Splendor, Splendor, Splendor Combined Thread

[Wyattcruiser]

Actually for a "no-frills" cruise look at going on a freighter cruise. They go to some out of the way places.

Dave

 

Actually freighter cruises was what I was meant.....:o

My brother actually did one of them.......

Thanks Dave!

[Cruz4Days]

When did 3300 passengers turn into 4500 passengers?

 

Seems high but maybe the 4500 number includes passenger and crew.

[TMJplus1]

I have the AIS up, don't see the Tugs or the Splendor..????

 

In the other thread, someone said something about the ship not wanting to pinpoint their exact location on GPS to thwart any potential trouble.

[SteveB48]

The AIS system we see is a system of volunteers with marine receivers and computers. They receive the AIS data via radio and transmit it over the internet to servers that provide the data we see. The system is really used for ships to track each other at sea. This means there are holes in what we can see. No receivers in the area and the ships disappear. Hopefully that's close to correct. Keep watching. They will reappear.

 

Steve

[Cuizer2]

Seems high but maybe the 4500 number includes passenger and crew.

 

It does, but would it kill the media to get their facts straight?

[shof515]

Yonkers Senior Citizens On Board Disabled Cruise Ship:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/11/10/westchester-lawmaker-stranded-on-cruise-ship/

[nycpants]

The burning question last night at the dinner table was, Are they still serving alcohol?

[LauraS]

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[Loonbeam]

It depends on where they are from. If they are Filipino, they should be able to come ashore as a visitor for up to 30 days without a visa, as long as they don't work ashore (which is different than getting paid for work on the ship even if not on it)

 

I would expect that most of the crew does not have visas that would permit this.

[LauraS]

When we sailed Splendor it was listed as 3, 299 pax.

 

We were on that ill-fated swine flu cruise that re-routed to SF (in the rain).

We opted to disembark in LB as we had word that our son had been taken to the hospital with the flu. Even then, with our early departure, CCL gave us a great incentive for a future cruise.

 

It was a near riot situation.

 

Our situation in no way compares to what is happening now. I hope the current pax are behaving better than the ones on our cruise. :)

 

Pat

 

I can attest to the fact that there WAS a near riot on the "swine" cruise of April 2009, as Pat says. I was on board, and a few of our hosts have video of the chaos and behavior of passengers in the lobby. It was that behavior, and the subsequent meeting with the cruise director, that lead to the decision to return to Long Beach and allow those who wanted to, to disembark. It wasn't until more than two weeks later that Carnival made a discussion to offer a discount to those on board.

[ghstudio]

Wow...Someone in the navy department woke up!!!!

 

There is a nuclear carrier and nuclear powered subs, all carrying nuclear weapons within 1000 yards of the Carnival ship and the tugs...and if you track one, you are tracking them all.

 

Turning the tracking off is easily understandable....

[Taxguy77]

Well with how Carnival is responding with full credit and another cruise, not only are they getting lemonade but it's spiked with Grey Goose. They are doing their best to make it up to keep their passengers as happy as could be.

 

Spiked? Well, OK, but It may have been through the goose already.:eek:

[kath00]

Does anyone know if things like the door key system work on the auxilliary power of a cruise ship? I wonder how the security on the ship is right now with such limited power...

 

Katherine

[shof515]

Does anyone know if things like the door key system work on the auxilliary power of a cruise ship? I wonder how the security on the ship is right now with such limited power...

 

Katherine

it was posted earlier in this thread the the doorlocks is battery power

[Carnival Platinum Cruiser]

I can attest to the fact that there WAS a near riot on this cruise, as Pat says. I was on board, and a few of our hosts have video of the chaos and behavior of passengers in the lobby. It was that behavior, and the subsequent meeting with the cruise director, that lead to the decision to return to Long Beach and allow those who wanted to, to disembark. It wasn't until more than two weeks later that Carnival made a discussion to offer a discount to those on board.

 

Sometimes the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Too bad it came that close to a riot for CCL to wake up to the seriousness of the situation.

[tonit964]

yes that's a more realistic report. As I said earlier glad to hear people are having a good time. Enjoying their free trip and hopefully looking forward to their next free full-service cruise.

 

According to the article on Yahoo, you may be right. One person was able to call his employer, a Colorado news station and said the mood is pretty upbeat. Passengers are being entertained with acoustic music, board games, dancing, and trivia. The kids are playing at the camp and having scavenger hunts.

There is a 2 hour wait for food though. No casino, bars or pool.

They are currently enroute to San Diego, according to the article.

 

Glad to hear it's manageble.

Toni

[Ruggled]

Wow...Someone in the navy department woke up!!!!

 

There is a nuclear carrier and nuclear powered subs, all carrying nuclear weapons within 1000 yards of the Carnival ship and the tugs...and if you track one, you are tracking them all.

 

Turning the tracking off is easily understandable....

 

That certainly matches up to the text messages from the father of a poster on another thread that mentioned submarines.

[Mike981]

According to the article on Yahoo, you may be right. One person was able to call his employer, a Colorado news station and said the mood is pretty upbeat. Passengers are being entertained with acoustic music, playing cards, conversing. The kids are playing at the camp and having scavenger hunts.

There is a 2 hour wait for food though. No casino, bars or pool.

They are currently enroute to San Diego, according to the article.

 

Glad to hear it's manageble.

Toni

 

Love to hear that, thanks!

[Bmaintz]

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Great, hope this happens...

We will be on the Splendor on Nov. 28th & need to hear updates on the status of the Splendor...

We are trying to make decisions in the next few days...

Many Thanks for the CC Forum...

Bob & Kathy

[80sramfan]

According to the article on Yahoo, you may be right. One person was able to call his employer, a Colorado news station and said the mood is pretty upbeat. Passengers are being entertained with acoustic music, board games, dancing, and trivia. The kids are playing at the camp and having scavenger hunts.

There is a 2 hour wait for food though. No casino, bars or pool.

They are currently enroute to San Diego, according to the article.

 

Glad to hear it's manageble.

Toni

 

 

Here is a link. people are having fun. It's not a nightmare.

 

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=162691&catid=339

 

The doom and gloomers are gonna hate this

[SheriNtexas]

Has this made anyone rethink what you will bring with you on your next cruise? When i went on my first cruise, i took some really ridiculous stuff that i can laugh about now....but i think on my next cruise, i will definitely take a small flashlight, and maybe some snacks or something....

[waiting4acruise]

According to the article on Yahoo, you may be right. One person was able to call his employer, a Colorado news station and said the mood is pretty upbeat. Passengers are being entertained with acoustic music, board games, dancing, and trivia. The kids are playing at the camp and having scavenger hunts.

There is a 2 hour wait for food though. No casino, bars or pool.

They are currently enroute to San Diego, according to the article.

 

Glad to hear it's manageble.

Toni

No Bars? This cruise is truly a mightmare.:eek:

[80sramfan]

Has this made anyone rethink what you will bring with you on your next cruise? When i went on my first cruise, i took some really ridiculous stuff that i can laugh about now....but i think on my next cruise, i will definitely take a small flashlight, and maybe some snacks or something....

 

My cell phone has a flashlight and my battery powered travel alarm clock is also a flashlight. Two for one is the way to go with something like that

[TVMet]

Here is a link. people are having fun. It's not a nightmare.

 

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=162691&catid=339

 

The doom and gloomers are gonna hate this

 

I think we'll learn that John and his staff did some creative things to keep up the mood and keep people entertained.

[SheriNtexas]

We need to ask everyone to stay on TOPIC at this time. People are using this as a source of information and would like to discuss it in a mature manner. We've removed a number of posts from this thread, and would appreciate your cooperation in STAYING ON TOPIC.

 

 

Laura, i apologize....here we are, joking about spam, and i never thought that people would be looking for information here....:o