Norwegian Dawn on schedule for next voyage

Posted on 21 May, 2015 by Spacejunkie2

Norwegian Dawn

The Norwegian Dawn is structurally sound and will sail its next scheduled cruise from Boston on May 22, Norwegian Cruise Line said on Wednesday.

The Dawn ran aground on the sea bed near Bermuda after departing King’s Wharf on Tuesday. Norwegian Cruise Line said there was a temporary malfunction of the steering system.

Later on Tuesday, the ship was refloated to Heritage Wharf in Bermuda to be assessed by a team consisting of cruise line personnel; an independent dive team; and inspectors from the Dawn’s classification society, DNVGL.

“The team confirmed the structural integrity of the ship, and the technical issue which caused the steering malfunction was identified and corrected,” Norwegian said Wednesday on its Twitter account.

The ship is expected to depart Bermuda at 3 p.m. on Wednesday and resume sailing to Boston.

All guests on the current voyage will receive a credit of 15% of their cruise fare to use toward a future sailing.

Cruise Liner Refloated After Running Aground

Posted on 20 May, 2015 by Spacejunkie2

Norwegian Dawn

A Norwegian Cruise Line ship with more than 3,500 people on board has had to be refloated after running aground near Bermuda.

The Norwegian Dawn was returning to Boston with 2,443 passengers and more than 1,059 crew.

It is believed to have temporarily lost power after leaving port.

The Norwegian Dawn struck the sea bed when leaving Bermuda

A spokesman for Norwegian Cruise Lines said: “The ship’s propulsion was affected and, at which time, the vessel made contact with the channel bed.”

However, the vessel has now been refloated after high tide.

A spokesman for the cruise line said the boat would remain anchored off Bermuda overnight.

Experts will inspect it on Thursday before it returns to Boston.

It was unclear whether the passengers would disembark before the 92,000-ton vessel, which is nearly 1,000ft long, heads back to Boston.

HAL cancels 3rd Canada/New England cruise

Posted on 9 October, 2014 by Spacejunkie2

By Jerry Limone

Holland America Line has canceled a third consecutive Canada/New England voyage due to a technical problem with a propeller.

The seven-day sailing of the Veendam was scheduled to depart Quebec for Boston on Oct. 11; an Oct. 2 cruise from Boston was canceled last week.

Since canceling a Sept. 28 departure from Quebec, HAL had been doing repair work on the Veendam in Quebec. However, on Friday HAL said it had been determined that a complete repair can only be made in a drydock.

HAL said the ship would sail under its own power without guests from Quebec to Philadelphia, where the drydock work will take place.

“We are profoundly sorry for the disappointment of our guests who have been impacted by these required repairs,” HAL said.

Guests booked on the seven-day Oct. 11 sailing will receive a full refund of their cruise fare plus a future cruise credit of 100% of their cruise fare paid. In addition, HAL said it will reimburse nonrefundable expenses such as missed tours and excursions that were purchased through Holland America Line.