Dobbers Posted May 11, 2018 #1 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Ventura seems to have suffered a breakdown. My son is on her still waiting to leave Southampton. Not sure what the problem is, they will update at 9pm. Message was a bit sketchy but looks like they are cancelling Mondays stop at Cadiz and putting in a half day at Vigo instead.Sure I read something about her suffering problems recently, not fair on passengers if it is an ongoing problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanrees Posted May 11, 2018 #2 Share Posted May 11, 2018 We have friends who disembarked Ventura today. She had technical issues which meant the call at Oporto was cancelled. The problem meant she had to run at reduced speed. It sounds as though things may still not be right. Sent from my SM-G930F using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwalkerdave Posted May 11, 2018 #3 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Delayed now until 11pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuvraj Posted May 12, 2018 #4 Share Posted May 12, 2018 It's my favourite ship but now putting her on the avoid list. I was optimistic that after the dry dock, it would get a full upgrade. Clearly it hasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Peterson Posted May 12, 2018 #5 Share Posted May 12, 2018 It's my favourite ship but now putting her on the avoid list. I was optimistic that after the dry dock, it would get a full upgrade. Clearly it hasn't. Just a little premature? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuvraj Posted May 12, 2018 #6 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Just a little premature? :confused: It's a culmination of a number of different things leading to disappointment over how much effort went into the dry dock maintenance. Did they spend big money? Having been on Ventura a few weeks ago, I have my doubts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry field Posted May 12, 2018 #7 Share Posted May 12, 2018 What time did she sail in the end? I was near Calshot at around midnight and there was no sign of her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanlyon Posted May 12, 2018 #8 Share Posted May 12, 2018 She's just off the North coast of France near Ushant. Next stop Vigo. She left around 22.30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry field Posted May 12, 2018 #9 Share Posted May 12, 2018 She's just off the North coast of France near Ushant. Next stop Vigo. She left around 22.30. Thanks, I'm glad she got away in the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josy1953 Posted May 13, 2018 #10 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Why did they cancel Cadiz and replace it with half day stop in Vigo, surely they could have speeded up and made up the time given that they had 2 days and 3 nights before they were due in Cadiz. We were on Azura in April when she left Cartagena 6 hours late and she made up 2 hours overnight arriving in Gibraltar 4 hours late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuvraj Posted May 13, 2018 #11 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Why did they cancel Cadiz and replace it with half day stop in Vigo, surely they could have speeded up and made up the time given that they had 2 days and 3 nights before they were due in Cadiz. We were on Azura in April when she left Cartagena 6 hours late and she made up 2 hours overnight arriving in Gibraltar 4 hours late. Someone mentioned on this thread that they had to run at reduced speed due to technical problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Peterson Posted May 13, 2018 #12 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Higher speed = higher fuel costs. VERY non-Carnival! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josy1953 Posted May 13, 2018 #13 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Someone mentioned on this thread that they had to run at reduced speed due to technical problems. I had assumed that they had solved that problem on Friday because she has been running at just over 18 knots which is a normal speed. Perhaps they want to play safe and not push her. I am not sure that I would be happy to be on her if she has known technical problems but for all I know I could have been on many ships that had problems and never known about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les_ldh Posted May 13, 2018 #14 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Can anyone on Ventura at the moment give us an update. Is she now running normally, or are there still technical issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josy1953 Posted May 13, 2018 #15 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Higher speed = higher fuel costs. VERY non-Carnival! True. The bean counters most have been having heart attacks about our April cruise, having a tug holding the ship to the dock for 14 -15 hours in Cartagena because of high winds then running at 25 knots to make up time from Cartagena to Gibraltar and slightly faster than normal from Gibraltar to Southampton to make up the remaining 2 hours that we were behind leaving Gibraltar. :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwgolf Posted May 15, 2018 #16 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I hope it's OK for our two nighter to Belgium at the end of May. A five hour delay is a good chunk of the cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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