Wonder Of The Seas accidents and incidents

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fire - 2021 (following sea trials in France)
2021 - delayed delivery (due to Coronavirus)

Date	Accident
28 August 2021	Fire Accident On August 28, 2021, at ~11:15 PM (Paris time/UTC 1:15 AM) a fire broke out on the ship docked at Chantiers de l'Atlantique (shipbuilder in St Nazaire France). The accident happened in an electrical cabinet located in a 5 m2 (54 ft2) sized service room. To prevent the spread of the flames, significant firefighting resources were dispatched to the vessel, including 48 firefighters. The fire was extinguished and CCTV surveillance was installed in the area. The accident occurred right after the world's largest cruise vessel successfully completed 4-day sea trials in Biscay Bay.
18 July 2020	Structural and Technical Issues On July 18, 2020, the shipowner Royal Caribbean Group (via its subsidiary Royal Caribbean Cruises Asia) announced that due to delayed delivery from the shipbuilder, Wonder OTS' China debut (planned for 2021-Q2) is postponed "until further notice". The new delivery date for the vessel was not revealed. Royal Caribbean commented that the delivery delay is because of the vessel's construction (at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France) was impacted by the Coronavirus crisis. In the period mid-March through late-April, France's largest shipbuilding yard was forced to suspend works due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Note: In early-July 2020, Royal Caribbean announced that due to the Coronavirus crisis, Odyssey of the Seas (Quantum-Ultra class vessel) delivery was delayed by ~5 months. All departures scheduled between November 5, 2020, and April 17, 2021, were cancelled.

Date

Accident

28 August 2021

Fire Accident

On August 28, 2021, at ~11:15 PM (Paris time/UTC 1:15 AM) a fire broke out on the ship docked at Chantiers de l'Atlantique (shipbuilder in St Nazaire France). The accident happened in an electrical cabinet located in a 5 m2 (54 ft2) sized service room.

To prevent the spread of the flames, significant firefighting resources were dispatched to the vessel, including 48 firefighters. The fire was extinguished and CCTV surveillance was installed in the area.

The accident occurred right after the world's largest cruise vessel successfully completed 4-day sea trials in Biscay Bay.

18 July 2020

Structural and Technical Issues

On July 18, 2020, the shipowner Royal Caribbean Group (via its subsidiary Royal Caribbean Cruises Asia) announced that due to delayed delivery from the shipbuilder, Wonder OTS' China debut (planned for 2021-Q2) is postponed "until further notice".

The new delivery date for the vessel was not revealed. Royal Caribbean commented that the delivery delay is because of the vessel's construction (at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France) was impacted by the Coronavirus crisis. In the period mid-March through late-April, France's largest shipbuilding yard was forced to suspend works due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Note: In early-July 2020, Royal Caribbean announced that due to the Coronavirus crisis, Odyssey of the Seas (Quantum-Ultra class vessel) delivery was delayed by ~5 months. All departures scheduled between November 5, 2020, and April 17, 2021, were cancelled.

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