Interesting talk on another platform

[Elorac123]

Talk of the hull needing cleaning ?

Cheers Carole

[lyndarra]

How many divers does it take to clean the hull of a cruise ship in 24 hrs? Hmm.

Perhaps a drug trafficer forgot to close the underwater hatches.😉

[rkmw]

4 minutes ago, Elorac123 said:

Talk of the hull needing cleaning ?

Cheers Carole

Not a lot they can do but skip a couple of days, the passengers will be compensated for their trouble 

[Elorac123]

Yes $100 OBC and 15% off the fare as a FCC 

Someone reported what they thought as a crash in to maybe a container

 Cheers Carole

[SinbadThePorter]

I wonder if "hull cleaning" is a euphemism for hole patching? 😱

[Chiliburn]

2 hours ago, lyndarra said:

How many divers does it take to clean the hull of a cruise ship in 24 hrs? Hmm.

Perhaps a drug trafficer forgot to close the underwater hatches.😉

Don't they use a couple of drones .

[geocruiser]

I would think that a hull cleaning would be on some sort of a regular schedule, not done mid cruise.

[PacnGoNow]

1 hour ago, geocruiser said:

I would think that a hull cleaning would be on some sort of a regular schedule, not done mid cruise.

Maybe this is a question for @chengkp75?

[azbirdmom]

Thank heavens the casino and boutiques will be open!  Sorry couldn't resist.  It is sad that they are missing Fjordland as that was one of the highlights of this itinerary but something major must have happened to do this.  Wonder what "cleaning" is code for?

[arxcards]

I wonder if the other possibility is if it is carrying too many passengers on the hull. To look up close, she is way overdue for some coats of that special anti-fouling paint.

 

I don't know if too much flora would prevent a ship entering rather pristine waters, but maybe when they say hull cleaning, they might actually mean hull cleaning.

[Chiliburn]

 I a feature of the Princess Medallion 

Edited December 20, 2022 by Chiliburn

[nnps]

My guess would be that to enter the waters of the National Park they had to have had a cleaning within a certain time frame and that this had been overlooked. 

[mr walker]

3 hours ago, nnps said:

My guess would be that to enter the waters of the National Park they had to have had a cleaning within a certain time frame and that this had been overlooked. 

Sounds like a definite possibility.

I was once on a transpacific flight and clearance was delayed as some 'treatment' was past the specified date. The flight crew came thru the cabin spaying aerosol cans of something 😦

[Aus Traveller]

2 minutes ago, mr walker said:

Sounds like a definite possibility.

I was once on a transpacific flight and clearance was delayed as some 'treatment' was past the specified date. The flight crew came thru the cabin spaying aerosol cans of something 😦

Years ago, the cabin crew had to spray the interior of planes arriving from overseas to get rid of any unwelcome hitchhikers - the insect kind.

[SinbadThePorter]

It looks like Coral is heading around the North Island for a clockwise cruise.

[boeckli]

1 hour ago, SinbadThePorter said:

It looks like Coral is heading around the North Island for a clockwise cruise.

 

According to AIS, next stop Tauranga, ETA 22 Dec 18:45 (6.45pm)

[Cootakid]

Well that will be interesting….   200 pax boarded in Auckland last cruise expecting a 14 night round cruise.  

 

A big Uturn coming up somewhere along the way….

[Chiliburn]

3 hours ago, mr walker said:

Sounds like a definite possibility.

I was once on a transpacific flight and clearance was delayed as some 'treatment' was past the specified date. The flight crew came thru the cabin spaying aerosol cans of something 😦

That was hair spay so you look good on arrival.

[alicat2464]

28 minutes ago, Cootakid said:

Well that will be interesting….   200 pax boarded in Auckland last cruise expecting a 14 night round cruise.  

 

A big Uturn coming up somewhere along the way….

Hmm, I agree, somethings a bit interesting…

[alicat2464]

I can’t see the full article (have to be a subscriber) but this might give some clues?

[NSWP]

Clean ordered by NZ Authorities, environmental issue. Unfortunate for the pax.

 

The Coral Princess Environmental Officer will be getting a kick up the rear for overlooking the need for the hull clean.

Edited December 21, 2022 by NSWP

[arxcards]

2 hours ago, Cootakid said:

Well that will be interesting….   200 pax boarded in Auckland last cruise expecting a 14 night round cruise.  

 

A big Uturn coming up somewhere along the way….

That would put a fork in their nightie.

[Gwendy]

In 2019 we were delayed leaving Lima as divers had to clean hull before we entered NZ waters.  Apparently it is a requirement when entering NZ from some countries.

[icat2000]

Maybe its leaking crap and they not allowed to enter into Fiorlands. And they sending divers down to put a patch over it.

[Over from NZ]

Here's what has happened - https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/130847298/cruise-ship-too-dirty-for-milford-sound-after-sea-snails-found

 

That would be extremely disappointing. They're effectively missing 3 ports.. as dropping them in Christchurch on X-mas day is daft.. everything is shut.