SCUBA Mark Posted December 9, 2009 #1 Share Posted December 9, 2009 We are on the Carnival Dream and they just cancelled our San Juan port The ship was too big for the pier. The lifeboats and the hottubs stuck out too far and would have hit the pier structure We tried two different piers and then sat in the bay for a while The Captain just announced we were cancelling San Juan and will have a sea day. We will arrive in Grand Turk tomorrow We have been in San Juan before but I feel bad for the people that haven't Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelz66 Posted December 9, 2009 #2 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Thank god Grand Turk is a tender port.:p Are you and Tom having coffee together? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCUBA Mark Posted December 9, 2009 Author #3 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Thank god Grand Turk is a tender port.:p Are you and Tom having coffee together? LOL Grand Turk is not a tender port I think Tom went back to sleep The ship was not damaged at all I am sure Carnival will make up for lost shore excursions in the Casino I have never seen so many people in a Casino before. It is hard to get a slot machine Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelz66 Posted December 9, 2009 #4 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Grand Turk is not a tender port I think Tom went back to sleep The ship was not damaged at all I am sure Carnival will make up for lost shore excursions in the Casino I have never seen so many people in a Casino before. It is hard to get a slot machine Mark OOOPs....you are right.....I'm the one who needs the cooffee...LOL but at least it is a basic pier....don't recall any high structures on it. Enjoy your day...we have nasty cold rain here. :mad::p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peg_S Posted December 9, 2009 #5 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Okay, who forgot to measure the boat. Peg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare marshalltp Posted December 9, 2009 #6 Share Posted December 9, 2009 please note that Grand Turk is not a tender port.....perhaps you were thinking of Grand Cayman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savoia Posted December 9, 2009 #7 Share Posted December 9, 2009 We are on the Carnival Dream and they just cancelled our San Juan port The ship was too big for the pier. The lifeboats and the hottubs stuck out too far and would have hit the pier structure We tried two different piers and then sat in the bay for a while The Captain just announced we were cancelling San Juan and will have a sea day. We will arrive in Grand Turk tomorrow We have been in San Juan before but I feel bad for the people that haven't Mark They had the same problem in New York...Carnival apparently didn't check these things beforehand? And if the passenger liner piers in NY and the dock in San Juan are an issue..then I guess these ports are off for the future? The devil is in the details...here is hoping Carnival double checked themselves with their Florida dockage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelz66 Posted December 9, 2009 #8 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Grand Turk is not a tender port I think Tom went back to sleep The ship was not damaged at all I am sure Carnival will make up for lost shore excursions in the Casino I have never seen so many people in a Casino before. It is hard to get a slot machine Mark OOOPs....you are right.....I'm the one who needs the cooffee...LOL but at least it is a basic pier....don't recall any high structures on it. Enjoy your day...we have nasty cold rain here. :mad::p please note that Grand Turk is not a tender port.....perhaps you were thinking of Grand Cayman please note that the subject has already been addressed. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockportgirl Posted December 9, 2009 #9 Share Posted December 9, 2009 okay, who forgot to measure the boat. Peg lol! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DqALEX Posted December 9, 2009 #10 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Okay, who forgot to measure the boat. Peg well you know there is a learning curve for the crew. I just hope they know how to drive the thing. LOL If not the cheerleaders will tell you there is a curve for that too. LOL Carnival needs to get its act together. I guess you do get what you pay for. Glad we're going west on the Dream Jan 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montekat Posted December 9, 2009 #11 Share Posted December 9, 2009 So why couldn't the ship have been docked in the bay and tender the passengers over to San Juan? I am guessng there was probably no good area that was out of the way of the other ships. It is a shame however, to miss a port like that, esp. when the problem should have been recognized before the ports were announced. Hope you were able to enjoy the day at sea anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schplinky Posted December 9, 2009 #12 Share Posted December 9, 2009 That's weird. The Freedom class ships for RCL, which are larger, seem to dock in SJU with no issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framerman Posted December 9, 2009 #13 Share Posted December 9, 2009 oops!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obxmidgett Posted December 9, 2009 #14 Share Posted December 9, 2009 The Royal Carribean ships may be larger, but the design of the ship may be such that it doesn't overhang the pier an cause a problem. Just my 2c worth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schplinky Posted December 9, 2009 #15 Share Posted December 9, 2009 The Royal Carribean ships may be larger, but the design of the ship may be such that it doesn't overhang the pier an cause a problem. Just my 2c worth You're probably right. I hadn't thought of the way the lanai hangs out. Still, you'd think they would have known this before the day they arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNCruzer Posted December 9, 2009 #16 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Whatta ya been up to? No worries about SJ. You really didn`t miss much. This an Nassau are least favorite ports. I knew that dopey stick out deck was a mistake (blocks ocean view, noise to the balcs above) an now the dam thing won`t fit! A good torch man could have the whole thing cut off in a few days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texaslandshark Posted December 9, 2009 #17 Share Posted December 9, 2009 The 6 "P"s come to mind... Prior Planning Prevents Piss-Poor Performance:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPete Posted December 9, 2009 #18 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I blame this on the Oasis of the Seas, which, when launched, raised the sea levels enough to make docking the Dream a challenge in both NY and SJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurbanfan Posted December 9, 2009 #19 Share Posted December 9, 2009 The 6 "P"s come to mind... Prior Planning Prevents Piss-Poor Performance:rolleyes: LOL! How embarrassing:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crischickie Posted December 9, 2009 #20 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Isn't there a pier in San Juan with no buildings? I think pier 3 or 4? I think that's where the Freedom class ships dock with their port calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyjo136 Posted December 9, 2009 #21 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Was booked on the Dream but had to cancel. SJ was the main port we wanted to see. Glad we had to cancel. Great job planning by Carnival. What did they give you a $25 on board credit. Should do better than that. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obxmidgett Posted December 9, 2009 #22 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I blame this on the Oasis of the Seas, which, when launched, raised the sea levels enough to make docking the Dream a challenge in both NY and SJ. LOL, I like this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthworm Jim Posted December 9, 2009 #23 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I wonder if this means it's going to be an ongoing problem? Or, perhaps now they know the Dream can only go to certain docks, which presumably were already occupied for this trip, but will be used in the future. I guess it worse came to worse they could make it a tender port. But if things got that bad, I'd have to think they'd consider eliminating those overhanging hot tubs so they could get into port. The hot tubs would be nice, but overall the pax would rather lose them and not have to tender than keep them and tender I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DqALEX Posted December 9, 2009 #24 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Was booked on the Dream but had to cancel. SJ was the main port we wanted to see. Glad we had to cancel. Great job planning by Carnival. What did they give you a $25 on board credit. Should do better than that. Bill They got $20 back in a OBC not $25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
going2cruz Posted December 10, 2009 #25 Share Posted December 10, 2009 We are on the Carnival Dream and they just cancelled our San Juan port The ship was too big for the pier. The lifeboats and the hottubs stuck out too far and would have hit the pier structure We tried two different piers and then sat in the bay for a while The Captain just announced we were cancelling San Juan and will have a sea day. We will arrive in Grand Turk tomorrow We have been in San Juan before but I feel bad for the people that haven't Mark Did you take a picture? If so would love to see what was going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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