What Happens when the power fails

[Shogun]

Hi Folks,

 

We when onboard the Emerald when they switched of the power to test the back up systems, this lasted no more than ten minutes, they gave plenty warnings not to use lifts etc.

 

Once the lights went out the ship had a very odd feel about it, so quite,

 

anyway the the safety lights all kicked in , little lights along the stairs etc to show you to safety etc.

 

But one bit of the ship still had full power, it was not the coffe bar so no last cuppa as the ship sinks, no last meal, no last go on the video golf,

 

but the slots in the casino still had all there power, so the moral is if the ship is sinking and you want something to do then head for the casino.

 

 

yours Shogun

[tvaud]

Hi Folks,

 

We when onboard the Emerald when they switched of the power to test the back up systems, this lasted no more than ten minutes, they gave plenty warnings not to use lifts etc.

 

Once the lights went out the ship had a very odd feel about it, so quite,

 

anyway the the safety lights all kicked in , little lights along the stairs etc to show you to safety etc.

 

But one bit of the ship still had full power, it was not the coffe bar so no last cuppa as the ship sinks, no last meal, no last go on the video golf,

 

but the slots in the casino still had all there power, so the moral is if the ship is sinking and you want something to do then head for the casino.

 

 

yours Shogun

 

And that is probably the time you'll win a huge jackpot...:cool:

[LENORA516]

Works The Same Way In Vegas! We Lost Power For An Hour When I Was At The Mirage But The Slot Machines Were Up An Running !!!

[rcacace]

Hi Folks,

 

We when onboard the Emerald when they switched of the power to test the back up systems, this lasted no more than ten minutes, they gave plenty warnings not to use lifts etc.

 

Once the lights went out the ship had a very odd feel about it, so quite,

 

anyway the the safety lights all kicked in , little lights along the stairs etc to show you to safety etc.

 

But one bit of the ship still had full power, it was not the coffe bar so no last cuppa as the ship sinks, no last meal, no last go on the video golf,

 

but the slots in the casino still had all there power, so the moral is if the ship is sinking and you want something to do then head for the casino.

 

 

yours Shogun

We were once on the Sun Princess docked in St Thomas when they did a test of some power system - Something failed & it took them 3 hours to get power back. We sat on deck waiting for the repairs. Diner consisted of cold sandwiches & cakes set up in the atrium.

After we finally took off the dr was opened in a short time although many people had gone to bed I went to eat & then the show.

We were compensated $75 per person for our trouble.

[notentirelynormal]

Many moons ago …. On the Pacific Princess (the old one) we were sailing the Mediterranean when the power went out on the ship. Fortunately for us we were on deck getting our coffee when it happened BUT it was the real deal. It was early morning so most were not even up. We were coming into port and we were just stopped. The running lights were on in the hallways etc but otherwise no other power. We had to be towed in by the faithful tug boats. I swear it was because they had finally found our lost luggage … after 8 days… and the guy was standing at the dock waiting to give it to us. I told the Captain later that he did it on purpose because we were late getting into port and I was sure the guy left with our luggage just to spite us.

[JPEvans]

Many building and things that move make a lot of sound that we take for granted and do not realize they are there till the power goes out and everything stops. And the silence sets in. It's an eerie feeling.

[Sea Hag]

Works The Same Way In Vegas! We Lost Power For An Hour When I Was At The Mirage But The Slot Machines Were Up An Running !!!

 

Maybe they're like those hand-crank flashlights that're sold for emergencies. All that handle pulling keeps them charged up!

[noobiecruiser]

We were on a ship that lost power (unintentionally) for about 2 hours. It really was eerily quiet. I was on the upper deck in a lounge chair when an engine blew; there was the blackest smoke I've ever seen coming out of the smokestack, then we just slowed down to floating. Luckily it was a beautiful day in the Gulf of Mexico, so I just stayed there and enjoyed the day. Don't know if the casino remained in operation, but my guess is yes.

[LARGIN]

And no air conditioner...

[GBeret]

Happened to us on the Sapphire! They were switching from ship to Port power. We lost all power! We were in our cabin, so we decided to have a lights out party (except for back-up light.) Had a ball, hard on the room's Vodka supply. It wasn't that hot, so didn't miss the A/C that much. :D

[Toto2Kansas]

It sounds like it's not all that common to loose power onboard a ship.

 

Both times we sailed on the Sea Princess we lost power for at least 30 minutes, but I have no idea why.

I agree, it is amazing how dark and quiet ships can be when the power poofs.

First time we were just giving our order to our waiter at Sterlings Steakhouse when we lost all power. Just as we were pulling away from one of the ports (can't remember which) and we just bobbed around out in the bay for some time before it was restored.

 

Second time was also on the Sea, but we lost power several times on our sailing for 10 minutes here and 15 minutes there, several times throughout the 14 day cruise.

 

Maybe it was just the Sea Princess as I don't ever remember loosing power on any other ship we have sailed on before.

 

My battery operated candles came in very handy on both those voyages. :)

[janotay]

I don't know about at sea but it has been known to trigger a baby boom on land!:p

[cassie cruiser]

We lost power on the old Paquet Rhapsody in 1983 - Inland Passage/Alaska. It was very early in the morning and I think we woke up because it was too quiet. As I recall, no power also meant no water - you couldn't flush the john or even get water out of the sink. It was an engine problem and it was several hours before they could get a part sent out from somewhere.

 

It's always something!

[smoosh21]

Hi Folks,

 

We when onboard the Emerald when they switched of the power to test the back up systems, this lasted no more than ten minutes, they gave plenty warnings not to use lifts etc.

 

Once the lights went out the ship had a very odd feel about it, so quite,

 

anyway the the safety lights all kicked in , little lights along the stairs etc to show you to safety etc.

 

But one bit of the ship still had full power, it was not the coffe bar so no last cuppa as the ship sinks, no last meal, no last go on the video golf,

 

but the slots in the casino still had all there power, so the moral is if the ship is sinking and you want something to do then head for the casino.

 

 

yours Shogun

 

That is just too funny. I guess they must have figured that even shutting down the slots for 10 minutes would have sent everyone away and it would have taken too long for them to come back.

 

Additionally, leaving just the casino open while everything else shut down probably sent even more people in to gamble. I wonder if they looked at the revenue for that hour and decided it was good enough to start doing 'maintenance' all the time