2weimies

35 minutes ago, not-enough-cruising said:

HARDLY the “norm” , the “norm” is to get the ship to a dock if at all possible. Airlift is a “last resort” scenario 

Closest port was mexico Cozumel we just departed that port maybe 4 hours prior instead of speeding 12 hours to Miami??

I am not saying the “ affected “ passenger should not get the needed medical care.  Hoping they have a speedy recovery .  Heard some mention of a crew member  not passenger so RCCL is responsible and would what’s BEST for them .  Air lifting passengers is the norm EVEN if US Coast guard gets involved . 
 

Don’t know why they didn’t airlift the passenger . It has been done before on the grandeur of the sea in 2017.

disrupted the vacation of over 5,000 return home 12 hours early and yet you cannot get off the ship . 
Definitely more to this story than the captain has disclosed .

Ship has been speeding and rocking since last night .. very windy and chilly all day . Not the relaxing day at sea we were supposed to have . 
coast guard helicopters have done mid air medical evacuations this is VERY unusual 

Don’t know why they didn’t airlift the passenger . It has been done before on the grandeur of the sea in 2017.

disrupted the vacation of over 5,000 return home 12 hours early and yet you cannot get off the ship . 
Definitely more to this story than the captain has disclosed .

Ship has been speeding and rocking since last night .. very windy and chilly all day . Not the relaxing day at sea we were supposed to have . 
coast guard helicopters have done mid air medical evacuations this is VERY unusual 

Yes, I noticed that. It will probably be their last too!

 

Gwen [emoji3]

Actually found much better places to blog and post including alerting news media about the perils of old outdated ships still in use .

Pity The blind flock of sheep that are ignorant to the safety risks

Dont ASSume that everyone knows the Grandeur ... Actually No I didn't know this ship does not have stabilizers ... not everyone on the ship lives in Baltimore or as some call it home of the baltimorons .

Not sure it legal and certainly not " safe" to take a ship into a tropical storm / hurricaine force winds without stabilizers ( if you are correct )

Doesn't seem like that would be allowed but then again in 1996 if never retrofitted I guess not .

Lifeguards at all the pools were not something that was in place until PEOPLE died .

Lesson learned by cruise line .

Other than that, did you enjoy the play Mrs. Lincoln?????

 

You know that Maryland does not allow the casino to open on the first night, or you would if you researched this thread on CC. Grandeur is an older ship, and does not have stabilizers. Again, you would know this if you did some research. Rough weather is very possible, because we are still in hurricane season. If only someone did some basic research....

 

 

I seem to think there is a theme here.....

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A Horrible old rusted out has been of a ship .

Should be put out to pasture ... maybe do some three (3) hour tours!

Ship is swaying , rocking and listing like the SS Minnow .

If the captain had stabilizers he doesn't know how to use them .

There was an announcement that because of " hurricaine Phillippe " ( didn't know captain was a meteorologist because the storm was classified as a tropical storm )

Captain said 70 mph winds and 20 feet waves so we might hit some rough seas . He recommended staying in rooms in bed as he would ( what????)

Barf 🤢 bags were placed everywhere and all outside doors were locked down .

The casino NEVER opened first day or night before the "rough seas"

Apparently they had no intention to do so but neglected to mention this when booking . In addition when casino did open next day table games did not open as stated . Hours later after many complaints they opened .

Playing blackjack requires you to manually keep track of winning numbers ... they even supply the form !! Who does that . Invest in new equipment . Has it been 22 years without an upgrade??

The food is unremarkable except that I find them lacking

Even desserts are gross

I found fuzz attached to one .

My steak was served cold as in refrigerator temp at Great Gatsby dining room ( not so great at all )

There is little selection and food is extremely salty no accommodations.

Had to ask for smoked salmon at windjammer after I was so fortunate to find a bagel .

A chair was strategically placed in my room where the closet could neither open or close . So we moved it ... it was moved back . Told room attendant to move it where I had it so I can access my closet ... guess English is difficult to comprehend

There are No refrigerator in rooms

There is No access to monitor your on board account without going to one of two guest services agents and getting a print out ( this is dinosaur technology )

The wifi is sporadic and unreliable , no instructions as to how to set your phone as to NOT incur roaming fees !!!

There are No water pitchers or ice in the cabins .

This ship is old and creaks loudly , visible rust and age .

Not refurbished or up to today's standards .

The entertainment thus far is of " gong show " quality . The worse acts I wouldn't book at a nursing home ! Such excitement over a has been " star search " contestant from 20 years ago and a comedian (?) who was the only one laughing at his Schltick?

We have cruised quite a bit on some large and some smaller ships and are very disappointed in this cruise

I find it unbelievable that a cruise line would allow a ship in this condition to represent their brand.

Hoping things improve ... the bar is set very low with little expectation this cruise will improve .

I do not recommend this ship . Would suggest one of the newer larger ships and most definitely a different cruise line whose goal is guest satisfaction abc customer service