Propulsion Problems Onboard Cruise Ship

[BetteDavisEyes]

Lots of unhappy passengers onboard this ship that was forced to return to San Juan due to propulsion problems.

News Article

3/14/2012

Caribbean Princess Update

Caribbean Princess has experienced a problem with her port propulsion motor and it has been determined that the ship's current sailing must be canceled to allow for repairs...

http://www.princess.com/news/article.jsp?newsArticleId=na1221

 

[michmi]

Two vacations Michmi will never take.

1. A trip for any length of time to any place in Mexico.
2. A cruise.

No thank you!

 

[kgeaux]

Well at least it is just propulsion problems!

Those poor cruisers could be all suffering from a ship-born illness, or one of them could be overboard!

I will take propulsion problems any time!

 

[legalmania]

Well at least it is just propulsion problems!

Those poor cruisers could be all suffering from a ship-born illness, or one of them could be overboard!

I will take propulsion problems any time!

Or stuffed toilets or sea sick passengers. I went on a cruise once in 8-10 ft seas, and everyone was sick. It was so gross. That is one cruise I lost weight instead of gaining.

Remember this one?
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/39068759#39068759

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

News Article

3/15/2012

Caribbean Princess Update

Caribbean Princess experienced a problem with the port propulsion motor which necessitated the ship returning to San Juan yesterday to evaluate the situation. After further review by technical experts, we have confirmed the full extent of the damage to the motor. We now know the time and work required to make the repairs and we regret that we need to cancel the next two voyages, departing March 18 and March 25...

http://www.princess.com/news/article.jsp?newsArticleId=na1221

 

[RLynne]

Two vacations Michmi will never take.

1. A trip for any length of time to any place in Mexico.
2. A cruise.

No thank you!

I went on a cruise, once. My then-boyfriend had won it in a drawing at work, so it was totally free...when I got home, I *still* wanted my money back.