NORWEGIAN STAR

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Storm forces cruise ship to depart early

The storm Babet forced the 'Norwegian Star', with 2,279 passengers and 1,003 crew members on board, the final cruise ship of the year in Douglas, Isle of Man, to depart early. The vessek had arrived in Douglas Bay in the morning of Oct 19, 2023, with guests set to tour the island and its heritage sites until 7 p.m., but was forced to depart due to choppy waters, in which the tender boats were unable to operate. Cruise Isle of Man thanked the Captain and crew of the 'Norwegian Star' for sending a tender ashore to try and effect the call. Report with photo: https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/storm-babet-forces-final-cruise-ship-of-the-year-to-depart-early-645097

Crew members disembarked in Rotterdam

On May 20 the 'Norwegian Star' has arrived at the Port of Rotterdam to repatriate crew members. It has about 200 crew members on board, mainly European and Dutch, who will disembark to return home. The ship is scheduled to set sail from the port at noon after disembarking the on-board personnel. The crew must be picked up and escorted to their transit or final destination and the operation was carried out at the request of the authorities and in accordance with the strict measures currently applied due to the worldwide situation by Covid-19.

Cruise ship suffered engine damage

The 'Norwegian Star' suffered a problem with one of its azipods on Nov 2, 2019, around 1 a.m. apparently resulting in an alleged fire in the engine room. Passengers were alerted by a loud, shuddering, rattling noise. The ship seemed to stop and we heard 3 short alarm blasts and “Bravo.” The ship skipped the scheduled call at Dubrovnik and headed back to Venice. Passengers were offered a $100 non-refundable credit. NCL altered the schedule of the following cruise on the 'Norwegian Star', dropping calls at Kotor, Santorini, Mykonos. Instead, Split was added to the planned visits to Montenegro (Kotor, Nov 4), Corfu Island, Santorini Island (Nov 6), Mykonos Island (Nov 7), Kefalonia Island, and Dubrovnik. All passengers were notified about the itinerary changes in the early morning on Nov 3, 12 hours prior the scheduled departure at 5:30 p.m. As compensation, NCL offered USD 200 in OBC (per cabin) and plus 20% future NCL cruise booking discount.