Dozens hurt on Crown Princess
By Paul Johnson on Jul 19, 2006 in Cruises & Boat Travel, Florida, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, USA
It’s not proving to be a good week for Princess Cruises. Having just completed a nine-day Western Caribbean cruise, the Crown Princess experienced a steering problem yesterday whilst heading out of Port Canaveral, Florida, throwing both passengers and crew to the deck. The ship went on its maiden voyage only last month. More than 80 people have been reported as injured.
[…] The Crown Princess which experienced problems earlier this week when it suddenly listed 16 to 18 degrees, has been given clearance from the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Transportation Safety Board and British flag authorities to sail. A revised seven-day sailing that will call in Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos and Bermuda, and not in San Juan and St. Thomas as originally scheduled, set sail yesterday. Possibly related posts: […]