jfkny Posted November 18, 2015 #1 Share Posted November 18, 2015 We the currently on the Breakaway and WA had to bypass the island today because the water was to rough for the tenders. The Captain said that we will dock in Nassau at 6 this evening. Instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmdchiefthom Posted November 18, 2015 #2 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I can count at east four times we've missed either Half Moon Cay (HAL) or GSC. It's just a risk on islands with no wind break at the anchorage. I recall one cruise when we stopped at Grand Cayman and the winds were so bad the Captain anchored the ship on the back side of the island where is was much less windy, and we tendered in there and were bussed to downtown Georgetown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted November 18, 2015 #3 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Through the years and a great many scheduled stops at Half Moon Cay with HAL, we probably were forced to bypass the island about 25% of the time. There were times it was a bright sunny day but the seas were too rough for safe tendering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisyloo Posted November 18, 2015 #4 Share Posted November 18, 2015 We have missed HMC once and Princess Cays once also, both due to rough seas. Both became sea days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfkny Posted November 18, 2015 Author #5 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Through the years and a great many scheduled stops at Half Moon Cay with HAL, we probably were forced to bypass the island about 25% of the time. There were times it was a bright sunny day but the seas were too rough for safe tendering. That was the case today. Sunny and beautiful, but a great deal of wind. We were disappointed but they quickly refunded our money for the cabana we reserved, so instead our Vibe and Internet were covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter195 Posted November 18, 2015 #6 Share Posted November 18, 2015 We made it GSC the first two cruises. After that the next 4 times we missed. Talk about bad luck, we loved it there. We have not set foot on it since 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted November 19, 2015 #7 Share Posted November 19, 2015 We made it to GSC 3 time this year. No misses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maywell Posted November 19, 2015 #8 Share Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) Missed it last year, winded up going to Nassau overnight and eating conch fritters platter for dinner at one of the restaurants there.:) Edited November 19, 2015 by maywell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TardisDance Posted November 19, 2015 #9 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Is there a certain time of year where the seas are usually rougher? I've thought of booking one of these cruises, but I always hear about how GSC is usually skipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_lovely_voyage Posted November 19, 2015 #10 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Is there a certain time of year where the seas are usually rougher? I've thought of booking one of these cruises, but I always hear about how GSC is usually skipped. We made it last Thursday on the Sky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCT61 Posted November 19, 2015 #11 Share Posted November 19, 2015 We missed Cocoa Cay twice..Labadee once and Princess Cay once. It happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbryan5 Posted November 19, 2015 #12 Share Posted November 19, 2015 This isn't a unique experience, unfortunately it happens a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatball_nyc Posted November 19, 2015 #13 Share Posted November 19, 2015 We missed it two weeks ago unfortunately. Dropped anchor and watched two tenders make the shore before all aborted. Weather was sunny but more windy by the minute. People that got on the 1st tender were seasoned cruisers and spent the rest of the day back onboard BA unable to eat/drink. It was that rough on the tender they said. We will just have to try again next time. Best bet is for the Spring instead of Fall. Here is last year's results: Breakaway GSC 2014/15 October 8....Made it Oct 15, 2014...Made it Oct. 22, 2014...Made it Oct. 29, 2014...Made it Nov. 5, 2014...Did Not Make it Nov. 12, 2014...Made it Nov. 19, 2014...Did Not Make Nov. 26, 2014...Made it Dec. 3, 2014...Did Not Make it Dec. 10, 2014...Did Not Make it Dec. 17, 2014...Made it Dec. 24, 2014...Made it Dec. 31, 2014...Made it Feb. 18, 2015...Did Not Make it Feb. 25, 2015...Made it Mar. 4, 2015...Made it Mar. 11, 2015...Made it Mar. 18, 2015...Made it Mar. 25, 2015...Made it April 1,2015...Made it April 8, 2015...Made it April 15, 2015...Made it April 22, 2015...Made it Safe Sailing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger001 Posted November 19, 2015 #14 Share Posted November 19, 2015 In 3 stops at GSC, the ship tendered, although one time it had to pull up anchor and preposition. However, two of those times, the tenders were rocking and rolling so bad, my wife just said no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonmom Posted November 19, 2015 #15 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Are all of the private islands tender ports? Or is it just the larger ships that can't dock directly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted November 19, 2015 #16 Share Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) Are all of the private islands tender ports? Or is it just the larger ships that can't dock directly? NCL currently only has one private island, GSC. GCS is a tender port for all ships. Their new island in Belize (opening next year) is suppose to have a dock. Edited November 19, 2015 by BirdTravels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuiteCruiser Posted November 19, 2015 #17 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Is there a certain time of year where the seas are usually rougher? I've thought of booking one of these cruises, but I always hear about how GSC is usually skipped. Just make sure you're on a cruise that I'm on. I must have been there 12 times and never missed one yet :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshlivvie Posted November 19, 2015 #18 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Never made it there. Missed GSC twice, once on the Jewel and once on the BA...going on the Sky next month, hoping the third time's the charm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted November 19, 2015 #19 Share Posted November 19, 2015 When we were there on our Gem cruise the crew mentioned that we were the first ship to make it in a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Laszlo Posted November 19, 2015 #20 Share Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) Maybe NCL should skip the next ship and build a pier at GSC Edited November 19, 2015 by Laszlo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setsail1975 Posted November 19, 2015 #21 Share Posted November 19, 2015 We made it to GSC finally last Wednesday on the Breakaway it was a perfect day!! I was praying since I booked the cruise in February that we would make it there. Considering we've missed it on almost all our other past sailings that were scheduled to stop there. I knew the week before our sailing they missed it also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaja Posted November 19, 2015 #22 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Maybe NCL should skip the next ship and build a pier at GSC BUT...a pier will not generate an extra $50 pp :eek: Like a ship will. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lor74 Posted November 19, 2015 #23 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Jfkny, how has the weather been this week? Besides missing that stop, has it been a good cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoconutOne Posted November 20, 2015 #24 Share Posted November 20, 2015 So if it's too rough to go in, does it usually become a sea day, or do they usually go into Nassau? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfkny Posted November 20, 2015 Author #25 Share Posted November 20, 2015 The weather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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