Crown out of LA 2/14/15

[wrongwaywatson]

Jackie: We're not till April -- but when you live in snow country (thankfully, not back east but northern Idaho) it is always a good idea to have a Spring Cruise booked so you can shovel snow with a smile :) knowing that 'soon' you will be back on the high seas. This year, our winter was one of the most mild one ever! Yesterday they were putting boats back in the water on the lake and wearing shorts! Unbelievable winter, actually.

 

You guys have had a mild winter this year! We are in Central Illinois and ours has been relatively mild, also. It's about 10 here this weekend, though! Brrrr Can't wait for some sunshine! I love sea days, and really don't care where the ship goes, as long as it is warm.

[wrongwaywatson]

I think I have you all beat on late sailings.

We sailed on the Golden in November with a 4:00pm departure time, and when I woke at 6:00am the next morning we were still at the pier. We didn't sail until 7:00am.

Top that!

 

John

 

John, Wow! What was the reason?

[shredie]

I think I have you all beat on late sailings.

We sailed on the Golden in November with a 4:00pm departure time, and when I woke at 6:00am the next morning we were still at the pier. We didn't sail until 7:00am.

Top that!

 

John

 

We did one in October that was scheduled to leave at 4:00 and left after midnight. That was during the "mussels in the pipes" period when there were also problems with the air conditioning. We had an aft balcony where I was going to watch the wake at sail away, but that didn't happen. I did get to experience it when we left Ensenada, though, so all was not lost! I don't know if the Golden left on time at all during those couple of months.

Edited February 15, 2015 by shredie

[SoCal Cruiser78]

I think I have you all beat on late sailings.

We sailed on the Golden in November with a 4:00pm departure time, and when I woke at 6:00am the next morning we were still at the pier. We didn't sail until 7:00am.

Top that!

 

John

 

I can't beat you, but can match you ;). The Golden did the EXACT same thing her 9/28 sailing last year. The official reason given was for needed repairs, but the most consistent rumor was that she had a pattern of late sailings on her short coastals to save fuel.

[Pier Pressure 53]

John, Wow! What was the reason?

 

 

They said the delay was for some sort of "maintenance". All I know is it is sure an odd feeling to wake up, look out your balcony and see the same Maersk sea container staring you in the eye as when you went to sleep.

 

John

[Cruisin' Chick]

I think I have you all beat on late sailings.

We sailed on the Golden in November with a 4:00pm departure time, and when I woke at 6:00am the next morning we were still at the pier. We didn't sail until 7:00am.

Top that!

 

John

 

That does beat what happened on our December 2010 sailing to Hawaii. The captain waited 4-1/2 hours for a group flying in from the UK. They had a major snow storm there and we had a record straight number of days of rain, IIRC that week (I think our sailing day was Day #7). I don't think that group ever made it onboard, even days later in Hilo. Everytime we ran into any passenger with a British accent, I would ask about their travel to the port. Each time, they flew in ahead or anticipated the weather conditions and made their way to another airport (one couple flew out of Paris). Just underscores what many of us say, always fly into your embarkation city at least a day (maybe more in winter) ahead.

[caribill]

Just underscores what many of us say' date=' always fly into your embarkation city at least a day (maybe more in winter) ahead.[/quote']

 

A good strategy, but it can sometimes backfire.

 

There was a post last year of someone who scheduled to fly in a day before and the flight was cancelled due to weather.

 

Because airlines are flying with less capacity these days, she could not be rebooked for several days.

 

However, if she had been scheduled to fly in on embarkation day, she would have made the ship as all flights that day took off OK without any weather problems.

 

By planning to fly in a day early, she missed the cruise.

[caribill]

I think I have you all beat on late sailings.

We sailed on the Golden in November with a 4:00pm departure time, and when I woke at 6:00am the next morning we were still at the pier. We didn't sail until 7:00am.

Top that!

 

John

 

Post #7 here tops that http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=42390956&highlight=houston+oil+spill#post42390956

[DrivesLikeMario]

Our Jan. 30th Crown sailing left late also. Lately, I've noticed the Crown's captain doing this often. I think he does it only when he has plenty of time to get to the next port to allow for those who are stuck in the typically horrendous LA traffic.

[Bruin Steve]

I was on the Crown January 3...and we didn't leave until around 11:00 pm...

Of course, they didn't let us board until around 5:00 pm...

 

The cause was a better-than-typical cleaning disinfection for alleged Norovirus (even though very few cases of any gastrointestinal illeness on the cruise before us)...

 

But, just one of a number of things that could happen causing them to hold off the sailaway...

Of course, I really couldn't care less when they departed if they had let us get on the ship normal time...Most of the itineraries leave plenty of time to get to the first port...so, a short delay in sailaway time shouldn't affect your itinerary...It hurts Princess more since they can't open the casino and gift shops until they get out to sea...

 

But...the cause for this delay? Likely nobody knows and Princess isn't sharing...

Edited February 16, 2015 by Bruin Steve