Caribbean Princess still in Port

[molme]

Does anyone know why she is still in port at 6pm?

[bcnvcanada]

Weather, very strong thunderstorms, in the area and off the coastal areas.

[Debbie42467]

She's leaving right now.

[gcvt]

There she goes!

 

That was quite the storm they had today.

[flamomo]

Just saw a FB post and photo on the Port Everglades webcam site that it appears that the Caribbean Princess is offshore and appears to have stopped moving

[Cruisinsince00]

Just saw a FB post and photo on the Port Everglades webcam site that it appears that the Caribbean Princess is offshore and appears to have stopped moving

 

 

Yes it has stopped moving off shore..

 

 

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[floridacruisers]

The ship is still not moving, but the lights have just come on. Don't know what that means. Sure hope they get going soon.

[rdsqrl]

I'm listening to the Port Everglades webcam chatter (*sigh* yes, I do need to get a life...) and the harbourmaster told another captain something about the cruise ship doing a compass adjustment. Maybe the CB's captain had to get out the map. And we all know what a pain they are to fold back up into the glove compartment once you're done.

[gcvt]

"Did you fill up the tank?"

"No. I thought you said you were going to do that!"

 

:p

[mengcruise]

She called to tell her that when they boarded - her floor of the cabin was soaking wet - like water coming up into her toes - and then no a/c in the cabins at all - since it was delayed - people were actually leaving the ship - bags in hand -

They were told the delay was due to late planes - but the wet carpets and no a/c concern me more

[HMSDingy]

Ok, now you guys are scaring me. We're sailing on the CB next month. I hope there's nothing wrong with her:eek:

Edited May 15, 2014 by HMSDingy

[jerrie limbie]

I am at my mom's condo on the beach about 5 miles from port everglades I am watching the Carribean Princess now out in the distance and she is barely moving if at all.

[s_klugh]

"did you fill up the tank?"

"no. I thought you said you were going to do that!"

 

:p

 

lol

[Colo Cruiser]

[lovetocruiserccl]

She's still sitting.

[jetsfn42]

Haven't seen anything or heard anything on the ship

 

 

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[whataboutport]

Oh my, even out of FLL CB keeps having issues.

[jerrie limbie]

Does anyone know what is going on? I can see her out in the distance not moving. We are sailing her soon.

[Ski24girl]

First time on here. Will I get email notifications if anyone responds?

 

We board that ship on Monday so I can slightly concerned, any info on CP?

[99florida]

Oh great......we are sailing on CB next week.:confused:

[Hoosier-Cruiser]

She's under power and steaming off toward Grand Turk at almost 16 knots. Whatever the issue was, it looks like it's been resolved.

[tbmrt]

She's under power and steaming off toward Grand Turk at almost 16 knots. Whatever the issue was, it looks like it's been resolved.

 

We're boarding next week

 

...I had scheduled a cruise (NCL Dawn) a few years ago that was cancelled the day we left for our pre-cruise hotel stay in FL. There were many problems onboard and when I woke to read the CC boards, the ship was "floating at sea" with no power!! As a result, our cruise was cancelled.

 

I'm praying that this won't happen again!

Barbara

[tbmrt]

Upsetting information. What cabin was mom in?

[chengkp75]

Based on what a PP said was heard about a "compass adjustment", this is a not very frequent but normal procedure. Even though the ship never uses the magnetic compass, it is required to be installed, and adjusted on a regular basis (as changes in the metal of the ship around it can affect the compass reading. So, every two years, a compass adjuster will come onboard, and they will take the ship to a quiet location offshore, and "swing the ship" to get the compass readings to compare with actual headings. Then small magnets will be moved around inside the compass until it reads correctly. It takes between 1-4 hours, depending on the results. If you ever take a bridge tour, ask to see the "compass card" which will show the magnetic compass error for any heading.

[mollyanne]

Based on what a PP said was heard about a "compass adjustment", this is a not very frequent but normal procedure. Even though the ship never uses the magnetic compass, it is required to be installed, and adjusted on a regular basis (as changes in the metal of the ship around it can affect the compass reading. So, every two years, a compass adjuster will come onboard, and they will take the ship to a quiet location offshore, and "swing the ship" to get the compass readings to compare with actual headings. Then small magnets will be moved around inside the compass until it reads correctly. It takes between 1-4 hours, depending on the results. If you ever take a bridge tour, ask to see the "compass card" which will show the magnetic compass error for any heading.

 

Thanks for the explanation - something new to me.

 

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