Nightmare !!

Viking Sea Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

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2.8 out of 5

12 Night Mediterranean Odyssey (Venice To Barcelona)

Sail date: September 16, 2022

Ship: Viking Sea

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Due to captain not listening to the port authority we missed 4 of our ports and had a terrible time! We were adrift at sea here are some articles about the incident at sea!! from Ravenna Web TV: (https://www.ravennawebtv.it/salvataggio-della-crociera-viking-sea-premiato-lequipe-dei-soccorritori/_ Rescue of the Viking Sea cruise: The team of rescuers awarded From Redazione - 5 October 2022072 Port of Ravenna: the satisfaction of the Prefect, the Mayor and the President of the Port System Authority at the Port Authority - Coast Guard and the technical-nautical services of the Ravenna port. This morning, at the headquarters of the Maritime Directorate of Emilia-Romagna, a meeting was held in the presence of Mr. Prefect Dr. Castrese DE ROSA, Mr. Mayor Dr. Michele DE PASCALE and the President of the Port System Authority of the central northern Adriatic sea, Dr. Daniele ROSSI, with the representatives of the rescue machine which intervened last September 17 in favor of the cruise ship "Viking Sea" in the port of Ravenna. As you will remember, that morning of 7 September, in the port of Ravenna the wind increased in intensity, reaching peaks of strong storms (over 80 km / h) and gusts of storm. The cruise ship "Viking Sea", docked at the cruise pier of Porto Corsini broke the mooring lines, crossing and resting the keel on the sandy bottom. The Operations Room of the Harbor Master's Office - Coast Guard of Ravenna, immediately alerted of the emergency, coordinated the intervention of the technical-nautical services (Pilots, Tugs and Moorings of the port of Ravenna), who were engaged in long maneuvers with the use of 5 tugs and the Coast Guard patrol boat CP 328 "all time". The operations went on for over 4 hours, working non-stop to counter the violent gusts of wind that pushed the ship sideways against the cliff, managing to bring it back parallel to the quay and keep it in a safe position. The Norwegian flag ship, 228 meters long, with 870 passengers on board and about 200 crew members, was safely brought back to mooring shortly after 1.00 pm without any consequences for the people on board. The dynamics of the event, and the reasons that led to the breaking of the mooring cables, despite the repeated warnings from the Maritime Authority, were subsequently subject to careful technical checks, pursuant to the Navigation Code, carried out by the military of the core P.S.C. of the Harbor Master's Office - Coast Guard of Ravenna. The perfect functioning of the rescue machine has received national media acclaim, once again recognizing that the city of Ravenna has a safe harbor. With this meeting, the Authorities who attended the year wanted to express their gratitude in an official way with the compliments to the Harbor Master's Office - Coast Guard of Ravenna, C.V. (CP) Francesco CIMMINO, to the S.E.R.S. S.r.l. (Company Exercise Trailers and Salvage) Dr. Riccardo VITIELLO, the Mooring Group of Ravenna, Andrea Armari and the Ravenna Pilots Corporation, Clc Roberto BUNICCI. Also present at the meeting were the Cpt Carlo Cordone - President of the Association of maritime agents and agents of Ravenna, Dr. Danilo Belletti, President of the shippers, Dr. Riccardo Martini, President of the Users Union and Dr. Anna D'Imporzano director general Ravenna Civitas Cruis Port Cruise terminal. ==================================== And it keeps getting better: From Corriere Romgna (ravenna-la-capitaneria-di-porto-elogia-il-salvatori-della-viking-sea) Ravenna, Captaincy awarded for the rescue of the Sea Viking Andrea Tarron 5 Oct 2022 RAVENNA. In celebration of the intervention to rescue the Sea Viking, on 17 September last, the seal of the city and a plaque were given to the commander Francesco Cimmino, as well as an acknowledgment to the representatives of the groups of tugboats, moorers and the guild of the captains of the port. "Everything went well and let's toast to our teamwork. However, we could have faced a very different budget ”, said Cimmino. Having dissolved the tension of a morning with a wind at 60 knots and a huge cruise ship that had broken its moorings, the world of Ravenna ports celebrates a "team success", but does not shy away from underlining "the serious imprudence of the ship's captain. He could go offshore, early in the morning, as we advised him. And he had to call more than just one tug, as he did in the beginning ". Shortly thereafter, the arrival of four other vehicles will be imposed. It is Commander Cimmino himself who reconstructs that morning, in front of the prefect, Castrese De Rosa and the mayor, Michele De Pascale. Operations that morning went on for over four hours, to counter the violent gusts of wind that pushed the ship against the reef. As mentioned, in addition to the Harbor Master's Office, recognition was given to Sers, represented by Riccardo Vitiello, to the Mooring Group of Ravenna, headed by Andrea Armari and to the Ravenna Pilots Corporation, led by Roberto Bunicci. \ Also present at the meeting were the president of the Port Authority, Daniele Rossi, Carlo Cordone (president of the Association of shipping agents and agents), Danilo Belletti (president of the Freight Forwarders), Riccardo Martini (president of the Users' Union) and Anna D'Imporzano , general manager of Ravenna Civitas Cruise Port, the company that manages the Porto Corsini cruise terminal.