Damn Scott, that sounds scary. Glad it all worked out (to some degree) for you guys though.
Sounds like quite the ordeal.

Glad you got a good case your working on! I hope you'll find the time to still post

 

There is no doubt that if this incident happened in the storm when we were close to land, it could have been a real disaster and the ship could have run around.

There was a very severe incident. The power failure was catastrophic. Even the emergency power and the emergency lighting failed for many hours. Sadly, that was not reported in the media.

The ship was not "quickly diverted" IMHO. It was divered to San Juan about 12 hours after the start of the incident. And it took about 12 more hours to limp into San Juan at 6 knots per hour.

Some of the crew members told me that they feared that NCL would merely do a quick "patch" repair instead of a real, comprehensive repair and that the incident would happen again. I sure hope not for the sake of future passengers.

Other than its mechanical issues, the ship is really nice.

 

Sounds like the Dawn won't be the cruise ship of choice for anyone planning to go...

That ship has probably cost them a lot of money.

 

Like I told you before, all jokes aside, I think their discounts are nice, but just feels like they owe you a lot more compensation - just based on the news stories I've seen.

 

Thanks. I have been busy since my last big case with smaller cases, which gave me more free time in 2009 than I've ever had in my career. But I live for the big cases as that's what I enjoy the most and those fit my personality and skill set the best. This one's set for trial in Baltimore in October-December 2010 (if the dates are not adjourned). Getting ready for a trial (depositions, document review, witness prep, other trial prep) that big takes a lot of work and makes for a big attorney team to lead but I really find it fascinating.

But I still need to sneak in a NCL cruise given that the 50 percent discount for a future NCL cruise only applies to cruises in 2010.

 

Thanks for the detailed personal report out. It sounds like an experience you'll be glad to forget and a story you will be telling for a long time.

I've enjoyed cruising a lot and never faced what you did - HOPE I never do!

You'll have to get back on that horse again ... as soon as your work schedule permits.

 

That must suck.

My parents was onboard the cruise where that woman jumped off or pushed off the balcony.

 

It did. But it could have been so much worse. We were so lucky that we were in the open ocean and not close to land when the engines stopped.

The one thing that got difficult was the after being exposed to the 100 degree heat for a day, my Victor, who has special needs and is now over 5 feet 3 inches, became extremely upset and very difficult to control. That's when I got us the hell off the ship.

 

Just got done looking at all of the pictures Scott

Looks like you guys had a great time up until the power outage... had some great shots of the views in there

 

Thanks Marc. We did have a great time prior to the outage. There is some beautiful scenery on the islands we visited.