Norwegian cruise ship headed to Boston after running aground near Bermuda

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By Greg Botelho, Ed Payne and Steve Almasy, CNN
Updated 6:47 PM EDT, Wed May 20, 2015
01:16 - Source: WCVB
Cruise ship runs aground near Bermuda

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NEW: Norwegian Dawn should arrive in Boston on time, cruise line says

NEW: Passengers to get credit toward future cruise

The Norwegian Cruise Line says ship temporarily lost power and ran aground

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A Norwegian Cruise Line ship is back where it should be – sailing to Boston.

A day after running aground in Bermuda, the Norwegian Dawn left the Atlantic island and headed to Massachusetts for an on-time arrival Friday, the cruise line said on Twitter.

Earlier Wednesday, Norwegian Cruise Line officers and engineers, an independent dive team, and inspectors from the certification and safety organization DNV GL checked out the 965-foot long ship with 3,737 people on board.

“Team confirmed the structural integrity of the ship & the technical issue which caused the steering malfunction was identified & corrected,” Norwegian tweeted.

Runs aground after temporarily losing power

The ship’s ordeal began Tuesday evening when the Norwegian Dawn – with 2,675 passengers and 1,062 crew members on board – “temporarily lost power” while leaving Bermuda’s King’s Wharf, said cruise line spokeswoman Vanessa Picariello.

“The ship’s propulsion was affected and … the vessel made contact with the channel bed,” Picariello said.

Twitter user Rachel Hansen posted photos from the ship.

One shows a tug pulling on the Norwegian Dawn, which weighs 92,000 tons.

“An action shot of the tug boat attempting to pull us to freedom, I can see it from my balcony in my cabin,” Hansen tweeted.

The Norwegian Dawn should be able to leave on its next trip on Friday despite the quick turnaround, the cruise line said.

Meanwhile, customers on the Norwegian Dawn will have memories forever of an unexpectedly rocky vacation.

They will also get a cruise credit of 15% – of the price they paid for this trip – that can be used on a future cruise, Norwegian said.

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A fire broke out in one of two engine rooms on Royal Caribbean's Splendour of the Seas during an October sailing that departed out of Venice. The fire was contained and extinguished. Twenty-one people were treated for smoke inhalation.
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The cruise ship Norwegian Dawn sits aground near Bermuda's North Channel on Tuesday, May 19. "Norwegian Dawn temporarily lost power as the ship was departing King's Wharf, Bermuda. The ship's propulsion was affected and, at which time, the vessel made contact with the channel bed. All guests and crew are safe," spokeswoman Vanessa Picariello said.
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The cruise ship Norwegian Dawn sits aground near Bermuda's North Channel on Tuesday, May 19. "Norwegian Dawn temporarily lost power as the ship was departing King's Wharf, Bermuda. The ship's propulsion was affected and, at which time, the vessel made contact with the channel bed. All guests and crew are safe," spokeswoman Vanessa Picariello said.
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Since the start of 2015, the CDC has recorded five outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness aboard cruise ships, including the latest outbreak in April on the Celebrity Infinity.
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On a March 30-April 14 sailing, the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Legend of the Seas reported more than 115 sick passengers and crew.
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In January, more than 200 passengers and crew became ill with norovirus on Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas.
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During a fall 2014 sailing, 158 passengers and 14 crew members became ill with norovirus on Princess Cruises' Crown Princess. The ship's passengers were also sickened during an April 2014 sailing.
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A norovirus outbreak aboard Princess Cruises' Caribbean Princess sickened 181 passengers and 11 crew members during a late January 2014 sailing.
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A norovirus outbreak aboard Princess Cruises' Caribbean Princess sickened 181 passengers and 11 crew members during a late January 2014 sailing.
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In 2013, the Silver Shadow, run by Silversea Cruises, failed a CDC health inspection over concerns about hiding food in crew cabins.
On Memorial Day 2013, a fire aboard Royal Caribbean's <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/28/travel/royal-caribbean-fire-response/index.html">Grandeur of the Seas</a> cut short a seven-day cruise to Port Canaveral, Florida, and the Bahamas. The ship changed its course and sailed under its own power to Freeport in the Bahamas.
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On Memorial Day 2013, a fire aboard Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas cut short a seven-day cruise to Port Canaveral, Florida, and the Bahamas. The ship changed its course and sailed under its own power to Freeport in the Bahamas.
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The Carnival Dream, shown here at its North American debut in November 2009, lost power in March 2013, and some of its toilets stopped working temporarily. For a time, no one was allowed to get off the vessel, docked at Philipsburg, St. Maarten, in the eastern Caribbean.
During a surprise visit in August 2012, CDC inspectors found multiple sanitation violations on the <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/25/travel/cdc-cruise-ship/index.html?iref=allsearch">Holland America ship ms Veendam</a> (shown here in March 2012). The CDC found enough violations, including brown liquid dripping on clean dishes and a fly on the buffet, to give the Veendam a failing grade.
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During a surprise visit in August 2012, CDC inspectors found multiple sanitation violations on the Holland America ship ms Veendam (shown here in March 2012). The CDC found enough violations, including brown liquid dripping on clean dishes and a fly on the buffet, to give the Veendam a failing grade.
A fire in the <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/12/15/carnival.splendor.cancellations/index.html?iref=allsearch">Carnival Splendor </a>engine room in November 2010 crippled the cruise ship, stranding passengers off the coast of Mexico for several days without air conditioning or hot showers.
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A fire in the Carnival Splendor engine room in November 2010 crippled the cruise ship, stranding passengers off the coast of Mexico for several days without air conditioning or hot showers.

CNN’s Roxanne Garcia, Sam Stringer, Dave Alsup and Lawrence Crook III contributed to this report.