Editing MV Aurora (2000) (section)

===Maiden voyage===
''Aurora'' departed on her maiden voyage on 1 May 2000—a 14-night cruise to various [[Mediterranean]] destinations. The ship's crew identified a major technical problem, and the cruise was abandoned after 16 hours at sea. The cause was a propeller shaft bearing which had been damaged by overheating and required urgent repair while the ship was out of service.<ref name="Independent 2010-05-03" /><ref name='FT 2000-05-03'>{{cite news | first = Scheherazade | last = Daneshkhu | title = P&O recalls ship on maiden cruise | date = 3 May 2000 | work = Financial Times | pages = 04 }}</ref>

On 3 May 2000, the ship returned to Southampton, where passengers disembarked. Passengers expressed disappointment about the incident but reported that they were mainly satisfied with P&O Cruises' response to the situation. P&O Cruises offered all passengers a full refund and compensation package, worth about GBP£6 million.<ref name='BBC 2010-05-03 (2)'>{{cite news|title = Brave face on cruise breakdown | date = 3 May 2000 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/734547.stm | work = BBC News|access-date = 28 December 2010}}</ref>

''Aurora'' sailed to [[Blohm + Voss]] in Germany, where repairs were carried out. The ship returned to service on 15 May 2000, to undertake her second scheduled cruise to the [[Canary Islands]].<ref name='Lloyds List 2000-05-17'>{{cite journal | title = QE2 drama as Aurora returns to service | journal = Lloyd's List | date = 22 September 2010 | first = David | last = Mott| url =http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/ship-operations/article332530.ece | access-date = 28 December 2010}}</ref>