Pride of America technical Problem in Hilo

[koreakruiser]

Last December, NCL adjusted the current and previous cruises of the Pride of America to make them six-day voyages (20-26 Apr and 28 Apr-4 May) and allow for a two-day maintenance break.  According to cruisemapper.com, after disembarking her passengers last Friday, the PoA was moved to a drydock at Pearl Harbor.  She went into the drydock around noon on Friday and came out very early (about 2 AM) on Sunday morning, arriving back at her Honolulu dock about 9 AM.  Presumably the next set of passengers were embarked and she set sail as usual around 7 PM.  But then at about 9 PM she turned back towards Honolulu and arrived back there a bit after 10 PM.  Don’t know if they forgot something or had another issue, but she soon departed again a bit after 11 PM and arrived as usual in Kahului around 7:30 Monday morning.  Perhaps some passengers aboard the current sailing can provide some insight.

Since we are booked on the next sailing this Saturday, I certainly hope everything is fixed.

[chengkp75]

On 4/28/2024 at 1:19 PM, Nikita4 said:

Whats with the Pride of America today? She is underway from Pearl Harbour to Honolulu instead of Maui.

Wait, after saying that you will never sail NCL again, and complaining about the condition of the ship, a week after you got off the ship you are still tracking it?

[98420934]

On 4/20/2024 at 1:05 AM, chengkp75 said:

Now it all makes sense. Hilo is the typical day for crew fire drills, and also the weekly test of the emergency generator, which apparently failed during this test.

 

Wisely reasoned as always, Chief.

 

On 4/20/2024 at 10:22 AM, Nikita4 said:

One Problem was the emergency generator and then also an other generator failed, for that we were 60 hours in Hilo.

 

Let me correct that. The problem keeping the ship at Hilo was specific to one generator only. The member of the "technical team" to whom you spoke was inadequately informed or speculating. Other, unrelated, routine maintenance was ongoing as usual.

 

The time to repair was less than 40 hours, with teams working 24 hours a day. The total time in port was longer in duration than the total time needed for repairs, as the issue was not discovered at the instant of arrival. Naturally, time was also needed to prepare for departure after the issue was corrected.

 

It was a successful example of routine checks identifying the problems they are meant to identify.

 

23 hours ago, koreakruiser said:

According to cruisemapper.com, after disembarking her passengers last Friday, the PoA was moved to a drydock at Pearl Harbor.  She went into the drydock around noon on Friday and came out very early (about 2 AM) on Sunday morning, arriving back at her Honolulu dock about 9 AM.  Presumably the next set of passengers were embarked and she set sail as usual around 7 PM.  But then at about 9 PM she turned back towards Honolulu and arrived back there a bit after 10 PM.  Don’t know if they forgot something or had another issue, but she soon departed again a bit after 11 PM and arrived as usual in Kahului around 7:30 Monday morning.

 

Your information is correct. The hull inspection period at Pearl Harbor, which had been planned long in advance, was routine. It did not involve any maintenance and was unrelated to the generator issue that had been successfuly resolved a few days earlier. The ship departed early from Pearl Harbor. The only unexpected challenge was the crew being prohibited from going ashore at Pearl Harbor, due to the security policies of the surrounding military installation.

 

After boarding passengers and departing from Honolulu on time, a medical issue caused the ship to return briefly to port to disembark the affected passenger. This also is a routine occurrence.

 

Neither the drydock period nor the return to Honolulu were related to any kind of maintenance issue, though I admire the capable imaginations of those who suggest a much more dramatic series of events.