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Dec 2 2016 Grand Princess on winter Hawaiian cruise , hit by it's own tender and holed . Cruise abandoned and passengers flown to San Francisco .
 
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Official Statement from Princess Cruises:
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (December 3, 2016) While at sea after departing from Honolulu, Hawaii, a tender platform on the starboard side of Grand Princess opened, for reasons yet unknown. The platform sustained damage, such that it could not be closed. Although the platform is not part of the watertight integrity of the vessel, as a result of it opening, the hull sustained minor localized damage which has been secured. The Captain has confirmed that the ship is safe and secure and he is communicating updates to guests on a regular basis.
The ship is now returning to Honolulu in order to initiate a repair. This unfortunately requires us to end the cruise early and fly all guests back to San Francisco. We very much regret this disruption. Grand Princess will arrive in Honolulu on Monday, December 5 in the afternoon.
All guests will receive a refund of 50% of their cruise fare and a future cruise credit equal to the same amount of this cruise fare refund. Princess Cruises will assume the costs to fly guests back to San Francisco including overnight accommodations and transfers as needed. We will also protect the commission of our Travel Agent partners.
Grand Princess is on day 10 of a 15 day cruise that left San Francisco on November 23. Following this cruise, Grand Princess will go into an already scheduled dry dock.
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To clarify:
The platform forms part of the hull when in the raised position but even when lowered the hull within is still watertight.
The entrance into the ship is one deck higher and the platform, when lowered, is accessed via folding steps.
There are four such platforms on this class of ship.
 
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'All guests will receive a refund of 50% of their cruise fare and a future cruise credit equal to the same amount of this cruise fare refund.'

Does this spin mean that affected passengers will get the equivalent of an identical cruise free?
 
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