Administrators Rare LauraS Posted April 18, 2014 Administrators #1 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Check out the latest Carnival Cruise Line news from Cruise Critic: Carnival Cruise Ship Cancels Numerous Alaska Port Calls, Blames Mechanical Problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Bluff Posted April 18, 2014 #2 Share Posted April 18, 2014 They are offering refunds folks, without penalty! They are not coming through on the cruises that most people signed up for. Take the refund. Instead of losing revenue, they have chosen to continue sailing "for your convenience". One or two weeks lost revenue, or a year of dissatisfaction to the passenger. Don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerospace Posted April 19, 2014 #3 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I was looking to book on the Hawaii sailing that is effected. Changing from 6 days in port to 5 will make me skip it or at least consider another line. Everyone goes 5 days I picked this one for the extra day :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsfromsc Posted April 19, 2014 #4 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I love Carnival and the Miracle, but if I had a cruise booked on the Miracle to either Hawaii or Alaska, I would cancel and book another line. Especially for Hawaii. Would you chance getting stuck in the middle of the Pacific if the ship were to develop other problems due to the propulsion issue? Also, Alaska is primarily about the ports. I certainly wouldn't want to miss any. It's not like the Caribbean where one port seems pretty much like another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregg204 Posted April 19, 2014 #5 Share Posted April 19, 2014 They are offering refunds folks, without penalty! They are not coming through on the cruises that most people signed up for. Take the refund. Instead of losing revenue, they have chosen to continue sailing "for your convenience". One or two weeks lost revenue, or a year of dissatisfaction to the passenger. Don't get it. And you never will I would absolutely still take the cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvrcruiser62 Posted April 19, 2014 #6 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Guess they do not learn from the past. Major PR screw-up. They are setting themselves up for problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etwright Posted April 19, 2014 #7 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I am still taking the cruise and the $100 OBC for us, plus 25% off a future cruise. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfadj Posted April 19, 2014 #8 Share Posted April 19, 2014 A few years ago we were booked on the Miracle going to Panama and due to a propulsion issue could not do it and changed to another itinerary. Gave us the option to switch and we did. Reason they gave for not fixing the problem was parts needed to be made. Wonder if this is the same reason? All I know if going to Alaska we would not accept a changed itinerary with less ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregg204 Posted April 19, 2014 #9 Share Posted April 19, 2014 All I know if going to Alaska we would not accept a changed itinerary with less ports. With the obc and 25% off next cruise I say change away! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Bluff Posted April 19, 2014 #10 Share Posted April 19, 2014 A few years ago we were booked on the Miracle going to Panama and due to a propulsion issue could not do it and changed to another itinerary. Gave us the option to switch and we did. Reason they gave for not fixing the problem was parts needed to be made. Wonder if this is the same reason? All I know if going to Alaska we would not accept a changed itinerary with less ports. That ship has had propulsion problems since it was launched. 2004 had one azipod out on our cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etwright Posted April 19, 2014 #11 Share Posted April 19, 2014 with the obc and 25% off next cruise i say change away! :) "like" :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjn911 Posted April 19, 2014 #12 Share Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) Wow...while I still will do carnival..I will watch deals and aim for others. My folks adored Ketchican, Juneau, Sitka, Skagway, Fairbanks..had 2 different cruises..one Northbound and one roundtrip about 20 years apart...especially loved things lined up on Wonder in 2012...Just before mom passed a couple months later..I think Ketchikan was a dogsled thing..at any rate each port offers tons and for Hawaii the big thrill would be having 2 days in glorious Maui...that makes skipping whole airfare and doing it the long cruise way and a for a bit more worth it with the fun of a side by side different isle taste for future returns..it is all getting so sad...my family would give me heck if i do do a last minute on Carnival now..they take it to too much other extreme...but this is sad, I guess parts and port time to fix is an issue..and maybe some burned bridges with help options on too many fiascos...sarah Edited April 19, 2014 by sjn911 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pspercy Posted April 19, 2014 #13 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I love Carnival and the Miracle, but if I had a cruise booked on the Miracle to either Hawaii or Alaska, I would cancel and book another line. Especially for Hawaii. Would you chance getting stuck in the middle of the Pacific if the ship were to develop other problems due to the propulsion issue? Also, Alaska is primarily about the ports. I certainly wouldn't want to miss any. It's not like the Caribbean where one port seems pretty much like another. Agree 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenbo57 Posted April 19, 2014 #14 Share Posted April 19, 2014 The 25% off a future cruise really doesn't hold much appeal to me. This will be the third of eight cruises on Carnival where something like this has happened to us. Not a great track record. This would have been our fifth Alaska cruise, so it's not like we haven't already been to all of the ports; for me it's the principle. I'm going to take my money and run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy.capitan Posted April 19, 2014 #15 Share Posted April 19, 2014 While I appreciate the concern of those who don't cruise on Carnival, we will keep our Alaska cruise. If the ship does break down on our cruise, bonus for us! Probably that cruise free as well as a future one. It's all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffatsea Posted April 19, 2014 #16 Share Posted April 19, 2014 There are other threads discussing these problems in depth with descriptions of the issue . We just got off the last Miracle cruise to Mexico and the ship ran very smoothly but Mr. Riffatsea noticed that the speed did not go above 17knots. If that is the only thing they need to do to handle the problem then I don't think you really need to worry much. I do understand being upset at missing ports but that happens for many reasons. The 8 day cruises to Alaska are not affected because they have enough time to get to all the ports at the slower speed. I hope you all get to enjoy the Miracle and her crew because they are all fantastic!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giulia Posted April 19, 2014 #17 Share Posted April 19, 2014 RCI I'm coming back! Tired of same old excuses from Carnival. I guess you do get what you pay for. Vacation time is too short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneedeep1964 Posted April 19, 2014 #18 Share Posted April 19, 2014 works for me!! When Miracle goes dead on the water, that will mean a price drop for MY cruise! Carnivals blunder on Triumph saved me more money than I EVER have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregg204 Posted April 19, 2014 #19 Share Posted April 19, 2014 RCI I'm coming back! Tired of same old excuses from Carnival. I guess you do get what you pay for. Vacation time is too short. See ya! I promise you will not be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccruisequeen Posted April 19, 2014 #20 Share Posted April 19, 2014 There are other threads discussing these problems in depth with descriptions of the issue .We just got off the last Miracle cruise to Mexico and the ship ran very smoothly but Mr. Riffatsea noticed that the speed did not go above 17knots. If that is the only thing they need to do to handle the problem then I don't think you really need to worry much. I do understand being upset at missing ports but that happens for many reasons. The 8 day cruises to Alaska are not affected because they have enough time to get to all the ports at the slower speed. I hope you all get to enjoy the Miracle and her crew because they are all fantastic!! I wonder if this was the reason several Miracle cruises were late getting into Long Beach? At least 2-3 times it didn't get into port until 8:30 or later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffatsea Posted April 19, 2014 #21 Share Posted April 19, 2014 We got in on time and were the first ones off the ship at about 8:30AM so not sure why cruises before us were late? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliair Posted April 20, 2014 #22 Share Posted April 20, 2014 They are offering refunds folks, without penalty! They are not coming through on the cruises that most people signed up for. Take the refund. Instead of losing revenue, they have chosen to continue sailing "for your convenience". One or two weeks lost revenue, or a year of dissatisfaction to the passenger. Don't get it. I'm so glad we booked with Princess for Alaska in May instead of Carnival. We were on the Miracle last August and missed one port. Had a great time - so much so we're going back and don't have to fly to get to the port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ4 Posted April 20, 2014 #23 Share Posted April 20, 2014 They are offering refunds folks, without penalty! They are not coming through on the cruises that most people signed up for. Take the refund. Instead of losing revenue, they have chosen to continue sailing "for your convenience". One or two weeks lost revenue, or a year of dissatisfaction to the passenger. Don't get it. I totally agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikel1733 Posted April 20, 2014 #24 Share Posted April 20, 2014 See ya! I promise you will not be missed. 7 cruises with Carnival and you are the definitive voice of what choice people should make? Give us a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikel1733 Posted April 20, 2014 #25 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I'm so glad we booked with Princess for Alaska in May instead of Carnival. We were on the Miracle last August and missed one port. Had a great time - so much so we're going back and don't have to fly to get to the port. We are booked with Princess in July. Made the decision before this news was public, but I'd sure switch now if we hadn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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