The evening of 25 February strong wind for several hours did not give the Norwegian Cruise Line to dock at the port of the Big Apple. Disembarking passengers had to wait until morning.
Meanwhile, in port arrived vacationers to go to a 10-day Caribbean cruise. Representatives of Norwegian Cruise Line apologized to customers for the delay.
«Because of the strong winds on the Hudson river planned arrival of Norwegian Gem in new York was delayed until February 26,» — said in a statement, Norwegian Cruise Line.
According to the company, the landing began today, February 26, at about 6.30 am, and check-in new passengers at 9.30 am.
Norwegian Gem, the last cruise ship of the Jewel class, capable of transporting over 2.3 million passengers and more than 1 thousand crew members. The ship has been in news reports in November 2017, when the Azipod motor is out of order. The company Norwegian Cruise Line had to change the route of a ship and carry passengers from Barbados to new York by plane, and to offer all those affected a 25% discount on a future visit.
Cruise ship Norwegian Gem. Source: flickr
We will remind, on January 25 another emergency that is associated with the cruise ship, happened in Albany (new York). Retro ship pulled away from the pier and the start of the unguided descent in the Hudson river. In the end, the airliner crashed into a railway bridge.
We will remind, not only in new York, but new Jersey residents warned of extreme winds. Yesterday in the neighboring state because of the strong wind gusts derailed a train, and 50 thousand people remained without electricity.
