NicolaFank
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Cunard's Queen Mary 2 sustained unspecified damage to one of her four propulsion pods departing from Ft. Lauderdale last week at the start of a 38-day voyage around South America. After the damage was discovered, the liner returned to port where the pod was examined and a determination was eventually made to continue the journey, albeit at a reduced speed.
The combination of two-day delay, and reduced cruising speed, means that the scheduled stops at Barbados, St. Kitts and Salvador, Brazil will be skipped and the call in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will be shortened. Following the Rio call, Cunard said that it anticipates being able to visit all of the originally published ports of call, however with shortened stays in Montevideo and in Acapulco. To compensate passengers for the missed stops, Cunard said that it was offering the 1,000 or so passengers scheduled to disembark in Rio de Janeiro on January 26th a 50% refund.
Unfortunately for Cunard, some passengers did not think that was enough and a few have notified the press saying that they are unhappy with the compensation and complaining that they should have been given a full refund or allowed to get off the ship in Ft. Lauderdale when she returned after the damage was discovered. A small number of passengers are now saying that they are so unhappy that they will not disembark in Rio to make room for the new passengers waiting to board.
Cunard said that it believes the compensation if fair and that it could not determine which ports would be missed until after the ship departed and the impact of her reduced speed on the journey could be determined.
La QM2 subisce danni ai Pod,velocità ridotta se non dimezzata e saltano diversi scali,passeggeri incavolati..incominciano i primi problemi a questa bellissima regina!!!Speriamo sia l'ultimo....non se lo merita:wink: ?Credete che l'adozione di questo nuovo tipo di propulsione sia inaffidabile?La maggior parte delle navi che lo hanno in dotazione hanno avuto diversi problemi...non ritenete che il vecchio timone era meglio?Si riscontra effettivamente in una nave dotata di Pod un calo di vibrazioni e di rumore?Aspetto le vostre impressioni Nicola
Cunard's Queen Mary 2 sustained unspecified damage to one of her four propulsion pods departing from Ft. Lauderdale last week at the start of a 38-day voyage around South America. After the damage was discovered, the liner returned to port where the pod was examined and a determination was eventually made to continue the journey, albeit at a reduced speed.
The combination of two-day delay, and reduced cruising speed, means that the scheduled stops at Barbados, St. Kitts and Salvador, Brazil will be skipped and the call in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will be shortened. Following the Rio call, Cunard said that it anticipates being able to visit all of the originally published ports of call, however with shortened stays in Montevideo and in Acapulco. To compensate passengers for the missed stops, Cunard said that it was offering the 1,000 or so passengers scheduled to disembark in Rio de Janeiro on January 26th a 50% refund.
Unfortunately for Cunard, some passengers did not think that was enough and a few have notified the press saying that they are unhappy with the compensation and complaining that they should have been given a full refund or allowed to get off the ship in Ft. Lauderdale when she returned after the damage was discovered. A small number of passengers are now saying that they are so unhappy that they will not disembark in Rio to make room for the new passengers waiting to board.
Cunard said that it believes the compensation if fair and that it could not determine which ports would be missed until after the ship departed and the impact of her reduced speed on the journey could be determined.
La QM2 subisce danni ai Pod,velocità ridotta se non dimezzata e saltano diversi scali,passeggeri incavolati..incominciano i primi problemi a questa bellissima regina!!!Speriamo sia l'ultimo....non se lo merita:wink: ?Credete che l'adozione di questo nuovo tipo di propulsione sia inaffidabile?La maggior parte delle navi che lo hanno in dotazione hanno avuto diversi problemi...non ritenete che il vecchio timone era meglio?Si riscontra effettivamente in una nave dotata di Pod un calo di vibrazioni e di rumore?Aspetto le vostre impressioni Nicola