Cruise Ship Propulsion Problems

Freedom of the Seas is scheduled for a dry dock session in January 2015.

Cruise ship propulsion problems. The ship set sail on a new voyage this past Sunday probably with the propulsion issues. What are the propulsion issues and how does that affect cruises using that ship. During her 12-day cruise out of Southampton UK the PO Ventura suffered engine failure and as a result issued a mayday.

A Carnival cruise ship that experienced propulsion trouble is back at sea. Allure of the Seas Cruises Modified Due to Propulsion Issues. The ship experienced problems with the Azipod propulsion which slowed the speed over the last night of the previous cruise resulting in late arrival at the homeport Fort Lauderdale Florida.

The Norwegian Star experienced a problem with one of its azipods over the weekend apparently resulting in a fire of some type resulting in a cancelled port on its last cruise. Norwegian Star Suffers Propulsion Problems. There is no word on what caused the propulsion problems.

One of the vessels propellers required repairs. All guests are safe and comfortable. There is no indication yet as to how soon the issue will be resolved.

The Saturday December 14 Eastern Caribbean cruise aboard Holland America s ms Nieuw Amsterdam was canceled due to issues with one of the vessels two Azipods. It has 2038 passengers on board and 1364 crew members. PO Ventura Suffers Propulsion Issues.

Celebrity Cruises passengers intending to depart yesterday on the Celebrity Constellation from Barcelona Spain are stuck in that port for two days due to propulsion issues even though the cruise ship just came out of dry dock. EDT -- Cruisers booked on Royal Caribbeans Allure of the Seas from this Sunday through October 2019 might notice changes. Some of the lines including Celebrity and Cunard have suffered vessel breakdowns due to pod-bearing failures.