QM2 "explosion"
-
Topic author - Commodore
- Posts: 15364
- Joined: February 2013
QM2 "explosion"
Has anybody else seen the reports of an "explosion" on QM2?
It seems a generator failed (noisily!) in the Caribbean.
One person claimed the ship was without power for an hour. But another says they were stuck in a lift for 15 minutes before power came back on.
All in all one of those things that happens on ships. It seems the crew kept passengers informed but one passenger says they were terrified and feared the ship was being attacked by pirates!
But the best bit is the passenger who is claiming £3000 compensation for their 15min/1hour disturbance!
It seems a generator failed (noisily!) in the Caribbean.
One person claimed the ship was without power for an hour. But another says they were stuck in a lift for 15 minutes before power came back on.
All in all one of those things that happens on ships. It seems the crew kept passengers informed but one passenger says they were terrified and feared the ship was being attacked by pirates!
But the best bit is the passenger who is claiming £3000 compensation for their 15min/1hour disturbance!
-
- Commodore
- Posts: 15992
- Joined: January 2013
- Location: Down Souf. The civilised end of the country :)
Re: QM2 "explosion"
Do they need one of our compo claim formsMervyn and Trish wrote: ↑08 Mar 2019, 14:02Has anybody else seen the reports of an "explosion" on QM2?
It seems a generator failed (noisily!) in the Caribbean.
One person claimed the ship was without power for an hour. But another says they were stuck in a lift for 15 minutes before power came back on.
All in all one of those things that happens on ships. It seems the crew kept passengers informed but one passenger says they were terrified and feared the ship was being attacked by pirates!
But the best bit is the passenger who is claiming £3000 compensation for their 15min/1hour disturbance!
-
Topic author - Commodore
- Posts: 15364
- Joined: February 2013
Re: QM2 "explosion"
I'm just checking to see if I can retrospectively book on the cruise and claim at the same time!Stephen wrote: ↑08 Mar 2019, 14:06Do they need one of our compo claim formsMervyn and Trish wrote: ↑08 Mar 2019, 14:02Has anybody else seen the reports of an "explosion" on QM2?
It seems a generator failed (noisily!) in the Caribbean.
One person claimed the ship was without power for an hour. But another says they were stuck in a lift for 15 minutes before power came back on.
All in all one of those things that happens on ships. It seems the crew kept passengers informed but one passenger says they were terrified and feared the ship was being attacked by pirates!
But the best bit is the passenger who is claiming £3000 compensation for their 15min/1hour disturbance!
-
- Senior Second Officer
- Posts: 817
- Joined: September 2014
Re: QM2 "explosion"
Presumably the ship slowed considerably so whiplash is possibility.
-
- Site Admin
- Posts: 9443
- Joined: January 2012
- Location: Lancashire
Re: QM2 "explosion"
Here's the full laugh story and it took place on December 30th.
How you can even contemplate claiming one third of the cost of a 27 night cruise for 15 minutes inconvenience is beyond belief.
How you can even contemplate claiming one third of the cost of a 27 night cruise for 15 minutes inconvenience is beyond belief.
-
Topic author - Commodore
- Posts: 15364
- Joined: February 2013
-
- Site Admin
- Posts: 9443
- Joined: January 2012
- Location: Lancashire
Re: QM2 "explosion"
Forgot the link - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -down.html
-
- Commodore
- Posts: 15992
- Joined: January 2013
- Location: Down Souf. The civilised end of the country :)
Re: QM2 "explosion"
I can understand the passenger feeling traumatised after being stuck in a lift. As for the ship being the largest in the world.....really! I think not.
-
- Captain
- Posts: 11371
- Joined: January 2013
Re: QM2 "explosion"
I would be looking for double that amount if l got stuck in a lift with StephenMervyn and Trish wrote: ↑08 Mar 2019, 14:02Has anybody else seen the reports of an "explosion" on QM2?
It seems a generator failed (noisily!) in the Caribbean.
One person claimed the ship was without power for an hour. But another says they were stuck in a lift for 15 minutes before power came back on.
All in all one of those things that happens on ships. It seems the crew kept passengers informed but one passenger says they were terrified and feared the ship was being attacked by pirates!
But the best bit is the passenger who is claiming £3000 compensation for their 15min/1hour disturbance!
-
- Commodore
- Posts: 15992
- Joined: January 2013
- Location: Down Souf. The civilised end of the country :)
Re: QM2 "explosion"
Fair comment.
Last edited by Stephen on 08 Mar 2019, 18:05, edited 1 time in total.
-
- Commodore
- Posts: 15992
- Joined: January 2013
- Location: Down Souf. The civilised end of the country :)
Re: QM2 "explosion"
Onelife wrote: ↑08 Mar 2019, 17:35I would be looking for double that amount if l got stuck in a lift with StephenMervyn and Trish wrote: ↑08 Mar 2019, 14:02Has anybody else seen the reports of an "explosion" on QM2?
It seems a generator failed (noisily!) in the Caribbean.
One person claimed the ship was without power for an hour. But another says they were stuck in a lift for 15 minutes before power came back on.
All in all one of those things that happens on ships. It seems the crew kept passengers informed but one passenger says they were terrified and feared the ship was being attacked by pirates!
But the best bit is the passenger who is claiming £3000 compensation for their 15min/1hour disturbance!
Especially if I'd had a dodgy curry the night before