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2008
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Incident
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12.11.08
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The port call at Punta Arenas (Costa Rica) was cancelled
after industrial fishing boats blocked entrance to the port in protest
at shark finning regulations.
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Cancelation of port call
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26.9.08
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Passengers were met with a protest by local independent
transport operators when the ship arrived at Punta Arenas (Costa Rica).
The
independent transport operators were protesting the decision by the
cruise line not to use transport services unless contracted by them
(services for which the cruise line likely gets a commission or cut).
The protest was quickly disbanded when members of the Fuerza
Pública (police) and Tránsito (traffic police) arrived on
the scene.
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Protest Onshore
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25.9.08
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The Juneau
Empire reports the ships violated its
wastewater discharge permit in May, June
and July (2008), according to Alaska state regulators. Wastewater
samples from the ship had higher-than-permitted effluent limits on
several parameters.
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Environmental |
dd/mm/yy
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2007 and earlier
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Incident
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17.1.07
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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.
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Rescue of Refugees
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25.10.05
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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.
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Weather Delays
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28.12.04
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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.
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Assault
Crew on Crew |
7.5.04
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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.
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Whale collision
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Nov.03
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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
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10.12.02
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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.
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Cancelation
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13.11.02
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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.
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Cancelation
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