Splendor coming back early. What to expect?

[CheapieD]

We are currently on the splendor with an unknown passenger medical emergency. The US Coast guard decided it was safer to steam to Miami so we

Are proceeding at top speed to Miami. I think we Are about 500 km from Miami so depending on how long it takes us to

Get into port we should dock about 9pm. We were supposed to disembark tomorrow am.

 

How do they usually handle arriving in port a day early? Does

Everyone have to disembark or I suspect

We will

Just shelter in port overnight and dismebark in am. Do they let some people off

if they want to leave early? They haven't explained

The situation yet onboard and I imagine lines at gs are

Going to be long.

 

I was debating if we

Can get offf tonight adding an extra

Night to my post cruise hotel but wanted to see what usually happens in this situation

[Cruise-Crazy]

We will get off the ship at the normal time

 

As fat as getting off early, dial 7777 and the will answer your question.

 

Also Chloe will have a Q&A in the lobby at Noon.

Edited November 12, 2016 by Cruise-Crazy

[springs741]

You will disembark tomorrow. The ground crew ( porters/ Customs / transportation) can not be in place that quickly. Enjoy your evening.

[marci4tony]

We didn't get to port early - the emergency changed status yesterday mid day - they said the coast guard couldn't make a safe exchange but all in all the status of the passenger changed.

 

We were headed back 22knots to make up for lost time

[Cruise-Crazy]

The last I heard the woman was doing better.

[BoDidly]

We didn't get to port early - the emergency changed status yesterday mid day - they said the coast guard couldn't make a safe exchange but all in all the status of the passenger changed.

 

We were headed back 22knots to make up for lost time

 

Hope the person is ok. Reading the previous post above yours tells me that people really don't know when the ship will actually dock , they're guessing . Thanks for the updated info.

Edited November 14, 2016 by BoDidly

[BlondieB]

Hope the person is ok. Reading the previous post above yours tells me that people really don't know when the ship will actually dock , they're guessing . Thanks for the updated info.

 

not sure what announcement the OP heard but we were headed to brunch when we heard expected dock time of 05:45. We camped out off the coast of Haiti for a bit and right as we were sitting down the captain came on and said they'd decided it was unsafe for the exchange. We spun around and went full throttle to POM. Unless we docked and went back out during our late dining, we were in the Casino playing until 2am so we know we weren't in port.

[marci4tony]

WE got back to port yesterday morning, on time. Not early. Not late. We did circles in the ocean near CUBA after we passed Haiti - WE pushed 22 knots home to catch up for lost time. I am not sure about the passengers' condition, but some passengers, down the hall, heard them talking about next of kin.

 

Holy wow - its over, everyone is back on dry land.

[riclop]

We are currently on the splendor with an unknown passenger medical emergency. The US Coast guard decided it was safer to steam to Miami so we

Are proceeding at top speed to Miami. I think we Are about 500 km from Miami so depending on how long it takes us to

Get into port we should dock about 9pm. We were supposed to disembark tomorrow am.

 

How do they usually handle arriving in port a day early? Does

Everyone have to disembark or I suspect

We will

Just shelter in port overnight and dismebark in am. Do they let some people off

if they want to leave early? They haven't explained

The situation yet onboard and I imagine lines at gs are

Going to be long.

 

I was debating if we

Can get offf tonight adding an extra

Night to my post cruise hotel but wanted to see what usually happens in this situation

 

You can stay on till the AM.

[CheapieD]

not sure what announcement the OP heard but we were headed to brunch when we heard expected dock time of 05:45. We camped out off the coast of Haiti for a bit and right as we were sitting down the captain came on and said they'd decided it was unsafe for the exchange. We spun around and went full throttle to POM. Unless we docked and went back out during our late dining, we were in the Casino playing until 2am so we know we weren't in port.

 

 

That was the announcement I was referring to. We were approximately 500 km from Miami as the crow flies so 22 knots would be about 41 km/hr or around 12 hours. It was 9-10 am when he made that announcement putting us in Miami in the evening. Chloe was asked by another guest and was told she didn't have any information. The captain came on later in the afternoon with an update.

 

We didn't hear any other announcements prior to the first one ( aborted rescue) The only inkling we had of an issue was when we slowed down and started making a circle off of Cuba. I went in to the cabin to check the tv channel with the ship map and when I came out I thought I heard helicopter blades.

 

It was interesting to see watch the course of the ship as it ran parallel to the Cuban coast all day and didn't start turning north until after dinner. We followed the "old Bahamian" path

 

Glad to hear she/he was ok. When we pulled in on time I figured whatever the issue was they were stable or they had passed away.

 

 

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[easyboy]

Sounds like the Captain did well under those circumstances.

[south coast girl]

I survived, but I believe it was touch and go for a while!

 

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