zachnlucy Posted April 21, 2005 #1 Share Posted April 21, 2005 We crashed this morning when we docked due to high winds (into the dock) and have a 45' hole about 6' wide at the widest and don't know when we will leave here. April 23 cruise is canceled as far as we know. Earliest return is late Saturday ormidday Sunday. Inspectors and engineers showing up tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbie0253 Posted April 21, 2005 #2 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Yikes! Hope everyone is okay? Bobbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachnlucy Posted April 21, 2005 Author #3 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Yep everybody is fine. Free internet, so here I am. Also RCI is changing our flights for free when they figure out when we leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachnlucy Posted April 21, 2005 Author #4 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Others are waiting to use this computer so I'm leaving now. Will check back llater -- after The Quest. Let's just see what this game is all about. Bye for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hstrybuf Posted April 21, 2005 #5 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Oh Cindy! I'm sorry to hear this. Free internet is a nice perk. Enjoy Costa Maya! It's one of my favorite ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuyi64 Posted April 21, 2005 #6 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Sorry to hear about the accident Cindy: I sure hope no one was hurt in the collision. I'm surprised to hear that the April 23rd sailing might be cancelled: I thought perhaps it would just depart later than scheduled. We were scheduled to board the Grandeur this coming Saturday but had to cancel our cruise due to a family member's medical situation. I feel so bad for those that are still booked and were planning on boarding on the 23rd. Please keep us posted as to the Grandeur's repair progress and its projected return date to New Orleans. We hope to reschedule our Grandeur cruise for this Fall if all goes well. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJcruiser21 Posted April 21, 2005 #7 Share Posted April 21, 2005 sorry to hear what happened!..glad RC is paying for the change in flights. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OBAYbee Posted April 21, 2005 #8 Share Posted April 21, 2005 goodness!! Hate this has happened. Get back safe and sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixCruiser Posted April 21, 2005 #9 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Well Cindy, that just stinks!!! Glad you are ok and that RCI is working with you. Thanks for the update and I hope you enjoy the rest of your cruise :D ### Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annieeee Posted April 21, 2005 #10 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Oh no ! So glad though that you are alright. I am on the sailing for this Saturday, have not heard from RCI. DId call but as of right now the rep did not know anything. Annieeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachnlucy Posted April 21, 2005 Author #11 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Latest "unofficial announcement" from the guest relations desk is arrival in NOLA sometime Sunday. I do know we can now book another excursion in Costa Maya for tomorrow which means the earliest we will leave is tomorrow evening. I just feel bad about the next cruisers; we're just fine here. But man, that hole is BIG, on the first level. The Mexican police are forbidding people to take pictures ... I have no idea why. but we still got a few. When we returned to the ship this evening, you could see through the hole into the ship and people inside. Actually I can't see how the ship suffered this much damage when the pier is just a bit crumpled, concrete falling off right at the end, and we of course weren't going fast at all. Captain says the 15 knot winds and the 3 knot headwind did it for us. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomtales Posted April 21, 2005 #12 Share Posted April 21, 2005 What a bad week for cruise ships! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachnlucy Posted April 21, 2005 Author #13 Share Posted April 21, 2005 People waiting for puter again. Gotta go. Hey when do they offer the free booze? :) I'll get on tomorrow and let yall know the progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pconkli1 Posted April 21, 2005 #14 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Sounds like you are in two holes at once there. Costa Maya is so make believe it is a joke. Last place in the world I would want to be stuck in an artificial port. I feel sorry for all of you now. Cheers, P&V Hope you get some free booze!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeran Posted April 21, 2005 #15 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Cindy, I am glad you are ok & that no one was hurt. I hope they arrive back to NOLA in time for the next cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdawson Posted April 21, 2005 #16 Share Posted April 21, 2005 I think the unRegal Empress collided with the pier several years ago putting the pier out of condition for quite some time. I agree with an earlier poster. The port of Costa Maya is so contrived that it is silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corina27 Posted April 21, 2005 #17 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Wow, thanks for letting us know how things are.Take care.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Scarfone Posted April 21, 2005 #18 Share Posted April 21, 2005 zachnlucy: Did you take digital pictures of the hole? Is there anyway you could post them so we can see what kind of damge was done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caitlyn20 Posted April 21, 2005 #19 Share Posted April 21, 2005 The line for internet is quite long, since it's Free at the moment. :) We managed to get a few pictures, but they are from far away as they wouldn't let you stop. We heard that someone got a picture when it first happened and was selling them to people on shore. I'm looking at this computer and can't see any way to upload a photo as they have everything except monitor and speakers locked away. As zacknlucy reported, they were very firm about not taking pictures. Anyone that stopped was shooed away and they'd put their hand over your camera. Not sure what all the secrecy is about. We had two other ships in port with us, so it's not like it'll be a secret too long. I'm sure they will have pictures out before we get home. I can't believe how extensive the damage. When the ship hit, we all assumed a cart had rolled down the hall or something. There was no sudden jarring to let us know we hit anything. We were actually surprised when we went out and saw the hole so deep that we could see inside the cabin it hit. I believe they are just putting a "band aid" on it to get us home. They are covering the hole, but it will take much work to fix all of the layers. I was curious to know if the news was covering this at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess-of-Quite-alot Posted April 21, 2005 #20 Share Posted April 21, 2005 So sorry to hear of the mishap! Any word on how long the ship will be out? We leave on April 30th...think we'll be OK to go???? :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caitlyn20 Posted April 21, 2005 #21 Share Posted April 21, 2005 I don't think it would be right for us to speculate about future cruises. I actually came on here to see if there was news about us in the oustide world. I do know that the hole is big and will take some doing to fix. They had to ship some engineers in to oversee the repairs just to get us back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenFromDallas Posted April 21, 2005 #22 Share Posted April 21, 2005 People waiting for puter again. Gotta go. Hey when do they offer the free booze? :) I'll get on tomorrow and let yall know the progress. Thank you for keeping us informed. I am so sorry to hear this. I was suppose to get married on the ship on Saturday. From these posts, I feel I should start calling guests and letting them know that it won't be happening. I am sick at my stomach. It just doesn't seem real. Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njoyndride Posted April 21, 2005 #23 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Jenn so sorry I know how awful this must be for you as our daughter was married onboard Rhapsody and something like this was in the back of my mind. No mishaps for us thankfully. Are any of your guests sailing with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess-of-Quite-alot Posted April 21, 2005 #24 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Jen, I hope it's fixed in time for you. That is such a bummer... :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Scarfone Posted April 21, 2005 #25 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Jen, thats terrible to hear. I hope that everything works out for you. Its ashame that something like this happened right before your wedding. I'm sure its not a sign of things to come, so don't be too worried :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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