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xxHadleyxx

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Update from UK passenger onboard, fire lasted over 3hrs and passengers were at muster stations. Lots of smoke and smell of burning. Situtation under control.

 

Thank you for this update. If you hear more later, please post. We sail on her in 9 days--now I am nervous that they may cancel for repairs or something.

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icsys

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Currently onboard. fire was in engine room. all under control.

We are skipping last port today, we only have two engines max speed 12 knots so heading straight back to Venice.

No reports of any injuries everyone onboard is fine and the crew did a fantastic job of evacuating everyone from the lower decks as it was about 8am and the corridors were filling with smoke.

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xxHadleyxx

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Currently onboard. fire was in engine room. all under control.

We are skipping last port today, we only have two engines max speed 12 knots so heading straight back to Venice.

No reports of any injuries everyone onboard is fine and the crew did a fantastic job of evacuating everyone from the lower decks as it was about 8am and the corridors were filling with smoke.

 

Thank you for the update.

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Ourusualbeach

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Thanks for the link. I have to laugh at the overly dramatic headline about "terror on board" I guess it isn't just some US news outlets that try to make everything dramatic.

 

How true lol!

 

Not saying that the US media are not guilty of sensationalizing stories but this was from a UK based news outlet.

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xxHadleyxx

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Not saying that the US media are not guilty of sensationalizing stories but this was from a UK based news outlet.

 

Uh, yes, we know that--that is why we were saying we guess it is not JUST the US ones. Basically just trying to laugh at the over dramatization in a fun way.

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whycruisewhynot

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They didn't muster everyone, we spent the morning hanging at a table in windjammers, and lounging on chairs by the pool. We did see the firefighters heading downstairs and smelled smoke. Crew was very quick to respond. They did an excellent job. We did put on warm clothes and packed our valuables in case we had to leave the ship.

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xxHadleyxx

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They didn't muster everyone, we spent the morning hanging at a table in windjammers, and lounging on chairs by the pool. We did see the firefighters heading downstairs and smelled smoke. Crew was very quick to respond. They did an excellent job. We did put on warm clothes and packed our valuables in case we had to leave the ship.

That's nice to hear. We've always been impressed with the crew on Splendour--glad to know it holds up in trying situations too :)

 

I hope you enjoy your sea days today and tomorrow

 

Sorry, I misread your post.:o

 

No worries--it's still early where you are, easy to do

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I was awakened from sleep at 8 AM with the Bravo, bravo, bravo code. At 9:20 AM the captain came on with the "all clear". The fire was out. Then they had to deal with the smoke. No one was called to the muster stations although some people did go with their life jackets.... mainly the ones from decks 2 and 3 because the smoke was so thick. The alarm bells (7 shorts and one long) were never sounded. The people from deck 2 were allowed to go back to their cabins at 11 AM because the worst of the smoke was out of their hallways by then.

 

The crew did a fabulous job. We were stuck on our respective decks by crew guarding the stairwells and the fire/water doors were closed but not locked in the hallways. The crew kept anyone who tried to sneak out (to get coffee) back in their rooms until the all clear was sounded and the smoke was out of the hallways. They emphasized that it was for breathing safety that we did not go into the smoky areas or get in the way of the crew.

 

It is almost 2 PM and Antman will be shown on the big screen. The dining room and the Windjammer are busy. The pool area is in the sun for now. I will be a good day at sea. We are moving at 12 kph.

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No one was called to the muster stations although some people did go with their life jackets.... mainly the ones from decks 2 and 3 because the smoke was so thick. The alarm bells (7 shorts and one long) were never sounded.

 

 

We were ordered to muster stations with our life jackets by our stateroom attendants (deck 3). This was purely precautionary as there was a smell of smoke in the passageway. We didn't see any thick smoke but the smell was quite strong. Those on the upper decks did not have to muster. The smell is still lingering in the stairways but other than that all appears back to normal.

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CRUISIN LINDA

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Oh dear, it is the Thomson Cruises curse striking again!

 

Before we got the Thomson Dream from Costa (Europa) she hit the dock in Sharm el Sheik. Sadly, then 3 crew members were killed, so really glad to know that there were no fatalities or injuries this time.

 

Looks like RCI have better emergency drill than some other companies!

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MADflyer

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Oh dear, it is the Thomson Cruises curse striking again!

 

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Thomson had just announced today that the ship will be seasonally home ported in Barbados from November of 2016 following the Palma MED season.

 

The ship is scheduled for a full dry dock following the turnover to TUI Cruises in April for the lease after that to Thomson Cruises.

 

I am happy that this incident was contained and handled so well by the crew.

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MADflyer

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It is interesting to see how the information flows out from an incident such as this.

 

If you check the track of Splendour of the Seas at marine traffic dot com you can see the actual position.

 

The ship was sailing at an overnight speed of 16 knots to reach her destination by the scheduled 12 noon arrival time.

 

The ship slowed to first 7 knots when the incident occurred and then went as low as just 6.2 knots.

 

Following the incident the ship went to 13.6 knots and was headed toward the destination port. The decision must have been made after that and the ship changes course toward Venice.

 

She is now slowing again, but that may be due to the fact that she is currently due in very early to Venice due to the missed port.

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