Insignia Post Fire Location and Movement

[SellaVee]

She's left Barcelona and is now on her way to Port Said.

[dwgreenlee]

She's left Barcelona and is now on her way to Port Said.

 

Looks like she left about 1300 EST, 1800 UTC, 1900 local - about a 12 hour port call. She is due in Port Said on 06 March 2015.

[chengkp75]

Looks like she left about 1300 EST, 1800 UTC, 1900 local - about a 12 hour port call. She is due in Port Said on 06 March 2015.

 

Sounds like food, fuel, and crew.

[chengkp75]

Insignia is now anchored off Port Said. The southbound convoys leave at 0000 and 0700, which is 5pm and midnite Eastern time. I remember tankers getting front positions in the first convoy, and passenger ships getting the front of the second. The second convoy is faster than the first.

[sbhtax]

Insignia's destination is now set at Port Salalah in Oman with an ETA of 0800 on March 12.

[dwgreenlee]

Insignia entered the Canal southbound just before midnight (EST) - she is the second ship in the convoy.

Edited March 7, 2015 by dwgreenlee

[Wol]

Someone must have received their itinerary/personalised docs by now - can they post who are the Captain, CD, social hostess etc ex Singapore?

[SellaVee]

Someone must have received their itinerary/personalised docs by now - can they post who are the Captain, CD, social hostess etc ex Singapore?

 

Captain Jurica Brajcic

 

GM Victor Conceicao

 

Cruise Director Andy Heath

 

Chef Mark Walter

 

No mention of the social hostess.

 

Of course things can and do change. Last year we were supposed to have Dottie as our cruise director and had Andy Heath. In 2012 we sailed on Regatta under Capt Brajcic. He's the captain who outran the pirates off the coast of Somalia.

[Mura]

It would appear that Capt Brajcic is a good man to have around!

 

We were on board Regatta at the time of that pirates incident. We had a bridge tour the next day and our Captain showed us photos taken of the pirates.

 

I was glad to be on a more uneventful cruise!

 

Mura

[Wol]

Captain Jurica Brajcic

 

GM Victor Conceicao

 

Cruise Director Andy Heath

 

Chef Mark Walter

 

No mention of the social hostess.

 

Of course things can and do change. Last year we were supposed to have Dottie as our cruise director and had Andy Heath. In 2012 we sailed on Regatta under Capt Brajcic. He's the captain who outran the pirates off the coast of Somalia.

 

Thanks Sella: we thought Captain Flokus was down for this sector but were obviously mistaken. I guess Andy Heath's wife will be the social hostess. We will be arriving Singapore on the 19th rarin' to go!

[roothy123]

So this is a bit off topic, but hope you guys don't mind. I am curious as to how long most cruise lines run a new ship before she goes out on her cruise schedule. I am going on the new Viking Star in late September. On April 11 she will be doing her first cruise (from Istanbul) and I think she's currently sitting in Santa Margarita or whatever that shipbuilding port is that's just north of Venice. We received a letter and little coin from Viking today, saying she was entering sea trials. I'm just wondering when I should start checking marinetraffic.com to see if she's on the move! I think I can set up an alert for marinetraffic to tell me, but just thought I'd ask on here, since we seem to have some very knowledgeable people responding to this thread! And no, I'm not jumping ship - just trying something new for at least one voyage! Viking is doing a similar itinerary to one that I have drooled over for about two years now - Venice to Istanbul, with Croatia, Montenegro & Greece in between, plus Kusadasi.

[chengkp75]

So this is a bit off topic, but hope you guys don't mind. I am curious as to how long most cruise lines run a new ship before she goes out on her cruise schedule. I am going on the new Viking Star in late September. On April 11 she will be doing her first cruise (from Istanbul) and I think she's currently sitting in Santa Margarita or whatever that shipbuilding port is that's just north of Venice. We received a letter and little coin from Viking today, saying she was entering sea trials. I'm just wondering when I should start checking marinetraffic.com to see if she's on the move! I think I can set up an alert for marinetraffic to tell me, but just thought I'd ask on here, since we seem to have some very knowledgeable people responding to this thread! And no, I'm not jumping ship - just trying something new for at least one voyage! Viking is doing a similar itinerary to one that I have drooled over for about two years now - Venice to Istanbul, with Croatia, Montenegro & Greece in between, plus Kusadasi.

 

Typically, sea trials are 24-36 hours. The ship then goes back to the shipyard to fix anything that did not perform properly. They won't be "running" the ship before she leaves for Istanbul. The power will be on, and the generators running, but she will be alongside the dock in the shipyard. Frankly, with the ship doing trials now, and the inaugural voyage not for 5 weeks, this shows that the line wants everything to be just right. Since this is Viking's first ocean ship (IIRC), they will also be training the crew, and getting used to operating a larger vessel.

[roothy123]

Thank you. I guess I'll be waiting a long time to see her move!

[SellaVee]

Thanks Sella: we thought Captain Flokus was down for this sector but were obviously mistaken. I guess Andy Heath's wife will be the social hostess. We will be arriving Singapore on the 19th rarin' to go!

 

It could still be Captain Flokus. We won't know for sure until we get on board. I was also guessing that Andy Heath's wife would be social hostess.

 

I've lost track of Insignia on marine traffic. Think I have to look at satellite results to get an accurate position but she seems still to be heading for Oman.

 

Not long now.

[hondorner]

It could still be Captain Flokus. We won't know for sure until we get on board. I was also guessing that Andy Heath's wife would be social hostess.

 

I've lost track of Insignia on marine traffic. Think I have to look at satellite results to get an accurate position but she seems still to be heading for Oman.

 

Not long now.

Captain Flokos was scheduled as Captain for the World Cruise, but ended up in San Juan supervising the engine repairs. He's now on vacation, at home in Greece. I'm not aware of the reason for the change. We're now strongly hoping he will be Captain for the 2016 world cruise.

[Iceberg 3]

It would appear that Capt Brajcic is a good man to have around!

 

We were on board Regatta at the time of that pirates incident. We had a bridge tour the next day and our Captain showed us photos taken of the pirates.

 

I was glad to be on a more uneventful cruise!

 

Mura

 

I may be wrong here, but as I recall it, it was the Nautical that out ran the pirates.

[SellaVee]

I may be wrong here' date=' but as I recall it, it was the Nautical that out ran the pirates.[/quote']

 

You're right, it was Nautica. Mura is saying that the captain of Regatta showed her pictures relating to the incident, the following day. I imagine all of the Oceania ships were abuzz with the news.

[Wol]

The Salalah port as reported by MarineTrafic.com says the Insignia is estimated to arrive just after midnight UTC (?) on the 16th - several days after what seemed to be the plan.

 

If true, this would surely put the scheduled Singapore boarding in jeopardy?

 

Has anyone any up to date news on her progress?

[chengkp75]

The Salalah port as reported by MarineTrafic.com says the Insignia is estimated to arrive just after midnight UTC (?) on the 16th - several days after what seemed to be the plan.

 

If true, this would surely put the scheduled Singapore boarding in jeopardy?

 

Has anyone any up to date news on her progress?

 

UTC is the new name for Greenwich Mean Time, currently 6 hours ahead of EDT.

 

Last I heard she was due 0800 on the 12th, which is around midnight 11/12th Eastern. She probably won't show up on consumer vessel trackers until about 2-3 hours before that. AIS coverage is spotty in the area, and the "upgrade" satellite AIS service only updates once in 24 hours.

[Mura]

I may be wrong here' date=' but as I recall it, it was the Nautical that out ran the pirates.[/quote']

 

Yes, I must not have been clear enough. WE were on Regatta at the time that Nautica out ran the pirates, and it was the Captain of Regatta that showed us photos that had been faxed to Regatta by Nautica.

 

Mura

[Wol]

UTC is the new name for Greenwich Mean Time, currently 6 hours ahead of EDT.

 

Last I heard she was due 0800 on the 12th, which is around midnight 11/12th Eastern. She probably won't show up on consumer vessel trackers until about 2-3 hours before that. AIS coverage is spotty in the area, and the "upgrade" satellite AIS service only updates once in 24 hours.

 

Yes, I know what UTC is - I didn't know whether the Salalah time on the site was local or UTC.

 

Also, as I said, it is the information that the port is putting out, not the tracking function which, as you say, is not available at present.

 

I was wondering if the captain had to wait for a convoy - he does have form in this area!

Edited March 11, 2015 by Wol

[chengkp75]

Yes, I know what UTC is - I didn't know whether the Salalah time on the site was local or UTC.

 

Also, as I said, it is the information that the port is putting out, not the tracking function which, as you say, is not available at present.

 

I was wondering if the captain had to wait for a convoy - he does have form in this area!

 

Sorry, port schedule times are most frequently in local.

 

The "convoy" system is really just kind of a grouping really. There may or may not be a warship escort. The Captain will adjust his speed coming from Suez to arrive at point "A" offshore the city of Adan in Yemen at 1300 UTC for an 18 knot convoy. There are other convoys that transit at other speeds throughout the day, that leave point "A" at various times, so that they will all converge at the most hazardous point (about midway along the Arabian coast at night, and can then be better covered by the naval forces. The groups will then continue at their individual speeds to the end of the transit zone. Maintaining group speed is not required, but registering with MSCHOA (Maritime Security Center Horn of Africa) is required to "paint" your target on their radars. It is just that ships who do not maintain group speed and time run more risk of attack.

Edited March 11, 2015 by chengkp75

[Wol]

Sorry, port schedule times are most frequently in local.

 

The "convoy" system is really just kind of a grouping really. There may or may not be a warship escort. The Captain will adjust his speed coming from Suez to arrive at point "A" offshore the city of Adan in Yemen at 1300 UTC for an 18 knot convoy. There are other convoys that transit at other speeds throughout the day, that leave point "A" at various times, so that they will all converge at the most hazardous point (about midway along the Arabian coast at night, and can then be better covered by the naval forces. The groups will then continue at their individual speeds to the end of the transit zone. Maintaining group speed is not required, but registering with MSCHOA (Maritime Security Center Horn of Africa) is required to "paint" your target on their radars. It is just that ships who do not maintain group speed and time run more risk of attack.

 

Interesting. As a certain CD would say "You learn something new every single day"!

[chengkp75]

Marine Traffic picked her up about an hour ago, about 120km SSW of Salalah. So, all looks good. ETA is 0800UTC, which is midnight EDT.

[dwgreenlee]

As of 1100 UTC, 0700 EST, 1500 Local, Insignia was still in-port Salalah but shows Colombo (Sri Lanka) as destination ETA 03/16/2015 at 1230 UTC.