Brilliance still in Tampa - Fog

[mxylpic]

Watching Port of Tampa Webcam and Brilliance OTS is still at the pier.

Dense fog until 9 am tomorrow!!!

Sorry for anyone onboard!

[AWills5000]

The fog rolled in as we were getting off the ship this morning... I hope they are able to leave soon!

 

 

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[kc320]

Hope they are able to sail tomorrow...Fog is pretty common in Tampa this time of year...finger's crossed we don't have this problem in Feb.

[GTO-Girl]

We were on the infamous Brilliance cruise that got completely cancelled because of fog!!!

 

Our problem was the previous cruise could not get back to Tampa, so those passengers got a two day longer cruise and we got to go home!! :eek::eek:

 

All was not lost.....we had trip insurance so we were able to recoup our losses and we rebooked the same cruise for a couple of months later and had a wonderful time.

 

Love the Brilliance but haven't been able to convince my hubby to risk it again.

[easyboy]

All was not lost.....we had trip insurance so we were able to recoup our losses and we rebooked the same cruise for a couple of months later and had a wonderful time.

 

 

One of the reason why we don't cruise without trip insurance! You'll never know.

 

 

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[mpoole3]

She is on the MOVE out of Tampa!

[molly361]

.finger's crossed we don't have this problem in Feb.

 

My fingers are crossed as well:D

[ShannonSC2]

Glad to see she is on the move. Pretty neat to watch her leave at night.

 

Travel insurance has been a must for us. We use to not get it until we started hearing horror stories.

[kwazi07]

I live in St. Petersburg and the fog cleared around one here, but I can imagine the fog lingering around the skyway.

 

At least the next day is at sea so they most likely wont lose time at the first stop.

 

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[CruisinMomma2]

We are going to be on the Brilliance Jan 9th and fingers crossed NO FOG! 1st time sailing Royal and out of Tampa. Us Nor'Easters will need relief from the cold winter already in play:rolleyes:

[kwazi07]

We are going to be on the Brilliance Jan 9th and fingers crossed NO FOG! 1st time sailing Royal and out of Tampa. Us Nor'Easters will need relief from the cold winter already in play:rolleyes:

Good luck! We had fog again this morning, but it cleared out a lot earlier and it's only the second time this year.

 

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[dmc6469]

We are going to be on the Brilliance Jan 9th and fingers crossed NO FOG! 1st time sailing Royal and out of Tampa. Us Nor'Easters will need relief from the cold winter already in play:rolleyes:

 

We leave on it right after you, Jan 14, and worried now about the fog, especially with a port being the day after we leave :eek:

[kwazi07]

I'm at Madeira Beach, near St. Pete Beach on the Gulf Coast right now (40 mins from the Port of Tampa). A huge wall of fog just rolled in...it is not only the morning to worry about!

 

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[sbcatcher1]

I can't find a link to the Port of Tampa webcam. Please provide the link.

Thanks

[Clarea]

I can't find a link to the Port of Tampa webcam. Please provide the link.

Thanks

 

http://www.porttampawebcam.com/

[CruisinMomma2]

Looks like another morning fog in Tampa:( I'll assume the cold air jet stream pushing down from the North meeting up with warm air is the cause. Keeping those fingers crossed for our Jan 9th sail date!

[runningmoms2girls]

Looks like another morning fog in Tampa:( I'll assume the cold air jet stream pushing down from the North meeting up with warm air is the cause. Keeping those fingers crossed for our Jan 9th sail date!

 

We just got back and had a blast. But…I wish I had packed more warmer clothes. It was cloudy, rainy and chilly. Colder than I expected. Definitely bring a lightweight jacket and maybe even a umbrella. It poured the day we were in Cozumel. Just be prepared for chilly weather that time of the year.

[cruisinfromtampa]

The fog here has been especially bad this week. Today it was at least 10:00 before the haze was gone in Lutz. A delayed departure would not be ideal on Saturday, but a delayed arrival on Christmas Eve would be disasterous. We are going straight from the port to my in-law's house to do Christmas with them, and then have to be at the airport by 3:00 to catch a flight to PA for my family. Keeping my fingers crossed...

[nursemom2]

It is foggy now in tarpon springs...just north of Tampa

 

 

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[Amagamma]

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Edited December 21, 2016 by Amagamma
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[Amagamma]

Did several cruises on Brilliance in January and loved our 14 days. Great crew, perfect size for us, looking forward to sailing her again next month. One of our favorite perks as Diamond Plus was breakfast in Chops. Does anyone know if this is still available?

[Cro_and_Swan]

We were on the Dec. 12th fog delayed cruise! :)

 

I made a bit of a fool of myself ... after exploring the ship a while during the day, having lunch, etc. we went down to our cabin to be on the balcony for departure ... waited and waited ... eventually checked on things and knew about the delay ... so we went and did a few other things in the interior of the ship.

 

Eventually stopped and spoke to a crew member and asked if they knew how long the delay would be. She very politely, but with a tone of confused exasperation, said "Ma'am we're underway ..." and pointed to a window ... where I could see the port passing by ....

 

Well DUH! (me) ... at some point while we were in a shop or bar or maybe the gallery ... the ship had launched!!!!! :o

Edited December 21, 2016 by Cro_and_Swan