World cruise...

[Matt D]

but only from Southampton to the Isle of Wight...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/4190771.stm

[Sarah_77]

Shame for those on board who have maybe booked time off from work for this cruise !

[Dumpty]

Saw the boss of P&O on tv this morning, this could cost them £20 million after all the compensation has been paid and the only difference that might make to the share price is a drop of 5 cents. Excuse the pun, but it sounds like £20 million is just a drop in the ocean to them.
Its a great shame that all those fare paying passengers didn't get to see the wonderful sights that had booked up for.
Do you think it serves them right having the liner built in Germany instead of keeping it here in the U.K.
The Aurora was also hit with a stomach bug epidemic on one trip, that made the headlines also, seems like an ill fated vessel to me, although from the outside it has stunning looks.

[Raistlin]

Isn't this the same vessel where the Champagne bottle didn't break when it was Christened? I understand that's supposed to be a sign of impending bad luck for a ship?

I've been following the reports on this, I was pleased to see they had managed to find charities to take on the fresh food, that was no longer needed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/4193161.stm

we were wondering, at work, today, what the people who were expecting to be away for over 3 months, would do now?

- and just before posting I see Sarah_77 had the same thought

[AndrewJ]

I feel for the people, I was a lucky one who went on one of those ships...will in dock though, and would love to go around world on one, talk about a trip of a lifetime..

Well that was probably the most expensive "Trip around the Island" ever...!

[AndrewJ]

Ahh well another mutli million pound cock up. :o

Originally Posted by AndrewJames

Ahh well another mutli million pound cock up. :o

They'll be well insured for incidents like these. It will be the insurance companies who'll be bricking them selfs.

[skyblueheroes]

It was a huge cock up, but at upto £47,000 a ticket, and the fact its a long cruise, the passengers probably didn't work anyway !

[AndrewJ]

I know I would be very annoyed, something like that I would be gutted if it didn't work out, and would demand money back, plus compensation for the sheer stupidity of the operator and the designer of the ship, which totally ruined many peoples vacation of there lives.

[Pierre]

The misfortunes of wealthy retired folk who will be well compensated.

Who cares

Originally Posted by Raistlin

Isn't this the same vessel where the Champagne bottle didn't break when it was Christened? I understand that's supposed to be a sign of impending bad luck for a ship?

Saw the footage of The Princess Royal naming the ship, and the bottle not breaking. As soon as I saw that i know it wasnt going to be a lucky ship. Personally I thought, by tradition, that a ship had to be named before its launch and the keel tasted saltwater. Perhaps there is more to this superstition malarky than meets the eye.

[Halcyon]

Slightly off topic, but...I'd love to go on a cruise some time but not something like this.
There are some old boats with the old sales, like this one:
http://3mats.net/belem/galeries/tran...transat_39.jpg

They make you actually do work and help out on these cruises which is much more fun than sitting at a pool all day and you learn loads.
I went on the boat pictured when it was docked in France and I can tell you it is wonderful.

Originally Posted by Sarah_77

Shame for those on board who have maybe booked time off from work for this cruise !

booked time of work it was a supposed to be a 4 month cruise
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Originally Posted by Raistlin

Isn't this the same vessel where the Champagne bottle didn't break when it was Christened? I understand that's supposed to be a sign of impending bad luck for a ship?

yes it was