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Safety discrepancies addressed, Majesty cleared to sail by USCGSafety discrepancies addressed, Majesty cleared to sail by USCG

Royal Caribbean International's Majesty of the Seas sailed Tuesday afternoon from Port Canaveral after safety discrepancies were addressed, a US Coast Guard public affairs officer said. The ship was held overnight following a routine inspection that turned up five violations.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

February 14, 2017

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One of those related to some of the life jackets, which the officer said could be due to 'wear and tear' or the age of the life jackets.

According to a Royal Caribbean spokeswoman, life jacket replacements arrived to the ship early Tuesday.

The USCG public affairs officer could not provide details on the other discrepancies but said the cruise line had addressed all of them by Tuesday afternoon.

Majesty of the Seas sailed at 5 p.m., the Royal Caribbean spokeswoman said. The ship will call at Nassau from noon to midnight on Wednesday and will return to Port Canaveral at 7 a.m. Friday, as scheduled.

 

About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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