Crown Princess world cruise hits turbulance with bad weather, lists and course changes

• Crown Princess is on a 113-day world cruise, and the ship is packed with Aussies.
• However, not everything is going according to plan, with a couple of minor hiccups so far.
• Here’s the latest on the cruise’s challenges and where it’s heading next.

As Crown Princess whisks around 3000 Australians on their dream 113-day world cruise, it hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing.

The ship hit its first hiccup almost immediately, when it listed seven degrees while sailing from Sydney to Adelaide due to difficult weather conditions. This resulted in some minor damage to shops and meant that activities were shut down for the day.

Now, the ship is hitting another obstacle, being forced to reschedule a range of port stops due to severe weather off the coast of Africa.

The ship spend June 23 and 24 simply traversing up and down the coast of Durban, as it was unable to make its scheduled stop in Cape Town. The ship eventually had to call in Durban instead of Cape Town, but in better news, will still try and make its way to Cape Town.

This has also had a domino affect, as the delaying of the Cape Town call also requires a delaying of the Namibia port stop afterwards, and the cruise line has warned passengers to expect further changes.

In a letter to guests, the cruise line wrote: “We will delay our arrival into Cape Town, South Africa, and will remain on the east coast to allow the worst of the weather to pass through the area.

“While we may still experience some rough seas, this should enable us to avoid the worst of the weather and provide you with the most comfortable cruise.

“We anticipate further impacts to our onward itinerary and will share these details once confirmed.”

After its stops in Africa, the ship will pivot to the Canary Islands, Morocco, Gibraltar and more on its way towards mainland Europe.

Then guests will be treated ot multiple ports across Spain, Portugal and France, before heading further north in Europe via the UK, towards Norway, Iceland and Greenland. 

Next the ship will enjoy a quick USA and South America leg, before pivoting back to Australia via the South Pacific.