Odyssey medical evac

[clover18]

News Flash: Odyssey is heading back to Fort Lauderdale to deliver someone with a medical issue. So we will have to dock and take the person off then return and head south. Captain telling us we still have plenty of time to make it to Curaçao by Wednesday. 

[Alphawolf]

On board as well. Hoping the person is ok.

 

I'm assuming we will be going a little faster to make it on time?

[RoyalC]

Sailing back from CocoCay? 

[firefly333]

Happens all the time. Liberty stopped in cozumel for a medical emergency undisclosed. Then headed to roatan. Said plenty of time but seemed like a little late. 

[smokeybandit]

I was on a medical diversion cruise in Feb 2020. That combined with strong headwinds got us back home 4 hours late. Luckily we had a later flight but we still barely made it. Obviously many others weren't as lucky

Edited December 19, 2021 by smokeybandit

[jerseygirl3]

1 hour ago, clover18 said:

News Flash: Odyssey is heading back to Fort Lauderdale to deliver someone with a medical issue. So we will have to dock and take the person off then return and head south. Captain telling us we still have plenty of time to make it to Curaçao by Wednesday. 

Is this the ship that departed late due to the  Covid cases onboard the previous sailing?  

[blueslily]

6 minutes ago, jerseygirl3 said:

Is this the ship that departed late due to the  Covid cases onboard the previous sailing?  

 

No it is not that ship.  

Edited December 19, 2021 by blueslily

[Jimbo]

2 minutes ago, jerseygirl3 said:

Is this the ship that departed late due to the  Covid cases onboard the previous sailing?  

if so that cruise is off to a rocky start

[Btank]

4 hours ago, firefly333 said:

Happens all the time. Liberty stopped in cozumel for a medical emergency undisclosed. Then headed to roatan. Said plenty of time but seemed like a little late. 

I think we were about 30 minutes late.  We probably wouldn't have been if it weren't for the rubbernecking sailboat between us and the Cozumel pier.

 

     --bruce T.

 

[firefly333]

4 hours ago, firefly333 said:

Happens all the time. Liberty stopped in cozumel for a medical emergency undisclosed. Then headed to roatan. Said plenty of time but seemed like a little late. 

I've seen on my roll call the lady we medically evacuated isnt doing well :( .. very serious. 

[firefly333]

4 hours ago, firefly333 said:

Happens all the time. Liberty stopped in cozumel for a medical emergency undisclosed. Then headed to roatan. Said plenty of time but seemed like a little late. 

I've seen on my roll call the lady we medically evacuated isnt doing well :( .. very serious. 

[firefly333]

1 minute ago, Btank said:

I think we were about 30 minutes late.  We probably wouldn't have been if it weren't for the rubbernecking sailboat between us and the Cozumel pier.

 

     --bruce T.

 

I thought that was a pilot boat.

 

I signed up for a 830 excursion. We docked about then. I was surprised to have been changed to 930 without any notice and we were told too late to cancel. They should be obligated to email or leave a message for you. This was done nothing to do with the evacuation.  

[LGW59]

8 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

I thought that was a pilot boat.

 

I signed up for a 830 excursion. We docked about then. I was surprised to have been changed to 930 without any notice and we were told too late to cancel. They should be obligated to email or leave a message for you. This was done nothing to do with the evacuation.  

Cruising during these times…

[Retired LEO]

This is not at all unusual. We had 4 medical evacs last week on the Harmony. One while docked in Cozumel and three while out at sea. 

[LGW59]

5 hours ago, clover18 said:

News Flash: Odyssey is heading back to Fort Lauderdale to deliver someone with a medical issue. So we will have to dock and take the person off then return and head south. Captain telling us we still have plenty of time to make it to Curaçao by Wednesday. 

OK

[cindyscruise]

watching her pull into port right now

 

[oldplayer532]

18 hours ago, clover18 said:

News Flash: Odyssey is heading back to Fort Lauderdale to deliver someone with a medical issue. So we will have to dock and take the person off then return and head south. Captain telling us we still have plenty of time to make it to Curaçao by Wednesday. 

Please more news and updates about you cruise! My kids are on board with you! I checked and couldn't find any "Live from Odyssey" from this sailing!

[pa6860]

1 hour ago, oldplayer532 said:

Please more news and updates about you cruise! My kids are on board with you! I checked and couldn't find any "Live from Odyssey" from this sailing!

Patient was evacuated last night without incident.  He and his traveling companions.  Looked to be about 8-10 people total.

 

of note, the 3 porters were wearing full hazmat outfits head to toe, with industrial gas masks that covered the entire face.   The suitcases were completely wrapped tight with clear plastic wrap.  
 

Obviously a communicable disease type of evac.  
 

Overall, I must say, watching all this, I do feel more comfortable with Royal, and their protocols for Covid, and Med evac policies and procedures.  They truly take this seriously and as a passenger this week, I feel safe and pleased with Royal.

[Interestedcruisefan]

10 minutes ago, pa6860 said:

Patient was evacuated last night without incident.  He and his traveling companions.  Looked to be about 8-10 people total.

 

of note, the 3 porters were wearing full hazmat outfits head to toe, with industrial gas masks that covered the entire face.   The suitcases were completely wrapped tight with clear plastic wrap.  
 

Obviously a communicable disease type of evac.  
 

Overall, I must say, watching all this, I do feel more comfortable with Royal, and their protocols for Covid, and Med evac policies and procedures.  They truly take this seriously and as a passenger this week, I feel safe and pleased with Royal.

It's obviously good they are taking things seriously

 

Not sure it's goes hand in hand with being on a cruise holiday tbh

 

Just going to be more and more of this happening sadly

[BND]

Our Nov 28 HOTS had an evacuation to Key West.  It happens quite often.  In our case, we got close and they evacuated by boat.  It happened on Dec 4.  We were in Captain's Corner and Jeffrey (Arpin) announced before it started that the Captain would have to leave early to be on the bridge for the evac of a guest.

[RoyalC]

1 hour ago, pa6860 said:

Patient was evacuated last night without incident.  He and his traveling companions.  Looked to be about 8-10 people total.

 

of note, the 3 porters were wearing full hazmat outfits head to toe, with industrial gas masks that covered the entire face.   The suitcases were completely wrapped tight with clear plastic wrap.  
 

Obviously a communicable disease type of evac.  
 

Overall, I must say, watching all this, I do feel more comfortable with Royal, and their protocols for Covid, and Med evac policies and procedures.  They truly take this seriously and as a passenger this week, I feel safe and pleased with Royal.

Yet on Odyssey the cruise before the crew (90%) did not enforce protocols.  They would do well to only allow vax guests. 

[clover18]

I think the situation on board here is something future cruisers with health conditions should consider seriously before booking. This ship, for all the money that was put into building it, does not have a helicopter evacuation/landing pad. Imagine the money that they spent to go back to Fort Lauderdale, instead of being able to land a helo on our ship to evacuate the patient. We have heard that the patient has died But that has not been confirmed by Royal. 
 

having been on the ship now for about three days, we are completely under-impressed by virtually everything about it. We are doing a back to back, next week, and are actually sorry that we are not moving to a different ship. We’re glad to be on vacation, but there are so many things about this vessel that could use tremendous improvement. But that’s for another thread.

[Btank]

17 hours ago, firefly333 said:

I thought that was a pilot boat.

 

Nope, the pilot boat was waiting off our port side.  The sailboat was off the starboard bow, then motored across the starboard bow between us and the pier.  You can see him in the leftof this picture.

The captain and the pilot gave him a good blast on the horn.  Stupid Boating 101.

 

      --bruce T.

 

[Golfgalag]

We were on the sailing last week and my advice is to stay out of the Casino.    From the last three sailings all Covid cases from the casino.   The precautions at all.   No one had mask.   No one cleaning the machines. 

Edited December 21, 2021 by Golfgalag

[Golfgalag]

No precautions in the casino at all.