No Crown In Bar Harbor

To anyone on the Crown right now, did they give you any reason as to why you missed Bar Harbor. DW and I were in Bar Harbor for a few days and were looking forward to seeing the Crown in the Harbor. Anthem of the Seas was in port on Monday and was impressive but really wanted to see the Crown.

Thanks in advance

According to the MarineTraffic website the Crown is making normal speed (11.2 knots) and will arrive at Saint John NB around 9 PM tonight.

Nothing I could find indicated bad weather today in Bar Harbor nor any issues with the Port Authority there.

So until someone on board reports what was said (or more likely not said) it remains a mystery. Curious if they will open the gangway at Saint John or remain offshore to keep the shops and casino in play.

From The Weather Network website:

Bar Harbor, ME

Alerts in Effect

High Surf Advisory

Issued at 15:24 Wednesday 20 September 2017

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 10 FEET.

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HIGH DANGEROUS SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL

MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS. RIP CURRENTS, HIGH SURF,

AND SNEAKER WAVES CLAIM 11 TIMES MORE LIVES THAN HURRICANES!

* RIP CURRENTS...ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY

AWAY FROM SHORE. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION

TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

* HIGH SURF...LARGE WAVES CAN PRESENT A DANGER TO PEOPLE ON

ROCKS ABOVE THE WATER. STAY AWAY FROM ROCK OUTCROPS ALONG THE

SHORELINE EXPOSED TO OCEAN WAVES AS WAVES CAN EASILY SWEEP

PEOPLE INTO THE COLD OCEAN WATER.

Issued by National Weather Service

Bar Harbor is a tender port for all the but smallest cruise ships (100 pax), and many times when we have been there the ships sit within view of the dock but are unable to send tenders. Fog is the most common culprit, but apparently here it is heavy seas.

We were told the high winds and waves due to the effects of Hurricane Jose made a tender operation unsafe

We were suppose to stop at Bar Harbor 2 years ago on a QC-NYC cruise. We had to bypass it because the wind and seas were too rough to attempt the tendering process. I have seen other reports on here for the same reason. We were disappointed but that means we will have to *sacrifice* and do the cruise again. :D