Azura Refit 2015

[PopsiB]

Azura took 34 hours to get to Hamburg but allowing for time differences she may leave lunch time or early afternoon on Thursday.

 

Anthem of the Seas is just south of Isle of Wight and it's taken her 28 hours to get from Bremerhaven. Hamburg is a little further away but they travel the River Elbe slowly. Once on open seas they will probably open her up more so than they do when cruising with passengers.

 

It will give P&O time to check the ship and be sure she is ready for passengers rather than be like Aurora at Christmas with many teething issues.

[P&O SUE]

Ooh I'm at home tomorrow - I shall keep checking :D

[pendlerose]

Looks like won't be long now before she leaves, as the life boats are all back on now

 

Mark

[PopsiB]

Looks like won't be long now before she leaves, as the life boats are all back on now

 

Mark

 

Still no water in the dock as yet so will be a couple of hours at least, the water will be visible first. With Aurora they then put 3 tugs at the stern. Then it was imminent. :)

[PopsiB]

Water being added, nearly upto river level. :)

[MattyBarlow]

Scheduled to be at Nab pilotage at 20:45 tomorrow evening.

[PopsiB]

Scheduled to be at Nab pilotage at 20:45 tomorrow evening.

 

Where exactly is Nab pilotage? I guess it's quite some way out

[davecttr]

Where exactly is Nab pilotage? I guess it's quite some way out

Solent?

[MattyBarlow]

Not far from bembridge in the Isle of Wight

[Gazroberts80]

The Tugs are arriving, departure is getting close :)

[Gazroberts80]

The 3 tugs have now departed so there must be a delay

[weylady]

They have just left again !

[weylady]

It looks like the water has been drained from the berth again but not sure

Edited April 16, 2015 by weylady

[Gazroberts80]

Guess there must be an issue with a propulsion pod

[PopsiB]

It looks like the water has been drained from the berth again but not sure

 

Does look as if the water level is still moving. I wonder how much of a delay that will cause.

[MattyBarlow]

Guess there must be an issue with a propulsion pod

 

She doesnt have pods, she is Prop and rudder.

[MattyBarlow]

Does look as if the water level is still moving. I wonder how much of a delay that will cause.

 

A bit worrying as im on the first cruise back.

[Gazroberts80]

Really interesting Matty, had just made the assumption she had pods and had not realised she has a classic propulsion system. I'd wrongly assumed all modern Fincantieri ships had pods, as obviously the Vista class ships do, which are a similar age to the Grand class ships.

[davecttr]

So they pumped the water out again, maybe a leak? Someone forgot to screw the drainage plug in :eek::D:D

 

someone legged it with the wheels :D

[MattyBarlow]

Really interesting Matty, had just made the assumption she had pods and had not realised she has a classic propulsion system. I'd wrongly assumed all modern Fincantieri ships had pods, as obviously the Vista class ships do, which are a similar age to the Grand class ships.

 

 

I believe that of the P&O fleet only Britannia and Arcadia have pods. All the Grand class are traditional.

[holiday addict]

Just been watching the webcam and there's still no water in the dry dock so I wonder what's happening ?

[pendlerose]

Is it me or does it look like its listing to the left at the back?

also the two big cranes look attached maybe holding her up.

looks like my Sunday cruise may be delayed.

Mark

[holiday addict]

Is it me or does it look like its listing to the left at the back?

also the two big cranes look attached maybe holding her up.

looks like my Sunday cruise may be delayed.

Mark

 

Hi Mark yes I agree and I would be surprised if she's ready to depart tomorrow afternoon to the Canaries!?

[PopsiB]

Canaries cruise is Sunday, they brought forward her arrival into Southampton either yesterday or the day before.

[MattyBarlow]

I don't think she seems to be sitting any different to the last couple of days. It maybe that when she resettled she didn't quite settle flat. The cranes wouldn't be holding her up that's for sure. My guess is that the prop seals may not have seated correctly or something a long those lines.