NCL Star Propulsion Problems

This was posted on Facebook about an hour ago...

I haven't seen anything else about it and how it might affect the next cruise.

Its like April all over again...

they were supposed to have this fixed during the refurb earlier this year.

they were supposed to have this fixed during the refurb earlier this year.

Didn't they break again just after dry dock cancelling a Panama canal cruise?

they were supposed to have this fixed during the refurb earlier this year.

Even though the engineers perform preventive maintenance to reduce equipment failure - things still break.

uhoh...we are supposed to be sailing on her this Monday. :-(

Didn't they break again just after dry dock cancelling a Panama canal cruise?

Yes. The Star was dry docked in March, then had an Azipod problem in April.

This is a shot from April 2015 - the second dry dock in as many months. It's obvious which Azipod is getting all the attention... I wonder if its the same one this time.

I hope its fixed! We sail Monday for.our 1st cruise!

I hope its fixed! We sail Monday for.our 1st cruise!

I hope not but if they have to take her out of the water to fix the problem you won't be getting underway Monday. Id be on the phone with NCL if I were you.

We sail her in December.

I hope those whose voyages are disrupted by this receive proper compensation.

I hope its fixed! We sail Monday for.our 1st cruise!

We are sailing on her Monday too. If I hear anything I will let you know.

Just got off the phone with NCL. They said at this time the Sailing is a go for Monday. However, I "think" thats what they are working toward but will not know in the near future. The rep said they are good about contacting passengers if there is a problem they will notify asap. So..we will have to cross our fingers and wait :-)

Just got off the phone with NCL. They said at this time the Sailing is a go for Monday. However, I "think" thats what they are working toward but will not know in the near future. The rep said they are good about contacting passengers if there is a problem they will notify asap. So..we will have to cross our fingers and wait :-)

I hope that they can get it fixed in time! We're on the Star on Nov. 15 so we should be fine (I hope :D)

I was on the phone with NCL today as well. We are sailing her on October 25th. The agent hadn’t heard anything about it, and as we were talking the memo came in. She said they probably will be able to fix this without dry docking her again, and all is expected to be fixed in a day. We’ll see.

I hope that this can be fixed! We have a cruise scheduled in December.

Hope NCL can remedy this for all who are scheduled to sail on the Star.

Previous posts indicate this is not a new problem.

Ok, sitting here trying not to stress about this. We are only 3 weeks out from our bucket list Garden Villa cruise! I sure hope this is fixed ASAP!

3 weeks out for our first suite! Fingers crossed!

2 days out from my birthday celebration that has been in planning for 2.5 years! I was staying positive until I read "dry docked", now I'm nervous. :(

Anyone have any news about Monday's sailing? I'm going to freak out if it's canceled!!!!

In the drydock photo from April, the port azipod is being worked on. It is in the forward position while the starboard side is in reverse position. They are dependent on rotating to steer as there isn't a rudder for direction. Half of the machinery for the azipod unit is inside the hull so perhaps it won't need to be drydocked. The problem could be just with the machinery to rotate the unit.

Good luck!

Ugh! I hope you are right! This whole deal does not make me very happy! [emoji17]

The Star is approaching Tampa now so hopefully NCL will update the status once they have a chance to look into the issue.

uhoh...we are supposed to be sailing on her this Monday. :-(

Me too. I hope all goes well.

Since we are supposed to be driving to Tampa early tomorrow AM I am trying not to think about it and hoping they will let us know something by the time we need to leave.

Is the Star finishing a Transatlantic this trip? I saw she was scheduled to stop in Miami then Tampa

Since we are supposed to be driving to Tampa early tomorrow AM I am trying not to think about it and hoping they will let us know something by the time we need to leave.

Is the Star finishing a Transatlantic this trip? I saw she was scheduled to stop in Miami then Tampa

I feel for the passengers that will have to just sit in port till Tomorrow morning.