Source: Cruise Junkie dot Com
Events
at Sea by Norwegian Crown
(ex-Crown Odyssey, Royal Cruise Line:
1988-96; Orient Line: 2000-03)
Events by Ship:
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| Sold
to Fred Olsen Cruises Will begin service as Balmoral January 2008 |
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| dd/mm/yy |
2007 and earlier |
Incident |
| 2.11.07 |
A 42 year old passenger was reported in the Bermuda
Sun to have pleaded guilty to importing 2.64 grams of cannabis and
1.18 grams of metamphetamine while aboard the ship. Customs
officials boarded the ship after receiving a security report of burning
cannabis on one deck. They located the room, knocked, and
the passenger admitted to having drugs. He was fined $6000 by a
Bermuda court. |
Drug bust |
| 26.8.07 |
The ship was due to return to New York City this afternoon, but a problem with the ship's starboard propeller shaft has caused reduced speed and will delay arrival almost 24 hours ... now arriving between 6 and 8AM on Monday morning. The next cruise is expected to embark one day late (at 4PM) on a revised itinerary. Passengers on the shortened cruise will be refunded one-seventh of their cruise fare plus receive a 10% future cruise credit on the cruise fare paid. UPDATE AUGUST 27: Necessary repairs will take longer than anticipated -- the ship will now depart on Tuesday afternoon. Passengers on the shortened cruise will be refunded one-half of their cruise fare plus receive a 20% future cruise credit on the cruise fare paid. NCL will also refund government taxes and fees of approximately $34 to the guest's on-board account. | Delayed arrival / departure |
| 7.6.06 |
The ship ran aground while en route from St. Georges to
Hamilton, Bermuda. Passengers went ashore by tender. The
ship was refloated ten hours later and is expected to keep to its
original itinerary. |
Grounded |
| dd/mm/yy |
2004 |
Incident |
| 21.7.04 |
The
Royal Gazette (Bermuda) reported that hundreds of
passengers
fell violently sick as their Bermuda-bound ships were pounded by 15
foot
waves during a fierce storm. All outdoor activities were
cancelled
and staff distributed seasickness drugs, green apples and salt
crackers.
Click here
to see the story. |
Stormy
seas |
| 30.4.04 |
Fuel fumes
filled 50 cabins as a result of a
hole in a ventilation duct in
the air conditioning system, and there were reportedly power
outages. Passengers were promised full refunds by the Captain
onboard, but news reports indicate the company reneged. |
Power Outages Fumes |
| dd/mm/yy |
2003 and earlier |
Incident |
| 25.9.03 |
Sustained
damage to the port side propeller when it came
into contact with a fishing net while dailing from Quebec City to
Boston. The ship will be delayed one day. |
Collission |
| 28.7.99 |
Passengers complained after a
switchboard problem caused a four hour (11AM - 3PM) loss of electricty
and water. The ship was at dock in Bermuda. |
Electricity loss |
| dd/mm/yy |
2007 and earlier |
| 16.8.07 |
Forty passengers and two crew members sought medical assistance after experiencing symptoms that include stomach cramps and nausea. The Bermuda Department of Health took water samples to be tested. The ship is expected to depart Bermuda for New York City on Friday afternoon. |
| 15.3.07 | The ship reported that 2 (0.37%) crew and 51 (4.09%) passengers had reported ill on a 7 day cruise to/from New York City (11 - 18 March). |
| 29.3.05 |
The CDC reports that 60 of 1020 passengers (5.88%) and 4 of 531crew members (.75%) reported ill during the March 13 - March 28 cruise ending in Miami. The ship had just returned from its South America itineraries and as noted below (February 1 - 27) had had health outbreaks on previous cruises. These earlier illnesses were reported by passengers but were not reported by the CDC because cruises that don't include a US port in their itinerary are not required to report health outbreaks to the CDC. |
| 13-25.2.05 | A passenger wrote the following: Both my husband and I got the norwalk virus and I know lots of other people got norwalk. Another passenger reported that approximately half of the passengers onboard became ill. Cruises that don't include a US port in their itinerary are not required to report health outbreaks to the CDC. Second cruise in a row with an outbreak. |
| 1-13.2.05 |
Passengers boarding at Valpariso on February 13 were
advised there had been "small" outbreak of a benign gastrointestinal
bug that affected about 3%, or 34, of the passengers on the previous
cruise that they said was brought onboard by passengers/crew at one of
the ships ports-of-call, and they had taken numerous steps to eradicate
the virus before the cruise ended. Passengers were given an
option to
cancel and get credit for a future cruise. Due to the timing
ofthis notice, no one likely accepted the offer. There are also reports of a large-scale outbreak (some estimate 15% of passengers) of viral illness on the Jan 16-29 cruise. Cruises that don't include a US port in their itinerary are not required to report health outbreaks to the CDC. |
| dd/mm/yy |
2004 |
| 7.5.04 |
For
a second week in a row, passengers were struck with
illness consistent witn norovirous. On May
9, the ship
reported that 39 passengers and 6 crew had reported illness consistent
with norovirus.. |
| 2.5.04 |
On
May 2, the ship reported that 43 passengers (3.88%) and 2
crew
had reported illness consistent with norovirus. The cruise ran
from April 25 - May 2, ending in Philadelphia.. |
| 30.4.04 |
On
May 2, the ship reported that 43 passengers and 2 crew
had reported illness consistent with norovirus. The cruise ran
from April 25 - May 2,
ending in Philadelphia. |
| 31.3.04 |
On
March
31, the ship reported that 43 passengers and 8 crew
had reported illness consistent with norovirus. The
cruise ran from March 22 - April 4. There had been
a similar outbreak in the cruise before (see below) |
| 24.3.04 |
On
March 20, the ship reported that 69 passengers and 9 crew
had reported illness consistent with norovirus. The cruise ran
from March 7 - 22. |