buffet24 Posted December 17, 2023 #1 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Ummm.... I guess you guys aren't going to Florida/Bahamas??? I know the weather is bad down there... So are you guys coming here to Boston instead??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ottawa_Cruiser Posted December 18, 2023 #2 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Yes, Boston, Portland and St John. Trust me, having just disembarked, the weather we had was awful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted December 18, 2023 #3 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Yeah but the weather up here isn't all that much better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffet24 Posted December 18, 2023 Author #4 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Why Mera just cannot seem to catch a break with the weather is unfortunate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffet24 Posted December 18, 2023 Author #5 Share Posted December 18, 2023 If they could have arrived here on Saturday... then all the cruisers would have been treated to our celebration of 250th Anniversary of Boston Tea Party!!! 🤩 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffet24 Posted December 19, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted December 19, 2023 I'm amazed these guys are still stuck here in Boston... When we went on Mera back in November... we drove down to NYC from Boston (our home is located within this picture, just 2 miles from the ship)... And if the ship brought us back here to Boston for 2 days... not sure what we would have done....I suppose, we would have gone home to drop off some dirty laundry, water the plants, take a hot shower in our roomy bathroom and grab some water bottles before heading back to the ship for dinner and the shows... 🤔 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrill Posted December 20, 2023 #7 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Well the news has hit the internet... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12881225/MSC-cruise-vacation-Bahamas-boston-canada-storms.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffet24 Posted December 20, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted December 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Boatdrill said: Well the news has hit the internet... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12881225/MSC-cruise-vacation-Bahamas-boston-canada-storms.html So.... MSC changed their itinerary due to the storm over Florida and Bahamas... I don't dispute there was a storm... (actually the same storm blew through here yesterday when Mera was docked here in Boston... 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️) But ummmmm...... when you look at this map taken just a moment ago... which ship do you think is the only one affected and sailing to nowhere really fast??? Are ALL the other ships that dumb to sail through that same storm??? This is the second instance in about a month time where it seems like the Captain of Mera is chasing after the storm rather than just sailing where everyone else is headed... 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KKB Posted December 20, 2023 #9 Share Posted December 20, 2023 They just did a story on GMA about this cruise. Did this captain not check the weather? I agree--wouldn't south or west have been BETTER weather (couldn't be worse!)& STILL WARM?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Line Posted December 20, 2023 #10 Share Posted December 20, 2023 10 hours ago, buffet24 said: This is the second instance in about a month time where it seems like the Captain of Mera is chasing after the storm rather than just sailing where everyone else is headed... 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ It's the same Captain that changed my November 13th cruise from Bermuda to Cape Canaveral/Nassau. I hope he is gone by end of April for my next cruise will hopefully make Bermuda. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffet24 Posted December 20, 2023 Author #11 Share Posted December 20, 2023 1 hour ago, KKB said: They just did a story on GMA about this cruise. Did this captain not check the weather? I agree--wouldn't south or west have been BETTER weather (couldn't be worse!)& STILL WARM?? This was Monday here in Boston when MSC Meraviglia was docked here for the entire day... 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ IMG_6765_MSC_MONDAY.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidari Posted December 20, 2023 #12 Share Posted December 20, 2023 38 minutes ago, buffet24 said: This was Monday here in Boston when MSC Meraviglia was docked here for the entire day... 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ IMG_6765_MSC_MONDAY.mp4 7.51 MB · 0 downloads Was it not there for two days ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathy49 Posted December 20, 2023 #13 Share Posted December 20, 2023 why did they leave new york at all? as I understand it passengers did not have to get on a ship going nowhere in winter. I just don't get this whole story. a cruise from NYC to Bahamas at best during this time is not great weather. Sounds like the bad decisions being made all around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tierun Posted December 20, 2023 #14 Share Posted December 20, 2023 MSC sent an email the day prior to embarking. Everyone had the option to get a FCC and not go on the sailing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MississippiMom Posted December 20, 2023 #15 Share Posted December 20, 2023 5 hours ago, KKB said: They just did a story on GMA about this cruise. Did this captain not check the weather? I agree--wouldn't south or west have been BETTER weather (couldn't be worse!)& STILL WARM?? I saw that story this morning and have to admit that I would have been ALL sorts of annoyed as a cruise passenger. Talk about a seriously ruined vacation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Line Posted December 20, 2023 #16 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Not too long ago there were very few cruises from NYC in the winter (ok late December) you had NCL and Cunnard in 2018 and except for 7-day cruises around Christmas and New Year's the cruises were 14 days so time up north was limited. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted December 20, 2023 #17 Share Posted December 20, 2023 6 hours ago, KKB said: They just did a story on GMA about this cruise. Did this captain not check the weather? I agree--wouldn't south or west have been BETTER weather (couldn't be worse!)& STILL WARM?? West . . . to Harrison, New Jersey? 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony s Posted December 20, 2023 #18 Share Posted December 20, 2023 3 minutes ago, Nitemare said: West . . . to Harrison, New Jersey? 😁 There is the Jersey Shore 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted December 20, 2023 #19 Share Posted December 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, tony s said: There is the Jersey Shore 😂 Snooki and Pauly D! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffet24 Posted December 20, 2023 Author #20 Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) Now on CNN...🤷♂️ Edited December 20, 2023 by buffet24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fissues Posted December 20, 2023 #21 Share Posted December 20, 2023 NCL Getaway left NYC at the same time as Mera, bound for Bermuda. The got their ass kicked the whole way just to turn around. Couldn’t make port. I would have rather been on Mera. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8420PR Posted December 20, 2023 #22 Share Posted December 20, 2023 41 minutes ago, Fissues said: NCL Getaway left NYC at the same time as Mera, bound for Bermuda. The got their ass kicked the whole way just to turn around. Couldn’t make port. I would have rather been on Mera. Here is their route: So it seems the choice was between lots of sea days at about 15C/59F or a couple of ports at about 6C/42F. Tough choice, but at least the passengers had a choice to go or not. I wonder if any OBC included for those that took the cruise? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WonderMan3 Posted December 20, 2023 #23 Share Posted December 20, 2023 19 hours ago, buffet24 said: So.... MSC changed their itinerary due to the storm over Florida and Bahamas... I don't dispute there was a storm... (actually the same storm blew through here yesterday when Mera was docked here in Boston... 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️) But ummmmm...... when you look at this map taken just a moment ago... which ship do you think is the only one affected and sailing to nowhere really fast??? Are ALL the other ships that dumb to sail through that same storm??? This is the second instance in about a month time where it seems like the Captain of Mera is chasing after the storm rather than just sailing where everyone else is headed... 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ They couldn’t get down to Florida or the Bahamas because the storm was in the way. Going north before the storm arrived was the only option other than sitting in NYC for a couple days and waiting for the storm to pass. That may not have given enough time to sail to any port though. Not sure what people really expected them to do here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KKB Posted December 20, 2023 #24 Share Posted December 20, 2023 3 hours ago, Nitemare said: West . . . to Harrison, New Jersey? 😁 Sry didnt realize it left from NYC!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARD@SEA Posted December 21, 2023 #25 Share Posted December 21, 2023 since the 1960's there were plenty of winter sailings out of NYC - Home Lines, the Italian Line, the Greek Line, Cunard all offered all type of carib & Bahama sailings of various lengths. We usually sailed Home Line & the Italian Line on 9+ day sailings - the first & last sea days were chilly but after that it was warmer than in Florida. The passengers on this sailing went at rock bottom prices(between Thanksgiving & pre Christmas) and the cruise line has the right to change the itinerary as needed. One of the best reasons to sail out of NY is that - for us there is no need to fly!!! PS - I sailed Mera a couple of years ago & recently sailed HAL Rotterdam - I'd pick MSC over HAL any day!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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