CruiseInd 2.0 » Independence of the Seas http://cruiseind.com A social commentary on the cruise industry and the media following it all Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:56:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Fuel Tank Explodes Next to RCCL Ship [w/Video and Photo] http://cruiseind.com/2011/06/01/fuel-tank-explodes-next-to-rccl-ship/ http://cruiseind.com/2011/06/01/fuel-tank-explodes-next-to-rccl-ship/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:50:58 +0000 Greg http://www.cruiseind.com/?p=3593 ©PANORAMA.gi
Yesterday a fuel tank exploded int he port of Gibraltar, Spain. Right next to the tank, the Independence of the Seas. There were 12 passengers that were reported to have had minor injuries. The pictures are pretty spectacular.
The Independence immediately left the dock and anchored in the bay for the rest of the port call.
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Round Town News

Thanks to Rosie and fudge for keeping us informed

UPDATE: This gets weird, according to British news, the ship was evacuated. This doesn’t mean a) lifeboats were used as she was docked in Spain or b) there was any breach of the integrity of the ship. It was only a precaution that the Captain took. The belief was that the best way to prevent spreading was to get everyone off, then send in cleaning crews. Only time will tell if this strategy works.

BTW, passengers are now back on and we’ll see if it worked.

 

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Norovirus has struck onboard the Independence of the Seas. The Royal Caribbean vessel was originally thought to have 25 cases, but that has now risen to 134 passengers. The ship is sailing with over 3,800 guests on a 14-night voyage roundtrip from Southampton, England. The ship was in Cadiz, Spain.

via Cruisejunkie’s Events at Sea

source Dagbladet.no

]]> http://cruiseind.com/2010/05/28/norovirus-on-indy/feed/ 3 Independence of the Seas year-round in Europe http://cruiseind.com/2009/04/24/independence-of-the-seas-year-round-in-europe/ http://cruiseind.com/2009/04/24/independence-of-the-seas-year-round-in-europe/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:55:19 +0000 Greg http://cruiseind.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/independence-of-the-seas-year-round-in-europe/ RCI announced today that the Independence of the Seas will be based year-round in Europe. She will sail from Southampton starting in April 2010. It has already been announced that she will sail to Europe for the Summer 2010, RCI is just unveiling the winter 2010 season essentially.

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