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Woman died on first night of cruise
Aboard the 'Norwegian Dawn', a 53-year-old female guest passed away on the very first night of the voyage, which had set off from Tampa, Florida, on Jan 4, 2026, at 4 p.n. The body was disembarked at the first port of call on Jan 7 in Belize. The woman had been in good health when starting the cruise. The ship was due to return to Tampa on Jan 11.
Passengers could not disembark in Antsiranana due to pontoon failure
The city of Antsiranana was unable to accommodate the "Norwegian Dawn" as a tourist stopover. The new pontoon was poorly made and does not meet the required standards. It was the first cruise ship of the 2023-2024 season in Antsiranana. The organizers have long planned this return of the cruise season, but it has turned out to be a failure. They have drawn up programs, spent money, but everything has fallen into disrepair. After carrying out the preliminary inspection on site, the captain of the ship refused to dock at the port and disembark its passengers, estimated at 2800. He found that the pontoon wasunreliable, that was inclined and unstable, and that there was a risk of danger for the passengers of the ship, which remained in the port since 6 a.m., but changed the course towards Reunion Island, around 10 a.m., after the administrative formalities. The incident coincided with the visit of the Minister of Fisheries and Blue Economy, Paubert Mahatante Tsimanaoraty. As a member of the government, he decided to go there with the local authorities to see the situation first hand. The entire delegation felt that the pontoon did not meet the standards required to accommodate such a large ship as the "Norwegian Dawn". This continued during a meeting with all the officials involved in tourism, the authorities and the APMF, looking for an urgent solution because the ship plans to return for the second time, on Dec 11.
Group of eight re-embarked in Dakar
The group of eight passengers which had missed the 'Norwegian Dawn' for more than one hour on March 27, finally re-embarked in Dakar on Apri 2. The first attempt to get the guests back on the ship occurred on April 1, when they hoped to re-embark at a port in Banjul, Gambia, some 1,800 miles from São Tomé and Príncipe. However, adverse weather conditions, as well as tidal restrictions meant that the ship could not dock safely. As a result, the guests had to chase the ship to Dakar, a distance of some 100 miles further. The Norwegian Cruise Line helped the passengers by facilitating their visas, and would pay them back for the trip from Gambia to Senegal. The passengers had traveled through seven countries in 48 hours to catch up with the ship.
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