Another cruise ship tilts after heavy winds, passengers hurt

Cruise ship captains don't fear the weather they see coming.

All major cruise lines have weather teams on shore using the latest tools to monitor potential storms. Cruise ship captains are given all the relevant info needed to steer them away from dangerous weather.

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Problems happen, however, when unexpected weather arises.

That happened in November when Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas was hit by an unexpected wave, which caused disarray, including loose items scattered and some tables tipping over. Once the wave hit, the captain ordered passengers back to their cabins to ensure that everyone on the ship was accounted for.

It was a scary situation, and a lot of plates and bottles were broken, but only one passenger was injured.

Now, a similar situation has hit another ship, and Doug Parker of Cruise News Today has the full story.

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Princess Cruises ship rocked

Transcript:

This is Cruise News Today with Doug Parker. 

Good morning. Here's your cruise news for Wednesday, February 26. 

A ship full of passengers were in for a scare when the Crown Princess listed or tilted to one side in Fiordland, New Zealand.

Thirteen passengers and three crew members suffered minor injuries but are reportedly doing okay. 

Princess Cruises said in a statement "Crown Princess encountered strong winds during a course change causing the ship to briefly tilt beyond its usual movement before stabilizing. Water from the Lido Deck pool flooded a dining area but was quickly cleaned up and some of the shops and galleys had items coming off the shelves."

The ship sustained no structural damage and continued the cruise as planned. 

Milford Sound's unpredictable weather can create challenging conditions for ships navigating in and out of its fjords. 

Carnival Cruise Line won't be adding solo cabins, HAL has more norovirus

And Carnival Cruise Line has confirmed it has no plans to introduce solo cabins on any of its ships.

A Carnival passenger asked about the possibility of solo cabins and rates on Facebook but Carnival's brand ambassador John Heald responded that no such plans are in place. 

Unlike some competitors, Carnival prices its cabins based on double occupancy meaning solo passengers often have to pay nearly twice the per-person rate. 

While lines like Norwegian offer dedicated single cabins Carnival fans looking for the same options would have to consider different brands.

And for the third time this year a Holland America Line cruise ship has reported a norovirus outbreak to the CDC. This time it was the MS Gerodam. They saw 79 passengers and 9 crew members fall ill with gastro symptoms during a 10-night Caribbean cruise.

The ship has implemented CDC sanitation protocols isolating sick guests and increasing cleaning efforts. 

This follows recent outbreaks on Holland America's Rotterdam and Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas. 

If you have a lead on this story let us know tips@cruiseradio.net 

Have yourself a great Wednesday. I'm Doug Parker with Cruise News Today.

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