eddieg07410 Posted December 26, 2022 #1 Share Posted December 26, 2022 My wife received a message in another site that three ports have been cut off limits to the Orion because of a dirty hull. We are on the mid February cruise of New Zealand and Australia and was wondering if this issue is likely to be cleaned up before we set sail. The ports that we would miss are very important to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Tom Posted December 26, 2022 #2 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Sounds bogus to me, but you might want to Google it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach bunnie Posted December 26, 2022 #3 Share Posted December 26, 2022 I read the same thing about a Princess ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Monty Posted December 26, 2022 #4 Share Posted December 26, 2022 There are multiple ships affected. Hopefully it is just a one-off for Viking, but every trip involves some risk. A related story ... Cruise ship too dirty for Milford Sound after sea snails found | Stuff.co.nz Also, from the 'live from Orion' thread. katlew 139 May 11, 2018 Minneapolis, MN Author #12 Posted Saturday at 02:58 PM Well, I was going to tell you about holiday activities on board, but the cruise has taken a bit of a turn. New Zealand authorities found snails on our haul & say they have to be removed, but no one in the area can do it. So, we are at sea tomorrow, going to Wellington on the 26th, and then will have 4 days at sea missing Christchurch, Dunedin, and Hobart. We will instead sail to Adelaide, Australia, which wasn’t on the itinerary, and spend two days there. We are getting our tour money back and a voucher worth 50% of our cruise fare. We are rolling with the punches as I read one Princess cruise just went through the same thing & was told another one just got the same news! Yeah, we are bummed to miss done ports, but we aren’t in a blizzard, someone cleans my room everyday and brings me drinks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare oskidunker Posted December 26, 2022 #5 Share Posted December 26, 2022 23 minutes ago, Little Monty said: There are multiple ships affected. Hopefully it is just a one-off for Viking, but every trip involves some risk. A related story ... Cruise ship too dirty for Milford Sound after sea snails found | Stuff.co.nz Also, from the 'live from Orion' thread. katlew 139 May 11, 2018 Minneapolis, MN Author #12 Posted Saturday at 02:58 PM Well, I was going to tell you about holiday activities on board, but the cruise has taken a bit of a turn. New Zealand authorities found snails on our haul & say they have to be removed, but no one in the area can do it. So, we are at sea tomorrow, going to Wellington on the 26th, and then will have 4 days at sea missing Christchurch, Dunedin, and Hobart. We will instead sail to Adelaide, Australia, which wasn’t on the itinerary, and spend two days there. We are getting our tour money back and a voucher worth 50% of our cruise fare. We are rolling with the punches as I read one Princess cruise just went through the same thing & was told another one just got the same news! Yeah, we are bummed to miss done ports, but we aren’t in a blizzard, someone cleans my room everyday and brings me drinks. Who.cares if someone is cleaning my room. I would be upset be cause I go for the ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted December 26, 2022 #6 Share Posted December 26, 2022 The hull is being cleaned in Adelaide SA this weekend. @The Other Tom - it's legit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Monty Posted December 26, 2022 #7 Share Posted December 26, 2022 30 minutes ago, oskidunker said: Who.cares if someone is cleaning my room. I would be upset be cause I go for the ports. Mate, I'm not sure who you are or why you are replying to me - I was trying to be helpful to the person who asked the question. If you disagree with what they had to say, tell them. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Tom Posted December 26, 2022 #8 Share Posted December 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Pushka said: The hull is being cleaned in Adelaide SA this weekend. @The Other Tom - it's legit. Thanks. from the article linked above: "Ships being turned away for dirty hulls was not uncommon, he said. About 6% of international ships had been told to clean their hulls before entering the country since January 2020." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PROCRUISE Posted January 3, 2023 #9 Share Posted January 3, 2023 And Viking just had the same problem - turned away in Australia due to hull biofoul. Divers sent down to clean the hull which certainly should have been checked before the cruise due to strict rules in Australia/New Zealand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted January 4, 2023 #10 Share Posted January 4, 2023 3 hours ago, PROCRUISE said: And Viking just had the same problem - turned away in Australia due to hull biofoul. Divers sent down to clean the hull which certainly should have been checked before the cruise due to strict rules in Australia/New Zealand. I suspect Australia only rejected them because NZ had raised attention to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolynCBJWB67 Posted January 4, 2023 #11 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Was the Orion's first cruise in the Australia/New Zealand itinerary? Just wondering, because if it isn't then the snails were picked up in the region to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare katlew Posted January 4, 2023 #12 Share Posted January 4, 2023 57 minutes ago, CarolynCBJWB67 said: Was the Orion's first cruise in the Australia/New Zealand itinerary? Just wondering, because if it isn't then the snails were picked up in the region to begin with. It had sailed from Sydney to Auckland before this trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare katlew Posted January 4, 2023 #13 Share Posted January 4, 2023 11 hours ago, PROCRUISE said: And Viking just had the same problem - turned away in Australia due to hull biofoul. Divers sent down to clean the hull which certainly should have been checked before the cruise due to strict rules in Australia/New Zealand. We weren’t really turned away from Australia. The only divers available to clean the hull the week between Christmas & New Year were in Adelaide on New Years Eve. We were going to have the cleaning done in port in Adelaide, but Australia said it had to be done off-shore. So, it wasn’t so much you can’t come in with that as you can’t clean it off here. We were told by the General Manager that the boat had been checked & cleaned on the two previous cruises. Regent also just got told they can’t come into NZ & has to clean off-shore in Adelaide. They will have something like 10 sea days! And Azamara had a boat leaving today that will spend the first two days getting cleaned instead of their planned schedule. NZ is cracking down! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted January 5, 2023 #14 Share Posted January 5, 2023 16 hours ago, CarolynCBJWB67 said: Was the Orion's first cruise in the Australia/New Zealand itinerary? Just wondering, because if it isn't then the snails were picked up in the region to begin with. Sorry, hull fouling doesn't happen over a few days, it will have been accumulating since the ship was floated out, or a previous hull cleaning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonedaddy Posted January 10, 2023 #15 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Why is the Viking mars still in Auckland it was to dppart Jan 10th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted January 10, 2023 #16 Share Posted January 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Lonedaddy said: Why is the Viking mars still in Auckland it was to dppart Jan 10th? True. It's 11th here now. Hope all ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Monty Posted January 10, 2023 #17 Share Posted January 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Lonedaddy said: Why is the Viking mars still in Auckland it was to dppart Jan 10th? Passengers would have boarded yesterday - Day 1 but the cruise does not leave Auckland until Day 2. It's late morning now NZ time. Assume they will depart late afternoon. Hopefully all is well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harbourside Posted January 10, 2023 #18 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Viking Mars spends 2 days in Auckland . Sails tonight. Arrived 10th Jan, sails 11th Jan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted January 10, 2023 #19 Share Posted January 10, 2023 24 minutes ago, harbourside said: Viking Mars spends 2 days in Auckland . Sails tonight. Arrived 10th Jan, sails 11th Jan. It arrived on 9th. As I'm going on Mars in May I keep a track on panomax. Clearly then cruise mapper has the incorrect itinerary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Monty Posted January 10, 2023 #20 Share Posted January 10, 2023 From the Viking Aust website ... CRUISE DETAILS TRAVEL DATES Jan 10 - Jan 24, 2023 Itinerary Viking Mars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted January 10, 2023 #21 Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Little Monty said: From the Viking Aust website ... CRUISE DETAILS TRAVEL DATES Jan 10 - Jan 24, 2023 Itinerary Viking Mars It's similar to the timing in our cruise. Starts in Mumbai but the previous cruise has one night in Mumbai, the next morning they disembark and we board, and then we spend the night in Mumbai port. . Previous cruise arrived on 9th. They have an overnight. And disembark on 10th. On 10th the new travellers board. And stay overnight which was last night. They leave port tonight, 11th. Edited January 10, 2023 by Pushka 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonedaddy Posted January 10, 2023 #22 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Thank you waiting on the regent explorer to arrive on the 12th was hoping there wasn’t a berthing issue . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare katlew Posted January 10, 2023 #23 Share Posted January 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Pushka said: True. It's 11th here now. Hope all ok. I read there is some bad weather on the North Island & at least one other cruise line had to make & unscheduled port stop. Maybe it is something similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare katlew Posted January 10, 2023 #24 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Apparently, there is a cyclone https://www.cruisehive.com/cyclone-hale-forces-changes-for-holland-america-cruise-ship/92098 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serendiptydesign Posted January 10, 2023 #25 Share Posted January 10, 2023 If anyone else reads this if you would like to contact me I have further information regarding the Viking Orion cruise Auckland to Sydney Dec 22 to Jan 5th, Please contact me on jorr79@gmail.com. It is of only importance to people that cruised on those dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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