Sapphire Princess May 11, 2024 Cruise Delayed - Propulsion Issues

[fpsphil]

Ships doing 20knots again

[kamelia]

Both propellers are currently operating and tests will continue for the next couple of hours before we resume course into Prince William Sound with an anticipated arrival at Harvard Glacier around 4:30p.  DH noticed a significant decrease in the cavitation when he went up to Horizon Court for coffee early this morning, which we take as another positive indication that things are on the improve.

[LyndaMR]

21 Knots & College Fjord is back on the schedule!

[cruisinsince75]

Cruisemapper is showing the ships speed at 21.1 knots.  Don't know how accurate the info is, but it appears to be a good sign.

 

[Paula_MacFan]

23 minutes ago, LyndaMR said:

21 Knots & College Fjord is back on the schedule!

That's great news!  I'm so glad for you all and thank you for reporting back to us!

[voljeep]

26 minutes ago, LyndaMR said:

21 Knots & College Fjord is back on the schedule!

excellent - I see it is 2 hours  - is that different from the original?  

[cr8tiv1]

I find it absolutely amazing that such a serious problem could be fixed without going into dry/wet dock.  Only one voyage was affected.  I do feel for those on the last cruise.  Kudos to Princess and their "fixers" to do this on the fly.  

 

May the rest of the season be void of any more disruptions.

[Auntiejo]

@LyndaMR Thank you for the updates! So so happy for all of you on board that you get to at least go to College Fjord today! It surely doesn't make up for all the disappointment, but it's something. Enjoy!

[californiagirl]

I’m so happy for you all and those boarding tomorrow!  Such a relief I’m sure.  🚢⚓️⛰️

[LyndaMR]

27 minutes ago, voljeep said:

excellent - I see it is 2 hours  - is that different from the original?  

Original was arrive at 6pm, depart at 8:30pm, so close. 

[cruisequeen4ever]

That’s excellent news! Kudos to Princess for taking care of this while at sea!

[chengkp75]

1 hour ago, cr8tiv1 said:

I find it absolutely amazing that such a serious problem could be fixed without going into dry/wet dock.  Only one voyage was affected.  I do feel for those on the last cruise.  Kudos to Princess and their "fixers" to do this on the fly.  

 

May the rest of the season be void of any more disruptions.

Well, given that Sapphire does not have azipods, the vast majority of the propulsion equipment is inside the hull, making dry docking unnecessary for anything other than a bent propeller.  Since they locked the propeller, they didn't want the propulsion motor that was not working to "freewheel" as the attached propeller is spun in the ship's wake.  That tells me it was likely a bearing problem either in the motor or in the shafting to the propeller.  Could have been another problem with the motor itself, but those are more difficult (time) to repair.

[EDVM96]

7 hours ago, LyndaMR said:

21 Knots & College Fjord is back on the schedule!

Finally. 😎

 

 

[LyndaMR]

Absolutely spectacular day in College Fjord! I hope it’s as good for everyone on this thread. 

[wrongwaywatson]

So happy this is fixed!   

[Paula_MacFan]

10 hours ago, LyndaMR said:

Absolutely spectacular day in College Fjord! I hope it’s as good for everyone on this thread. 

Great picture! Please keep us posted next week too. Thanks!

[meldal]

Thank you for the awesome photo!  We board the Sapphire on June 1st!!!!!  

[LyndaMR]

On 5/18/2024 at 5:20 AM, Paula_MacFan said:

Great picture! Please keep us posted next week too. Thanks!

It’s been great thus far! We had another spectacular day yesterday in Glacier Bay and today was gorgeous in Skagway.