Xpedition 10/22 sailing cancelled due to dry dock issue!!!

[MisterBill99]

On 10/18/2022 at 12:20 PM, Funky Fusion FoodsJ said:

Unfortunately this won't hold up.......

 

So I figured that I'd update this and point out that my refunds started showing up on the various credit cards that I paid with (I split my payments to take advantage of credit card deals). So, as we all expected, you were completely wrong in your bogus claim that they would not pay up. And of course I am booked for 2023 at no cost.

[MisterBill99]

BTW, according to Cruise Mapper, the ship has made it through the canal but is still nowhere near the Galapagos. But the folks on next Saturday's cruise should be fine.

Edited October 24, 2022 by MisterBill99

[jwlane]

On 10/18/2022 at 12:29 PM, OhioBill said:

Just do the math and you'll see this won't happen, a full refund as well as a free cruise for the entire ship?  

Ya' wanna stick with this?

[dlh015]

30 minutes ago, jwlane said:

Ya' wanna stick with this?

👍

[NutsAboutGolf]

On 10/19/2022 at 10:08 PM, MisterBill99 said:

BTW, for anyone who may care, the ship apparently went to Curaçao for the dry dock, and it's currently still in Aruba.

 

https://www.cruisemapper.com/?imo=9228368

 

We will be going to an Ecuadorian restaurant for dinner on Saturday night, since we should have been eating that food tonight. Fortunately, there is a good one in a nearby town.

 

Those on the Millie's panama canal sailing were in Curacao on Oct 13th received the treat of watching the Xpedition go through the platoon bridge.

[MisterBill99]

2 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

 

Those on the Millie's panama canal sailing were in Curacao on Oct 13th received the treat of watching the Xpedition go through the platoon bridge.

 

That probably confused the heck out of them!

[cruisequeen4ever]

That really sucks to get a last minute cancellation. Of course, it is better than them skimping on mechanical repairs and potentially having a ruined cruise while at sea!

[MisterBill99]

On 10/26/2022 at 3:56 PM, cruisequeen4ever said:

That really sucks to get a last minute cancellation. Of course, it is better than them skimping on mechanical repairs and potentially having a ruined cruise while at sea!

 

Yes, as I was reminded of when I looked for reviews of the Antarctica cruise we're taking in February and noticed that Infinity had problems back in 2019, and they missed some ports and got some very poor reviews here on CC. That's also not a cheap cruise, but not as expensive as this one.

 

For anyone who may care, Xpedition has made it to Baltra and presumably this week's cruise will go off without a hitch.

[Millerhm01]

I can confirm that the Expedition, as of the 19th, was still in Aruba. Here's a photo I grabbed as we were coming into Oranjestad on the Equinox, and it appeared as though a lot of equipment had been hauled to the top deck ... and that she was not going anywhere soon.