Shipyard repairs required for Royal Princess engineroom fire repairs

Princess Cruises’ Royal Princess will require repairs at a shipyard following an engineroom fire in Port Said, Egypt last week. The vessel was on a 12-day Holy Land cruise from Civitavecchia to Piraeus, carrying 733 passengers and 393 crew, when the fire broke out after the vessel had sailed from Port Said. The vessel returned to the Egyptian port for inspection, which resulted in the damage to the engines being more extensive than originally thought. The cruise was then cancelled and passengers flown home. The vessel’s next cruise, scheduled for 25 June has also been cancelled. Sphere: Related Content