Rare ColeThornton Posted January 3, 2020 #26 Share Posted January 3, 2020 17 hours ago, mking8288 said: 5 different ships, 6 successful tender out of 10 scheduled ... over a span of 20 year, Spring, Fall & Winter. Regardless, IMHO, stats itself are meaningless and useless. Don't forget to keep track of wind speed/direction on those failed ones - see if it can validate the bad ones are due to the north wind at/near the Berry Islands. Agree. Past stats won't tell you anything about future chances of being able to tender. It's as futile as asking about past weather. It's unfortunate though that such a nice stop is a tender port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vpearlkc Posted January 3, 2020 #27 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Went once in feb. 2017 and were some of the few that made it ashore early before they decided the water was too rough and stopped tendering till early afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mking8288 Posted January 3, 2020 #28 Share Posted January 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Arzeena said: Made it to GSC only once while it was being renovated/reconstructed ... (snipped) 2011 on the Jewel ... Will we make it on the Bliss in January? You will know before me and post if you are following the ship.😁 I am not even bothering to get up early and wait by the tender doors... Haha, probably most of us will find out about the same time ... yes, I should find time to "stalk" the Bliss sailing as well as the Gem's Panama crossing, since some of the hard core CC "addicts" are on one or the other (aside from meatball_nyc and Dexddd, etc. - we get to sit in the cyber penalty box to lurk) Another CC'er @blcruising just saw Bliss inventory "opened up" overnight - took me a while to get into NCL's booking site for a mock last minute booking run - nope - nothing available once you click it, sold out or not available. We are grounded this month for sure, no can't do - we will just have to try to catch up on another cruise, sooner or later. We made it last month, Bliss made it once and cancelled once last month - good luck. Just enjoy that morning and make good use of that Priority tendering option to get to #1 and wait for the ship to come to full stop first ... keep your eyes on Ch. 21 and 22 for navigational updates - send RJ out to the balcony with binoculars to see if RCL has their ship next door ... (oops, they got the pier nowadays.) If we don't get to chat with you again before your sailing, bon voyage - happy & safe sailing this Sunday ... someone's (besides me) got to do some random, semi-live update and upload some pictures, maybe afterward ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scendro Posted January 3, 2020 #29 Share Posted January 3, 2020 12 hours ago, Beer Belly said: Did you have an extra day in Nassau (overnight ?) No, just a day trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauer-kraut Posted January 4, 2020 #30 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) May 2003 S.S. Norway made it! Edited January 4, 2020 by Sauer-kraut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sotermarler Posted January 4, 2020 #31 Share Posted January 4, 2020 October 2017- nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted January 4, 2020 #32 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) 22 hours ago, mking8288 said: Haha, probably most of us will find out about the same time ... yes, I should find time to "stalk" the Bliss sailing as well as the Gem's Panama crossing, since some of the hard core CC "addicts" are on one or the other (aside from meatball_nyc and Dexddd, etc. - we get to sit in the cyber penalty box to lurk) Another CC'er @blcruising just saw Bliss inventory "opened up" overnight - took me a while to get into NCL's booking site for a mock last minute booking run - nope - nothing available once you click it, sold out or not available. We are grounded this month for sure, no can't do - we will just have to try to catch up on another cruise, sooner or later. We made it last month, Bliss made it once and cancelled once last month - good luck. Just enjoy that morning and make good use of that Priority tendering option to get to #1 and wait for the ship to come to full stop first ... keep your eyes on Ch. 21 and 22 for navigational updates - send RJ out to the balcony with binoculars to see if RCL has their ship next door ... (oops, they got the pier nowadays.) If we don't get to chat with you again before your sailing, bon voyage - happy & safe sailing this Sunday ... someone's (besides me) got to do some random, semi-live update and upload some pictures, maybe afterward ?? Yes I have friends on the Gem PC sailing from and back to NY....we almost were deciding to book that cruise, but RJ was being indecisive and then the price went up. When the price came down we were already booked on the Bliss. I saw that inventory opened up up nothing to book once you clicked. We will miss you in person, but will be in touch online😁. Purchased the unlimited last night and it gave a 15% discount if done online. I am keeping my fingers crossed that we make it to GSC. It was the same story with Royal's Coco Cay, but now have been there twice since the dock opened. Love it! Thank you for the bon voyage wishes. I cannot even come a million miles close to your reviews and pictures and the details! But I will give you my humble thoughts. I still have 4 FCC's .......any suggestions? Not getting any more this time till I use these. Sorry posters if I have bored you. Edited January 4, 2020 by Arzeena 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draxnair101 Posted January 4, 2020 #33 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) March 2019 Pearl, nope! But we did get to go to Freeport instead... Edited January 4, 2020 by draxnair101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mking8288 Posted January 4, 2020 #34 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Arzeena said: ... Purchased the unlimited last night and it gave a 15% discount if done online. I am keeping my fingers crossed that we make it to GSC. It was the same story with Royal's Coco Cay, but now have been there twice since the dock opened. Love it! ... still have 4 FCC's .......any suggestions? Not getting any more this time till I use these ... PC crossing is definitely now on our bucket list, probably not 2020 but for sure, 2021 - especially now that we are early retirees with far fewer worries. There's a chance that we might do the Encore this year, if we find/come across a decent or reasonable deal - don't need/care for the race track. Otherwise, thinking of the Joy when it come to NY next year since it's a slightly different design - probably going to get the entire "gang" to go together, early planning is likely. With double CN promo, that will easily use up our pool of FCC among 4 of us. Hmmm, you sailed Royal recently, twice ... ooookay, it's closer with Cape Liberty, one of the dancing niece's favorite line but she's talk us to checkout Princess ... 20 days RT out of LAX to Hawaii/4 islands and back. Anyway, if you are going to be online at sea, we will be following along for GSC ... do you have that "Windy" App loaded, helpful to keep track of forecast & conditions while at sea. Not going to jinx anything in that crystal ball. Edited January 4, 2020 by mking8288 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted January 4, 2020 #35 Share Posted January 4, 2020 3 hours ago, mking8288 said: PC crossing is definitely now on our bucket list, probably not 2020 but for sure, 2021 - especially now that we are early retirees with far fewer worries. There's a chance that we might do the Encore this year, if we find/come across a decent or reasonable deal - don't need/care for the race track. Otherwise, thinking of the Joy when it come to NY next year since it's a slightly different design - probably going to get the entire "gang" to go together, early planning is likely. With double CN promo, that will easily use up our pool of FCC among 4 of us. Hmmm, you sailed Royal recently, twice ... ooookay, it's closer with Cape Liberty, one of the dancing niece's favorite line but she's talk us to checkout Princess ... 20 days RT out of LAX to Hawaii/4 islands and back. Anyway, if you are going to be online at sea, we will be following along for GSC ... do you have that "Windy" App loaded, helpful to keep track of forecast & conditions while at sea. Not going to jinx anything in that crystal ball. Yes we have done many on Royal out of NJ and Florida. NCL and Royal both tie for our second best cruise line... Cannot touch Celebrity which is our #1. We did the Hawaii RT LA on Princess and LOVED it. You have to listen to your dancing niece about that one! Trust me! They "bring" Hawaii on to the ship! We are looking at going again....and again......and again.😁 No I do not have the Windy app. Will take a look, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biffire Posted January 4, 2020 #36 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I think we are 3 out of 5 tries. The last time we waited for 90 minutes in the tender line, finally made it to the tender, it started raining, as the tender reached the island, so we went to the pavilion and tried to eat. Everyone used it for shelter, we were there about 45 minutes and they ordered us back to the ship. Still raining, ended up on the top deck, got soaked. Oh Well, back to the bar, had a few drinks and all was good. I always look forward to GSC, really like the food and beverage are included.Next trip we got to Harvest Caye, which will be our first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STARFISH*4 Posted January 5, 2020 #37 Share Posted January 5, 2020 2 for 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulajj Posted January 5, 2020 #38 Share Posted January 5, 2020 23/11/16 - Breakaway - Yes 29/11/17 - Breakaway - No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJCas Posted January 5, 2020 #39 Share Posted January 5, 2020 1 for 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLcruisergrl Posted January 5, 2020 #40 Share Posted January 5, 2020 12/2017 Epic NO 6/2019 Sun YES 1/2020 Breakaway YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueNorth74 Posted January 5, 2020 #41 Share Posted January 5, 2020 01/2009 Pearl NO - diverted to Key West 12/2009 Jewel NO - sea day 12/2015 Spirit YES, but had to be evacuated in the afternoon due to a sudden tropical storm (we literally couldn’t see the ship from our cabana) 01/2019 Epic NO - sea day 02/2020 Breakaway ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Newleno Posted January 5, 2020 #42 Share Posted January 5, 2020 may 2017 gem no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jingle5616 Posted January 6, 2020 #43 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I'm zero for 12! I've come to believe GSC is not real and just a marketing picture for NCL! I get another chance this month, but have warned my cruisemates we won't be stopping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Newleno Posted January 6, 2020 #44 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, jingle5616 said: I'm zero for 12! I've come to believe GSC is not real and just a marketing picture for NCL! I get another chance this month, but have warned my cruisemates we won't be stopping! shazzam 0 for 12, your the winner for sure! Isnt NCL building a dock over there at GSC to prevent this situation in the future? I bet the employees over at GSC love it when the ship cant come in, at least I know I would because I hate to work. It would just be a play day for the employees. Edited January 6, 2020 by Newleno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capefearshore Posted January 6, 2020 #45 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Looks like the Breakaway missed the island yesterday, 1/5/2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BostonGal35 Posted January 6, 2020 #46 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Ive been lucky with GSC. 5x, only 1 miss, and 1 total reroute thanks to Hurricane Dorian. April, 2014 - Breakaway - YES December, 2018 - Escape - YES April, 2019 - Dawn - NO (winds/rough sea, extra day in Nassau (yuck!) August, 2019 - Sky - NO (dorian reroute, sent us to cozumel) November, 2019 - Breakaway - YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DW09 Posted January 6, 2020 #47 Share Posted January 6, 2020 January 2018 - Escape - No - We are hoping for a successful do-over on January 25, 2020! Sailing on the Encore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedwingHockeyFan Posted January 6, 2020 #48 Share Posted January 6, 2020 1 for 1, FEB 2018 Next chance is 2 FEB 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weltek Posted January 6, 2020 #49 Share Posted January 6, 2020 2/3 and the two were prior to the big renovation, so hoping next time we are good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Kay Posted January 6, 2020 #50 Share Posted January 6, 2020 1/1 - Easter week (April) 2019- Getaway We got on the 3rd tender..after a woman with a baby had a melt down about having to wait and almost started a riot... it was amusing to watch, tho ! I see what happens in 40 days when we go there on the Breakaway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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