Crown delayed in Honduras

[jbuchter841]

Why is the Crown still in Honduras. She was supossed to leave at 5pm

[KroozFoolz]

This was posted on the Carnival board earlier this evening in a Live from the Dream thread:

 

CD just announced that we'll be delayed leaving Roatan because the Princess ship in front of us is being held due to high winds. Winds are currently 25 knots. Dunno nor really care when we'll leave. :cool:

 

The Dream webcam:

http://www.infocruise.it/infoCarnival/ShipInfo.asp?name=Dream&channel=1

[SF]

Glad to hear it's only due to wind and nothing else as we board hopefully this Saturday.:):):)

 

So what time did they end up leaving? Are they going to have less time in Cozumel?

[jfv379]

So what time did they end up leaving? Are they going to have less time in Cozumel?

 

 

We were on the Crown and delayed in Aruba for several hours due to wind.

 

They make up the time an arrived on time at the next port.

[KroozFoolz]

Another post from the Live from the Dream thread on the Carnival board:

Good afternoon everyone!

We pulled out of Roatan around 8:00AM this morning and our scheduled stop at Belize has been cancelled. The winds were gusty all night at Roatan so we weren't able to leave. The Princess ship is still out in front of us. They were scheduled to stop in Cozumel today, but I doubt they'll be making their stop either.

It was a very peaceful night on our balcony; I spent hours sitting out there listening to insects making whatever noise it is they make, birds chirping and dogs barking! How often do you get to sit on your ship's balcony at night and listen to dogs barking in the distance? It was an awesome night really! The ship itself made absolutely no noise! No engine noise, no sound of waves crashing or our wake churning up behind us. Very memorable.

They also opened the casion last night around 10:30 and accounced that the shops would open and be open most of the night as well. I donated more $ to the casino.....

The CD announced early this morning that each cabin would be credited $20 for having missed Belize. We received mail a little while ago indicating each passenger would receive $7.16 posted to their S&S accounts as a refund of Belize goverment fees and taxes along with automatic refunding for purchased excursions.

[caribill]

So what time did they end up leaving? Are they going to have less time in Cozumel?

 

Web cam says "from Roatan bound for Princess Cays"

[DanJ]

Can't wait for the review threads next week on the Carnival board, saying how pathetic it is that they had to miss their port because Princess couldn't leave, and they should get half their cruise fare back. Never mind that if the Crown tried to depart, it probably would have been blown into the Dream.

[FLACRUISER99]

I have seen high winds snap dock lines.

[senior lady]

We had high winds in Dunedin, New Zealand last October. Snapped to lines and they had to bring two tugs over to hold the ship against the pier. We didn't leave until the next morning.

[w8ing2cruz]

Can't wait for the review threads next week on the Carnival board, saying how pathetic it is that they had to miss their port because Princess couldn't leave, and they should get half their cruise fare back. Never mind that if the Crown tried to depart, it probably would have been blown into the Dream.

 

A little sensitive about Carnival cruisers?

[fridaythecat.u.k.]

A little sensitive about Carnival cruisers?

 

You wouldn't have thought so - looking at his signature, it looks like he has been on 3 Carnival cruises :confused:

[lovevacadays]

A little sensitive about Carnival cruisers?

 

It's probably true that both Carnival and Princess will have a few of those rare individuals who think the cruiseline should give them hugh paybacks for weather and circumstances that are beyond their control. I wonder if some people just don't read the cruise contract.

[grandmato4]

It's probably true that both Carnival and Princess will have a few of those rare individuals who think the cruiseline should give them hugh paybacks for weather and circumstances that are beyond their control. I wonder if some people just don't read the cruise contract.

 

I'd wager quite a lot of money that very few that cruise actually read their cruise contract and for those that do read it a high percent don't think it actually applies to them.

 

It will be interesting to read the comments when those sailings return home.

[DanJ]

I'd actually be saying the same thing if the ships had been reversed, because we know there would be people coming on this board later and crying about how their vacation was ruined because that other ship was in the way. But considering the Carny board is the busiest one on here, it does have what seems to be a higher share of complainers.

 

And I've enjoyed 2 out of my 3 Carnival cruises just about as much as my 3 Princess cruises, so, no I don't have any particular prejudice against Carnival or the people that cruise them.

[caribill]

This was posted on the Carnival board earlier this evening in a Live from the Dream thread:

 

 

 

 

Wow, read that thread. Some unhappiness with how Planinum members are treated and how some kids' club activites have capacity issues and how older kids in those activities are sometimes left to watch the younger kids.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1175702&page=3

[hairbflo]

i was on the crown, high winds across the ship which would have made it dangerous to attempt leaving the narrow channel. The Dream was behind us but even if she was in front it wouldn't have left either. stayed tied up til around 6am the next am when captain and the local pilot thought we had a "window" to leave. we did miss cozumel and yes we were disappointed since we really wanted to see the ruins but everyone seemed to understand. during our ultimate ship tour the captain explained in more detail how the channel is & what the risk was. like I said before, didnt see anybody who did not understand

[poolcc56]

We were on the Crown, the offical reason from the captain was winds in excess of 25 knots from the east were higher that the safe threshold allowed for navigating the narrow channel by the local harbor pilot. so it wouldn't of mattered what ship was in front of which. nether ship was going anywhere. yes we were dissapointed in missing cozumel but safety comes first.

[DanJ]

Did they open the casino and shops on the Crown at all? I read on the Carnival thread they opened things up around 1030pm.

[poolcc56]

they opened the shops but not the casino.

[pwlorraine]

This is a weakness in Princess's new port at Roatan. Celebrity and NCL were at the old port using tenders - they both sailed away easily. The Princess terminal is the typical Diamonds International + others - it is pretty with the new man made beach but will hit this wind problem often. Roatan was our favorite port and is very beautiful but I think getting in and out is going to be a crapshoot. I don't know if they can dredge out a wider channel or develop a procedure for easier departure.

 

Peter

[maxxedout2]

Missing the shenanigans in Senor Frogs and

Carlos and Charlies in Cozumel because of Honduras

delay would really bug me.

 

Here's a photo comp of Mahogany bay narrow channel on a 'nice' day.

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1179224

 

Regards,

Maxx

:cool::cool:

[gingerkimball]

i was on the crown, high winds across the ship which would have made it dangerous to attempt leaving the narrow channel. The Dream was behind us but even if she was in front it wouldn't have left either. stayed tied up til around 6am the next am when captain and the local pilot thought we had a "window" to leave. we did miss cozumel and yes we were disappointed since we really wanted to see the ruins but everyone seemed to understand. during our ultimate ship tour the captain explained in more detail how the channel is & what the risk was. like I said before, didnt see anybody who did not understand

 

 

I see you went on the Ultimate Ship tour...my husband really wants to do this when we are on the Crown next week. Did you enjoy it? Any tips? We plan on signing up right when we board. Thanks!

[JLC@SD]

Did they open the casino and shops on the Crown at all? I read on the Carnival thread they opened things up around 1030pm.

 

All of the Princess cruises we have been on.....when a port call is missed due to weather or......everything opened as if it was a sea day.....including shops and the casino.

[yyzatcqq]

All of the Princess cruises we have been on.....when a port call is missed due to weather or......everything opened as if it was a sea day.....including shops and the casino.

 

I believe the question was more wondering if the shops/casino opened while they were still tied up.

[tinatark]

and it did stink to miss Cozumel! But we love sea days, too, so not a horrible experience.

 

Afterwards, I mentioned to the shopping "expert" that she didn't mention Cozumel shopping and raved about the shopping in Grand Cayman as the best during the cruise - she said she had been worried about our stop in Cozumel, as we were planning to tender in and were also scheduled to be ship #8 in port that day. So maybe it wouldn't have been the best day in Cozumel anyway. I thought it was interesting that she didn't even mention that particular port during her talk.

 

It threw entertainment plans off - some were to switch ships at Cozumel - we also talked to a couple of the waitstaff which were really disappointed - they were both from Mexico City and loved the Coz stop as it was "home" for them. The Crown is going to the Med. (?) after 3 cruises following ours so their local stops are limited.

 

To answer the question about the shops/casino while we were at Honduras - all of them opened- we were wondering "how", since cruise lines always say that they are to remain closed until a certain point after leaving port, but we assumed the possible fines would be negated by revenue the cruise line received!

 

We had big shopping plans for Cozumel, so the stayover saved us some $$!