Sun Princess off Fort Lauderdale delayed and airlifts

[Host CJSKIDS]

Sun Princess is being kept off Fort Lauderdale as we have Milton coming and people have been airlifted off. 


https://www.foxnews.com/video/6362993765112

 

Anyone on the ship? 
 

It's going to be a long few days for us. 

 

 

 

[antsp]

We are on The Sun, all good, sailing down to the Bahamas channel until Friday. All continues as normal onboard, free Internet for everyone, and a help desk on deck 4 midship to help with anyone re onward travel. 

[IndyKid]

Kudos for the Coast Guard and all they do..Semper Paratus!

[Cruzinnana47]

Hope all goes well for everyone onboard the Sun Princess and you all arrive home safely!

[Host CJSKIDS]

1 hour ago, antsp said:

We are on The Sun, all good, sailing down to the Bahamas channel until Friday. All continues as normal onboard, free Internet for everyone, and a help desk on deck 4 midship to help with anyone re onward travel. 

 

thanks for the update on that.  Hope you have loved the cruise!

 

The drive today from Naples to Miami was taking 7 hours as people leave our coast.  I'm hunkered down.  

[Wishing on a star]

Video of the medivac by helicopter is al over social media.

They had to hoist the person, in the gurney/bed thing, up in the air and pull them into the helicopter.  😮

Does this ship not have anything that is used as a HELIPAD?

[canadarocks]

29 minutes ago, Host CJSKIDS said:

 

thanks for the update on that.  Hope you have loved the cruise!

 

The drive today from Naples to Miami was taking 7 hours as people leave our coast.  I'm hunkered down.  

Stay safe! 

[Astro Flyer]

28 minutes ago, Wishing on a star said:

Video of the medivac by helicopter is al over social media.

They had to hoist the person, in the gurney/bed thing, up in the air and pull them into the helicopter.  😮

Does this ship not have anything that is used as a HELIPAD?

No Princess ship has a helipad & instead the USCG will hoist a patient as shown in the video. Once saw a USAF helicopter provide a medevac.

 

Edited October 9 by Astro Flyer

[Astro Flyer]

37 minutes ago, Host CJSKIDS said:

The drive today from Naples to Miami was taking 7 hours as people leave our coast.  I'm hunkered down.

 

Stay safe!!! 🙏

We’re watching Weather Channel coverage.

 

Edited October 9 by Astro Flyer

[So_Tweetie]

33 minutes ago, Wishing on a star said:

 

Does this ship not have anything that is used as a HELIPAD?

All the medivacs that I've seen have been done with the helicopter hovering and hoisting the patient up. I haven't ever seen a helipad on Princess. 

[startedwithamouse]

1 hour ago, Wishing on a star said:

Video of the medivac by helicopter is al over social media.

They had to hoist the person, in the gurney/bed thing, up in the air and pull them into the helicopter.  😮

Does this ship not have anything that is used as a HELIPAD?

None of the Princess ships do. 

[Teechur]

Do other brand cruise ships have helipads? I've never seen any.

[SCX22]

15 minutes ago, Teechur said:

Do other brand cruise ships have helipads? I've never seen any.

Some of the older RCCL ships have them at the bow of the ship.  Many times the area is open to passengers on scenic cruising days.  On Princess this area is the crew pool.

[Esprit]

2 hours ago, Teechur said:

Do other brand cruise ships have helipads? I've never seen any.

All Celebrity Solstice and Edge class ships have a pad on the bow but it’s for winch only.

[1025cruise]

It's actually safer to hoist the passenger than it is to land a helicopter on a ship.

[WNcruiser]

6 hours ago, Esprit said:

All Celebrity Solstice and Edge class ships have a pad on the bow but it’s for winch only.

They can land a helicopter on M and S class ships.

 

Edited October 9 by WNcruiser

[WNcruiser]

3 minutes ago, WNcruiser said:

They can land a helicopter on M and S class ships.

 

[Esprit]

That’s odd as on Silhouette and Reflection it clearly states winch only!

[bstrauss3]

One evac to Broward Health Medical Center (we tracked the Helicopter via ASDB data). From about 20 miles out.

 

Two evac via boat (we closed further to the coast for this).

 

We're now cruising slowly along the Cuban Coast in International waters.

 

After they called off flying stations,  the Captain said one of the nurses was also lifted off the deck to see to the patient during the flight.

 

During the evac, passengers were not allowed on the open decks or balconies. Port side zone 2 and 3 passengers were not allowed to stay in their rooms on most of the decks.

 

 

[Astro Flyer]

7 hours ago, 1025cruise said:

It's actually safer to hoist the passenger than it is to land a helicopter on a ship.

True but that also has its dangers…

 

[Astro Flyer]

17 hours ago, Host CJSKIDS said:

I'm hunkered down

Viewing the Weather Channel coverage Milton’s worst effects are forecasted to stay north of you. Although storm surge appears to be a bigger factor in Naples.
 

Hopefully you still have power to be comfortable while hunkering down at home. 🙏

 

Edited October 9 by Astro Flyer

[Torfamm]

18 hours ago, Host CJSKIDS said:

 

thanks for the update on that.  Hope you have loved the cruise!

 

The drive today from Naples to Miami was taking 7 hours as people leave our coast.  I'm hunkered down.  

Stay safe! 

[Rick&Jeannie]

On 10/9/2024 at 2:28 AM, Teechur said:

Do other brand cruise ships have helipads? I've never seen any.

A few do...seems like Celebrity Solstice does...and I *think* I've been on an NCL ship that did; don't recall which one.

[reedprincess]

As of 11:20am EDT, Port Everglades is open for both land and water side operations..

And Sun is on the schedule for Oct 11

. Terminal 2.

 

[nasa1974]

4 hours ago, reedprincess said:

As of 11:20am EDT, Port Everglades is open for both land and water side operations..

And Sun is on the schedule for Oct 11

. Terminal 2.

 

I heard that Miami and Ft. Lauderdale airports will reopen for business tomorrow morning.