bcnvcanada Posted September 24, 2013 #251 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Safe travels and have a wonderful time on your cruise to all that are boarding on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2cruise Posted September 24, 2013 #252 Share Posted September 24, 2013 I hope all the passengers on the next cruise on the Royal enjoy their time and that everything is back to normal on board. Fingers crossed for you. More fingers crossed;);) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenswing Posted September 24, 2013 #253 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Hopefully it is as simple as replacing a part.. The best we can wish for was a simple failure of the part. If there's more of an underlying problem that they haven't discovered there's no guarantee that whatever caused this switchboard to fail won't happen again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssbeagle Posted September 24, 2013 #254 Share Posted September 24, 2013 We heard from our travel agent that the cruise for this Friday is a go. We are on our way to Barcelona to board on Friday. She had called Princess and that is what they told her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted September 24, 2013 #255 Share Posted September 24, 2013 See you all on Friday night, whether it be in person or on CC. Will start the thread asap.See you on the 9th! Have a great cruise from Barcelona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI66774 Posted September 24, 2013 #256 Share Posted September 24, 2013 While they did send an email, they have not stated that Repairs will be done, they have used the term expect (see below from email). This does not give me a lot of confidence in what they are saying and leaving Thursday, with no Hotel or back up plan, does not bode all that well with me, as If i leave and they cancel then I am out vacation, airfare and stress, but I can not cancel, as they say I get no refund. "and expect to complete the necessary repairs by your departure date" I've been in this situation before and just went with it. Given that I couldn't control the situation, I just hoped for the best and prepared for the worst. All worked out in the end. Have a wonderful trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northender Posted September 24, 2013 #257 Share Posted September 24, 2013 To the several folks who just posted, I do hope I won't disappoint you. Not all LIVES are to everyone's taste. We received our email from Princess about an hour ago, so our packed suitcases are now locked. I warned Mike that he had better not sneak one more ounce into them. He has a habit of doing that. :( See you all on Friday night, whether it be in person or on CC. Will start the thread asap. See you on CC Friday, and see you in Venice on the 11th at the M&G. Have fun in Barcelona.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seafoam Green Posted September 24, 2013 #258 Share Posted September 24, 2013 To the several folks who just posted, I do hope I won't disappoint you. Not all LIVES are to everyone's taste. We received our email from Princess about an hour ago, so our packed suitcases are now locked. I warned Mike that he had better not sneak one more ounce into them. He has a habit of doing that. :( See you all on Friday night, whether it be in person or on CC. Will start the thread asap. Have a wonderful voyage. Your LIVE is a great 'must read'! Looking forward to meeting you on the Emerald in February. Fair winds, following seas and plenty of electricity.... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedosr Posted September 24, 2013 #259 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Alan Wilson of Cruise News Daily. He has been consistently reliable and accurate over the many years I've subscribed to his daily newsletter. Thank You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltd Posted September 24, 2013 #260 Share Posted September 24, 2013 To the several folks who just posted, I do hope I won't disappoint you. Not all LIVES are to everyone's taste. We received our email from Princess about an hour ago, so our packed suitcases are now locked. I warned Mike that he had better not sneak one more ounce into them. He has a habit of doing that. :( See you all on Friday night, whether it be in person or on CC. Will start the thread asap. Is it Friday night yet??????? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted September 25, 2013 #261 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I'd be more optimistic about the progress of repairs if Princess.com hadn't been down for at least the past half hour. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjgold58 Posted September 25, 2013 #262 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Im sure all of you sailing wwith me on the 27th have heard the problem will be fixed within the next 2 days.The ship is set to sail on Friday 9/27 Hopefully all the kinks with be tended to and we will all have the trip of a life time. Weather looks great with chance of showers in Rome but if we all do our rain dance it will miss us. Everyone enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeyto Posted September 25, 2013 #263 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I'd be more optimistic about the progress of repairs if Princess.com hadn't been down for at least the past half hour. :( Bridge cams are working. The Royal is still in Naples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Woobstr112G Posted September 25, 2013 #264 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Is it Friday night yet??????? :) Hey sir, nice to see you posting. Holli and I will miss sailing with you and Jax. Fair Winds and A Following Sea.....:):):) Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leavingocalaagain Posted September 25, 2013 #265 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Bridge cams are working. The Royal is still in Naples. Just checked... Still in Naples! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmwnc1959 Posted September 25, 2013 #266 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Just checked... Still in Naples! I did some quicky calculations last night and figured it would take her maybe 36 hours at 19 knots non-stop to get from Naples to Barcelona. If her expected ETA is around 6am Friday (since there are no passengers to disembark) she could tentatively leave Naples as late as 6pm local time tonight and still be in Barcelona to begin refueling and stocking the ship for the new passengers on schedule. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorontoTL Posted September 25, 2013 #267 Share Posted September 25, 2013 From CC News. (5:10 p.m. EDT) -- Princess Cruises has announced that Royal Princess' next scheduled sailing will depart at 7 p.m. on Friday, as planned. Line spokeswoman Karen Candy tells Cruise Critic that the issues were caused by the malfunction of a circuit breaker for one of the ship's two propulsion motors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leavingocalaagain Posted September 25, 2013 #268 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I did some quicky calculations last night and figured it would take her maybe 36 hours at 19 knots non-stop to get from Naples to Barcelona. If her expected ETA is around 6am Friday (since there are no passengers to disembark) she could tentatively leave Naples as late as 6pm local time tonight and still be in Barcelona to begin refueling and stocking the ship for the new passengers on schedule. . That presumes they get the switchboard, if that is really the problem, repaired before leaving Naples. Their "llimping" speed of about 13kn requires about 42-44 hours. At one point it was mentioned that repairs would be continuing on the deadhead to Barcelona, which may mean slowere speeds for at least part of the transit. In any case, I hope those on the 27th cruise get going on time with a healthy ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHDPeter Posted September 25, 2013 #269 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I'd be more optimistic about the progress of repairs if Princess.com hadn't been down for at least the past half hour. :( I think it was due to the change in Cruise Personalizer, the layout has changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeagoingMom Posted September 25, 2013 #270 Share Posted September 25, 2013 The stock didn't drop over 2 points today because of bad news from the Royal it dropped because of a crummy earnings report.. It might be good time to buy either way though.. An economist would tell you just the opposite -- buy when the stock drops because of temporary consumer nervousness. Think twice about buying when the price drops due to bad fundamentals. Don't worry, it's probably not only cruisers who say to themselves, "This company is experiencing bad earnings, so it's a good time to invest!" Hope springs eternal... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timetravler Posted September 25, 2013 #271 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Just checked... Still in Naples! The ship is suppose to leave some time today. They said a couple of days ago passengers would disembark Tuesday and Wednesday. So the fact that it is still in Naples is fine. Thanks Dave for doing your figuring on how long the trip to Barcelona is. I knew it would take more then one day but that is all I knew. On my first cruise years ago, our ship(the Grand) had just came back from the Med. We were suppose to all be on board by 5pm. But delays because of weather and a Coast Guard inspection delayed us a long time. We boarded after 8pm and the ship did not sail until 1am. But after that the cruise went as planned. So even if the Royal travels slow, I think they will still be able to board her on the 27th. Of course sail away may be later then scheduled, but I don't think anyone would mind except the usually grumpy types:mad::rolleyes::). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeagoingMom Posted September 25, 2013 #272 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Royal Princess Update – Sept. 2412 pm Pacific Time Today Royal Princess remains in Naples as passengers continue to disembark the ship and travel home. We have appreciated our passengers’ patience and understanding as they’ve waited to receive their onward travel details being arranged by our shore team. Again, we are sincerely sorry for this unexpected disruption to their vacation. After a technical assessment of the repairs required, we are pleased to report that the next cruise, voyage 1329 departing this Friday, is planned to operate as scheduled from Barcelona. The repairs will be made as the ship sails from Naples to Barcelona. Yeah, one guy doing the repairs while the other is holding the flashlight...:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmcue Posted September 25, 2013 #273 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Bridgecam shows Royal is Seabound, headed for Barcelona. Picture is still in port area, but hopefully she is moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmwnc1959 Posted September 25, 2013 #274 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Bridgecam shows Royal is Seabound, headed for Barcelona. Picture is still in port area, but hopefully she is moving. Looking at Marine Traffic there appear to be a tug on her bow and stern, but there are two inbound boats coming into the breakwater right now. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beg3yrs Posted September 25, 2013 #275 Share Posted September 25, 2013 ETA is 0400 UTC which should be 5AM in Barcelona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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