Rare Turtles06 Posted August 31, 2023 #1 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I don’t think this happens very often, but it happened yesterday at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal, where both the NCL Joy and the Oceania Insignia were leaving for Bermuda. A friend on the Insignia never got her checked bag last night, and learned that it had been loaded onto the Joy. (I have no other details yet, but it’s hard to know how that happened.) The Joy is scheduled to dock at the Dockyard tomorrow, while the Insignia will be in St. George. I sure hope the Insignia has arranged to pick up the misdirected luggage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Got2Cruise Posted August 31, 2023 #2 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Oceania and NCL are part of the same company so I have faith. I wonder how that happened? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted August 31, 2023 #3 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Yikes ! They were both docked at Pier 88, Joy at the north berth and Insignia at the south berth so something got thrown on the wrong cart. Could have been worse...there was a Viking ship at Pier 90. At least it didn't end up there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted August 31, 2023 #4 Share Posted August 31, 2023 hopefully the staff can retrieve the luggage upon arrival in Bermuda hope they do not have to wait too long to arrive in Bermuda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted August 31, 2023 Author #5 Share Posted August 31, 2023 7 minutes ago, njhorseman said: Yikes ! They were both docked at Pier 88, Joy at the north berth and Insignia at the south berth so something got thrown on the wrong cart. Yikes is right. Thanks for explaining where the ships were. (And yes, good that it didn’t wind up on Viking. 🙃) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted August 31, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, LHT28 said: hopefully the staff can retrieve the luggage upon arrival in Bermuda hope they do not have to wait too long to arrive in Bermuda Both ships should be in Bermuda tomorrow, although I’ve just learned that the Insignia is skipping St. George. Edited August 31, 2023 by Turtles06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted August 31, 2023 #7 Share Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Turtles06 said: Both ships should be in Bermuda tomorrow, although I’ve just learned that the Insignia is skipping St. George. No doubt too windy to safely negotiate Town Cut into St. George's. The winds are still fairly strong from Franklin and now Bermuda's under a tropical storm watch for Idalia. I can pretty well guarantee that if the ships are able to dock tomorrow they won't be staying for very long. Edited August 31, 2023 by njhorseman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted August 31, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted August 31, 2023 17 minutes ago, njhorseman said: . I can pretty well guarantee that if the ships are able to dock tomorrow they won't be staying for very long. I hope it’s long enough to rescue the luggage. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 1, 2023 #9 Share Posted September 1, 2023 They may just skip Bermuda if too windy to dock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTJ Posted September 1, 2023 #10 Share Posted September 1, 2023 9 hours ago, Turtles06 said: A friend on the Insignia never got her checked bag last night, and learned that it had been loaded onto the Joy. . . . I sure hope the Insignia has arranged to pick up the misdirected luggage. Do you suppose that, in the meantime, Oceania provides a credit in the vessel's store for clothing until reunification? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanabeans Posted September 1, 2023 #11 Share Posted September 1, 2023 oh no! Hope she'll be able to retrieve her luggage There's going to be 2 other ships at the Manhattan cruise terminal when we embark on the NCL Escape later this month. I know misplaced luggage doesn't happen often, but I still can't help but feel a little paranoid about leaving anything with the porters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted September 1, 2023 Author #12 Share Posted September 1, 2023 7 minutes ago, sanabeans said: I know misplaced luggage doesn't happen often, but I still can't help but feel a little paranoid about leaving anything with the porters. Understandable. Have money out for a nice tip and make sure you see the porter put your bags on a cart for the Escape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted September 1, 2023 #13 Share Posted September 1, 2023 10 hours ago, LHT28 said: They may just skip Bermuda if too windy to dock Joy is already docked and Insignia is in the ship channel headed to her dock. It's somewhat odd because minimum tropical storm force winds are expected to affect Bermuda in not too many hours. I guess they feel they can stay safely docked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 1, 2023 #14 Share Posted September 1, 2023 heading to Hamilton instead of St George Hopefully they get the luggage sorted out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1025cruise Posted September 1, 2023 #15 Share Posted September 1, 2023 I would guess if the ships both dock in Bermuda (even for a small time) that somehow the luggage will make its way to the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted September 1, 2023 #16 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Maybe they can get a pilot ship to make the transfer or drop a tender? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted September 1, 2023 #17 Share Posted September 1, 2023 30 minutes ago, Nitemare said: Maybe they can get a pilot ship to make the transfer or drop a tender? Someone from the port agent's office could just pick it up and drive it to Hamilton...or even take the ferry from Dockyard to Hamilton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted September 1, 2023 #18 Share Posted September 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, njhorseman said: Someone from the port agent's office could just pick it up and drive it to Hamilton...or even take the ferry from Dockyard to Hamilton. For sure, *if* they actually dock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted September 1, 2023 #19 Share Posted September 1, 2023 25 minutes ago, Nitemare said: For sure, *if* they actually dock They docked earlier today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted September 1, 2023 Author #20 Share Posted September 1, 2023 I don’t know the details yet, but I’m happy to report that my friend on the Insignia now has her luggage! They are docked in Hamilton and were supposed to have had three days in Bermuda, but will be leaving tomorrow. I’m guessing that’s weather related; at least they will have had a day there. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Line Posted September 7, 2023 #21 Share Posted September 7, 2023 On a sailing of mine NCL Star we got as far as the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and turned around and returned to MCT for a medical emergency that they felt it was safer to transfer docked than while underway. (Only going to Bermuda). On the pier was the ambulance and about 15 bags of luggage the size that you would have to check on an airplane. Unlucky for the person that had to be evacuated but a lot of passengers it would seem were happy to be reunited with their bags. Me, I got two sailings, one after sunset, down the Hudson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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