Serious Cruisers Posted October 18, 2012 #1 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Many repairs, late, late late, missing ports, captain announcements can hardly be heard, was in the casino, never turned down music to let us here we will be missing San Francisco! Captain announced yesterday (lol) he would be able to make up the 12 hours we spent doing repairs to the ship to get us on time... we all knew that was impossible. Spent 3 days in PV, applied for landed immigrant status lol. No official written announcements, cant hear anything, yet I have wasted paper telling me about jewellery on sale?? not impressed with this captain.. We all knew he couldnt make up that kind of time.. Tender was not able to be lifted onto ship in Cabo wasted 9 hours trying to fix it then left it there. Repairs in PV took one day more than anticipated.. Bad weather I get, repairs, repairs repairs.. I didnt sign up for NEVER AGAIN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJSULIBRARIAN Posted October 18, 2012 #2 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Sorry to hear so many problems on your Zaandam cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted October 19, 2012 #3 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Sorry for your disappointment. Hope the rest of your time aboard is more enjoyable for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted October 19, 2012 #4 Share Posted October 19, 2012 .............................. Bad weather I get, repairs, repairs repairs.. I didnt sign up for NEVER AGAIN. Repairs to what? A lifeboat, and..............................? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted October 19, 2012 #5 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Wow. Same cruise as canadianbear. Really glass half full vs glass half empty. I have to say, especially based on my Zaandam experience, I'm more in tune with canadianbear. Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gr8Mariner Posted October 19, 2012 #6 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I'm told (from friends at the Port) that Zaandam will be skipping her call at SF...OR that it might just delay a day. Anybody heard anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted October 19, 2012 #7 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Sorry to hear things are not going well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRL_Joanie Posted October 19, 2012 #8 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Many repairs, late, late late, missing ports, captain announcements can hardly be heard, was in the casino, never turned down music to let us here we will be missing San Francisco! Captain announced yesterday (lol) he would be able to make up the 12 hours we spent doing repairs to the ship to get us on time... we all knew that was impossible. Spent 3 days in PV, applied for landed immigrant status lol. No official written announcements, cant hear anything, yet I have wasted paper telling me about jewellery on sale?? not impressed with this captain.. We all knew he couldnt make up that kind of time.. Tender was not able to be lifted onto ship in Cabo wasted 9 hours trying to fix it then left it there. Repairs in PV took one day more than anticipated.. Bad weather I get, repairs, repairs repairs.. I didnt sign up for NEVER AGAIN. Thank Goodness I'd read this thread yesterday:) http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1721203 Definitely Glass 1/2 full vs Glass 1/2 empty. Some made lemonade and some could find no sugar;) Joanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodearth Posted October 19, 2012 #9 Share Posted October 19, 2012 This sounds like the Veendam II...........and Canadian Bear mentioned some of the same problems so that glass may not be half full any longer! :confused: I'd be REALLY UPSET if they released a boat from drydock and then had this many issues while they filled it with paying passengers...........NOT a good business decision! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvertoGold Posted October 19, 2012 #10 Share Posted October 19, 2012 This sounds like the Veendam II...........and Canadian Bear mentioned some of the same problems so that glass may not be half full any longer! :confused: I'd be REALLY UPSET if they released a boat from drydock and then had this many issues while they filled it with paying passengers...........NOT a good business decision! The ship was not just in drydock: that was cancelled and the cruise now is the result of the rescheduling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda&Vern Posted October 19, 2012 #11 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Some made lemonade and some could find no sugar ;) Joanie I've gotta remember that one! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipity1499 Posted October 19, 2012 #12 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Thank Goodness I'd read this thread yesterday:) http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1721203 Definitely Glass 1/2 full vs Glass 1/2 empty. Some made lemonade and some could find no sugar;) Joanie I agree with you Joanie..Obviously Canadianbear made lemonade & her last post shows that her "glass was half full", not half empty as some would like to believe & try to convince the rest of us! Quote Day 8-PV Beautiful sunny day today. We did the free HAL excursion Two if by Sea-"Yelapa and Majahuitas. Beautiful catamaran ride and snorkel. Staff aboard were fantastic. I got some fun underwater shots with our new camera. Running out of minutes now but we were supposed to have left PV at 4AM but are still here. They say we might leaving at noon. Hmmm.. We don't care-we are on a "cruise to nowhere" in our opinion because we just want to be on a DAM ship. Having a lot of fun! UNQUOTE IMO this last sentence shows that she was still having fun & making lemonade! Cheers...:)Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvz2cruz Posted October 19, 2012 #13 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Wow. Same cruise as canadianbear. Really glass half full vs glass half empty. I have to say, especially based on my Zaandam experience, I'm more in tune with canadianbear. Roy Me too. We loved our Zaandam cruise this past May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
startwin Posted October 19, 2012 #14 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I would have enjoyed 3 days in PV!! Canadianbear is a friend, and I have other friends onboard also, so will reserve judgement till I hear more on their return. I have to say though, if it's the same captain as last year, he is famous for missing ports. Check Lyndy's review of her Zaandam Hawaiin cruise last year, and my own Alaska one prior to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted October 19, 2012 #15 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Who is the Captain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maysdot Posted October 19, 2012 #16 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I would have enjoyed 3 days in PV!! Canadianbear is a friend, and I have other friends onboard also, so will reserve judgement till I hear more on their return. I have to say though, if it's the same captain as last year, he is famous for missing ports. Check Lyndy's review of her Zaandam Hawaiin cruise last year, and my own Alaska one prior to that. Who was the captain you had last year? Is he the same one that is on Zaandam right now? If so, sure hope that there will be a 'change of command' by January 2013....as there are only 4 Hawiian ports, I would be really disappointed to miss even 1, let alone 2 as they did last year!!!!:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrill Posted October 19, 2012 #17 Share Posted October 19, 2012 NEVER AGAIN. "Never Again" what ? The itinerary ? The Zaandam ? The cruisline ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodearth Posted October 19, 2012 #18 Share Posted October 19, 2012 BTW.."released from drydock" meant that it DID NOT go into drydock as scheduled. I know there is a rainbow, unicorns, and perpetual "sugar people" following the Zaandam........:rolleyes: At least a few people empathized with the OP and the disappointment they experienced........OP please do post an update on what is going on......:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophy_23 Posted October 19, 2012 #19 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Sorry that you haven't enjoyed your cruise. I understand that the dry dock was cancelled, but I doubt they would have done anything with the tender hydraulics (but who knows). Things can happen on any ship and any line, so to say never again seems harsh to me. Hard to really comment without being there, but I think I would be happy just to be away and not working! Though missing ports would be disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salacia Posted October 19, 2012 #20 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Partial quote .... i know there is a rainbow, unicorns, and perpetual "sugar people"... :D Hope you don't mind, but I think that's a funny line :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNUZULOOSE Posted October 19, 2012 #21 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Does anyone know for sure that she wont be in SF on sunday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtheW0rld Posted October 19, 2012 #22 Share Posted October 19, 2012 BTW.."released from drydock" meant that it DID NOT go into drydock as scheduled. I know there is a rainbow, unicorns, and perpetual "sugar people" following the Zaandam........:rolleyes: At least a few people empathized with the OP and the disappointment they experienced........OP please do post an update on what is going on......:confused: i agree. you forgot to mention the kool-aid drinkers, though. when paying bucks for a cruise - and more importantly using scarce vacation time - i'm not one to make lemonade out of lemons. i want the lemonade i was sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salacia Posted October 19, 2012 #23 Share Posted October 19, 2012 i agree. you forgot to mention the kool-aid drinkers, though. when paying bucks for a cruise - and more importantly using scarce vacation time - i'm not one to make lemonade out of lemons. i want the lemonade i was sold. Lemondade does not get along well with my stomach, so I don't buy it. But I guess I need to develop a taste for lemonade....artifical sweeteners seem to be very popular.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted October 19, 2012 #24 Share Posted October 19, 2012 OP Sorry to hear that your cruise has some ship issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted October 19, 2012 #25 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Lemondade does not get along well with my stomach, so I don't buy it. But I guess I need to develop a taste for lemonade....artifical sweeteners seem to be very popular.;) Making lemonade is just fine but the taste is still bitter. Life is full of disappointments but it really is okay to acknowledge them, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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