Navigator is Late... Again?!

[Newbcruiser1]

This is the second week in a row that the Navigator seems to be pretty late heading out. Any idea as to what's going on this week?

[megr1125]

from what i heard on the Port everglades webcam a couple hours ago there were divers in the water again, fiddling with the stabilizer....

looks like she's on the way...

[uksimonusa]

She's coming out now, last week she was docked facing the other way and came out backwards, I would imagine the were looking at one set of stableizers last week and the others today

[Pumbaamd]

Friends on board confirmed to us that delay was due to divers in the water working on stableizers.

R&D

[Newbcruiser1]

Thanks for the information! I hope everything is fixed and we get out on time for our end of January cruise!

[Ocean Boy]

Did Navigator blow its horn this week???

[Pumbaamd]

Yes she did!!!

[megr1125]

almost all the ships did...though some sounded, eh, funky....LOL....

[Ocean Boy]

Yes she did!!!

 

That's two weeks in a row. The captain must have gotten the message!:):):)

[Pumbaamd]

Departed right on time tonight. No horn blowing.

R&D

[LuckiStac13*Majesty*]

Departed right on time tonight. No horn blowing.

R&D

 

Sure is a good looking ship ;)

[Ocean Boy]

There seems to be a relationship between leaving late and blowing the horn.:rolleyes:

[Pumbaamd]

There seems to be a relationship between leaving late and blowing the horn.:rolleyes:

You are correct. The fact that NV had stabilizer problems, and they were still able to leave, it was a grand success . . . so blow those horns!!!

R&D

[phoenix1181]

They had problems with the stabilizers in 2008 & had to cut two of them off. What's wrong with them now?

[Ocean Boy]

They had problems with the stabilizers in 2008 & had to cut two of them off. What's wrong with them now?

 

They grew back.:eek::D

[FLHugh]

That's two weeks in a row. The captain must have gotten the message!:):):)

 

I wonder who makes the decision to blow the horn, the Captain or the Pilot. My guess would be the Pilot as he is in command of navigation and the horn blowing is "supposed" to be to warn other traffic that the ship is exiting the channel. Anyone know for sure??

[Ocean Boy]

My understanding is that the captain of a ship is always in command.

[Clarea]

My understanding is that the captain of a ship is always in command.

From what I've heard Captains say, you are correct. The pilot advises, and the Captain decides. I think they said there were only a couple of places where the Captain actually gives up control of the ship. One is the Panama Canal, and I forget the other.