ZoeyVictoria Posted May 25, 2016 #851 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Watching her on the Port of Miami webcam now. Captain turned her around so I can see my window :D I finally believe this cruise is going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 25, 2016 #852 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Watching her on the Port of Miami webcam now. Captain turned her around so I can see my window :D I finally believe this cruise is going to happen. Hopefully she's in better shape than Harmony. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted May 25, 2016 #853 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Hopefully she's in better shape than Harmony. :eek: Sorry, I haven't been following Harmony threads...what's wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 25, 2016 #854 Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) Sorry, I haven't been following Harmony threads...what's wrong? Lots of things still be worked on, some venues not open, the weather is bad so interior is crowded :rolleyes:, and no solarium pool. :eek::eek: No mention of cockroaches, though. ;) Edited May 25, 2016 by John&LaLa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeyVictoria Posted May 25, 2016 #855 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Lots of things still be worked on, some venues not open, the weather is bad so interior is crowded :rolleyes:, and no solarium pool. :eek::eek: No mention of cockroaches, though. ;) I read that they ran out of fresh-squeezed orange juice and bottled water on Day 2. No guacamole in Sabor because they forgot to order avocados. Solarium not open, being charged for specialty coffees that should have been included in the package and charged for three drinks instead of two. Long lines at GS. All the reasons I did not choose to be on the first sailing of the Empress, but things that will not ruin the cruise for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juiceman Posted May 25, 2016 #856 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I read that they ran out of fresh-squeezed orange juice and bottled water on Day 2. No guacamole in Sabor because they forgot to order avocados. Solarium not open, being charged for specialty coffees that should have been included in the package and charged for three drinks instead of two. Long lines at GS. All the reasons I did not choose to be on the first sailing of the Empress, but things that will not ruin the cruise for me. I think the bottled water situation on Harmony was just at one bar. I did read another post which stated that they were able to get bottled water elsewhere. But yes, things haven't been going as smooth as most people hoped. That is somewhat to be expected on a shakedown cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeyVictoria Posted May 25, 2016 #857 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I quit reading at that point because I just want to hear about the good things. I hope I don't have to try very hard to ignore that type of thing on the Empress or, alternatively, that it is so bad it is comical. Looking forward to the cruise for many reasons and ready to have a good time in any case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 25, 2016 #858 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I read that they ran out of fresh-squeezed orange juice and bottled water on Day 2. No guacamole in Sabor because they forgot to order avocados. Solarium not open, being charged for specialty coffees that should have been included in the package and charged for three drinks instead of two. Long lines at GS. All the reasons I did not choose to be on the first sailing of the Empress, but things that will not ruin the cruise for me. The folks on Empress first sailing didn't plan to be I'm pretty sure. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeyVictoria Posted May 25, 2016 #859 Share Posted May 25, 2016 The folks on Empress first sailing didn't plan to be I'm pretty sure. ;) There just might be a few who were rescheduled from one or two of the first thirteen sailings :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 25, 2016 #860 Share Posted May 25, 2016 There just might be a few who were rescheduled from one or two of the first thirteen sailings :D True, but they were forced into it ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthGrady Posted May 25, 2016 #861 Share Posted May 25, 2016 While I'm glad to see she's finally underway, I'm definitely disappointed that we only missed her by one week! As much as I enjoyed EN last weekend, I was really looking forward to EM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstone1 Posted May 25, 2016 #862 Share Posted May 25, 2016 The folks on Empress first sailing didn't plan to be I'm pretty sure. ;) I know we didn't!! :eek: We booked the May 28th cruise because we had a three day weekend from work so less vacation days used! We would never book an inaugural cruise on purpose and figured there would be plenty of cruises before ours to work out the "bugs"! :p The second round of cancellations came after our final payment so we were then stuck! It's been a roller coaster wondering what was actually going to happen but now we are looking forward to sailing on Saturday! I think everyone is relieved and looking forward to a good time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster Posted May 25, 2016 #863 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Great news! Glad the almost 3 months of being out of service is about to end... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destaw71835 Posted May 25, 2016 #864 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Is this the Empress? I went to the port cams and this is what I found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted May 25, 2016 #865 Share Posted May 25, 2016 [ATTACH]386313[/ATTACH] Is this the Empress? I went to the port cams and this is what I found. That is indeed the Empress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster Posted May 25, 2016 #866 Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) Nice view! Have to say that ship looks plenty big to me. Don't get it when people think the Majesty is small. Edited May 25, 2016 by coaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 25, 2016 #867 Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) Nice view! Have to say that ship looks plenty big to me. Don't get it when people think the Majesty is small. I don't know, see below maybe.:rolleyes: link to story http://www.joel-marssy.com/majestyoftheseas/index.htm Edited May 25, 2016 by John&LaLa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mheinrich Posted May 25, 2016 #868 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I actually booked the first sailing on purpose. The Empress was ALWAYS my favorite ship. When they cancelled, I picked the May 28 sailing and rebooked just because I still wanted to sail on her and her first "scheduled" sailing at that time didn't work for my schedule. I'm pretty excited that I somehow managed to still be on the first sailing after everything that happened! The folks on Empress first sailing didn't plan to be I'm pretty sure. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 25, 2016 #869 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I actually booked the first sailing on purpose. The Empress was ALWAYS my favorite ship. When they cancelled, I picked the May 28 sailing and rebooked just because I still wanted to sail on her and her first "scheduled" sailing at that time didn't work for my schedule. I'm pretty excited that I somehow managed to still be on the first sailing after everything that happened! I just don't get the appeal of being on the first cruise out of the yard. It just seems there are to many opportunities for issues. RE, Harmony. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted May 25, 2016 #870 Share Posted May 25, 2016 while i'm glad to see she's finally underway, i'm definitely disappointed that we only missed her by one week! As much as i enjoyed en last weekend, i was really looking forward to em. ^^^this!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstone1 Posted May 25, 2016 #871 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I actually booked the first sailing on purpose. The Empress was ALWAYS my favorite ship. When they cancelled, I picked the May 28 sailing and rebooked just because I still wanted to sail on her and her first "scheduled" sailing at that time didn't work for my schedule. I'm pretty excited that I somehow managed to still be on the first sailing after everything that happened! Glad it worked out and you will be onboard for the first cruise! Although we didn't try to plan it, we are now looking forward to it and will definitely enjoy it! See you onboard Saturday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mheinrich Posted May 26, 2016 #872 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Did anyone see this??? The article says she's sailing her first trip on May 27 and visiting Coco Cay and Nassau?!!??! http://www.******************.com/2016/05/25/royal-caribbeans-empress-of-the-seas-returns-miami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted May 26, 2016 #873 Share Posted May 26, 2016 (edited) Did anyone see this??? The article says she's sailing her first trip on May 27 and visiting Coco Cay and Nassau?!!??! http://www.******************.com/2016/05/25/royal-caribbeans-empress-of-the-seas-returns-miami Yeah, that's wrong. First sailing leaves on May 28th to Key West and Grand Cayman. Edited May 26, 2016 by OfTheSeasCruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citymom92 Posted May 26, 2016 #874 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Could the May 27 cruise be the "shakedown" cruise referenced in other threads? Apparently it's a free cruise only RCL staff could go on and they all have assignments to work out any kinks before she sails for paying passengers on the 28th. Could she get all the way to coco cay and Nassau and back to Miami in one day? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted May 26, 2016 #875 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Could the May 27 cruise be the "shakedown" cruise referenced in other threads? Apparently it's a free cruise only RCL staff could go on and they all have assignments to work out any kinks before she sails for paying passengers on the 28th. Could she get all the way to coco cay and Nassau and back to Miami in one day? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app No, that wouldn't work. The shakedown is from the 26th to 28th, with the first cruise being on the 28th. It's simply a mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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