The Saint Jude storm was due to hit the UK and Europe on the 27th-28th October 2013. On the 26th, when the weather wasn't that bad, Crown Princess and Indy were in. Crown had been due to sail to Le Havre at 4pm while Indy was going to Zeebrugge half an hour later. Instead, Zeebrugge was cancelled and Indy headed straight to the French port, arriving at 1.48am CET where she would remain until the 28th, arriving back home on the 29th. Meanwhile there was no sign of Crown. The AIS was off and she wasn't on the movements so when you're not by the waterfront, it's natural to assume she had left on time when in fact she hadn't. A few hours later, she was moved from Ocean Terminal to Mayflower with the aid of Lomax and Bentley, so there are no photos of her. Princess told Cruise Critic is was due to weather, even though she could have gone any time and still made it to Le Havre on the morning of the 27th well before the storm hit but Cruise Critic completely ignored the fact Indy went. |