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reallyitsmema

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Thanks...that's the same one I am watching, but I don't see any emergency vehicles.

I don't see any activity there either. I would guess that they docked down the channel where the Disney ship recently docked when there were 4 ships in port on a Sunday instead of the usual 3.

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Plibster

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Yes, they do. Had to learn it first had with my own daughter. We were on Disney Magic back in 2005. They tried to dock the ship 3 times at Castaway Cay (where we would be taken by a smaller boat over to Nassau and then to a military base for a transport back to the states) - the ship kept turning sideways with the current. The captain determined that a helicopter would be too unsafe for us (my daughter was 8 months old) he felt she was more secure in the ship's medical center. So he took the entire ship to Port Canaveral where we were met by an ambulance.

 

So yes, they can and do turn ships around.

 

Wow, had no idea. Lucky for you and your family. I see by your pics that everything turned out ok. Happy cruising!!

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papakaiser

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Hey PapaKaiser! I haven't been on these boards for awhile. I sailed with you on the Mariner 5 years ago. Met you both at the Radisson. Hope you and your family doing well.

 

Mick

Hello Mick. We're doing well, and still cruising.
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micbooth

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I have the emergency scanner for Brevard County on now and nothing really is going on. My niece lives by the port but is at work and can't get a hold of her. I will probably hear something later, her neighbor is one of the pilots for the port.

Papa: Glad to hear all is well with you. Hopefully sailing on Freedom one of these days. Going to sail on the Dream soon if husband makes it home from PA.

Mick

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crusinmama06

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and hello Michelle ... haven't seen you around for a while.

 

Where have I been? :eek:

 

seriously, I am usually at the CC family board - a little quieter over there ;)

 

Mick - I'll be on the lookout to see if you post a follow-up to this. Thanks!

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Several years ago we were on the Mariner and a older lady fell and broke her hip. It was too windy for a helicopter to come out and pick her up so we turned around and went back to PC. We had early dining and the captain announced that we had to go back to PC. We did not go back to the cruise terminal but docked in front of the casino boats and they took her and her husband off there and took her to the hospital.



Hope everyone is OK.

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Several years ago we were on the Mariner and a older lady fell and broke her hip. It was too windy for a helicopter to come out and pick her up so we turned around and went back to PC. We had early dining and the captain announced that we had to go back to PC. We did not go back to the cruise terminal but docked in front of the casino boats and they took her and her husband off there and took her to the hospital.



 

 

Hope everyone is OK.

this sounds exactly like what happened to us...We were on the Mariner in Sept 2007 when this happened...:confused:

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Several years ago we were on the Mariner and a older lady fell and broke her hip. It was too windy for a helicopter to come out and pick her up so we turned around and went back to PC. We had early dining and the captain announced that we had to go back to PC. We did not go back to the cruise terminal but docked in front of the casino boats and they took her and her husband off there and took her to the hospital.



Hope everyone is OK.

 

We did that in 2005. We never left dinner to see where we ported. I live 20 minutes from PC but never went outside to see where we stopped or what was happening.

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