Holiday from Hell

[Chivalrygirl]

For all of you that ask what are the conditions like sailing out of NY. Forget it try sailing out of Auckland, no great land mass for protection, just a little island and then all the way to Chile!!

 

I think Carnival was probably pushing their luck when they took the Pacific Star out of Auckland Tuesday, it was already blowing harder than I can ever recall in all my years. Even our neighbours Norfolk Pine was bending in the middle. It was cyclonic conditions but the ship put to sea.

 

 

The NZ Herald is calling it

Dream cruise to Vanuatu turns to 'holiday from hell'

here is the article

 

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/...ectid=10451304

 

Dream cruise to Vanuatu turns to 'holiday from hell'

5:00AM Friday July 13, 2007

By Eloise Gibson

Passengers on a Pacific Star cruise were so ill as the ship was battered by storms off Auckland that they have been given free doctors' visits and $100 vouchers.

 

About 1000 passengers left Auckland on Tuesday for an eight-night cruise and were hit by the atrocious conditions.

 

People on board reported passengers being sick and damage to the boat by swells of up to 10m.

 

One passenger said the dream trip to Vanuatu had started like the holiday from hell.

 

P&O Cruises spokeswoman Sandy Olsen said some of the ship's external windows and doors, as well as its television satellite equipment, were damaged in the storm.

 

"It would have been an uncomfortable couple of days for the people on board," she said.

 

"As you can imagine, some people were unwell due to seasickness."

 

Conditions were so bad the ship has cancelled a planned stopover in Lifou, New Caledonia, and will head straight for Vila to make its scheduled Friday night stopover.

 

Ms Olsen said passengers would get $100 spending money and P&O would waive doctors' charges for those who needed medical help during the storm.

 

Cruise chiefs were also offering free wine and soft drinks to passengers at a Captain's Dinner tonight, and giving free room services to those who preferred to stay in their rooms.

 

The ship is due back in Auckland in the middle of next week.

[chasetf]

Well... I guess you pay your money and take your chance. We had very calm seas and great weather on our Australia / New Zealand cruise this year. ;)

 

Those seas as described certainly would not be any fun......:eek:

[kaseyoz]

can you also post that on the p and o aus boards please chivarlygirl.Iam sure they will be interested in hearing about it.

hope the weather improves for them