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They wrote a letter and left it in each stateroom letting them know about the excursion refunds for the missed morning dock in Ketchican...perhaps they ran out of ink and paper to let us know to hunker down and secure our belongings because of the impending storm? Seems a little sus they couldn't take the time to notify us when a comment mentioned that they had around 24 hrs to decide what to do. I didn't have any time left on my wi-fi to monitor the weather and I had no cell service out in the middle of the ocean. I was monitoring the weather the whole week before we left to see if anything nasty was coming our way and it only showed rain and cooler weather. I guess this system came out of no where and surprised everyone. I like to travel in the fall when there are less crowds in ports. I probably won't do any more Alaska cruising for sure. I bought cruise next before the storm and will have to decide when/where we can go with the least chance (knowing there isn't a zero chance) of repeating this experience.

Thanks for your post. This is what I was trying to convey and it seems to have set off a series of posts saying rough seas are the norm and basically laughing/mocking at the thought of being concerned about our safety. I thought we docked elsewhere because the dock looked totally different than I remember. So sorry you had the run around to find your way back to your car. They probably had to dock there to get some repairs done to the ship if there was some damages.

Thanks for contributing. That was one of the things I had heard but could not verify and wanted to see if others had heard/seen the same or of other issues.

Thanks for the courteous post. It's Duck Lady BTW LOL! Maybe that is why the cruise was pretty hairy for me? If I could close comments I would. I have pretty thick skin but this reaction to my OP was a bit surprising. I would think we would all try to get along and help each other out to have the best experience on our trip. And also let other cruisers know about the rough patches with grace. I see people recommend calling about all sorts of things (like a bad excursion or to get a cabin upgrade) so I wondered if a polite call to see if they would offer an OBC or FCC for the rough weather. I'm guessing I barked up the wrong tree in this forum.

I guess I have been told to run along because the adults are talking. You guys are real peaches. There were lots of scared passengers at the end of this voyage. We're any of you on this ship? So you have no idea how it felt. Do you know how big a 10 meter wave is... that is 32 ft. You tell me how it feels to be lifted and slammed down from 32 feet. And yes I was on an Aft stateroom...I didn't choose the location because it was less than a month out and it was a balcony guarantee and was assigned later. Once again I ask if others that were on the same trip to speak up. The others of you who have been less than helpful go away because you have made yourselves more than clear that your opinion is superior because your so well traveled. Some of us don't get to travel that often and it is quite expensive for us and want to get the best trip for our dollars.

I checked there for any comments but nothing new in the last day or so. That is why I started a topic. I don't understand why we left dock in Juneau after announcing that we are not going to Icy Straight because of bad conditions there. If they knew seas were going to be rough then why not stay put in a safe spot - we still had another sea day to get to Victoria from Icy Straight. Was it because NCL didn't want to pay the extra port fees to then put people and the ship in harms way? It's not because another ship needed the spot as most other lines have stopped their Alaska trips.

Homosassa sounds like they work for NCL and are running defense for them. You can stop giving me the run down of all the things. I've heard it all before. I bought future cruise credits and am going to decide in the next few days if I want to change my mind. I want to continue cruising and have thought of doing a Europe trip, but if it is going to be more of the same there then I won't spend 3K to fly there and then another 3K to cruise. I'll just stick with state side travel. I would like actual passengers from this sailing to comment please (Oct 2-11).

I guess I am just whining according to y'all. I feel bad for the people who are first time cruisers that was on the ship because they will never cruise again I'm sure. When we tried to go into Ketchikan the day before the wind was so bad that the boat was listing to one side and we had to go out and come back. So instead of getting in at 7am we weren't in until 1:30pm. During the really bad weather I checked the scrolling details on the navigation channel as we were leaving Juneau and it said wind at 35kph and 18m swells for a bit and then it just stopped reporting anything...as if we were not moving. As a visual think of sitting in the main dining area on the back of the ship and seeing all sky and then all ocean within a minute. That is what I saw. I've been on the Bliss before in Sept and only had one rough sea day so I'm not a newbie to what it's like up there late in the season. At this point it feels like a pile on to bring up anything negative about NCL since I'm being told what did I expect? I thought maybe a little more communication? An apology for the rough weather and asking passengers if they are OK? I can't imagine there wasn't someone injured because I had to hold on to the bed/couch just to walk without falling down or slung into something. I hope others will chime in, but doubt it now that I've be chastised about having a bad experience.

This was not normal bad weather. I've been on other ships with bad weather. This was a bad decision to leave Juneau. They announced that we were not going to Icy Straight because of weather and decided to just punch through the bad weather to Victoria. I heard other passengers talking at the airport saying that the Ship took damage and was taking on water. We also arrived in Victoria early at 8:30am instead of 2pm. That usually never happens. I heard more but won't repeat because I can't verify. I am just trying to ask/verify what others on the ship experienced - not to get lectured that ships hit rough patches.

I hope it wasn't just us that had the scariest weather event leaving Juneau on the Sun! The seas were so bad that there were a few times during the night I was lifted up out of bed and slammed back down! Glasses were flung everywhere and things that were on the counters ended up on the floor. Anyone else have the same harrowing experience? Should I call Corporate and complain about the non-communication about what happened that night? It was as if no employee wanted to say anything for fear they might get in trouble. Anyone else want to talk about their experience?

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