| dd/mm/yy |
2007 |
Incident |
| 18.2.08 |
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) |
| dd/mm/yy |
2007 |
Incident |
| 17.5.07 |
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 |
| dd/mm/yy |
2006 |
Incident |
| 20.7.06 |
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 |
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 |
| 2.7.06 |
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 |