PCWalton1 Posted September 28, 2015 Author #151 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Bill, you mentioned tender tickets for Santa Barbara, does everyone need them? Our private tour doesn't start until 11:30. Would like to be off before then, but don't need to be one of the first. Who needs them and where do you get them?? Thanks again for this live report. Makes it all the more real for us as we know we will be doing this next week :D You should look to get tender tickets even for the later times. Tendering was at times a real pain yesterday. First the ship arrived at 7 am but they did not start giving out tender tickets until 8:30. We left at 9:15 on boat #6 and got ashore rather quickly. But after that they began having troubles with the boats. #7 made it out but following that they shut down for around an hour as they had boat problems. They got them running again but for the rest of the day they had issues. We were told on the pier it was due to fuel contamination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Cruz Chic Posted September 28, 2015 #152 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Beautiful picture of Marie, looking foreword to meeting you both on Oct 3rd. *** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted September 28, 2015 #153 Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) I think by the time we got to the third stop she was ready for coffee. [emoji3] Sent from my Galaxy Note 3 using Tapatalk By the time we got to the third stop, Marie was bar tending! ;) Edited September 28, 2015 by Merion_Mom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted September 28, 2015 #154 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Wifi update: TERRIBLE experience on Jewel's own computers in the centrum last night. Excellent signal in my cabin right now, 9516. (Most of the way forward) Go figure. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted September 28, 2015 #155 Share Posted September 28, 2015 You should look to get tender tickets even for the later times. Tendering was at times a real pain yesterday. First the ship arrived at 7 am but they did not start giving out tender tickets until 8:30. We left at 9:15 on boat #6 and got ashore rather quickly. But after that they began having troubles with the boats. #7 made it out but following that they shut down for around an hour as they had boat problems. They got them running again but for the rest of the day they had issues. We were told on the pier it was due to fuel contamination. We had tender issues on the Jewel last week too. Tender boat #10 broke down (wonder if it was the same issue) and that caused delays since that left only 3 tenders, instead of 4. Akcruz, I would give yourself plenty of time to get off. Last week, they announced around 10:30 that tender tickets were no longer needed and there was no line. We went down to get off and the line went from deck two, up the stairs, though the elevator lobby and into the cabin corridor. It was almost an hour before we got off the tender. We were on tender #10 going ashore so it was before it broke down so that wasn't the issue for the delay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akcruz Posted September 28, 2015 #156 Share Posted September 28, 2015 You should look to get tender tickets even for the later times. Tendering was at times a real pain yesterday. First the ship arrived at 7 am but they did not start giving out tender tickets until 8:30. We left at 9:15 on boat #6 and got ashore rather quickly. But after that they began having troubles with the boats. #7 made it out but following that they shut down for around an hour as they had boat problems. They got them running again but for the rest of the day they had issues. We were told on the pier it was due to fuel contamination. Thanks, something I hadn't thought about before your posts, will add it my list of to dos for the cruise. Hopefully the tendering will go smoother next week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted September 28, 2015 #157 Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) Bill, Thank you for the report so far! It looks like a wonderful day in Santa Barbara. I have couple of questions for you... 1. For tendering as a group - what process did you use? Was one person able to get tender tickets for the whole group so you could stay together? 2. Who was your tour company in Santa Barbara? 3. Who is the Loyalty Ambassador onboard? Thank you and have a great time!:cool: 1. Yes. No problems with that. 2. EOS Tours. Contact person: Greg. 3. Leslie Morales Gudiel. Edited September 28, 2015 by Merion_Mom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akcruz Posted September 28, 2015 #158 Share Posted September 28, 2015 We had tender issues on the Jewel last week too. Tender boat #10 broke down (wonder if it was the same issue) and that caused delays since that left only 3 tenders, instead of 4. Akcruz, I would give yourself plenty of time to get off. Last week, they announced around 10:30 that tender tickets were no longer needed and there was no line. We went down to get off and the line went from deck two, up the stairs, though the elevator lobby and into the cabin corridor. It was almost an hour before we got off the tender. We were on tender #10 going ashore so it was before it broke down so that wasn't the issue for the delay. :( thanks, will plan to get off early. Was hoping the issues were only due to this being the first sailing of this itinerary, guess not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted September 28, 2015 #159 Share Posted September 28, 2015 :( thanks, will plan to get off early. Was hoping the issues were only due to this being the first sailing of this itinerary, guess not. Travelgoddess had posted they are using 4 tenders and also a large boat so it looks like they have made adjustments from last week as we did not have the boat helping. Our sailing was the repositioning which has Monterey, Santa Barbara and San Francisco in common with your itinerary. Tendering in Monterey was crazy at the end of the day with the last tender coming back almost an hour and a half late. Not sure if it was due to late excursions or a huge line but we left very late. Hope you don't mind me chiming in, Bill. Hope you have great weather and calm seas.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marys350 Posted September 28, 2015 #160 Share Posted September 28, 2015 :( thanks, will plan to get off early. Was hoping the issues were only due to this being the first sailing of this itinerary, guess not. Yes, plan to get off early. We were also on the Sept.18 sailing. In Monterey, we were off the ship and on our way to the rental car agency by 8:30. We also got off the ship quickly in Santa Barbara. Our wait for a tender to return to the ship wasn't too bad, but we headed back to the ship mid-afternoon rather than during the end of the day rush. I guess that we were lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piepkorn Posted September 28, 2015 #161 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Travelgoddess had posted they are using 4 tenders and also a large boat so it looks like they have made adjustments from last week as we did not have the boat helping. Our sailing was the repositioning which has Monterey, Santa Barbara and San Francisco in common with your itinerary. Tendering in Monterey was crazy at the end of the day with the last tender coming back almost an hour and a half late. Not sure if it was due to late excursions or a huge line but we left very late. Hope you don't mind me chiming in, Bill. Hope you have great weather and calm seas.:) At Monterey, there were excursions that returned late. Was watching on the Portola Hotel webcam as groups of people were 'running' for the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setting sail for fun Posted September 28, 2015 #162 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Beautiful photo of your lady! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny AZ Girl Posted September 28, 2015 #163 Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) 1. Yes. No problems with that. 2. EOS Tours. Contact person: Greg. 3. Leslie Morales Gudiel. Thank you! I am bookmarking the tour company. We had a lovely lady as LA on the Jewel in 2014. I think her name was Inge? I was hoping to see her again. I am the person designated to get tender tickets for Cabo in two weeks for a group of 12. I am glad that went smoothly.:) Edited September 28, 2015 by Sunny AZ Girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelgoddess1 Posted September 28, 2015 #164 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Travelgoddess had posted they are using 4 tenders and also a large boat so it looks like they have made adjustments from last week as we did not have the boat helping. Our sailing was the repositioning which has Monterey, Santa Barbara and San Francisco in common with your itinerary. Tendering in Monterey was crazy at the end of the day with the last tender coming back almost an hour and a half late. Not sure if it was due to late excursions or a huge line but we left very late. Hope you don't mind me chiming in, Bill. Hope you have great weather and calm seas.:) Last night I got a more complete story on the tender issues. Bill was correct, one of the 4 tenders did have problems and was taken out of service. But as I understand it, 3 out of the 4 shoreside tenders that were supposed to tender everyone yesterday were a no show. One of them continued to assist the ships' tenders, but it was a slow process, as has been mentioned. The last tender was supposed to be at 4pm, but we saw tenders returning as late as 5:30. The pervasive WIFI has been working very well for us -- I am getting a signal everywhere on the ship that I've tried, and IMO, it is faster than before. No complaints here. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCWalton1 Posted September 28, 2015 Author #165 Share Posted September 28, 2015 We have spent most of the morning on deck 5, Marie shopping and me reading. [emoji14] For the past hour they have been holding a cooking demonstration on deck 4 of what they cook in Chops. Sent from my Galaxy Note 3 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted September 28, 2015 #166 Share Posted September 28, 2015 I know the schedule says 2 PM....but do you know what time you are arriving in SF? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCWalton1 Posted September 28, 2015 Author #167 Share Posted September 28, 2015 The pervasive WIFI has been working very well for us -- I am getting a signal everywhere on the ship that I've tried, and IMO, it is faster than before. No complaints here. :) Yes, the wifi seems to be working everywhere. Give that team stringing the cables a bonus. :D I know the schedule says 2 PM....but do you know what time you are arriving in SF? :) We are still scheduled to be arriving at 2 pm with clearance to leave the ship at 2:30. Looks to be grey like it was back in May. Hopefully one of these trips we will get sunny skies. It's better than raining. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted September 28, 2015 #168 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Thanks! Yes, it is a little foggy looking over there. :) But no rain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen1821 Posted September 28, 2015 #169 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Thank you for doing this. I am anxiously awaiting your feedback on the night tour of Alcatraz. We'll be joining you onboard on Oct 3rd and we have a night tour booked for the 5th. I will admit I am disappointed to see who the cruise director is. I normally don't care who is running the show, but I remember his wife and him from years ago and they were not my cup of tea. I actually got annoyed with how they present themselves. Oh well, I'm onboard for the itinerary, not the CD! Agreed. They used to be on the Enchantment out of Baltimore. I always cruised from there because I was only 45 minutes away. They really got old. Not my cup of tea either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted September 28, 2015 #170 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Travelgoddess had posted they are using 4 tenders and also a large boat so it looks like they have made adjustments from last week as we did not have the boat helping. Our sailing was the repositioning which has Monterey, Santa Barbara and San Francisco in common with your itinerary. Tendering in Monterey was crazy at the end of the day with the last tender coming back almost an hour and a half late. Not sure if it was due to late excursions or a huge line but we left very late. Hope you don't mind me chiming in, Bill. Hope you have great weather and calm seas.:) EVERYTHING broke down. It was a CF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelgoddess1 Posted September 28, 2015 #171 Share Posted September 28, 2015 We arrived right on time, passengers are now getting off the ship. As soon as it thins out, I'm going off for a walk towards Pier 39. Weather has turned out sunny, but cool. All in all, a good touring day in San Francisco. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCWalton1 Posted September 28, 2015 Author #172 Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) Arriving in San Francisco and passing under the Golden Gate Bridge. The sun arrived with us. A whale visited us on the way in. Edited September 28, 2015 by PCWalton1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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