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Topic: Itinerary change because weather

vg5157
First Class Passenger
Member # 3182

posted 09-27-2002 08:35 AM

Because in my last cruise(Voyager of the seas)I experience an itinerary change because the weather here at Caribbean Sea,my question is how many of you have the same experience before?,this is the first time happen to me and I believe is not going to be the last one,thanks for your respond.

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Willem
First Class Passenger
Member # 3005

posted 09-27-2002 09:33 AM

Hi, that is quite normal as it is always: safety first.

Way back in 1959, on s.s. Rotterdam V, on an eastbound from New York to Rotterdam, we could not dock in Southampton because of a storm Beaufort 12. We stayed in the Channel until it was safe enough and disembarked the passengers by tender. As we were very late, we did not go to Le Havre and took all passengers with us to Rotterdam.

Regards,

Willem

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gohaze
First Class Passenger
Member # 586

posted 09-27-2002 10:31 AM

Back last year on the Crown Odyssey we missed the ports in Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa because of Cyclone "Paula" We had 35/40ft seas and up to 80kt winds and she behaved very well indeed.
...peter

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K&K
First Class Passenger
Member # 1040

posted 09-27-2002 10:54 AM

It can surely happen at any port but in my experience it happens more often at ports where you tender (Grand Camen, Playa del Carmen, private islands ect...) and even at that we have only missed three ports in thirteen cruises.

Kevin

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Eric
First Class Passenger
Member # 2724

posted 09-27-2002 12:23 PM

I think in this "age of the litigant" cruise lines are getting a lot more wary of putting boats in the water! In 17 cruises we have only missed one port--Marthas Vinyard last year on Caronia, when IMHO is was only a little choppy & I would have been happy to get in the boat!.
Once at a private Island they were taking an age to load boats & when we got onboard the mooring rope snapped with only about 20 onboard & off we went to the beach in spite of the huge queue waiting!.
Eric

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Green
First Class Passenger
Member # 171

posted 09-27-2002 12:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by K&K:
It can surely happen at any port but in my experience it happens more often at ports where you tender (Grand Camen, Playa del Carmen, private islands ect...) and even at that we have only missed three ports in thirteen cruises.
Kevin

Our experience too.

It always amazes me that some pax are really up in arms about it - usually people who would be the first to sue should a mishap occur.

Think we had 4 ports cancelled on one trip - each cancellation gave use a cruise credit.....did wonders for our onboard account!

On three out of 4 trips our stop at the Line's Private Island was cancelled because of bad weather.

I'd rather be safe than sorry!

Happy cruisin'

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JP
First Class Passenger
Member # 1373

posted 09-27-2002 05:51 PM

A port call (Ponta del Gada) was added to the Wind Surf's crossing in April when contrary winds caused her to run low on fuel. It was just for a couple of hours and after dark.

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cruiseny
First Class Passenger
Member # 2928

posted 09-27-2002 07:36 PM

I imagine I've had really tremendous luck.

Ten cruises, only one with less-than-great weather, and even then it wasn't bad enough to stop a port call.

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K&K
First Class Passenger
Member # 1040

posted 09-27-2002 07:48 PM

Green: Now that you mention it once was a $50.00 credit per cabin and another was open ber for a couple of hours during the day. Not a problem here its just part of the experience. I do also remember a couple talking about suing as they missed a dive trip on Grand Camen (I guess they should have flown in) we just got another Pina Co. and listened intently!
It does not take much to stop off of Cozumel/Cancun/Playa del Carmen as I believe there is only about twenty feet keel-bottom in calm weather. Gohaze brings another missed port to my mind as we missed Grenada when we invaded

Kevin

[ 09-27-2002: Message edited by: K&K ]

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gohaze
First Class Passenger
Member # 586

posted 09-27-2002 07:50 PM

In any case it's not just weather that causes missed ports. We missed Gib a couple of years ago because the taxi-drivers went on strike and picketed the Pilots office.
We've also missed Colombo a couple of times because of the terrorists - did get there eventually.
...peter

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Steve Read (sread)
First Class Passenger
Member # 788

posted 09-27-2002 08:26 PM

On a repo from the Caribbean to Europe on the Sunbird a couple of years ago, instead of going to Tenerife we went to Funchal, Madeira.

As far as I remember, we had run north of the planned course to avoid weather.

A great decision -- superb island.

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Tim Agg
First Class Passenger
Member # 3185

posted 09-27-2002 11:52 PM

In 1999, Hurricane Lenny forced a re-routing of our Veendam cruise - and a good thing too, as Lenny smashed into St. Kitts the day we were to arrive. Instead we took three days to sail from Ft. L to Key West! We liked the extra sea day and, having never been to Key West before, enjoyed the substitution [and that of Freeport for St. Thomas] - but some of the Florida pax were upset. As we changed course, were close enough to the edge of the storm thaat we saw waterspouts [ocean tornados] forming about a mile from the ship. Despite the re-routing this was a great cruise - HAL did everything possible to ensure we had a good time.

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gizmo
First Class Passenger
Member # 972

posted 09-28-2002 06:30 AM

I have a port switched because of a hurricane. St. Maarten was hit the prior week and in bad shape so we went to St. Croix instead.

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cncservo
First Class Passenger
Member # 532

posted 09-28-2002 03:45 PM

In Feb. of this year we were on a RCI private Island and were evacuated early do to high seas. The tender ride back to the ship was to say the least interesting. It was very difficult to walk the plank from the tender to the ship. One thing I always look for when setting foot on a tender or shore excersion boat are the life vests. The vests on this particular tender were not well displayed, and really doubt if there were enough to go around if one could find them. I really felt sorry for the person that was in a wheel chair tied to the railing on the forward deck of the boat, he had one heck of a ride.

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