Carpentry/Furniture Problems

Saloon dining table problems

Dining table in Saloon has been designed poorly in that both extension leafs are not being supported adequately by the mechanism. This results in extension leafs bending downwards. When dinnerware and other items are placed on them, the leafs slope downwards further dangerously as to objects on top slide and fall off the table.
This problem has been spotted at very early stages (ie approx 3 months before planned handover date) and the yard been informed about it. Unfortunately they have chosen to ignore the issue in due course, which inevitably surfaced again during handover inspections.

Dining table poorly designed extension leafs so as to not even being able to hold its own weight

In an effort to solve the issue, first they requested a modification kit which took 10 days to receive from the shipyard. As soon as the kit arrived, the table has been dismantled by a carpenter (without checking contents of the kit first), who later realized that pieces were missing on the kit. He could not put the table back together and left it on the floor in pieces for a week or so. Then a senior engineer was sent onboard to assemble the table back to its original state.

In the meantime, Princess dealer many times promised to finalize the matter in a week or so, each time postponing the completion due to X Y Z reasons. Finally they admitted that the factory was aware of the issue and "working on a new design", that other boats were affected with the problem as well etc etc. In short, nothing was about to happen soon.

A few interim solutions have been suggested to ameliorate the support of the leafs but the dealer chose to take no action.
As of today, 147 days have past since the dealer has been informed about the issue and the problem has been discussed many times but up until now, no concrete progress has been made.
Status: Pending since 26Mar18
Status Update: Fixed in 312 days

Saloon table folded and in coffee table configuration (lowered)

Wooden plank coming off

The plank underneath sliding door threshold in Master bathroom was coming off.

Status: Fixed in 7 days

Wooden plank underneath Master cabin bathroom was not properly fixed in place therefore coming loose.

Garbage bin cover derailed

Galley garbage bin cover was somehow derailed and not closing properly. A technician had to dismantle and fix it. A minor issue.

Status: Fixed in 2 days

Derailed garbage bin cover in Galley

Guest cabin bed frame broken

The leather covered frame surrounding the inner side bed on the guest cabin was broken preventing storage drawers underneath from opening/closing. This is a new damaged that occured as one of the technicians stepped on the bed edge to access the under helm technical area.

Status: Fixed in 11 days

Dropped down bed frame preventing the operation of the drawers underneath.

Saloon Storage and Charging Station Lid Not Holding

The lid of the storage box in Saloon was not holding and slamming shut due to inadequate gas lift installed.
Status: Fixed in 9 days

Last Page Update: 22 December 2019