charlielinda Posted December 21, 2018 #51 Share Posted December 21, 2018 (edited) I was just on a flight to Tampa and sat next to someone who was booked on the Rhapsody of the Seas tomorrow. She said the ship was leaving from Cape Canaveral instead of Tampa and she was being taken by shuttle tomorrow to meet the ship. The winds have been high in Tampa but I’ve never heard of this. The folks flying in today and tomorrow for the cruise will be shuttled over and I’m sure excited for the cruise. For the passengers getting it in Cape Canaveral and flying out of Tampa looks like it will be a problem. Does anyone know what Royal Caribbean does to help folks. Edited December 21, 2018 by charlielinda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 21, 2018 #52 Share Posted December 21, 2018 34 minutes ago, charlielinda said: I was just on a flight to Tampa and sat next to someone who was booked on the Rhapsody of the Seas tomorrow. She said the ship was leaving from Cape Canaveral instead of Tampa and she was being taken by shuttle tomorrow to meet the ship. The winds have been high in Tampa but I’ve never heard of this. The folks flying in today and tomorrow for the cruise will be shuttled over and I’m sure excited for the cruise. For the passengers getting it in Cape Canaveral and flying out of Tampa looks like it will be a problem. Does anyone know what Royal Caribbean does to help folks. They are bussing folks between Port Canaveral and Tampa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillBilly Bob Posted December 21, 2018 #53 Share Posted December 21, 2018 We are leaving tomorrow on The Rhapsody from Tampa via charter buses. They are taking us to PC. Shuttles are running from 11am until 2pm. We board in PC BUT Rhapsody will be returning us to Tampa for disembarking. Considering the weather issues, RCL is giving all a 25.00 OBC for the issue. No flights, hotels, etc need to be rescheduled since we are enjoying the complete cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted December 21, 2018 #54 Share Posted December 21, 2018 What a mess for those cruisers! I hope everyone arrives in Tampa in time to take the shuttles. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired LEO Posted December 22, 2018 #55 Share Posted December 22, 2018 2 hours ago, cruisegirl1 said: What a mess for those cruisers! I hope everyone arrives in Tampa in time to take the shuttles. M If anyone arrives in Tampa after 2:00 they would probably miss the ship if it was sailing out of Tampa. It will be a late departure out of Port Canaveral. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted December 22, 2018 #56 Share Posted December 22, 2018 I agree with cruisegirl1...I think that it will be kind of a mess. But hopefully I am wrong and there was enough advanced planning that cruisers received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaHunt Posted December 22, 2018 #57 Share Posted December 22, 2018 FYI in case anyone’s driving down to PC and is interested there’s a rocket launch scheduled for 8:55 am Saturday morning from the Cape https://spaceflightnow.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted December 22, 2018 Author #58 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Debarking at 6:00, no cars, lots of busses 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lr657 Posted December 22, 2018 #59 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Debarkation seems to be going smoothly. We were off the ship about 7:00, picked up our luggage, went through customs, and were on our bus within 10 minutes. Whole process looks fairly organized. They were even giving out bus snacks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snit13 Posted December 22, 2018 #60 Share Posted December 22, 2018 2 hours ago, John&LaLa said: Debarking at 6:00, no cars, lots of busses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snit13 Posted December 22, 2018 #61 Share Posted December 22, 2018 John, just knew we could count on you to keep everyone informed of what's happening. Woke up at 3am so watched her come in from Atlantic and dock. Saw weather on Tampa TV and waves/surf were to high for the surfers and were really crashing against piers thus ship would have been really rockin and rollin. Not a convenient move by Royal but a smart move. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty G Posted December 22, 2018 #62 Share Posted December 22, 2018 4 hours ago, John&LaLa said: Debarking at 6:00, no cars, lots of busses Kudos to Michael Hopins and crew as well as Customs for handling the unexpected job! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billylen Posted December 22, 2018 #63 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Just arrived at TPA after the shuttle from PC. It is hard when you’re onboard to know how bad the waves would have been if the ship would have continued to Tampa. But I do know this, Royal did an outstanding job of mitigating potential risks to passengers and crew. Certainly some will complain (even I would have enjoyed the rocking and rolling) but the line handled the situation well. There were plenty of busses, snacks and options for drop off. Folks this was textbook handling...good job! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 22, 2018 #64 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Just now, billylen said: Just arrived at TPA after the shuttle from PC. It is hard when you’re onboard to know how bad the waves would have been if the ship would have continued to Tampa. But I do know this, Royal did an outstanding job of mitigating potential risks to passengers and crew. Certainly some will complain (even I would have enjoyed the rocking and rolling) but the line handled the situation well. There were plenty of busses, snacks and options for drop off. Folks this was textbook handling...good job! Do you have any idea of when the first shuttle from PC arrived at TPA? Curious about potential flight issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTO-Girl Posted December 22, 2018 #65 Share Posted December 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, billylen said: Just arrived at TPA after the shuttle from PC. It is hard when you’re onboard to know how bad the waves would have been if the ship would have continued to Tampa. But I do know this, Royal did an outstanding job of mitigating potential risks to passengers and crew. Certainly some will complain (even I would have enjoyed the rocking and rolling) but the line handled the situation well. There were plenty of busses, snacks and options for drop off. Folks this was textbook handling...good job! Thank you for posting this wonderful positive response!! So nice to see someone with a great outlook on what could have been a challenging situation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billylen Posted December 22, 2018 #66 Share Posted December 22, 2018 1 minute ago, Host Clarea said: Do you have any idea of when the first shuttle from PC arrived at TPA? Curious about potential flight issues. I am guessing around 930am. I strolled off the ship about 730 and really took my time. Travel time to TPA was about 2 hours. I had a buddy that left about 30 mind earlier for an 1130 flight. I think he made it...I’m guessing the first busses arrived at TPA between 915 and 930 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 22, 2018 #67 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Just now, billylen said: I am guessing around 930am. I strolled off the ship about 730 and really took my time. Travel time to TPA was about 2 hours. I had a buddy that left about 30 mind earlier for an 1130 flight. I think he made it...I’m guessing the first busses arrived at TPA between 915 and 930 Not bad! I'll bet most people didn't even have to change flights. Arriving from a TA, we probably would not have booked a flight earlier than noon out of TPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlielinda Posted December 22, 2018 #68 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Thank you for the updates. I’m a Celebrity cruiser and had heard about this situation for the cruise. I’m so happy to hear good things about Royal and how the situation is being handled. I’m sure there are lots of plans that have been affected and patience is the word of the day. It’s nice to know that Royal Is trying to make it as painless as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billylen Posted December 22, 2018 #69 Share Posted December 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, GTO-Girl said: Thank you for posting this wonderful positive response!! So nice to see someone with a great outlook on what could have been a challenging situation! Here’s the funny part...my flight is departing at 350. I was grumbling all week about that...guess it worked out after all! 🙂 Last thing...most folks I was around took the whole situation in stride...I heard no complaining...honest, I didn’t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted December 22, 2018 #70 Share Posted December 22, 2018 9 hours ago, SeaHunt said: FYI in case anyone’s driving down to PC and is interested there’s a rocket launch scheduled for 8:55 am Saturday morning from the Cape https://spaceflightnow.com/ Scrubbed until tomorrow. Too much high level winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired LEO Posted December 22, 2018 #71 Share Posted December 22, 2018 4 minutes ago, island lady said: Scrubbed until tomorrow. Too much high level winds. I kind of thought so. My windows didn't rattle this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgncruiser Posted December 22, 2018 #72 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Deembarkation and transports to Tampa were very well organized. Big kudos to all involved staff. A logistic master piece well done Royal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLACRUISER99 Posted December 22, 2018 #73 Share Posted December 22, 2018 5 hours ago, Host Clarea said: Not bad! I'll bet most people didn't even have to change flights. Arriving from a TA, we probably would not have booked a flight earlier than noon out of TPA. The amazing part was the crew went through immigration before 5am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djptcp Posted December 24, 2018 #74 Share Posted December 24, 2018 DH works part-time for the cruise lines at the Port of Tampa and he worked on Sat. The Rhapsody docked at Port Canaveral due to technical issues. The Sunshine Bridge was open and the Carnival Miracle was two hours late docking at Tampa on Sat. because of some construction at the bridge not because of weather. 40+ buses were sent with new Rhapsody passengers and their luggage to Port Canaveral and to bring the debarking passengers and their luggage back to Tampa. Some personnel were sent with the buses to Port Canaveral to help with embarkation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djptcp Posted December 24, 2018 #75 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Correction: it was the Carnival Paradise that was late getting to Tampa, not the Miracle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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