Medivac happening on the Breakaway.

cruisecritic member Tgloersen, who is on the Breakaway, said their is a medivac happening. They are just south of the Dominican Republic.

Those happen all the time. They'll handle it just fine.

Sorry to hear that. Hope the patient will be OK.

Boy that cruise can't catch a break. 1st the delay departure from NY, now this.

Whats next? bad enough the Breakaway took a beating during the storm :o

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So sad! Hope all is okay!

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I’m sure some will find a way to blame it on NCL’s response to the Bomb-Nado last week.

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Dominican Airforce did the pickup, we are on our way to Aruba I don’t have any details on what actually happened. Hope that all turns out ok though

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It was 2 separate passengers. Both went on the same helicopter.

Praying for all involved. It’s always worrisome when something like this happens. And even those watching. Hoping for the best outcome in both cases.

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Between the leaving a day late and the 2 sick passengers no Aruba tomorrow.

My brother boarded Friday night and now won't be at the first port until Thursday. I told him that he could have sailed to England in 6 days. lol. I wouldn't mind being on the ship because I loveeeee sea days.

It is what it is, we will just make the best of it party on!

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My brother boarded Friday night and now won't be at the first port until Thursday. I told him that he could have sailed to England in 6 days. lol. I wouldn't mind being on the ship because I loveeeee sea days.

I hope the evacuee will be OK and rest of the cruise smooth for this group.

Breakaway is a great ship for sea days, they are the best:cool:

Boy that cruise can't catch a break. 1st the delay departure from NY, now this.

Whats next? bad enough the Breakaway took a beating during the storm :o

Not just that, but the original itinerary for this 14 night cruise included 8 port stops. After the hurricanes, that was reduced to 5. After the bombnado, the new overnight in Aruba was removed, and that wasn't announced until pax were onboard for the new January 6 departure.

(original itinerary: NYC; San Juan, PR; Tortola, BVI; St Thomas, USVI; Philipsburg, St Marteen; Roseau, Dominica; Bridgetown, Barbados; Castries, St. Lucia; St. Johns, Antigua; NYC).

(revised itinerary: NYC; Oranjestad, Aruba overnight + 1/2 day; Willemstad, Curacao; Bridgetown, Barbados; Castries, St. Lucia; St Johns, Antigua; NYC).

(re-revised itinerary: NYC; Oranjestad, Aruba 1/2 day only; Willemstad, Curacao; Bridgetown, Barbados; Castries, St. Lucia; St Johns, Antigua; NYC).

I do hope the passengers medi-vac'd today are okay. Would the 2nd one only be to accompany the first one who needed medical attention?

Between the leaving a day late and the 2 sick passengers no Aruba tomorrow.

Why wouldn't they make the 1/2 day scheduled stop in Aruba tomorrow?

Why wouldn't they make the 1/2 day scheduled stop in Aruba tomorrow?

Not enough time to get there

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Enjoy the rest of your trip! Give our best to Maria!

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Seeing positive thoughts to the person evacuated from the ship.

Keith

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That stinks, how is the ship? We sail on 2-2-18

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Thank you for the reply. I didn't realize evacs like that affected the itinerary.

Someone on FB posted that they put out a call for blood donations, so it must have been very serious. Hopefully the person is okay!!!

Looking at Marinetraffic I see the BA arriving at Willemstad at a speed of around 9 knots. Looks like they WANTED to miss Aruba.

Hoping all is well now.

Thank you for the reply. I didn't realize evacs like that affected the itinerary.

 

We were on a Celebrity Alaskan sailing a few years ago when we had to double back to meet a rescue helicopter and evacuate a passenger and her family. In this case it was a young girl with an obstruction in her colon so very serious. It was truly amazing to see them be airlifted onto the helicopter. We did miss Sitka as a result and ended up with another sea day. The Captain was kind enough to update passengers later on to say she was ok and in hospital. It's very scary and I really felt for that family. Nobody expects that kind of situation to happen when at sea.

It was 2 separate passengers. Both went on the same helicopter.

Are you absolutely sure about this?