On Radiance ... all ports cancelled due to issues with propulsion system

[smokeybandit]

32 minutes ago, stobe1 said:

 

Well those two photon torpedo phaser beams being shot into, or out of, those cabins can't be a good thing.

It's Canada. You can never be too prepared.

[PIC33]

3 hours ago, cruisingrob21 said:

Regardless of what's going on today, she's going to need to be moved sometime today/tonight.  Tomorrow is a 3 ship turn-around day in Vancouver.

As cruisingrob21 predicted, Radiance just vacated the cruise terminal. She was heading back upriver, perhaps to the same industrial dock we were at on Saturday.

Bow thrusters and the one good azipod all appeared to be working as normal. The only time I saw the tug lines taught was as they were swinging the stern around to point upstream.

Fingers continue to be crossed for a successful fix this week.

 

 

 

[STEVE-O]

Yippee!

Got an email from Royal Caribbean..... All systems GO for this Friday!

[IrishWhisperer]

Nice! I watched it leave earlier and assumed it wasn’t good news. Great to hear otherwise!

[Cherful59]

3 hours ago, STEVE-O said:

Yippee!

Got an email from Royal Caribbean..... All systems GO for this Friday!

Good for you and the others that are also on this cruise.

[Cruisefanatic71]

7 hours ago, STEVE-O said:

Yippee!

Got an email from Royal Caribbean..... All systems GO for this Friday!

That's great news!!! I board in 2 weeks so have been watching this issue very closely. Hope you enjoy your cruise. 

[SuzD123]

7 hours ago, STEVE-O said:

Yippee!

Got an email from Royal Caribbean..... All systems GO for this Friday!

Hot-diggity!  Doing a happy dance for you and many many others. 

 

This is awesome news.  Enjoy your cruise!!

[biff09]

@STEVE-O would you mind sharing the text of the email?

 

I just noticed that Radiance is still moored in Vancouver, it's got to get steaming soon if it's going to make it to Seward on Friday.  Seems it will take a solid 2.5 days at 25 knots.

 

Hoping for the best

[dolphingirl47]

10 minutes ago, biff09 said:

@STEVE-O would you mind sharing the text of the email?

 

I just noticed that Radiance is still moored in Vancouver, it's got to get steaming soon if it's going to make it to Seward on Friday.  Seems it will take a solid 2.5 days at 25 knots.

 

Hoping for the best

 

 

 

The cruise on Friday is a northbound from Vancouver to Seward. Apart from the email last night that we are good to go, we had two emails with check in/ boarding information.

Corinna

[biff09]

Ah, thanks for the correction! That’s fantastic its already in position.

[STEVE-O]

2 hours ago, biff09 said:

@STEVE-O would you mind sharing the text of the email?

 

I just noticed that Radiance is still moored in Vancouver, it's got to get steaming soon if it's going to make it to Seward on Friday.  Seems it will take a solid 2.5 days at 25 knots.

 

Hoping for the best

I'll try to send a screen shot

 

[STEVE-O]

Just now, STEVE-O said:

I'll try to send a screen shot

 

Sorry...didn't work

[Pratique]

Glad to hear you are good to go. They probably just called this guy in. 😄

 

[joeyancho]

14 minutes ago, Pratique said:

Glad to hear you are good to go. They probably just called this guy in. 😄

 

Red Green.  

[PIC33]

Here is the email received yesterday from Royal declaring victory on the technical issue.

 

 

[Jimbo]

20 hours ago, Pratique said:

Glad to hear you are good to go. They probably just called this guy in. 😄

 

Wonder if this latest fix will at least get then to their next port of call?

[PIC33]

Looks like they are taking Radiance out for a test drive to see if the duct tape and zip ties worked. Ship pulled out past our hotel in Vancouver about an hour ago.

Fingers crossed the sea trial is successful.

 

 

 

[Milhouse]

Was out for a walk today to New Brighton Park this afternoon around 3pm (before the above test run pics) and took a pic of Radiance docked across Burrard Inlet at Lynn Term.  Was kind of cool to see a cruise ship docked on this part of the inlet.  (There was also another cruise ship there about a month ago that they were prepping to use as a floating hotel for workers for an LNG project in Squamish, north of Vancouver.)

[Tree_skier]

Thanks to all for all the updates and pics...  I'm glad it is working out for all concerned... I always enjoying seeing pictures of my old home town. 😉 

[Oceansaway17]

Many who take Radiance to Seward or the other way back also do land tour packages so hoping the first two cruises get sorted out and folks get to see Denali

[KarlK]

Keep her running, I am on her in March 2025

 

[PIC33]

Woohoo! Looks like the duct tape and zip ties held. Radiance is backing in to the east berth at Canada Place cruise terminal.

 

 

 

[Brandis]

This morning on my way to work I thought I check on her on the shiptracker to see if she's already in Vancouver (didn't know exactly when she would start her Alaska season) and noticed the little loop she did earlier today, which looks like a test run.

That's what then brought me here 🙂

Boarding her on June 21 in Seward. Hopefully, she is fine now for the remainder of the season!

[Brandis]

Just curious, which sailings had been cancelled because of this issue?

[Biker19]

2 hours ago, Brandis said:

Just curious, which sailings had been cancelled because of this issue?

The one that was to end today. The one before that had ports cancelled.