The Bahamas Paradise cruise ship Grand Classica has gone to Freeport, Bahamas to help the crew members who were stranded at the shipyard to provide accommodations and assistance following an accident where a crane hit Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas.
According to WPBF, due to visa and passport issues, the crew members were transferred to its sister ship, the Grand Classica.
Grand Classica captain released the following message informing his crew to help any way they can to the crew onboard. The message says
“Good evening all crew,
Tonight we will act as a hotel ship for the crew from Oasis of the Seas since Oasis had to evacuate all crew members from the ship because of an emergency earlier today.
Many of the crew members left the ship with no personal effects, for example, no wallet, no phone charger, no clothing or toiletries, etc. All the crew mustered in the yard today and many of them are apparently sunburnt. They will come onboard tired and exhausted.
Therefore, I ask that every Grand Classica crew member be as helpful and compassionate as possible to the Oasis crew members, and to assist them in any way you can, whether it is to lend phone chargers or a spare toothbrush, i.e. anything that you think might be helpful. The Hotel Director has arranged a buffet tonight for all the crew and breakfast and lunch tomorrow.
I and the senior officers would very much appreciate every effort you could make to assist your fellow seamen in this emergency situation.”
The crew members from Oasis of the Seas will stay overnight in Freeport aboard the Grand Classica, and then return to Palm Beach Tuesday morning.
Matt Hochberg
Matt loves to cruise, and started Cruise.Blog as a place to share different cruise experiences, advice, and what to know before going on a cruise.
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