(Note: Not Grandeur of the Seas) 2013 is a year that the question of "Is Cruising Safe?" was asked by many. Potential first time cruisers were scared to cruise, people who were booked but never sailed before were worried, some past guests were scared, and there were some people who were indifferent to the cruise industry news that wanted to cruise regardless. February 2013 brought the cruise industry under the media spotlight because of the Carnival Triumph engine room fire that left passengers stranded in the Gulf of Mexico, and only a few months later in May 2013 the Grandeur of the Seas was added to the list of the cruise industry's problems for the year.
On the morning of May 27, 2013 around 2:50am, according to Royal Caribbean, the Grandeur of the Seas experienced a fire in a mooring area at the aft of the ship. The ship was on its way to Coco Cay, Bahamas, and would have docked there if the fire would not have interrupted the itinerary. However, the ship ended up in Freeport, Bahamas. For a press release that was released by Royal Caribbean on May 27, 2013 please click here. At the time of this press release only the Grandeur of the Seas' May 31, 2013 sailing was cancelled. The press release will open in a new window and will take you from my website to Royal Caribbean's Press website.
The Grandeur of the Seas was able to return to service on July 12, 2013, and resume its schedule from Baltimore, MD. You can view Royal Caribbean's press release that was released the day the ship returned to service by clicking here. The press will open in a new window and take you from my website to Royal Caribbean's news website.
Looking at the dates of the fire until the ship was back in service, I noticed that the Grandeur of the Seas was out of service from about May 27, 2013, until July 12, 2013. That time period was little compared to the Triumph's out of service period which was February 10, 2013 until June 13, 2013. However, the Grandeur of the Seas probably suffered with less damage that wasn't as severe as the Triumph. Keep in mind for both cruise lines that having a ship out of service for any period of time is costing money and means a loss of revenue because of no passengers and the cost of repairs.
On the morning of May 27, 2013 around 2:50am, according to Royal Caribbean, the Grandeur of the Seas experienced a fire in a mooring area at the aft of the ship. The ship was on its way to Coco Cay, Bahamas, and would have docked there if the fire would not have interrupted the itinerary. However, the ship ended up in Freeport, Bahamas. For a press release that was released by Royal Caribbean on May 27, 2013 please click here. At the time of this press release only the Grandeur of the Seas' May 31, 2013 sailing was cancelled. The press release will open in a new window and will take you from my website to Royal Caribbean's Press website.
The Grandeur of the Seas was able to return to service on July 12, 2013, and resume its schedule from Baltimore, MD. You can view Royal Caribbean's press release that was released the day the ship returned to service by clicking here. The press will open in a new window and take you from my website to Royal Caribbean's news website.
Looking at the dates of the fire until the ship was back in service, I noticed that the Grandeur of the Seas was out of service from about May 27, 2013, until July 12, 2013. That time period was little compared to the Triumph's out of service period which was February 10, 2013 until June 13, 2013. However, the Grandeur of the Seas probably suffered with less damage that wasn't as severe as the Triumph. Keep in mind for both cruise lines that having a ship out of service for any period of time is costing money and means a loss of revenue because of no passengers and the cost of repairs.
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