| dd/mm/yy |
2010 |
Incident |
| 21.10.10 | Media have reported the ship has cancelled its visit to Albany (Western Australia) on November 4. The ship was listed on the recently-published cruise ship schedule. The Albany Port Authority said no reason was given for the cancellation, but it was not uncommon for cancellations and additions to the cruise schedule during the year. | Canceled port call |
| dd/mm/yy |
2009 |
Incident |
| 15.2.09 | The Juneau Empire reports the ship was each cited for one air quality violation in Alaska during the 2008 cruise season. | Environmental |
| 8.2.09 | ABC
(Australia) reports that passengers will be forced to disembark at
a buoy in the middle of Sydney Harbour on Tuesday (Feb 10) because all
other shipping berths are being used. They are full and the ship will
instead anchor at a harbour buoy and its passengers taken to land by a
smaller boat. This is a first for Sydney Harbour. |
Strange disembarkation |
| dd/mm/yy |
2007 |
Incident |
| 5.7.08 |
The Assocated Press reports Royal Caribbean Cruises says it mistakenly broke state law in discharging about 20,000 gallons of wastewater into Chatham Strait in Southeast Alaska. Crew members mistakenly discharged gray water, wastewater from cabin showers and sinks, on June 10. The error was not discovered until a week later. The ship's captain and environmental officer were apparently suspended while a full investigation is conducted. | Environmental |
| 18.2.07 |
The
ship was apparently delayed in dry dock. Embarkation was delayed
and
departure originally scheduled for 4PM was rescheduled for 11PM of
midnight. Passenger feedback indicates work had not been
completed
during drydock ... the Windjammer cafe was closed for the entire cruise
and there were other inconveniences. See: http://consumerist.com/consumer/complaints/royal-cruise-was-a-royal-disaster-273015.php |
Delay |
| dd/mm/yy |
2006 and earlier |
Incident |
| 17.9.06- 24.9.06 |
From a passenger: There was a terrible vibration seven days whenever the main engines were running. My mid-ship suite shook so hard that blossoms fell off of the flowers I had sent to our stateroom. I had contacted Royal Caribbean months in advance to discuss with them the smoothest possible area to book a stateroom and was advised to get a suite -- I told them at the time I was a disabled Firefighter with severe neck injuries. The continual vibrations caused me a great deal of pain. After the cruise I found out RCI was aware of the vibration problems when I booked passage, but said nothing to me about it. RCI offered me a 20% discount on another cruise. One extremely painful week was enough sailing for me; I declined. | Severe
vibrations |
| 7.4.06 |
A passenger reports that about 8:45 PM the ship listed 10
degrees. According to the Captain it was due to a malfunction
with the stabilizing mechanism. The sudden list caused the water
to dump out of the pool on the top decks, dishes to crash to the ground
in the dining room, the quarters to spill out of the machines in the
Casino, liquor in the shops to come crashing and
spilling as it streamed all over the deck floor, and items in
the stateroom were thrown about. We rocked back and
forth 4 times until the captain stabilized the boat.
You could tell by the dining staff's faces that this was an
unusual event. (Note that a similar event occurred December
17, 2005) |
Sudden List |
| 17.12.05 |
On her way back to Galveston from Cozumel, was buffetted by 70 MPH winds and large waves and listed , held in position for 3 minutes . In the dining they were getting ready for main dining and lost wine bottles, dishes. and glasses. The shows were cancelled. Four cabins on Deck 4 were flooded with water -- the occupants had to be transferred to other staerooms and all their wet clothing laundered. They tore up thje rugs and hallway and laid brand new carpet all done by the next sailing on 12/18. | Sudden List |
| 8.7.04 |
was
reported on the Herald Wire Service (and today's
Miami Herald
-- Florida Business Briefs) that an underage girl has filed suit
accusing crew members of giving her alcohol and sexually assaulting
her. The incident is alleged to have happened in July 2003 on a
Gulf of Mexico cruise from Galveston. |
Sexual Assault (Crew on Pax) |
| 26.3.98 |
A 23 year old woman was reported missing as the ship arrived
at Curacao. She had last been seen at 4:30 AM sleeping in a chair
on the balcony of the cabin she was sharing with her family. The
family rejects the theory that she may have fallen or jumped overboard. |
Disappearance |
| 2?.2.98 |
The ship collided with a ferry
boat and the pier, causing a 7 meter hole, which was repaired in time
for the ship's departure. |
Collision with pier |
| 4.8.97 |
Announced that the ship will
enter drydock to replace its starboard propulsion motor. Two
cruises to Hawaii, September 13 and 24, have been cancelled. |
Cancelations |
| 28.7.97 |
The ship has developed engine
problems which have reduced power output by 50% and the ships cruises
slower. As a consequence, Skagway has been dropped as port of
call on Alaska cruises. |
Engine Problems |
| dd/mm/yy |
Reported Illness Outbreaks |
| 17.10.08 |
From a passenger: I recently cruised from Vancouver to Sydney. 28 days. 10 days into the cruise a lot of people began getting very sick. Flu like symptoms. Very bad throat and cough. At one stage there was over a 2 hr wait to see a medico at the ship infirmary. The ship ran out of throat lozenges that they were telling people to take. And the medical staff appeared to be overwhelmed and unprepared to deal with the scale of the outbreak. The only thing that saved me -- I was in the medical profession all my life) -- was I would lie up on the deck in the fresh air, unlike other passengers who would remain in their cabin, breathing the recirculating air. For 18 days of the 28 day cruise I felt like crap and didn't do much at all. NOTE: Influenza outbreaks are periodically a problem on cruise ships. |
| 26.7.03 |
First
reported that 63 passengers became ill with what
appears to be Norwalk-like virus. The
number was
revised to 72 by RCI, but passengers claim the numbers are much higher
because people didn't report being ill given the quarantine policy. |