Hey Scott (sdg1871) - I believe this was the cruise ship you were on..
12-13-2009, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by sdg1871' post='1073072' date='Dec 13 2009, 07:40 PM
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Sounds like quite the ordeal.
Glad you got a good case your working on! I hope you'll find the time to still post
12-13-2009, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by v_therussian' post='1073070' date='Dec 13 2009, 07:40 PM
"ship wa quickly diverted"??? That is not what I've heard. Besides, you don't really have to be Sherlock Holmes to figure out it was not that quickly if people were actually forced to spend an entire night sleeping on the deck for Chrissakes! Now the PR machine's gonna try to put a positive spin, downplay the severity of the incident leading to no investigation on the ship... and I don't know, maybe I am paranoid, but isn't that how all the disasters start? Because some bean counting bunch decides to just "make the whole thing blow over" and then, having spent considerable money on containing the situation in the media, they'll have no resources left to actually fix the problem with the ship... I hope I'm wrong.
There was a very severe incident. The power failure was catastrophic. Even the emergency power and the emergency lighting failed for many hours. Sadly, that was not reported in the media.
The ship was not "quickly diverted" IMHO. It was divered to San Juan about 12 hours after the start of the incident. And it took about 12 more hours to limp into San Juan at 6 knots per hour.
Some of the crew members told me that they feared that NCL would merely do a quick "patch" repair instead of a real, comprehensive repair and that the incident would happen again. I sure hope not for the sake of future passengers.
Other than its mechanical issues, the ship is really nice.
12-13-2009, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by sdg1871' post='1073075' date='Dec 13 2009, 07:45 PM
I would cruise again, but I am staying the hell off the Dawn.
That ship has probably cost them a lot of money.
12-13-2009, 03:53 PM
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Like I told you before, all jokes aside, I think their discounts are nice, but just feels like they owe you a lot more compensation - just based on the news stories I've seen.
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12-13-2009, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Krozi' post='1073078' date='Dec 13 2009, 07:49 PM
Damn Scott, that sounds scary. Glad it all worked out (to some degree) for you guys though.
Sounds like quite the ordeal.
Glad you got a good case your working on! I hope you'll find the time to still post
Sounds like quite the ordeal.
Glad you got a good case your working on! I hope you'll find the time to still post
But I still need to sneak in a NCL cruise given that the 50 percent discount for a future NCL cruise only applies to cruises in 2010.
12-13-2009, 03:59 PM
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Thanks for the detailed personal report out. It sounds like an experience you'll be glad to forget and a story you will be telling for a long time.
I've enjoyed cruising a lot and never faced what you did - HOPE I never do!
You'll have to get back on that horse again ... as soon as your work schedule permits.
I've enjoyed cruising a lot and never faced what you did - HOPE I never do!
You'll have to get back on that horse again ... as soon as your work schedule permits.
12-13-2009, 04:02 PM
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It did. But it could have been so much worse. We were so lucky that we were in the open ocean and not close to land when the engines stopped.
The one thing that got difficult was the after being exposed to the 100 degree heat for a day, my Victor, who has special needs and is now over 5 feet 3 inches, became extremely upset and very difficult to control. That's when I got us the hell off the ship.
The one thing that got difficult was the after being exposed to the 100 degree heat for a day, my Victor, who has special needs and is now over 5 feet 3 inches, became extremely upset and very difficult to control. That's when I got us the hell off the ship.
12-13-2009, 04:20 PM
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Just got done looking at all of the pictures Scott
Looks like you guys had a great time up until the power outage... had some great shots of the views in there
Looks like you guys had a great time up until the power outage... had some great shots of the views in there
12-13-2009, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Krozi' post='1073096' date='Dec 13 2009, 08:20 PM
Just got done looking at all of the pictures Scott
Looks like you guys had a great time up until the power outage... had some great shots of the views in there
Looks like you guys had a great time up until the power outage... had some great shots of the views in there