More Tampa Fog

[sue1898]

Foggy this morning and again this afternoon. Just learned Royal Carribean can't dock because they can't safely travel under the Skyway bridge:

http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-tampa/sea-fog-keep-royal-caribbean-ship-brilliance-of-the-seas-from-docking

[sail7seas]

That's not a terribly unusual circumstance in Tampa. I love sailing from/to Tampa and but always plan flight home for next day just in case fog makes it impossible for the ship to come to the dock.

[rafinmd]

I've gotten the definite impression from the thread on the RCI forum that the fog may not even cooperate tomorrow:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2172283&page=7

 

Roy

[PathfinderEss]

Tampa looks ok right now.

[rafinmd]

Tampa looks ok right now.

 

Tampa has been ok much of the time. The heavy fog is out by the bridge.

 

Roy

[ghjcmo]

Foggy this morning and again this afternoon. Just learned Royal Carribean can't dock because they can't safely travel under the Skyway bridge:

http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-tampa/sea-fog-keep-royal-caribbean-ship-brilliance-of-the-seas-from-docking

 

Wow, I would have thought they had GPS guidance that would have put them right through there.

[Caribbean Chris]

The port itself is closed this morning. (So it doesn't matter what kind of navigation system the ship has. They still must use local harbor pilots and enter the port.)

[Folk Singer]

Foggy this morning and again this afternoon. Just learned Royal Carribean can't dock because they can't safely travel under the Skyway bridge:

http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-tampa/sea-fog-keep-royal-caribbean-ship-brilliance-of-the-seas-from-docking

 

 

Interesting.

[Snook]

Check out the Tampa Port webcam. Entire port is totally fogged in. Radar shows Brilliance off the coast. Pilots just advised (again) that port is closed due to fog.

[sue1898]

News just reported that they do not expect the sea fog to lift so the port can open until PERHAPS mid afternoon. There is a large group of Ohio State alumni on board along with coach Urban Meyer.

[sppunk]

The issue is the ship is a 4-5 hr sail to port, so even if it lifts at the port they are a ways away. And the other way around, the ship might be in clear skies but the port is fogged in. A bad deal for those onboard and those who were supposed to have cruised this week.

[Snook]

Looks like the fog has lifted. The Brilliance is headed in!

[sammiedawg]

News just reported that they do not expect the sea fog to lift so the port can open until PERHAPS mid afternoon. There is a large group of Ohio State alumni on board along with coach Urban Meyer.

 

Yes, our national championship coach is on board, the Buckeye cruise for Cancer raising money for breast cancer.

[PathfinderEss]

Tampa has been ok much of the time. The heavy fog is out by the bridge.

 

Roy

 

Thanks rafinmd, didn't realize that.

[Boytjie]

They 5-day cruise that was supposed to start yesterday was cancelled.

[geocruiser]

They 5-day cruise that was supposed to start yesterday was cancelled.

 

I just read that on RCCL web site. The fog really must be heavy.

[PathfinderEss]

Brilliance of the Seas in still in Tampa port.

Guess it will be sitting there empty for what, 3 days or so. Interesting.....

Edited February 25, 2015 by PathfinderEss

[Tampa Girl]

This morning's paper predicted that the heavy fog would continue into Thursday. I don't believe that I have ever seen fog this bad here. A local radio station warned motorists who take the Veterans's Expressway, to avoid it. A 15-minute trip would take over an hour. Oh, well, better than six feet of snow and nowhere to put it. Still, I feel for the RCL passengers scheduled for the aborted cruise. I wouldn't have minded going aboard and just staying in port!

[rafinmd]

Brilliance of the Seas in still in Tampa port.

Guess it will be sitting there empty for what, 3 days or so. Interesting.....

 

 

Speculation is that it will be moved to an unused cargo slip where mooring fees are lower. PAX had until 10AM to clear out so if it moves it would likely be this afternoon.

 

Roy

[Boytjie]

I just read that on RCCL web site. The fog really must be heavy.

 

I spoke to someone in Bardenton last night and they said it has been much worse than usual.

[sail7seas]

 

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Oh, well, better than six feet of snow and nowhere to put it. Still, I feel for the RCL passengers scheduled for the aborted cruise. I wouldn't have minded going aboard and just staying in port!

 

 

 

You're right.... I'd trade your fog for our OVER 8' of snow, so far. :D .... and no place to put it. :eek:

My snow plow guy was back here this morning. I'm almost to the point of having an omelet ready for him each morning.

 

I feel awful for people missing their cruise but from time to time, conditions force such cancellations. Disappointing, for sure.

 

Hope one of you will keep this thread alive and let us know when the cruise port gets back to normal.

 

Stay safe.

 

 

Edited February 25, 2015 by sail7seas

[sammiedawg]

The Buckeye cruise for cancer disembarked last night, Urban Myer said the ship took excellent care of everyone and they did not run out of food or drink. Everyone on board got a cruise credit for the Inconvenience, nice gesture.

[lettienets]

Well as long as there is no fog to interfere with the start of our cruise...don't even want to think about it.

Well we have the luck of the Irish on ours, right!

[gatorbill62]

Fog came back this evening. I live in St Petersburg and can usualy see the Skyway bridge from where we are. NOT TONIGHT it is thick. It is supposed to clear tomorrow afternoon when the winds shift.

 

I agree I would rather have fog that blows away that 8ft of snow like Sail is experiencing.

[PathfinderEss]

Speculation is that it will be moved to an unused cargo slip where mooring fees are lower. PAX had until 10AM to clear out so if it moves it would likely be this afternoon.

 

Roy

 

Brilliance still sitting in same berth at 8pm pacific time, maybe no place for them to go.