ms Nieuw Amsterdam and ms Eurodam Sail-Away January 3, 2016

[Venture]

Copper10-8.......John, are you leaving the World Cruise in Fort Lauderdale or are you staying aboard until San Diego. We are joining Amsterdam April 30th for the canal to Vancouver and would be great to sail with you.

[Love the beach]

Checking in.....better late than never....looks like I am in time :)

[erewhon]

Some pax going to miss the boat.

[Scrapnana]

Sounds like six minutes until some people get left.:eek:

[Vict0riann]

Who was that saying "Six minutes to pull in everything"?

[Copper10-8]

What is the 1-2-3 thing that HAL does?

 

! :) :) :)

 

 

It's known as the "three-stage alarm" system.

 

First Stage Alarm (one short blast, followed by one long blast on the ships alarms and whistles, repeated at least three times)

 

Crew Alert Alarm (one long blast sounded for at least 15 seconds on the ships alarms and whistles)

 

General Emergency Alarm (seven short blasts followed by one long blast on the ship's alarms and whistles)

[65 Gator]

That's one snazzy sailing times chart! :D

 

It's a whole lot easier than typing it out with 8 ships a sailing...

[Krazy Kruizers]

Getting close to the start of the parade.

[ger_77]

Can we have a zoom, please ? ? ?

[Copper10-8]

Who was that saying "Six minutes to pull in everything"?

 

 

 

Sounds like NADM

[erewhon]

NA dropping lines.

[Boytjie]

Another busy day in Port Everglades tomorrow with 7 ships. :eek:

Edited January 3, 2016 by Boytjie

[Copper10-8]

Copper10-8.......John, are you leaving the World Cruise in Fort Lauderdale or are you staying aboard until San Diego. We are joining Amsterdam April 30th for the canal to Vancouver and would be great to sail with you.

 

Going home in FLL at the conclusion; 115 days is enough this time. Sorry we'll miss you ;)

[Boytjie]

No movement in NY Harbor yet: QM2 (with Roy a.k.a. rafinmd onboard), Breakaway and Anthem of the Seas departing today.

Edited January 3, 2016 by Boytjie

[erewhon]

NA underway on time.

[Copper10-8]

NADM is off her berth

[PathfinderEss]

NA ready to go,:)

[ger_77]

The Nieuw Amsterdam begins today's parade.

[Krazy Kruizers]

What is the 1-2-3 thing that HAL does?

 

It's funny listening to the captains talking about out-tooting each other.

 

Smooth Sailing! :) :) :)

 

 

#1 -- First alarm -- I never counted the toots. Alerts everyone

#2 -- Second Alarm -- for crew only. All passengers are to report back to their cabins and await #3.

#3 -- Third Alarm -- the one we all are used to hearing -- 7 short and 1 long.

The first time we had this new system, we did go back to our cabin as instructed when we heard #2.

When #3 alarm sounded we headed for the elevator -- complete chaos. I use a Rollator and had to wait over 15 minutes to get an elevator. We were late to the drill. And then we had wait another 15 - 20 minutes to get an elevator to return to our cabin.

JMO -- I do not like this system.

[ger_77]

Thanks - I thought it was something specific to a back-to-back-to-back cruise. I'm familiar with the new procedures for the safety drill.

 

Smooth Sailing! :) :) :)

[Krazy Kruizers]

Nieuw Amsterdam on the move.

[Scrapnana]

Anyone having iPad issues with the webcams today? Mine were fine yesterday. Today I can not get FLL SW on either but can get SE. What the??????:confused:

[Boytjie]

In 5 weeks I will be waving to you from the ship that is leaving now! :D

[PathfinderEss]

#1 -- First alarm -- I never counted the toots. Alerts everyone

#2 -- Second Alarm -- for crew only. All passengers are to report back to their cabins and await #3.

#3 -- Third Alarm -- the one we all are used to hearing -- 7 short and 1 long.

The first time we had this new system, we did go back to our cabin as instructed when we heard #2.

When #3 alarm sounded we headed for the elevator -- complete chaos. I use a Rollator and had to wait over 15 minutes to get an elevator. We were late to the drill. And then we had wait another 15 - 20 minutes to get an elevator to return to our cabin.

JMO -- I do not like this system.

 

I agree KK, I don't like the new system either.

[Krazy Kruizers]

She is heading towards the channel.