Small fire on Grand Princess alters Hawaiian cruise

Per Gene Sloan, the Grand Princess suffered a small engine fire on Monday. This forced the ship to cancel a planned stop in Hilo. After regaining power, the ship sailed to Honolulu so the fire could be investigated. Princess has yet to announce what other stops on the 15-day cruise will be missed.

Coast Guard medevacs woman from Grand Princess

The U.S. Coast Guard doesn't get enough credit for all they do for the cruise industry. Look at the video above. It shows a Coast Guard team heart attack victim getting lifted off the Grand Princess and taken to a hospital on the mainland. The Coasties make it look easy, but this involves using a helicopter 80+ miles off shore in the early morning hours.

According to reports the woman successfully reach the hospital. She and Princess are lucky they were so close to the California Coast and the rescue team.