Tag Archives: cruise ships

Arcadia passenger questions P&O’s intentions

Posted on 1 August, 2012 by

Messages of disappointment continue to reach St Helena Online regarding the failure of P&O Cruises to allow passengers ashore in “millpond” conditions when the Arcadia called at the island in April 2012. The latest is from Diana Rainham, of Essex, … Continue reading →

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Arcadia victim apologises to Saints for wasted welcome

Posted on 9 June, 2012 by

Cruise passengers continue to express their anger at ship’s officers on board the MV Arcadia who decided a “millpond sea” was too dangerous for them to be allowed to go ashore at St Helena. Now one disgruntled victim of the … Continue reading →

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Shame on you, P&O – passenger’s anger over failure to land

Posted on 31 May, 2012 by

The owners of the cruise ship MV Arcadia continue to ignore complaints about the captain’s refusal to allow its passengers to go ashore at St Helena in April 2012. St Helena Tourism Association has written to P&O Cruises to point … Continue reading →

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St Helena cruise passengers stranded in the cold

Posted on 13 April, 2012 by

A tourist ship that was meant to be headed for St Helena and her sister islands is stranded instead at South Georgia, waiting for rescue. Another vessel has left Ushuaia in Argentina to take off the 73 passengers and some of … Continue reading →

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