| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2007 |
Incident |
| 20.5.07 |
Seabourn Pride | A message was posted at Cruise
Critic indicating that there is major structural problem on
the ship. When at Belle Ille (France) yesterday, it was
discovered that one of the Marina door’s hinges and
bolts were missing, which compromised the other hinge and damaged the
hydraulic system to move the door up and down. This door must be closed
when the ship is operating. Because the door is in an awkard
position and cannot be
moved, the crew spent the entire day roping the door so that it would
at least remain attached to the ship. As of this morning
we know the following: the 20 ft waves of yesterday have calmed
down
and are in the right direction for us to sail at a very slow speed to
Saint -Nazaire (about 45 nautical miles away). We expect to pick up the
pilot around 5:30pm and be
docked by 7 pm. Ideally necessary repairs will be made the
following day. So, we missed the port of Belle Ille and will miss
St. Malo and
Guernsey for sure. It is still up in the air whether we will miss
Rouen. We have to be in London by Saturday May 26. Speculation is
running rampant that we will get a major reimbursement for this 2 weeks
as we also missed 2 other ports on the way due to weather - or will
they disembark all of us and fly us home and take the ship directly to
dry dock. UPDATE May 21:
The ship arrived at Saint-Nazaire and repairs were completed (the
Marina door was welded shut) within 12
hours or so. The ship set sail late this evening and arrived in
Rouen mid-day on May 23. |
Marina Door Won't Close
Properly -- Missed Ports |
| 3.5.07 |
Seabourn Pride |
The ship was unable to call in Sorrento last Thursday after
being notified the port was closed following a tragic accident in which
two people died while decorating for a local festivity. The ship
berthed instead at Naples from which all the planned shore excursions
could be operated. |
Missed port of call |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2006 |
Incident |
| 20.12.06 |
Seabourn Spirit |
Passengers report at Cruise Critic that there was a small fire before arriving in Hong Kong. According to one: We went to the Verandah for Breakfast and there was soot on the table settings on the outside. We had a good view of all the fire engines and water craft coming along while we had our breakfast. The crew appeared to have everything under control and the Captain gave the all clear to the crew prior to us finishing our Breakfast. He had some of the crew on standby near where the fire had been and everything for the passengers appeared as normal. Of course one must have known something was up when the Captain called Station Bravo over the loud speaker before 7 in the morning. | Fire |
| 19.11.06 |
Seabourn Legend |
A
male crew member (reportedly a worker in the galley) went missing and
is presumed overboard. Search of the ship and surrounding
waters
proved unsuccessful and were called off after more than a full
day. Readers
at Cruise Critic
report the following druise will be delayed one day because the ship
will now arrive in Fort Lauderdale 22 November. The ship's last
port
was Tenerife on 11 November. |
Missing |
| 14.6.06 |
Seabourn Pride |
A
passenger has posted the following at Cruise
Critic --
the ship is on a 14 day cruise from London to Copenhagen,
ending June 17th: It has been a very good cruise in
general, but we have seen no sun since our magnificent departure
through Tower Bridge in London. Right now we are going through
very heavy seas on our way to Bergen.
Last night there was a considerable amount of water damage on board.
The forward suites had broken windows and flooding. We are in a french
balcony suite on deck 6 and had water cascading down the inside of our
sealed french doors from the deck above. That water damaged the wiring
that controls the automatic locking of the french doors by the captain.
Earlier this morning the captain announced there was substantial
damage but did not mention whether anyone has been hurt. |
Storm damage |
| 28.3.06 |
Seabourn Pride |
The transatlantic cruise ending today in Lisbon arrived several hours late -- the delay was explained as the result of heavy weather and a fault with the exhaust system which is needing repairs. But a passenger reports meeting someone who said those crossing the Atlantic were lucky to escape with their lives as there had been a fire in the engine room on the 3rd day as well as an encounter with a rogue wave. The fire was apparently very bad and there was lots of smoke although it was put out within 15 minutes so pax weren't called to the lifeboats. Interetingly, the ship moored on the port side in Lisbon to hide the large mark on the side where all the paint was burned away. The captain also moored like this in Madeira but once the passengers got into town the large patch of rust was there for all to see & comment on. | Fire --- Delay |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2005 and earlier |
Incident |
| 5.11.05 |
Seabourn Spirit |
Pirates off the Somalia coast attacked the ship with the
intention to board. The ship took evasive action and was able to
outrun the attackers. There were no serious injuries onboard, and
the ship suffered only minor damage. |
Pirate Attack |
| 1.9.05 |
Seabourn Pride |
The ship was detained at Waterford because of safety
hazards. According to the Department of Marine, inspectors found
safety matters, which are believed to centre on the engine room, had
not been rectified. These included safety deficiencies and fire
risks. The ship was detained in port, with its 170
passengers, until deficiencies were corrected. It departed
Waterford on Saturday morning, Sept 3. Curiously, safety
inspectors in the UK had highlighted several faults when the ship was
in Falmouth, but allowed her to sail after the Captain agreed to make
amends at sea. |
Safety hazards -- No sail order and detained until passed reinspection |
| 14.1-1.2.03 |
Seabourn Legend |
1 passenger (.52%) and 5 crew (.5.56%) reported gastrointestinal illness. | Illness |
| Nov.03 |
Seabourn
Pride |
Gastrointestinal outbreak reported
to CDC -- Details unknown |
Illness |
| Feb.03 |
Seabourn
Pride |
Gastrointestinal outbreak reported
to CDC -- Details unknown |
Illness |
| 2.12.00 |
Seabourn Sun (1) |
Announced that the
December 9
sailing will be cancelled because of repairs needed to the ship's
propeller. |
Cancelation |