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quote:'Jinxed' Cruise Liner Due Back in BritainBy Peter Woodman, PA Travel Correspondent April 19, 2005Trouble-hit P&O cruise liner Aurora will arrive back in her home port of Southampton tomorrow (today April 20th) after being repaired in Germany.After 10 weeks of work in Bremerhaven in Germany by German company Lloydwerft, the £200 million ship has had her two main propulsion motors replaced and fully tested.Having also had a refit of public areas, the liner is due to leave on a two-day trip to Belgium on Friday before resuming her normal schedule next week with a 17-night Mediterranean cruise.edited from: Scotsman.com
Trouble-hit P&O cruise liner Aurora will arrive back in her home port of Southampton tomorrow (today April 20th) after being repaired in Germany.
After 10 weeks of work in Bremerhaven in Germany by German company Lloydwerft, the £200 million ship has had her two main propulsion motors replaced and fully tested.Having also had a refit of public areas, the liner is due to leave on a two-day trip to Belgium on Friday before resuming her normal schedule next week with a 17-night Mediterranean cruise.
edited from: Scotsman.com
Let's hope she fairs better this time.
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Cheers
Picture of her leaving shipyard from LloydWerft's website....
[ 04-21-2005: Message edited by: Keitaro ]
She is really a wondorful looking vessel.
J
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