Rare ontheweb Posted October 19, 2019 #1 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Water shuttle required has been added to the itinerary listing on our upcoming Norwegian fjords cruise for 3 ports, Olden, Hellesyt, and Geiranger. I'm assuming this is just another way of saying they are now tender ports. I cannot think of anything else it might mean. Or is these some difference between a water shuttle and a notmal tender? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted October 19, 2019 #2 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Yes, that is the new term. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted October 19, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted October 19, 2019 And it also says limited wheel chair access. Has it always said this for tenders, or is this new? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcdcruiser Posted October 19, 2019 #4 Share Posted October 19, 2019 "Limited Access" typically means that IF the passenger can walk (even with assistance) from the ship landing into the tender, the crew will then place the empty wheelchair into the tender. IF you cannot transit to the tender on your own feet, then tender transit will not be allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted October 19, 2019 #5 Share Posted October 19, 2019 45 minutes ago, ontheweb said: And it also says limited wheel chair access. Has it always said this for tenders, or is this new? Not new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1025cruise Posted October 19, 2019 #6 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Yeah, for some reason it was decided to rename the tender to water shuttle. Stupid idea. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky61 Posted October 19, 2019 #7 Share Posted October 19, 2019 42 minutes ago, 1025cruise said: Yeah, for some reason it was decided to rename the tender to water shuttle. Stupid idea. Why is the idea stupid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brisalta Posted October 19, 2019 #8 Share Posted October 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, Husky61 said: Why is the idea stupid? The idea is stupid because the word tender has been in use for centuries!!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzsnooze Posted October 19, 2019 #9 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Some of the shuttles are not from the ships tenders but actually state "water shuttle" on the boat and are provided by the port you are visiting. They are much smaller then the ships lifeboats which are used as tenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted October 19, 2019 #10 Share Posted October 19, 2019 I wonder if it partly came from the fact that a couple of large boats were added at Princess Cay to shuttle passengers back and forth to the beach as opposed to using smaller ship's tenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted October 19, 2019 #11 Share Posted October 19, 2019 1 hour ago, cruzsnooze said: Some of the shuttles are not from the ships tenders but actually state "water shuttle" on the boat and are provided by the port you are visiting. They are much smaller then the ships lifeboats which are used as tenders. Some maybe larger than the ship's tenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted October 19, 2019 #12 Share Posted October 19, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, steelers36 said: I wonder if it partly came from the fact that a couple of large boats were added at Princess Cay to shuttle passengers back and forth to the beach as opposed to using smaller ship's tenders. I think this is where it came from: https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/4682-carnival-discards-tenders-for-water-shuttles Carnival sets the trend. I think for new cruisers, it makes more sense. Edited October 19, 2019 by Coral 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted October 19, 2019 #13 Share Posted October 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, Coral said: I think this is where it came from: https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/4682-carnival-discards-tenders-for-water-shuttles Carnival sets the trend. I think for new cruisers, it makes more sense. Shore Shuttle might have been a fun tongue twister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyCruiserettu Posted October 19, 2019 #14 Share Posted October 19, 2019 32 minutes ago, steelers36 said: Shore Shuttle might have been a fun tongue twister. Shore would! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTJSR Posted October 19, 2019 #15 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Funny thing is, Princess still hands out "Tender" tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 4cats4me Posted October 20, 2019 #16 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Sorry, but I can’t stand the new term water shuttle. Once embarking the ship’s “water shuttle” there is signage inside referring to it as a ship’s tender, or to keep arms and hands inside the tender. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyCruiserettu Posted October 20, 2019 #17 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Check a deck plan for the new Sky Princess. Shows "Water Shuttle Stations" on Deck 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzsnooze Posted October 20, 2019 #18 Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) According to the article they wanted to do away with the old nautical term tender - so what about the words starboard or port? Many people can't keep straight which is right or left? How about Bow or Aft, or cabin VS room, soon we won't know if it's a cruise or not! Edited October 20, 2019 by cruzsnooze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted October 20, 2019 #19 Share Posted October 20, 2019 21 hours ago, Coral said: I think this is where it came from: https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/4682-carnival-discards-tenders-for-water-shuttles Carnival sets the trend. I think for new cruisers, it makes more sense. So, Carnival passengers are confused when they hear the nautical term "tender." Other name changes need to be made so as not to confuse the passengers with other nautical terms: o Forward needs to be renamed "the pointy end" o Aft needs to be renamed "the blunt end" o Port needs to be renamed "left side when facing the pointy end" o Starboard needs to be renamed "right side when facing the pointy end" o Galley tour needs to be renamed "kitchen tour" o Deck needs to be renamed "floor" o Cabin needs to be renamed "hotel room" etc. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennybenny Posted October 20, 2019 #20 Share Posted October 20, 2019 On 10/19/2019 at 8:33 AM, 1025cruise said: Yeah, for some reason it was decided to rename the tender to water shuttle. Stupid idea. Agreed. Delta now says “unexpected rough air” instead of turbulence. Everyone is making things sound “prettier”. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted October 21, 2019 #21 Share Posted October 21, 2019 From Mr. Google a) People also ask: What is a water shuttle? Water shuttles involve process in which tankers deliver water to emergency scene, travel to filling. site, reload with water, and return to emergency scene to dump again. Water shuttle operations rely on constant movement of apparatus between emergency scene and. water supply source. b) How much water does a tender hold? Most water tenders are designed to carry loads of 1000 gallons (approx. 3800 litres) or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott4020 Posted October 22, 2019 #22 Share Posted October 22, 2019 On 10/20/2019 at 2:23 PM, caribill said: So, Carnival passengers are confused when they hear the nautical term "tender." Other name changes need to be made so as not to confuse the passengers with other nautical terms: o Forward needs to be renamed "the pointy end" o Aft needs to be renamed "the blunt end" o Port needs to be renamed "left side when facing the pointy end" o Starboard needs to be renamed "right side when facing the pointy end" o Galley tour needs to be renamed "kitchen tour" o Deck needs to be renamed "floor" o Cabin needs to be renamed "hotel room" etc. What about the head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted October 23, 2019 #23 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Whether you say "tender" or "water shuttle," one thing that has changed as it is almost impossible to find which ports use one to get to shore. When you look at an itinerary on the Princess web site, it no longer indicates which ports use a tender/water shuttle. If you call Princess, the rep cannot easily find the information, but can look up general information for each port and see if it requires a tender/water shuttle or not or if it might require one but it is not sure. Once you book a cruise, the itinerary in the Personalize will have this information. Just do not expect to find out about it before making a booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted October 23, 2019 Author #24 Share Posted October 23, 2019 11 minutes ago, caribill said: Whether you say "tender" or "water shuttle," one thing that has changed as it is almost impossible to find which ports use one to get to shore. When you look at an itinerary on the Princess web site, it no longer indicates which ports use a tender/water shuttle. If you call Princess, the rep cannot easily find the information, but can look up general information for each port and see if it requires a tender/water shuttle or not or if it might require one but it is not sure. Once you book a cruise, the itinerary in the Personalize will have this information. Just do not expect to find out about it before making a booking. I was going to say I have seen which ports on our upcoming cruise you have water shuttles, but you are right I saw that in my personalizer. I do not remember seeing it in the itinerary before booking. I wonder if my TA would have known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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