Topic: Passenger airlifted from Balmoral

A passenger was airlifted from Balmoral to hospital this morning, she's currently coming up the Channel to dock at Dover in the morning.

BBC News - Ill woman airlifted from cruise liner off Lizard coast

This is the third airlift on the cruise, we had two last week on the outward trip to the Canaries.

Great ship, had a fantastic time and our party all wished we could stay on board instead of flying home from Tenerife.
Liz

Glad you liked Balmoral, Liz. We did a mini cruise on her last year and loved the ship. It was the smallest we have been on to date but it felt as though there was loads of space both inside in the lounges and bars and also on the open decks.

Great ship!

I think Balmoral is the best of the Olsen fleet, not to say the others are not VERY nice too!

Three airlifts, one cruise, that must be a record?;)

Hi Lizzie,We have decided to try the Balmoral, glad to hear you had such a good cruise, Its lovely down on the Lizard today sun shinning, (although not for that poor passenger )sky blue and it's even warming up at last,we are spending the day with friends. Marie

Unfortunately, this was the fourth passenger airlifted from Balmoral, the third was picked up on Thursday morning. Sadly, there were also two deaths on this cruise.

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Unfortunately, this was the fourth passenger airlifted from Balmoral,
-the third was picked up on Thursday morning.

Sadly, there were also two deaths on this cruise.

Now that's a record, and not a very good one.

Glad I wasn't on that cruise: too depressing, I reckon.
Give me my younger bigger ships with 3,000 far-younger people on board!


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Unfortunately, this was the fourth passenger airlifted from Balmoral, the third was picked up on Thursday morning. Sadly, there were also two deaths on this cruise.

Very sorry to hear about these deaths, condolences to the relatives.
Liz