Inspiration beaching

[jimbo5544]

She has arrived, it will not be long I expect to see a vid of her beaching, the sadness continues.

[Jamman54]

We're glad that we finally got to cruise on her last year. 😥

[Georgie562]

So very sad. Was just on her in January for a weekend and had one of the best weekends ever. Will definitely miss her promenade, something a lot of these newer ships lack 

 

 

Edited August 3, 2020 by Georgie562

[BigAl94]

Her AIS was turned off 2.5 hours ago so may have already happened

[jimbo5544]

16 minutes ago, BigAl94 said:

Her AIS was turned off 2.5 hours ago so may have already happened

Keep looking for a vid

[cruisin from vegas]

😞😞😢😢

[sanmarcosman]

4 hours ago, jimbo5544 said:

Keep looking for a vid

Don't look for the vid to be posted here, someone will start a new thread 🙂 

[jimbo5544]

1 minute ago, sanmarcosman said:

Don't look for the vid to be posted here, someone will start a new thread 🙂 

That would be horrific, wouldn’t it

[sanmarcosman]

7 minutes ago, jimbo5544 said:

That would be horrific, wouldn’t it

Not at all. That's why I'm smiling.

[jimbo5544]

1 minute ago, sanmarcosman said:

Not at all. That's why I'm smiling.

Was actually some remarkable footage, both from the shore and then the bridge.  Lots of things are remarkable these days (almost did a trailer of periods on the end of that sentence😇).

[sanmarcosman]

Just now, jimbo5544 said:

Was actually some remarkable footage, both from the shore and then the bridge.  Lots of things are remarkable these days (almost did a trailer of periods on the end of that sentence😇).

yes, the world has changed with cell phones and their video only gets better with time as camera lenses improve. You've been practicing your thumb release technique. Your Gold Star is on its way 😉 

[jimbo5544]

Just now, sanmarcosman said:

yes, the world has changed with cell phones and their video only gets better with time as camera lenses improve. You've been practicing your thumb release technique. Your Gold Star is on its way 😉 

I’d be happy without the big circled F on the top of the page, not that it has ever happened before.

[Oceansaway17]

Cruisemapper has the ship still floating nearby

[DGP1111]

I wish I had better overall memories of Carnival Inspiration.

 

That ship just seemed to be a magnet for extreme fluke experiences (as well as one unfortunate screw-up). 😲

 

I'd enjoy having that 'connection' that many other seem to have.

 

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[BigAl94]

26 minutes ago, Oceansaway17 said:

Cruisemapper has the ship still floating nearby

Last update 12.47 UTC - over 8 hours since AIS turned off.

Edited August 3, 2020 by BigAl94

[bitemyfly]

I believe I was drunk on her for A 3 day booze cruises out of Tampa maybe 10 years ago. Sad but inevitable.

Looking forward to better times and ships 

[evandbob]

Fantasy, now Inspiration.  While many mourn, and I respect that, I'm hoping the rest of that class ship will follow these two into oblivion for me,  or memories for those who are sentimental about them.

[BigAl94]

According to a crew member on Facebook, the end will come on Wednesday 5 August around noon local time.

[jimbo5544]

14 hours ago, DGP1111 said:

I wish I had better overall memories of Carnival Inspiration.

 

That ship just seemed to be a magnet for extreme fluke experiences (as well as one unfortunate screw-up). 😲

 

I'd enjoy having that 'connection' that many other seem to have.

 

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Was for us as well, but still pretty sad. Without a doubt, the worst dining experience we have ever had.  I never got a meal Inorgered, got many other meals tho....   became a running joke.  It was the last sailing before a dry dock.  

[ray98]

Had some good times on board....hate to see it go.

[DGP1111]

3 hours ago, jimbo5544 said:

. . .  It was the last sailing before a dry dock.  

 

Any chance it was before the drydock of 2007? 

That's the one where the ship returned to Tampa [seemingly] looking worse than before it left.  I'd been invited for a ship tour, and it was almost cancelled early that morning.  We had to agree to put our cameras and phones in a box to be collected at the end.  Carnival didn't want us to document what still going on at a rapid pace. The person leading the tour seemed somewhat mortified.  Stepping around rolls of carpet to be installed.  Passengers would arrive the next day.  My favorite irony was that they new Waterworks would debut, yet nothing with water . . . worked. 

 

My first time on Inspiration (also out of Tampa) had delayed embarkation and sail-away due to a minor earthquake.  For real.  My first realization that such actually ever occurred off the coast of Florida.

 

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[jimbo5544]

33 minutes ago, DGP1111 said:

 

Any chance it was before the drydock of 2007? 

That's the one where the ship returned to Tampa [seemingly] looking worse than before it left.  I'd been invited for a ship tour, and it was almost cancelled early that morning.  We had to agree to put our cameras and phones in a box to be collected at the end.  Carnival didn't want us to document what still going on at a rapid pace. The person leading the tour seemed somewhat mortified.  Stepping around rolls of carpet to be installed.  Passengers would arrive the next day.  My favorite irony was that they new Waterworks would debut, yet nothing with water . . . worked. 

 

My first time on Inspiration (also out of Tampa) had delayed embarkation and sail-away due to a minor earthquake.  For real.  My first realization that such actually ever occurred off the coast of Florida.

 

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Yes is was 2007.  

[chengkp75]

7 hours ago, BigAl94 said:

According to a crew member on Facebook, the end will come on Wednesday 5 August around noon local time.

I would suspect a little later than that, as low tide is at 11:14am local on the 5th.  They try to go in on a rising tide, and the highest tide available, high tide being at 5:15pm, so I would suspect they won't start moving until around 2 or 3 pm, but maybe the Carnival crew will get off at noon.

[Travelnplane]

Who is captaining a beaching ship? Is it still a Carnival captain or someone from the scrapyard?

[Georgie562]

31 minutes ago, Travelnplane said:

Who is captaining a beaching ship? Is it still a Carnival captain or someone from the scrapyard?

 

If i'm not mistaken, someone from the scrapyard.

The Captain and remaining crew are tendered ashore before the ship gets  to the beach.