Empress is Still in Freeport

For all of you who have various sources of information regarding the Empress, her AIS data is still showing her in Freeport. If she is supposed to leave Saturday, I would expect that she needs to be in Miami very soon for provisioning and inspections. My family is scheduled to sail on June 2nd, the second scheduled cruise. If anyone can shed some light on the subject, please let me know. I know they cancelled the last cruises 5 days prior to sailing. It's 4 days now and as far as I know, no one has heard of a cancellation. Any news out there?

Due to the amount of cruise ship traffic in Miami/FLL and the more expensive dockage fees, I wouldn't expect her to leave Freeport until Thursday the 26th. The USPH inspection will have been completed in Freeport, and possibly the USCG inspection as well, so there would only need to be one extra day to load provisions and stores. Even a lot of this could have been accomplished, especially for non-perishables, if RCI was willing to pay for crane service at the shipyard that they are part owners of.

Thank you for your input. I hope everything is fine, but until I see the cruise before ours leaving the dock, I will be nervous. Thanks again!

Another thread here showed that the Empress will be arriving in Miami on Wednesday morning and leaving Thursday afternoon for a staff shakedown cruise. I am not sure when they are returning for the May 28 passengers. I will be checking the Miami webcam when I get up tomorrow morning.

Thank you for your input. I hope everything is fine, but until I see the cruise before ours leaving the dock, I will be nervous. Thanks again!

I will also be nervous until I watch the dock fading into the distance as we pull away.

Not sure when it happened (haven't been following too close), but Empress has moved to quayside from the finger piers she was at most of the month, so I suspect they are loading there.

Just left Freeport a few minutes ago. On way to Miami. due in approx 5AM

She's moving! Empress is Miami bound. Woo hoo!

Many people will be very relieved!!

whooohooo....I can start getting excited now. Hurry up June 2nd

So happy for those of you on her!

So happy to hear this. We sail on her this Saturday!!!!

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She has jut picked up her pilot, doing 14 knots, and will be entering the port in minutes.

Rick

Done in the turning basin and docking now

Is the Empress still showing on the Miami webcam? I see a ship on the screen, but can't tell if that's her or not.

It's her. Docked where MJ docks.

Rick

Someone needs to man the webcam and turn it so we can see her! :)

It's her. Docked where MJ docks.

Rick

So cool! Thanks!

So cool! Thanks!

She isn't visible yet Citymom92. Hopefully they turn the webcam to the right so we can her.

She isn't visible yet Citymom92. Hopefully they turn the webcam to the right so we can her.

They've moved the webcam.

Slow news day I guess for me, because I am finding all this ridiculously exciting. I think she looks terrific and I can't wait for the Empress to be my first cruise in 53 days and counting.

Empress of the Seas front and center on the Port Miami webcam

http://www.portmiamiwebcam.com

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!

They've moved the webcam.

I don't know if I am the guilty party or not, but after reading the posts this am, I sent them an email and asked them to please move the camera so those waiting to sail her could see her. She looks good.

I don't know if I am the guilty party or not, but after reading the posts this am, I sent them an email and asked them to please move the camera so those waiting to sail her could see her. She looks good.

Ha, well thanks!

Doing that did cross my mind.