Jade Delayed

[Hobbsey]

Norwegian Jade is still at the pier 90 minutes after the sail away time. Any thoughts or info on why they are delayed?

 

Boarding Bridge is away from the ship but lines are attached and it looks like one of the lower doors is open.

 

Thanks

[eriko1908]

Somebody on the cruise posted that they were delayed by fog...even though no fog was visible by said passenger.

[Da-Painter]

They are waiting for the 'tide' to go out, so they can get under the bridges. :eek:

[chengkp75]

Very common for the port of Tampa to be clear, but the lower bay, around the Sunshine Bridge to be fogged in.

[triptolemus]

Very common for the port of Tampa to be clear, but the lower bay, around the Sunshine Bridge to be fogged in.

 

Looks kinda soupy...

 

[Laszlo]

Port is clear.........bridge not so clear

 

 

http://www.porttampawebcam.com/

[Hobbsey]

Thanks all, I see the Cam has zoomed out and now can see the light fog at the pier.

[philamike]

I got off the Jade this morning. We docked in Tampa at midnight last night. Cruise Director made an earlier announcement that they were going to do some maintenance to the ship which would involve divers underwater, as part of an environmental initiative that would reduce pollution. Due to the work, they needed to dock early and start the work overnight. It's likely they haven't finished the work yet. Considering that tomorrow's port is Key West, they won't need much time to get there and can spare a few extra hours tonight to finish up.

[dporter]

I hope they fix it quick as we are on the 1/15 cruise on the Jade

[broadwaycam]

Does anyone know if the ship will leave tonight?

[Son of a son of a ...]

Don't be jaded.

[Mandylouwho]

:( I'm sorry to hear it. I hope you have a good time. (Once you are out there, anyway).

 

All the Jade's I have met are pretty hot. I'm thinking she'll put out eventually.

[NovaEph]

On board the Jade - USCG has closed the port due to the fog & is expected to provide an update in the 9-10 pm range. General expectation from TPA-area Paz on the Jade is that we will be stuck here until sometime tomorrow.

[broadwaycam]

On board the Jade - USCG has closed the port due to the fog & is expected to provide an update in the 9-10 pm range. General expectation from TPA-area Paz on the Jade is that we will be stuck here until sometime tomorrow.

 

 

Looking forward to any updates.

[NovaEph]

Shop wide evening update: Port of Tampa expected to remain fully closed. Port visit to Key West cancelled. Next update in the morning. Major bummer as we'd never been to Key West and liked this itinerary as an opportunity to get there.

[BirdTravels]

Sorry to hear that you are stranded in port.

 

About 1 1/2 years ago, we got stuck outside the Port of Miami waiting for the fog to lift and the port to open. Once the port opened around lunch time, we joined a long line of cruise ships and freighters sllllooooowwwly entering the port. Needless to say, everyone in our group missed their flights and were scrambling to go standby.

Edited January 4, 2017 by BirdTravels

[iamaqt2]

Listening to port chatter and sounds like the ship should be leaving in the next 15 minutes or so.

[iamaqt2]

And she's off!! Safe travels and have a great cruise!!

[broadwaycam]

Will the ship make it to Key West or will that port have to be skipped?

[jimkerr]

We're on the Jade. We finally left about 30 minutes ago. Woohoo!

 

 

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[broadwaycam]

We're on the Jade. We finally left about 30 minutes ago. Woohoo!

 

 

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Will you still be going to Key West?

[jimkerr]

I just checked and it looks like we're heading straight to Cozumel. I hope this is incorrect! We took this cruise because of Key West!

 

 

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[mking8288]

Looking at AIS data filed on Marinetraffic site, she's heading straight for Cozumel, arriving on Jan. 5th @ 13:00 UTC (that would be 8:00 local time in CZM) - seemed to be skipping Tampa outbound, at least.

Edited January 4, 2017 by mking8288

[broadwaycam]

Has the ship definitely skipped Key West?

[roboclam]

As per "**********"... the Jade is tied up in Key West and has been for about 3hrs, 38 mins ...Departing for COZ in 4 hrs 22 mins...

Rob