This is it. Grand Princess left the Grand Bahama Shipyard, and has arrived in Ft. Lauderdale. The first passengers are now aboard the "new" Grand Princess enjoying the new piazza and other new facilities. Martyn gives us a final tour just before Grand Princess sailed this evening for Europe.
Want to see more of how it all happened? Princess has a photo journal that details the work being done in all the areas over the last 23 days.
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Video of Grand Princess Drydock - Day 23
The completed areas are being handed back to Princess by the contractors and Grand Princess is getting set to sail from the dry dock. In today's episode, Martyn shows us some of the completed areas which have had a spectacular transformation from their "construction state" just a couple of days ago to clean and polished today.
Princess' photo journal is updated every day with additional photos of other projects nearing completion aboard Grand Princess.
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Princess' photo journal is updated every day with additional photos of other projects nearing completion aboard Grand Princess.
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Coast Guard Searches for Missing Celebrity Millennium Passenger
Updated 9:30pm
A passenger was reported overboard on Tuesday from Celebrity Millennium which has just sailed from Cabo San Lucas to San Diego.
The 63-year-old woman was last seen Monday evening while the ship was at sea. It was realized she was missing Tuesday when she did not disembark the ship for US Customs clearance. All passengers were required to clear customs at San Diego since it was the first port of entry back into the US as the ship sailed from Ft. Lauderdale to Vancouver. Celebrity Millennium sailed from Cabo San Lucas on Sunday at 3pm.
After the ship was searched, the woman was reported to the Coast Guard, the FBI and other authorities as missing at 1:15pm (Pacific time) Tuesday afternoon. The Coast Guard launched an air and sea search over the route the ship had traveled into San Diego.
Celebrity says that a subsequent search of the ship's closed-circuit camera recordings has shown the woman climbing over the ship's railing on Deck 4 Monday evening at 9:12pm and letting go. The ship's position at that time has been communicated to the Coast Guard so they can refine their search based on the location and the currents.
The Coast Guard suspended the search on Wednesday without finding the woman.
The complete story appeared in the May 4, 2011, edition of Cruise News Daily.
A passenger was reported overboard on Tuesday from Celebrity Millennium which has just sailed from Cabo San Lucas to San Diego.
The 63-year-old woman was last seen Monday evening while the ship was at sea. It was realized she was missing Tuesday when she did not disembark the ship for US Customs clearance. All passengers were required to clear customs at San Diego since it was the first port of entry back into the US as the ship sailed from Ft. Lauderdale to Vancouver. Celebrity Millennium sailed from Cabo San Lucas on Sunday at 3pm.
After the ship was searched, the woman was reported to the Coast Guard, the FBI and other authorities as missing at 1:15pm (Pacific time) Tuesday afternoon. The Coast Guard launched an air and sea search over the route the ship had traveled into San Diego.
Celebrity says that a subsequent search of the ship's closed-circuit camera recordings has shown the woman climbing over the ship's railing on Deck 4 Monday evening at 9:12pm and letting go. The ship's position at that time has been communicated to the Coast Guard so they can refine their search based on the location and the currents.
The Coast Guard suspended the search on Wednesday without finding the woman.
The complete story appeared in the May 4, 2011, edition of Cruise News Daily.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Video of Grand Princess Drydock - Day 22
The clock is ticking down, and the work aboard Grand Princess is getting close to being finished. In today's video from the yard, Martyn takes us to the Horizon Court, one of the first areas to be completely finished after renovation and handed back to Princess. He also takes us under the ship to see the painting of the ship's hull. The video closes with Royal Princess arriving at the Grand Bahama Shipyard today for its transformation to P&O's Adonia.
Princess' photo journal is updated every day with additional photos of other projects nearing completion aboard Grand Princess.
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Princess' photo journal is updated every day with additional photos of other projects nearing completion aboard Grand Princess.
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Royal Princess Transferred to P&O
Royal Princess left the Princess Cruises fleet today when it was handed over to sister brand P&O Cruises. The ship will be converted to P&O's needs at the Grand Bahama Shipyard and be rechristened Adonia on May 21, 2011. Video of the handover is below.
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