TheAccidentalCruiser Posted February 4, 2017 #1 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I'm going to be cruising to Alaska in May, on the HAL Oosterdam, and I noticed that her sister ship Noordam is going to be in three of our four ports of call at roughly the same time we are. And the NCL Pearl is also going to be in two of the same ports on the same days. Is there a cruising word or term for this? "Playing tag" doesn't really fit, and neither does "hopscotch." And while "My darling, we have got to stop meeting like this" fits well, it is kind of long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vera123 Posted February 4, 2017 #2 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Doing the 'Portshuffle' ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted February 4, 2017 #3 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I'm going to be cruising to Alaska in May, on the HAL Oosterdam, and I noticed that her sister ship Noordam is going to be in three of our four ports of call at roughly the same time we are. And the NCL Pearl is also going to be in two of the same ports on the same days. Is there a cruising word or term for this? "Playing tag" doesn't really fit, and neither does "hopscotch." And while "My darling, we have got to stop meeting like this" fits well, it is kind of long. "Co-porting" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinsoncruiseso Posted February 8, 2017 #4 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Maybe the ships are in a Domestic Portnership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luddite Posted February 8, 2017 #5 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Maybe the ships are in a Domestic Portnership Oh, that is VERY nice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAccidentalCruiser Posted February 8, 2017 Author #6 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Maybe the ships are in a Domestic PortnershipYes, that is excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 8, 2017 #7 Share Posted February 8, 2017 This has been going on for years on all itineraries -- not just Alaska. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sequim88 Posted February 8, 2017 #8 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Musical Piers? Oosterdam was a "late" (relatively) add to the Alaska schedule replacing Amsterdam (we got switched!) which will do the 14 nt route. Oosterdam was to have done a Mediterranean itinerary but when they took Turkey off the cruise map they decided to send O to Alaska. Noordam is doing 14 nt cruises from Vancouver so is more of an every other week pairing with Oosterdam on our June 11 sailing we will see N only once in Ketchikan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostchild Posted February 8, 2017 #9 Share Posted February 8, 2017 There is an App for that... Portinder :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdGuyMG Posted February 9, 2017 #10 Share Posted February 9, 2017 azi PP pod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker@sea Posted February 9, 2017 #11 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I'm going to be cruising to Alaska in May, on the HAL Oosterdam, and I noticed that her sister ship Noordam is going to be in three of our four ports of call at roughly the same time we are. And the NCL Pearl is also going to be in two of the same ports on the same days. Is there a cruising word or term for this? "Playing tag" doesn't really fit, and neither does "hopscotch." And while "My darling, we have got to stop meeting like this" fits well, it is kind of long. Me Thinks, A group of ships together is called ( a fleet ). Like The fishing fleet off Nantucket. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfish Posted February 9, 2017 #12 Share Posted February 9, 2017 When I took students to Europe on bus tours, if there was another bus following the same or similar itinerary, it was referred to as a parallel tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDawg Posted February 9, 2017 #13 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Three ships in the same Alaskan port at the same time. It's called CROWDED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAccidentalCruiser Posted February 9, 2017 Author #14 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Three ships in the same Alaskan port at the same time. It's called CROWDED. The day we're in Ketchikan, there'll be 4th ship with us, although just for that one port call (a "one-port stand"? ;)). Population of Ketchikan = 8200. Combined passenger capacity of all 4 ships = 8372. Later in the season Ketchikan will have a few days with six ships in port at once. I'm a little afraid the town will collapse under the load and sink into the sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sequim88 Posted February 9, 2017 #15 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Yup - our Juneau day will have six ships but... the two NCL ships will trade pier (AJD) , one leaving as the other arrives. I've watched them do the little dosey-doh on the Juneau Harbor Cam many times. Ketchikan we only have five but the arrivals are staggered are some are in the afternoon so night not be so crowded all at once. Such as for us Oosterdam leaves an hour before Infinity arrives. So ships in port "at the same time" might be reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAccidentalCruiser Posted February 10, 2017 Author #16 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Yup - our Juneau day will have six ships but... the two NCL ships will trade pier (AJD) , one leaving as the other arrives. I've watched them do the little dosey-doh on the Juneau Harbor Cam many times. Ketchikan we only have five but the arrivals are staggered are some are in the afternoon so night not be so crowded all at once. Such as for us Oosterdam leaves an hour before Infinity arrives. So ships in port "at the same time" might be reasonable. But then, by Alaska standards, Juneau's pretty big. The 32,000 residents will still have the 10,000 or so pax from five ships well outnumbered, unlike the mere 8000 Ketchikanites (Ketchikaners? Ketchikanians?). Even with the two of them staggered, you gotta wonder what a six-ship day is like for the locals in either town. Our four Ketchikan-day ships aren't staggered (all those I imagine some of the pax will be staggering by sail time). All will be in port from 08:00 to 13:00. Worse, two of them arrive an hour before mine does. The only saving grace is that that arrival will be at 6:00, an hour when I expect cruise ship passengers don't exactly pour out onto the docks. If I can pour my own self into town before the 8:00 am ship gets there, I may get to see some of Ketchikan before it sinks. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fire&teacher Posted February 10, 2017 #17 Share Posted February 10, 2017 What web site can you go on to check how many ships will be in port at one time? I think this would be helpful when planning shore excursions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAccidentalCruiser Posted February 10, 2017 Author #18 Share Posted February 10, 2017 What web site can you go on to check how many ships will be in port at one time? I think this would be helpful when planning shore excursions. I'm using this site: Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska. You have to jump back and forth between pages to puzzle out some of the abbreviations, and things like ships being staggered to share a berth on the same day aren't especially obvious - but the info is there & accessible. I'm finding it very helpful for planning my shore days. I do have to keep reminding myself that, if the plans of humans make God laugh, they must have the ocean/King Neptune in hysterics. At least some of the ships are likely to be late, or early, or might not put into port at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6rugrats Posted February 10, 2017 #19 Share Posted February 10, 2017 When they depart, is it a "conscious uncoupling?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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