Gigiandbaba Posted February 15, 2019 #1 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Just read this: Norwegian cruiser “Viking Jupiter” crash at Piraeus pier on its maiden journey. Just read this on a Viking site: Three fenders were detached from the crash impact. Small material damage of a length of 15 meters was caused at the pier. The “Viking Jupiter” was accompanied by three tugboats. The Central Port Authority of Piraeus issued a sailing ban for the cruiser until a class confirmation by the technical company where it is registered has been submitted, Greek media report. The 1st Port Department investigates the incident. It is not known what will happen with the passengers. Viking took delivery of its sixth ocean vessel February 7 at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona, Italy. Viking Jupiter began its maiden season in mid February offering Antiquities itinerary between Athens and Rome. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CILCIANRQTS Posted February 15, 2019 #2 Share Posted February 15, 2019 http://thegreekobserver.com/greece/article/56929/cruise-ship-viking-jupiter-collided-with-pier-in-piraeus-port/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ready to Sail! Posted February 15, 2019 #3 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretchcruz Posted February 15, 2019 #4 Share Posted February 15, 2019 That's too bad!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocopico Posted February 15, 2019 #5 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Hope the references to "minor damage" are correct and they are able to get back underway soon. Not a very auspicious start but it could have been worse! Glad no one was hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted February 15, 2019 #6 Share Posted February 15, 2019 There’s an excellent video catching the impact. Search Zero Deficiences on the usual social media. The aft swings into the dock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretchcruz Posted February 16, 2019 #7 Share Posted February 16, 2019 I saw it! Hope it all gets fixed very quickly. So sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Peregrina651 Posted February 16, 2019 #8 Share Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) Wow, not a good week for Viking. First the Star and now this. Next sailing starts Feb 16--tomorrow--and that means that some people have already arrived and others are in the air. No comments on any of the roll calls. Journey To Antiquities/Iconic Western Mediterranean, 16 February to 2 March, 2019 Viking Jupiter Feb 16, 2019 Viking Jupiter Feb 16 Med Antiquities Edited February 16, 2019 by Peregrina651 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just_dont Posted February 17, 2019 #9 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Wow, not a good week for Viking. First the Star and now this. Next sailing starts Feb 16--tomorrow--and that means that some people have already arrived and others are in the air. No comments on any of the roll calls. Journey To Antiquities/Iconic Western Mediterranean, 16 February to 2 March, 2019 Viking Jupiter Feb 16, 2019 Viking Jupiter Feb 16 Med Antiquities I'm really surprised the Roll Calls have been completely silent. Not just about the incident, but there's been almost zero conversation about the cruise itself, which being a maiden voyage makes it even more surprising. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSP-parents Posted February 17, 2019 #10 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Cruise trackers now show Viking Jupiter making 13 knots from Piraeus to next port of Heraklion, as per its schedule. Apparently damage to ship not affecting schedule. Nerves can stand down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted February 17, 2019 #11 Share Posted February 17, 2019 16 minutes ago, GSP-parents said: Cruise trackers now show Viking Jupiter making 13 knots from Piraeus to next port of Heraklion, as per its schedule. Apparently damage to ship not affecting schedule. Nerves can stand down. Excellent!🍸 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Peregrina651 Posted February 17, 2019 #12 Share Posted February 17, 2019 3 hours ago, just_dont said: I'm really surprised the Roll Calls have been completely silent. Not just about the incident, but there's been almost zero conversation about the cruise itself, which being a maiden voyage makes it even more surprising. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk I didn't even find a roll call for the maiden voyage and three rolls for Feb 16 makes it difficult to have a conversation. I went there hoping to find some conversation because normally, it's the place to go. Glad that in the end it is not as awful as it could have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlu Posted February 17, 2019 #13 Share Posted February 17, 2019 On the ship now. Was completely unaware of this as it happened before we arrived yesterday. Haven’t heard a word about it and see no reason to spread it. Everything has been quite splendid and the ship is beautiful. Meet and mingle is at 6pm tomorrow in the Wintergarden! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lackcreativity Posted February 17, 2019 #14 Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 hour ago, darlu said: On the ship now. Was completely unaware of this as it happened before we arrived yesterday. Haven’t heard a word about it and see no reason to spread it. Everything has been quite splendid and the ship is beautiful. Meet and mingle is at 6pm tomorrow in the Wintergarden! Sometimes it is difficult to sit at home and make sense of all the bits and pieces that we hear about an incident like this. Happy to learn that your early experience is good (as ours have been), and wishing you a very pleasant voyage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deec Posted February 17, 2019 #15 Share Posted February 17, 2019 thanks, Darlu! Have you been on other Viking Oceans Ships? Any notable changes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just_dont Posted February 18, 2019 #16 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I didn't even find a roll call for the maiden voyage and three rolls for Feb 16 makes it difficult to have a conversation. I went there hoping to find some conversation because normally, it's the place to go. Glad that in the end it is not as awful as it could have been. Pretty sure Feb 16 is first official cruise. Prior sailing departed from the shipyard where she was built, and the reports indicated 600-something pax. Probably exec's, VIPs and travel industry folks.I know Feb 16 is the first one that had been advertised on Viking's site.But even considering all 3 roll calls, very few pre-cruise posts or discussions.Glad all's well with the ship, and looking forward to hearing reviews. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjsretired Posted February 18, 2019 #17 Share Posted February 18, 2019 How do I start a roll call for June 16 on the Viking Sky ...Into the Midnight Sun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted February 18, 2019 #18 Share Posted February 18, 2019 19 minutes ago, rjsretired said: How do I start a roll call for June 16 on the Viking Sky ...Into the Midnight Sun? Select the Viking Ocean Roll Calls - https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/768-viking-ocean-roll-calls/ Select Viking Sky and check is a Roll Call has already been started. If not, select Start New Topic and name the thread with departure date and cruise name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlu Posted February 18, 2019 #19 Share Posted February 18, 2019 So we’ve done many other cruises and trips but just a single Viking river previously (Bordeaux) which sold us on this first Viking Ocean. Crete today. Honestly we would skip the included tour in the future because the museum tour was not our speed. Our first meet and mingle was great tonight. 24 signed up but I would say only about 8 or so showed. So enjoyed hanging with the captain and his wife and the cruise director and the other forum members. Enjoyed some post dinner time with other cruise critic friends. Just switched out of included tour for Olympia into another tour tomorrow. This brand new ship is quite beautiful and the staff is quite anxious to please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vino100 Posted February 19, 2019 #20 Share Posted February 19, 2019 So exciting to hearWe board march 16th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeena Posted February 19, 2019 #21 Share Posted February 19, 2019 we board march 16th as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharTrav Posted February 19, 2019 #22 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Glad all is well. I heard over the weekend that a very large (6000 passenger) ship - the Norwegian Epic - rammed the pier at San Juan. It had been having engine troubles (power failure) so it rerouted to San Juan. As it was coming into dock it was hit by a strong gust of wind. For sure, wind and docking can be a bad mixture. When we were on the Sky last year (Jan 2018), we skipped two ports because of wind and sea conditions. Reading what can and does happen, I’m glad our captain exercised such caution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted February 19, 2019 #23 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Affirmative, the Epic was making an unscheduled call, as she suffered the loss of 1 or 2 engines, while at sea. The cruise line canceled all ports, so she made the unscheduled call at San Juan. She contacted and sank at least 2 docking structures. The docking was filmed by a pax on an adjacent cruise ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MS52 Posted February 20, 2019 #24 Share Posted February 20, 2019 On 2/18/2019 at 12:57 PM, rjsretired said: How do I start a roll call for June 16 on the Viking Sky ...Into the Midnight Sun? We are on a June 16th sailing Into the Midnight Sun but it’s on Jupiter, not the Sky. Are there two? We’re leaving from Bergen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjsretired Posted February 20, 2019 #25 Share Posted February 20, 2019 37 minutes ago, MS52 said: We are on a June 16th sailing Into the Midnight Sun but it’s on Jupiter, not the Sky. Are there two? We’re leaving from Bergen My mistake in typing. I was thinking of two different cruises and got them mixed up. I had trouple finding into the midnight sun on the Jupiter on June 16th. It did not seem to be on the regular roll calls. Hope to meet you on the ship. We are looking for bridge players on the sea days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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