| dd/mm/yy |
Event |
Incident |
| 10.3.08 |
According to a passenger, there was a small fire onboard that did something to damage the propulsion system of the ship. As a result the ship's schedule was altered, although it did go to all 3 destinations. However shore excursions were all shortened. | Minor fire |
| 26.7.06 |
RCI
issued a statement that a 22 year old woman was missing from the
Voyager of the Seas, sailing in the Mediterranean. The woman was
last
seen at approximately 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, when she joined her parents
to sleep in their stateroom. At that time, the ship was sailing from
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy, to Naples, Italy. She was reported
missing by her sister at approximately 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. A
variety of
onboard announcements and searches were immediately carried out,without
success. |
Missing |
| 24-29.7.05 |
I normally don't post weather-related itinerary changes,
however the following passenger statement seemed worth sharing: The July 24th
trip to Bermuda went to Canada instead. Tropical storm Franklin
was to blame for the rough seas in Bermuda. Royal Caribbean was
to blame for the ridiculous decision to go north instead of spending 5
days at sea in warm waters. The ship left from New Jersey, where
the temperatures were in the 80's and 90's. Temperatures in
Canada were in the 50's and 60's, and sky conditions were foggy and
rainy the entire time. One of the stores onboard the ship
actually raised the prices of sweatshirts, knowing that passengers had
no choice but to buy them, since everyone was packed to go to Bermuda
(or at least somewhere warm). Royal Caribbean notified passengers
by handing out a flyer at the pier. There was a near mutiny
onboard, and Captain "Sven" had a meeting in the theater to inform all
the passengers that the only compensation Royal Caribbean was offering
was the $45 port charge difference. He had to bring "bodyguards"
along to share the news. A class action lawsuit is in the
works. This was not my first cruise, but it will certainly be my
last on Royal Caribbean. Their customer service is non-existent.
RECEIVED OCT 31 2005: Royal Caribbean finally sent me four "coupons" for 25% off a future cruise (one per person). Honestly, this is "too little - too late." They should've done this on the first day of the cruise, and everyone would've been satisfied. Instead, they waited three months, and angered literally thousands of passengers. |
Port change - Passenger dissatisfaction |
| 4.9.04 |
The Jersey Journal reports that a 67 year old woman
committed suicide by jumping overboard after losing money in the
casino. See the article by clicking here.
On September 16, the paper reported: There
were indications she'd lost money in the casino on board and she
came back to her cabin, went onto the balcony of the cabin, where she
appeared to have put a chair against the railing, removed her clothing
and went off into the sea below. |
Suicide |
| 9.8.04 |
Associated Press reports that a female cruise passenger has
sued RCI claiming she was sexually assaulted by an employee on the
cruise running August 3 - 10, 2003. The assault happened when an
employee insisted on escorting the woman back to her cabin took her
instead to an employees-only area and attacked her. |
Sexual Assault (Crew on Pax |
| 22.2.99 |
A fire broke out while the ship
was under construction, largely affecting storage and crew areas in the
aft portion of the ship. The fire was contained in 3.5 hours and
there were no injuries. |
Fire |
| dd/mm/yy |
Reported Illness Outbreaks |
| 23.5.05 |
Several passengers (including postings at Cruise
Critic) have said there was an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness on
the May 15th
cruise.
Some passenger say the number affected exceeds 100, but officially this
has not been designated an outbreak by the CDC which requires that at
least 3% of passengers report ill (in Voyager's case, more than
100).
I have received e-mail saying there was also illness on the cruise
beginning May 22. Here are numbers
provided by the
CDC: May 15 - 22: 45
pax, 14 crew reported ill; May 22 - 29: 85 pax and 14 crew. These
are
less than 3%, but still substantial numbers. |