UPDATE 11:46: So it turns out that when I go to find a quote from Princess, their news site is down!
96 passengers became ill with the norovirus on Princess Cruises, Sapphire Princess. She was on the return leg of a 7-Night Inland Passage cruise in Alaska. Port officials decided to dock the ship at Pier [...]
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Is this the new princess newbuild? It could be. This new ship will be the largest Princess ship to date. She made news the other day when Carnival and Princess firmed up the order for her and her sister. Below is the attached press release. Please note the photo is pure speculation [...]
…for the Princess brand. Maritime Industry insider, Lloyd’s List, is quotes as saying
Carnival is in advanced talks with German Meyer Werft for an order of two new cruiseships for its Princess brand, Italian and German shipping sources have said.
The word “advanced” is the key here. The article goes on quoting a Meyer Werft official [...]
UPDATE 10/24: Check out the comments section of the post to see another account. This time from Lisa. Thanks Lisa.
UPDATE 10/21: Another cruiser from that voyage was able to provide us with their take in the incident:
We were with Carlene and yes it was a “Thank you God” moment–He is always there to protect us. [...]
Check out the rough weather that the Caribbean Princess is still in.
Make sure to check out the post below.
Yesterday the Caribbean Princess encountered a minor, quick list while cruising Canada & New England. The 113,000 grt ship got caught in rough weather in the Atlantic when she leaned a bit. The extent of the list is unknown. As is duration. But be advised this is not a serious situation. No passengers were [...]
Here is the latest map from the National Hurricane Center. All ships have sailed their current altered routes and there have been an additional few changes:
Princess Cruises Crown Princess skipped Newport yester and is in boston today. It will resume its normal schedule from here.
Holland America’s Eurodam replaced Prince Edward Island with a call in Gaspe, Quebec. [...]
When the Sapphire Princess docked in Vancouver yesterday for its scheduled turnaround, it arrived with one extra guest. A whale. While sailing through the inside passage, comprising of Canada and Alaska, the ships bulbous bow struck a fin whale and it remained there for the remainder of that leg. Pretty much every cruise ship out [...]
The fire crippled two of the ships four main engines. A shipyard in Greece has been chosen for these repairs due to their mechanical nature. The ship will leave for Pireus (Athens), Greece on Wednesday and is scheduled to arrive 3-4 days latter since she will be running on her two remaining engines.
