Wombservice Posted June 20, 2018 #1 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Just got an e-mail from Carnival - the Horizon SkyRide will be closed for “unexpected maintenance” 😳 during our cruise this Thursday to Bermuda. We weren’t planning on using it, but I’m sure there’ll be some pretty unhappy people this week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted June 20, 2018 #2 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Not a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommyAJ6 Posted June 20, 2018 #3 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Not a big deal. I disagree. My kids have talked about it and I personally would book a cruise on a ship with that for them and I think they would be HIGHLY disappointed if it were down for maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombservice Posted June 20, 2018 Author #4 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I disagree. My kids have talked about it and I personally would book a cruise on a ship with that for them and I think they would be HIGHLY disappointed if it were down for maintenance. I know if we were bringing kids they would be disappointed, too. Shame it needed maintenance so soon out of the gate..........but hey, if it needed fixing, I guess that’s one attraction you’d want to be working perfectly! 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evandbob Posted June 20, 2018 #5 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I did the Horizon Sky Ride while the ship was docked in Amber Cove. Nice views from up there, especially on the side of the ship facing away from the artificial port. About a 5 minute wait to get on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookworm1985 Posted June 20, 2018 #6 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Disappointing, yes. It is fun. But i would much rather have them do maintenance then have the ride break and someone fall to the decks below 🤷🏻*♀️ Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keys2Heaven Posted June 20, 2018 #7 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Just got an e-mail from Carnival - the Horizon SkyRide will be closed for “unexpected maintenance” 😳 during our cruise this Thursday to Bermuda. We weren’t planning on using it, but I’m sure there’ll be some pretty unhappy people this week! It was closed 6 of the 8 days during our Vista cruise last year as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted June 20, 2018 #8 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Hoping they get it fixed and it stays fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc58ab Posted June 20, 2018 #9 Share Posted June 20, 2018 It was closed during our April Vista cruise too. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinJerseyMom Posted June 21, 2018 #10 Share Posted June 21, 2018 I just got off this morning. It was closed for our entire cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted June 21, 2018 #11 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Not that they will say but wonder what the problem is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingomamma19 Posted June 21, 2018 #12 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Just got an e-mail from Carnival - the Horizon SkyRide will be closed for “unexpected maintenance” 😳 during our cruise this Thursday to Bermuda. We weren’t planning on using it, but I’m sure there’ll be some pretty unhappy people this week! Sounds like it has been down for maintenance many times from people reporting here. That is one of the things I would want to book that ship for, but its kind of scary that it is having so many issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_aces Posted June 22, 2018 #13 Share Posted June 22, 2018 This is purely speculative, but we were on the 1st 8-day cruise out of New York and watched the movie most evenings during the cruise. On several nights you could see one of the corners (to the left of the screen) of the Skyride track shaking. It was significant. The Skyride was open every day of our cruise and I rode it twice. We did 11 days on the Vista and never saw anything while on her like what we saw on the Horizon. It wasn't during rough seas or anything, almost like a resonance issue that simply built up over time. Again, purely speculative, but I wonder if that's caused damage that has to be fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happysnorkel Posted June 25, 2018 #14 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Just getting off 4-day Bermuda. Staff says closed indefinite period. We saw no one ever working or attempting to repair it. A bust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzlechest Posted June 25, 2018 #15 Share Posted June 25, 2018 I didn't think it was a good idea since I wonder what happens if someone gets stuck mid-ride. Nevertheless, it's inexcusable for this to be down for so long. My cruise is coming up next week and I'll be disappointed if it's out of commission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlipFlopCruiser Posted June 26, 2018 #16 Share Posted June 26, 2018 On the 6/13-21 sailing it was working the 1st day. We had some very windy conditions on, I believe day 2 and they closed it for safety reasons. I was told something broke while it was closed because of the crazy winds we had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasCruiserSteve Posted June 27, 2018 #17 Share Posted June 27, 2018 We Cruised Horizon NYC to Bermuda on the 21st - 25th and were disappointed that it was closed. We received the email before the cruise and didn't mention it to our 7 year old and 9 year old. We did, however see 2 crew members take 2 of the bikes out for a lap on one day during the cruise. They were smiling ear to ear - We would have been too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conquesodor Posted July 9, 2018 #18 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Any newer updates on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proudpatriot07 Posted July 9, 2018 #19 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Any newer updates on this? We cruised on the Magic June 23-30, and the Horizon was docked beside us in Grand Turk. The SkyRide was definitely open then. My husband and I secretly wished we could sneak on the ship and try it out- it looks like a blast. I can certainly understand why it was closed if Carnival had ANY doubts though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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