startwin Posted August 16, 2013 #1 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Just heard on our local Vancouver news, one of the Celebrity ships had an electrical fire onboard and made none of the scheduled stops in Alaska. Passengers interviewed were all happy with the compensation received - full refund and 50% off their next cruise. Still, glad all worked out OK - fires onboard are so scarey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted August 16, 2013 #2 Share Posted August 16, 2013 That's scary to read. I'm so glad no one was hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted August 16, 2013 #3 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Most important thing I hope you can share....... was anyone hurt? I hope all are safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop84 Posted August 16, 2013 #4 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Just heard on our local Vancouver news, one of the Celebrity ships had an electrical fire onboard and made none of the scheduled stops in Alaska. Passengers interviewed were all happy with the compensation received - full refund and 50% off their next cruise. Still, glad all worked out OK - fires onboard are so scarey. Could they be talking about the Celebrity Millennium? She suffered mechanical problems a week ago and remained in Seward for most of the week for repairs before heading straight back to Vancouver with a scheduled arrival of this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Murray's Pop Posted August 16, 2013 #5 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Could they be talking about the Celebrity Millennium? She suffered mechanical problems a week ago and remained in Seward for most of the week for repairs before heading straight back to Vancouver with a scheduled arrival of this morning. I think this is correct. I've seen nothing about any current fire, and Millennium just arrived in Vancouver today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted August 16, 2013 #6 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Yes fire on a ship is very scary, sounds like no injuries? Go read Burning Cold if you want to see how bad a fire can be, it was the original Prinsendam which caught fire in 1980 in the Gulf of Alaska. Amazingly no one died and there were only a handful of injuries and everyone had to abandon ship :eek:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted August 16, 2013 #7 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Since any fire is so dangerous, I never could understand how they could allow smoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
startwin Posted August 16, 2013 Author #8 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Most important thing I hope you can share....... was anyone hurt? I hope all are safe. Apparently, everyone was fine, and quite happy. (Which must be irking CNN!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer_l Posted August 16, 2013 #9 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I'm not sure it was caused by a fire, but there are threads on both the Celebrity and Alaska Boards. The ship stayed a few days in Seward for repairs and then sailed to Vancouver. Those who remained on the ship were given a full refund plus a free cruise. Those who left and flew home form Anchorage received a refund and 50% off the next cruise. No services on the ship were affected. Bottom line: you get to spend a few days exploring a wonderful area while having free hotel service and meals provided, then spend a few days sailing to Vancouver, and then get to take a later cruise for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDC1 Posted August 16, 2013 #10 Share Posted August 16, 2013 They had problems that required some parts to be sent in. They had to wait two days for the parts and two days for installation, then sailed straight to Vancouver. The problem (fire was never mentioned in any of those threads or by Celebrity so it appears to be component failure not a fire) occured prior to the cruises departure. Thus the use of the ship as a floating hotel while waiting for the parts and the repair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Murray's Pop Posted August 16, 2013 #11 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I'm not sure it was caused by a fire, but there are threads on both the Celebrity and Alaska Boards. The ship stayed a few days in Seward for repairs and then sailed to Vancouver. Those who remained on the ship were given a full refund plus a free cruise. Those who left and flew home form Anchorage received a refund and 50% off the next cruise. No services on the ship were affected. No fire - engine problems - see CC new story from Aug. 13. http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=5481 Celebrity did a great job of taking care of passengers on board. Compare what Celebrity did to what HAL is planning to do for passengers on cruises displaced by upcoming Prinsendam repairs. http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=5488 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted August 16, 2013 #12 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Perhaps we should ask the Mods to edit the title, if they can. As there was no fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted August 16, 2013 #13 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Compare what Celebrity did to what HAL is planning to do for passengers on cruises displaced by upcoming Prinsendam repairs. http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=5488 I'd like to know what happens for those who booked the 26 day cruise Oct 2 to 28? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted August 16, 2013 #14 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Apparently, everyone was fine, and quite happy. (Which must be irking CNN!!) As well as a couple of maritime lawyers we ofter hear about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted August 16, 2013 #15 Share Posted August 16, 2013 As well as a couple of maritime lawyers we ofter hear about. How true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon1 Posted August 16, 2013 #16 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Very dangerous. However, more than adequate compensation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
startwin Posted August 16, 2013 Author #17 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Perhaps we should ask the Mods to edit the title, if they can. As there was no fire. "Electrical fire" was cited in the news report I heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted August 16, 2013 #18 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I have friends who flew from Texas Today. They knew about the fire a few days ago. They were informed the ship is in working order -- and their cruise is schedule to leave on time today -- October 16. They flew from Texas yesterday and did not receive any e-mails about their cruise being cancelled. I checked me PM's from the other site -- no mention there about their cruise being cancelled or delayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted August 16, 2013 #19 Share Posted August 16, 2013 They were informed the ship is in working order -- and their cruise is schedule to leave on time today -- October 16. Today Oct 16? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted August 16, 2013 #20 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I have friends who flew from Texas Today. They knew about the fire a few days ago. They were informed the ship is in working order -- and their cruise is schedule to leave on time today -- October 16. They flew from Texas yesterday and did not receive any e-mails about their cruise being cancelled. I checked me PM's from the other site -- no mention there about their cruise being cancelled or delayed. Huh? :confused: Flew from Texas yesterday? Today? October 16? Can we safely assume you mean August? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRL_Joanie Posted August 16, 2013 #21 Share Posted August 16, 2013 They had problems that required some parts to be sent in. They had to wait two days for the parts and two days for installation, then sailed straight to Vancouver. The problem (fire was never mentioned in any of those threads or by Celebrity so it appears to be component failure not a fire) occured prior to the cruises departure. Thus the use of the ship as a floating hotel while waiting for the parts and the repair. No fire - engine problems - see CC new story from Aug. 13.http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=5481 Celebrity did a great job of taking care of passengers on board. Compare what Celebrity did to what HAL is planning to do for passengers on cruises displaced by upcoming Prinsendam repairs. http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=5488 Thank you both for giving us the true story and the links. These make more sense than a fire a week ago on another cruise ship and no media reporting of it. So glad the Passengers were treated so well:) Joanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
startwin Posted August 17, 2013 Author #22 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Fortunately, my original post was informational only from the news report on CKNW Vancouver. No drama, no huge bolded letters , and no zillion exclamation marks accompanying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowPrincess Posted August 17, 2013 #23 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Fortunately, my original post was informational only from the news report on CKNW Vancouver. No drama, no huge bolded letters , and no zillion exclamation marks accompanying it. There ya go being Canadian again ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapper1 Posted August 17, 2013 #24 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Fortunately, my original post was informational only from the news report on CKNW Vancouver. No drama, no huge bolded letters , and no zillion exclamation marks accompanying it. ;););) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetocruise2020 Posted August 17, 2013 #25 Share Posted August 17, 2013 No fire - engine problems - see CC new story from Aug. 13.http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=5481 Celebrity did a great job of taking care of passengers on board. Compare what Celebrity did to what HAL is planning to do for passengers on cruises displaced by upcoming Prinsendam repairs. http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=5488 Way to go X! We would love to do X, but the dates just do not work for us ( unless we want to go to columbia & panama)... Looks like they are really taking care of pax! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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