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Awww. You are too kind! Believe me, if I could, I would. I have a B2B scheduled here on the Wonder in January. I am doubly thrilled because this one extra day put my wife and I at 80 days, so we will be Diamond for both kegs of our B2B. With four free drinks per day each, this saves us over $800 per cruise or $1600 for both. Of course, I would gladly trade it if it meant the person didn't have to be evacuated. Cheers!

Thanks, I certainly am. Please read my edited post above. I am actually quite happy and don't feel like RC owes me anything at all.

True, and as I stated before, that makes me really happy. They really didn't have to do that. This thread is so interesting. I agree with everyone who is in the category of understanding that cruising can be a tumultuous vacation at times and if you read the contract, the passengers are assuming lots of risk. Sounds like about half of the folks responding here should choose another mode of vacation.

Actually, I am on board and did not get anything other than a free day at sea. No onboard credit or anything else. They are offering the internet for 1/2 of the normal daily price. That's it. Zero onboard credit. Please explain to me exactly what I am getting. Thanks. I edited this post to be clear...I don't want anything for free and neither do I think that I deserve anything at all. I'm just happy to be here. Thank you Royal Caribbean!

Exactly why do you say that? From my own personal experience, I have been on 35 cruises and three of them have been interrupted by medical emergencies and another by severe fog. That's more than 10% of the time. The cruise contract discussed these very issues. To say that people need to be flexible when cruising is "Utter nonsense" contradicts the history of cruising.

Actually, that would be even more dangerous as if the wind picked up, even slightly, the ship could get slammed into the pier. Port problems and medical emergencies aside, this was a great cruise. The logistics of trying to take care of 6500 passengers in this situation is nothing short of nightmarish for the crew. I am guessing that when some food items aren't available today, there will be loads of people on here complaining about that as well. RC simply can't win...it is their Kobayashi Maru. When you take a cruise, you MUST be flexible with your travel plans. It's that simple. If you expect the unexpected, you will most often be pleasantly surprised. Try reading the cruise contract which we all agreed to. They don't really owe us much of anything, yet still offer. And what does that get? Many still complaining that it isn't enough. I'm actually surprised that I haven't seen anyone stating that they deserve a 100% future cruise credit. Cheers...I'm off to Cafe Promenade to get a bit of coffee before I start my FREE cruis day!

Here is the bottom line...we were informed today at 1215 by the Captain exactly when we would be arriving in Port. That is a full 40 hours of notice. Is that not good enough for folks? I've been fogged out of Galveston before with zero notice and had to wait around for a whole day, having changed my flight five seperate times, only to end up staying on the ship an extra night. That was terrible. At least in this case, we got to plan for and look forward to an extra day. Again, I'm not a RC fan boy and have been on way more Carnival cruises, but, I think it's been handled decently. Respectfully, Brad

Lol. Yeah, I could feel the vibration from the thrusters and ran up top to see it. There we were, hovering in space and time, like a giant hummingbird, unable to reach the shore. We were so close, I think I could have spat upon the concrete, but, alas, it wasn't meant to be. Cheers!

Truly my pleasure to do so. So, to paint clearer picture of how Coco Cay was cancelled...we were actually positioned right alongside the pier at a distance of about 20 meters for about 20 minutes with full thrusters attempting to move us closer to the pier. The ship simply could not get any closer. The cross wind was at 33 kts according to the ship channel. Eventually the Captain gave up and pulled away. An announcement was made about fifteen minutes later that we had to miss the port.

I appreciate your comments. The point I am making is that if I actually heard announcements being made, then they were made. Some folks may have missed some of the announcements for various reasons, but saying they were never made is not true. Just like someone mentioned that we are being "forced" to get off the ship at 0430. Clearly that is not what the letter states. Anyone who has ever cruised understands that debarkation takes at least three hours. Much of this thread is hyperbole by folks who don't understand how a cruise ship functions.

I most certainly am onboard and heard every announcement. In fact, I was in my room for one of them and simply opened my door to hear it in the hallway. Your posts are all directed at blasting RC. Could they have done better, certainly, but this is a very fluid situation. They don't just decide to arrive at whatever time they want...drastic changes like this require coordination from multiple government and private agencies. I'm not trying to be cute, I'm trying to be understanding of a very challenging and unique situation. Perhaps you would be best served by cruising on more perfect budget cruise line. Good day.

Again, no offense, but if you aren't on board, then you have no idea what was communicated. I am on board and the things the person said were mostly untrue. Sorry, but there are many untruths being told on this thread.

No offense, but this is simply not true. The Captain made several announcements with the first one being around 1215. He made a second on around 3:00 and the cruise director made another one around 3:15. In all three announcements, they stated that we were headed back to San Juan. Communication was very clear. If someone is worried about losing their job, then they shouldn't take a cruise. Good day.

We are doing a B2B on the Wobder in January!

I agree 100%! Especially since that will be my 80th day with Royal Caribbean, leveling me up to Diamond status!

Yes, the Captain just announced that we will arrive in Port Canaveral at 4:00 am Monday.

Lol. Yeah, I figured that out after I posted it. Thanks!

We actually didn't leave San Juan until 9:21 pm.

It very well could be. I tried Google and only came up with 1398.

That's a great point! I just checked the TV and we are currently doing 23.6 kts. Looking at the map, it seems like Sunday at 6 or 7 pm may be possible. Guest services just told me 4 pm, but I find that difficult to believe. I guess we'll have to wait and see. Regards.

I am on the ship...the Captain made several announcements beginning around 1230 pm Friday. At that point, he stated that the ship would be delayed arriving at Port Canaveral. He mentioned that we would arrive in San Juan around 8:00 pm and could possibly arrive in Port Canaveral around 4:00 pm Sunday. He made several other announcements as well. Also, the cruise director made an announcement in the cabins around 3:00 pm explaining the situation as well. We departed the port in San Juan at 9:00 pm Friday night. Based on the distance and our top speed of 22.5 kts, I don't see us arriving prior to early Monday morning. Cheers! Brad