madforcruising
04-17-2005, 06:01 AM
http://www.wnbc.com/news/4386519/detail.html
NEW YORK -- A large cruise ship on its way back to New York was sidelined Saturday because of bad weather.
Stormy waters and high winds tossed the Norwegian Dawn cruise ship, causing unknown damage to it, officials said.
The ship left the Bahamas Thursday and was scheduled to pull into New York Harbor this weekend. It is instead in the Port of Charleston in South Carolina, NewsChannel 4 reported.
The ship was re-directed to South Carolina after a concerned relative of a passenger reported to the Coast Guard that passengers became frightened in the storm, NewsChannel 4 reported.
The Coast Guard said a huge wave crashed into a deck.
Several passengers reported windows being blown out of the ship, NBC News confirmed Saturday evening.
There were also reports of water in some cabins, NewsChannel 4 reported.
The ship was supposed to arrive in New York on Sunday, but it will now dock sometime on Monday, officials said.
Coast Guard inspectors were on their way to assess the damage Saturday evening.
The Coast Guard said one passenger suffered minor cuts.
The Norwegian Dawn cruise ship can carry more than 2,000 passengers.
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Norwegian Dawn News Update
Miami, Fla., April 16, 2005 5:15pm EST
Last night on her return to New York, Norwegian Dawn experienced extremely rough weather. Although the weather had become slightly calmer at daybreak, the ship was hit by a freak wave that caused two windows to break in two different cabins. There was flooding in 62 cabins and four passengers were hurt with cuts and bruises.
The safety and integrity of the ship was in no way compromised by this incident.
Norwegian Dawn has diverted to Charleston, South Carolina to conduct repairs. Passengers whose cabins were flooded are being flown home from Charleston.
Once repairs are complete, the ship will continue to New York. At this time, the company estimates that the ship will arrive around noon on Monday. As things stand now, embarkation will commence at 3 p.m. on Monday. However, the embarkation time will be finalized once the ship has a definitive arrival time so passengers and travel agents should monitor the NCL Web site or call 1-800-625-5672 for updates.
NCL is working to contact all travel agents with guests sailing on the April 17 cruise to inform them of the details.
The tentative schedule is below:
Day Port Arrive Depart
4/18 - Mon New York, NY - - 5pm
4/19 - Tue At Sea
4/20 - Wed Orlando (Port Canaveral), FL 11am 9pm
4/21 - Thu Miami, FL 9am 6pm
4/22 - Fri Nassau, Bahamas 7am Noon
4/23 - Sat At Sea
4/24 - Sun New York, NY 10am
In accordance with Norwegian Dawn's Winter Weather Guarantee, guests on the upcoming cruise will receive a $100 per person ($200 maximum per stateroom) onboard credit and additionally, the cruise fare will be prorated by one day, which will be refunded to the passenger's onboard account along with the onboard credit.
The company will provide updates as they become available.
NEW YORK -- A large cruise ship on its way back to New York was sidelined Saturday because of bad weather.
Stormy waters and high winds tossed the Norwegian Dawn cruise ship, causing unknown damage to it, officials said.
The ship left the Bahamas Thursday and was scheduled to pull into New York Harbor this weekend. It is instead in the Port of Charleston in South Carolina, NewsChannel 4 reported.
The ship was re-directed to South Carolina after a concerned relative of a passenger reported to the Coast Guard that passengers became frightened in the storm, NewsChannel 4 reported.
The Coast Guard said a huge wave crashed into a deck.
Several passengers reported windows being blown out of the ship, NBC News confirmed Saturday evening.
There were also reports of water in some cabins, NewsChannel 4 reported.
The ship was supposed to arrive in New York on Sunday, but it will now dock sometime on Monday, officials said.
Coast Guard inspectors were on their way to assess the damage Saturday evening.
The Coast Guard said one passenger suffered minor cuts.
The Norwegian Dawn cruise ship can carry more than 2,000 passengers.
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Norwegian Dawn News Update
Miami, Fla., April 16, 2005 5:15pm EST
Last night on her return to New York, Norwegian Dawn experienced extremely rough weather. Although the weather had become slightly calmer at daybreak, the ship was hit by a freak wave that caused two windows to break in two different cabins. There was flooding in 62 cabins and four passengers were hurt with cuts and bruises.
The safety and integrity of the ship was in no way compromised by this incident.
Norwegian Dawn has diverted to Charleston, South Carolina to conduct repairs. Passengers whose cabins were flooded are being flown home from Charleston.
Once repairs are complete, the ship will continue to New York. At this time, the company estimates that the ship will arrive around noon on Monday. As things stand now, embarkation will commence at 3 p.m. on Monday. However, the embarkation time will be finalized once the ship has a definitive arrival time so passengers and travel agents should monitor the NCL Web site or call 1-800-625-5672 for updates.
NCL is working to contact all travel agents with guests sailing on the April 17 cruise to inform them of the details.
The tentative schedule is below:
Day Port Arrive Depart
4/18 - Mon New York, NY - - 5pm
4/19 - Tue At Sea
4/20 - Wed Orlando (Port Canaveral), FL 11am 9pm
4/21 - Thu Miami, FL 9am 6pm
4/22 - Fri Nassau, Bahamas 7am Noon
4/23 - Sat At Sea
4/24 - Sun New York, NY 10am
In accordance with Norwegian Dawn's Winter Weather Guarantee, guests on the upcoming cruise will receive a $100 per person ($200 maximum per stateroom) onboard credit and additionally, the cruise fare will be prorated by one day, which will be refunded to the passenger's onboard account along with the onboard credit.
The company will provide updates as they become available.