NORWEGIAN Star had to be towed into Melbourne on Fri after its azipod system broke down and it lost propulsion. The vessel is expected to sail out of Melbourne this afternoon, scheduled to arrive in Auckland on Sat 18 Feb, from where NCL said the vessel will resume her scheduled...
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NORWEGIAN Star had to be towed into Melbourne on Fri after its azipod system broke down and it lost propulsion.
The vessel is expected to sail out of Melbourne this afternoon, scheduled to arrive in Auckland on Sat 18 Feb, from where NCL said the vessel will resume her scheduled itinerary.
All pax on board are being offered a full refund & 50% credit.
The vessel first encountered azipod issues in Dec and NCLH’s svp & md APAC Steve Odell told CW the double azipod problem has never happened to the manufacturer before.
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