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38 minutes ago, PurpleKa said:

I am trying to differentiate clearly between what was my own experience and observations vs. what I’ve seen/heard reported by others. Accuracy is important.
 

You aren’t obligated to continue reading the thread if it bothers you so much that some of us are still participating in an conversation about it 48 hours later.

Well if YOU can't report accurately and rely on "reportedly" it's considered heresay which is not admissable in a court of law....

I know I'm not obligated to read anything. 48 hrs of the same diatribe when others have refuted your statements just says to me you are here for the sake of batching. If you feel you are entitled to compensation,I can assure you, I'm not funding you....

7 minutes ago, PurpleKa said:

This is very interesting. It sounds like you were on a lower deck, maybe not toward the front of the ship, and sleeping during the worst of it maybe? Thanks for sharing your experience.

I was deck 4 far forward where most of the movement is. Wait.....wasn't this the floor that "reportedly" took on water due to weather?!

17 minutes ago, PurpleKa said:

Not under the lifeboats. In the lounge near the lifeboats, reportedly.

My suggestion is to take it up with NCL. I see a lot of "reportedly". Obviously not everyone was as traumatized as you.... You sail during an off season for the price, you are NOT going to have the same experience as if you sailed during high season for 3-4x the price.

Same with Canada/NE. That season is ONLY during hurricane season. Book Bermuda, you may be rerouted to Canada and visa versa...it's a risk you take. You had a vacation for a cheap price. You didn't lose life and limb. 

I went to see if AK was in my wheelhouse; it's not. I had a great time due to ppl and service. I got my money's worth. You are beyond beating a dead horse....

20 minutes ago, PurpleKa said:

I’m sorry, I probably worded this badly.

 

I saw several comments from other people saying that crew members and passengers were sleeping in the hallways and lounges closer to the lifeboats and/or the interior of the ship because they didn’t feel safe in their rooms, and that at least one balcony room and another place in the ship had a window broken. People were not reported to have been sleeping out on the decks in the lifeboats, as far as I know. I did not personally see this, just saw comments about it from several different sources.
 

I did see a lot of people in the lounges on the middle levels around midnight, some sleeping. I didn’t go in the halls on all the levels.

I did find it believable because even in an internal room on the 10th floor it was impossible to sleep and the crashing sounds and sensations of impact on the back of the wall I was sleeping against were severe, and family members in view rooms on the 5th floor and passengers I spoke to on the 8th floor were also kept awake by the sound and movement of impacts in the night.

 

 But this particular detail is not something I personally observed or can verify.

 

I did personally see water dripping in through the ceiling and coming in through doors in several places, but assumed this was normal in a storm with heavy rain.

The door out onto the pool deck was disabled from opening from the outside on the buffet end when winds got high, and there were at least two places on the ship where the doors to the outer deck were open during times the outer decks were supposed to be closed because water dumping from a higher level of the ship was hitting the sensors so hard the doors wouldn’t stay shut, from what I could tell/guess. That was earlier in the day though. I didn’t go out there but I peeked out and the wind and rain was intense.

 

On the upper level observation deck around midnight I heard some passengers suggesting to others to try going to a lower level for less movement and noise if they were on an upper level, and some saying they were up there because they figured it was probably safest near the top of the ship in conditions like that, or were trying to find out what was going on.

20 minutes ago, PurpleKa said:

I’m sorry, I probably worded this badly.

 

I saw several comments from other people saying that crew members and passengers were sleeping in the hallways and lounges closer to the lifeboats and/or the interior of the ship because they didn’t feel safe in their rooms, and that at least one balcony room and another place in the ship had a window broken. People were not reported to have been sleeping out on the decks in the lifeboats, as far as I know. I did not personally see this, just saw comments about it from several different sources.
 

I did see a lot of people in the lounges on the middle levels around midnight, some sleeping. I didn’t go in the halls on all the levels.

I did find it believable because even in an internal room on the 10th floor it was impossible to sleep and the crashing sounds and sensations of impact on the back of the wall I was sleeping against were severe, and family members in view rooms on the 5th floor and passengers I spoke to on the 8th floor were also kept awake by the sound and movement of impacts in the night.

 

 But this particular detail is not something I personally observed or can verify.

 

I did personally see water dripping in through the ceiling and coming in through doors in several places, but assumed this was normal in a storm with heavy rain.

The door out onto the pool deck was disabled from opening from the outside on the buffet end when winds got high, and there were at least two places on the ship where the doors to the outer deck were open during times the outer decks were supposed to be closed because water dumping from a higher level of the ship was hitting the sensors so hard the doors wouldn’t stay shut, from what I could tell/guess. That was earlier in the day though. I didn’t go out there but I peeked out and the wind and rain was intense.

 

On the upper level observation deck around midnight I heard some passengers suggesting to others to try going to a lower level for less movement and noise if they were on an upper level, and some saying they were up there because they figured it was probably safest near the top of the ship in conditions like that, or were trying to find out what was going on.

I closed down the casino every night and I saw none of this walking the ship....

I was on this sailing and I had a lovely time. Yes we encountered rough weather/water but I was expecting as much sailing that late in the season. I was on deck 4 and there was some sort of leak but it was not caused by the weather as the fans were in the hallways days before we encountered the roughest Seas. Sick bags were located on all the stairwells. Those who didn't leave their cabin to get one had 2 trashcans and a toilet to puke in if need be.

I've sailed in much rougher waters and while unfortunate, the captain didn't do anything wrong. For those who said we missed Ketchikan, you are incorrect; we sailed late into Skagway and my excursions I did not take were refunded.

I found the Sun to have some of the friendliest staff. There were a lot of solo travelers on the trip and it was a lovely group.

The only "oh crap" moment I had was trying to get into my cabin while the ship was rocking pretty good. My closet doors flew open thus inhibiting my ability to fully open my door. I thankfully was able to squeeze through; just hope I wasn't caught on film because THAT would be a viral video! 😄 

I have had my card for years and typically use it to take $ off cruises. My last redemption for $300 off the cruise hasn't been processed yet after requesting the credits over 30 days ago. I feel the reward value has decreased significantly in the past 20 years but with 2x the point when I purchase/sail, there is some redemption value.