony counts of
sexual abuse on a minor. It is alleged that he
forced sexual relations on a 15 year old boy while the boy was in the
sauna and the cruise ship was near Juneau. |
Sexual Assault (Pax on Pax) |
| 6.2.03 |
Island
Princess |
Announced
that the ship's delivery will be delayed 2 months.
The maiden voyage, originally planned to be a Panama Canal
transit on May 13, is now set for July 12 -- an Alaska sailing from
Vancouver to Seward. |
Delivery
Delay / Cancelation |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2002 |
Incident |
| 10.12.02 |
Coral
Princess |
Announced
that the ship's
inaugural voyage will be further delayed because the ship isn't ready
yet. The December 24 and January 3 sailings have now been
cancelled. |
Cancelation |
| 13.11.02 |
Coral
Princess |
Announced
that the inaugural sailing scheduled for December
14, 2002 is being cancelled because of delays in the delivery of the
ship by the shipyard. |
Cancelation |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
Significant Events 2001 and earlier |
Incident |
| 25.6 - 5.7.01 |
Crown Princess |
Engine problems delayed for
departure from Copenhagen for three days of the 10 day cruise.
When the ship was finally repaired, the revised itinerary dropped half
the ports (Tallin, Gdansk, Oslo). There was a near-mutiny by
passengers. The company finally increased compensation to a
rebate of 1/2 of cruise fare paid. |
Engine problems --- Revised interary |
| Apr.01 |
Dawn Princess |
Engine problems. 5 hours
late in arriving at Barbados. |
Engine problems |
| 26.4.01 |
Royal Princess |
While docked at Port Said the
ship broke its mooring oines, drifted further from the pier, and was
side swiped by a cargo ship. |
Collision |
| 16.3.01 |
Regal Princess |
Investigation into the
grounding of the
British flag passenger ship Regal Princess in the |
Grounded |
| 20.12.00 |
Crown Princess (1) |
Engine problems caused late
arrival in Cartagena and replacing Aruba with Nassau. |
Engine problems |
| 24.7.99 |
Crown Princess |
The ship is operating with a
propeller that is damaged and the ship is now scheduled for repairs
September 20 -- that cruise has been cancelled. |
Cancellation |
| 12.7.99 |
Grand Princess | Princess reported a passenger missing in the
Mediterranean. He apparently fell overboard from the private
balcony in his cabin. |
Passenger
overboard |
| 7.7.96 |
Golden Princess (2) |
An engine room fire knocked out
power and left the ship adrift. It will be towed to Victoria
(British Columbia). |
Fire |
| 24.6.95 |
Star Princess (3) |
The ship struck Poundstone Rocks in ALaska and sustained a 40 ft long, 8 inch wide gash to the starboard bow section and a 100 ft gash amidships. Water was taken on by the ship, and oil released. See: Grounding of the Liberian Passenger Ship STAR PRINCESS on Poundstone Rock, Lynn Canal, Alaska June 23, 1995, NTSB/MAR-97-02 | Grounded - Holed |
| 19.2.95 |
Regal Princess | A 14 year old Canadian boy jumped overboard after an
argument with his parents. He left a suicide note before
disappearing while the ship was off the Florida coast. |
Suicide |
| Apr.95 |
Regal Princess | Princess Cruises agrees to a fine for dumping more than 20
garbage
filled plastic bags off the Florida Keys. Passengers videotape
offense and receive half of fine. FINE = $500,000 |
Environmental |