Anthem engine issues this week

[WarfRatWA]

On 3/12/2023 at 3:41 PM, chengkp75 said:

 

This was a propulsion problem with one of the ship's azipods.  The current issue is with one of the ship's diesel engines, which is limiting power generation capacity, so there is less power to the azipods, so the ship goes slower.  It would not require a drydock to repair, nor would it likely cause a complete cancellation of a cruise.

 

This is a significant problem with the ships that have gone with only 4 diesel generators.  If one of the larger diesels is taken out of service, for repair or maintenance, if the itinerary is not carefully determined, with regards to speed, then the itinerary can become impacted.  The ships with 5 or 6 engines have more flexibility, and less impact from an engine being out of service.

 

Just got this in the email.  Perhaps they anticpate the limited power generation to persist, to at least June 23 and are adjusting schedules accordingly?

 

Dear Guest,

To maintain a safe and comfortable speed along our journey, we’ve adjusted the times we’ll visit Bergen and Kristiansand, Norway, and our arrival into Southampton, England. While we’ll lose some time in Bergen, we know you’ll have an amazing time. We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused by this. Nevertheless, we’re excited to sail away with you! Below, please find our revised Anthem of the Seas June 16^th, 2023 itinerary.

Day	Port of Call	Arrive	Depart
Fri	Southampton, England		5:00 PM
Sat	Cruising
Sun	Bergen, Norway	2:30 PM	8:00 PM
Mon	Olden, Norway	8:00 AM	6:00 PM
Tue	Maloy, Norway	7:00 AM	4:00 PM
Wed	Kristiansand, Norway	11:59 AM	8:00 PM
Thu	Cruising
Fri	Southampton, England	6:00 AM

Our Shore Excursions team will automatically reschedule any pre-paid Royal Caribbean International shore excursions affected by this change. In the meantime, feel free to browse all the exciting shore excursion options for your sailing in Cruise Planner to level up your vacation.

Thanks for your understanding. We can’t wait to welcome you onboard Anthem of the Seas!

[Merion_Mom]

On 3/18/2023 at 12:08 PM, Max and Ruby said:

I remember from summer that the parking is a zoo so I wanted to get there a bit earlier, but balance between those disembarking and us embarking.

IIRC, they will not let you in the garage until 10. 

[Max and Ruby]

@Merion_Mom Ok.  Good to know.  We parked last June in the open lot for our cruise.  No garage because many ships.  We were in the terminal at 10.  

[FionaMG]

25 minutes ago, WarfRatWA said:

 

Just got this in the email.  Perhaps they anticpate the limited power generation to persist, to at least June 23 and are adjusting schedules accordingly?

 

Dear Guest,

To maintain a safe and comfortable speed along our journey, we’ve adjusted the times we’ll visit Bergen and Kristiansand, Norway, and our arrival into Southampton, England. While we’ll lose some time in Bergen, we know you’ll have an amazing time. We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused by this. Nevertheless, we’re excited to sail away with you! Below, please find our revised Anthem of the Seas June 16^th, 2023 itinerary.

Day	Port of Call	Arrive	Depart
Fri	Southampton, England		5:00 PM
Sat	Cruising
Sun	Bergen, Norway	2:30 PM	8:00 PM
Mon	Olden, Norway	8:00 AM	6:00 PM
Tue	Maloy, Norway	7:00 AM	4:00 PM
Wed	Kristiansand, Norway	11:59 AM	8:00 PM
Thu	Cruising
Fri	Southampton, England	6:00 AM

Our Shore Excursions team will automatically reschedule any pre-paid Royal Caribbean International shore excursions affected by this change. In the meantime, feel free to browse all the exciting shore excursion options for your sailing in Cruise Planner to level up your vacation.

Thanks for your understanding. We can’t wait to welcome you onboard Anthem of the Seas!

And I'm guessing you're just past final payment?

Guess I should probably be on the look-out for a similar email in a couple of weeks' time since my final payment for my Norway sailing is due on the 8th of April.

[Pandamonia]

I guess royals pricing is one way. Charge more for less and when we give less don't refund... 

 

Imagine the fuel savings over the year whilst they cut the ports short due to engine problem.

[Sunshine3601]

58 minutes ago, Max and Ruby said:

@Merion_Mom Ok.  Good to know.  We parked last June in the open lot for our cruise.  No garage because many ships.  We were in the terminal at 10.  

Anthem is the only ship currently sailing out of Bayonne.  We had no problem with parking in the garage for our December cruise.

[puertorican]

Today We received this same email About it:

 

ABOUT YOUR UPCOMING TRAVELS

Dear Guest,

To maintain a safe and comfortable speed along our journey, we’ve adjusted the times we’ll visit Vigo, Spain, Madeira (Funchal), Portugal, and Lanzarote, Canary Islands. We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused by this. Nevertheless, we know you’ll have an amazing time exploring everything these ports have to offer! Below, please find our revised Anthem of the Seas June 4^th, 2023 itinerary.

Day	Port of Call	Arrive	Depart
Sun	Southampton, England		5:00 PM
Mon	Cruising
Tue	Vigo, Spain	10:00 AM	5:00 PM
Wed	Cruising
Thu	Madeira (Funchal), Portugal	8:00 AM	4:00 PM
Fri	Lanzarote, Canary Islands	10:00 AM	7:00 PM
Sat	Gran Canaria, Canary Islands	8:00 AM	6:00 PM
Sun	Tenerife, Canary Islands	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Mon	Cruising
Tue	Lisbon, Portugal	9:00 AM	11:59 PM
Wed	Cruising
Thu	Cruising
Fri	Southampton, England	5:30 AM

Our Shore Excursions team will automatically reschedule any pre-paid Royal Caribbean International shore excursions affected by this change. In the meantime, feel free to browse all the exciting shore excursion options for your sailing in Cruise Planner to level up your vacation.

Thanks for your understanding. We can’t wait to welcome you onboard Anthem of the Seas!

Edited March 22, 2023 by puertorican

[JsMom2]

On 3/16/2023 at 10:21 PM, Merion_Mom said:

 

Tell me about this "reset" thing.

 

I was on the 26th, too.

I’m not sure what was done.  If I had to guess I’d say they turned all the equipment off and back on again!

[JsMom2]

On 3/17/2023 at 6:11 AM, barbeyg said:

I don't know why the ships have wifi systems if they aren't going to periodically reboot them.  All wifi systems have issues, and yet RCI seems to only do a reboot (or reset as they call it 🙄) when they have to start refunding money.  Sigh.

I think this had to do with the initial Starlink system not being installed correctly.  Just a rumor I heard onboard…

[Bulldogsoc]

We parked in the Bayonne port garage on the 12th and we got in no problem at 9:30 am.

[The Fun Researcher]

Propulsion issue is resolved.  Just off the 3-19 cruise on the Anthem and hit all ports on time(even a little early in some cases)

 

Dan