Rockjock64 Posted June 21, 2016 #1 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Hearing a rumor that Dream had to divert because of a fire? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coevan Posted June 21, 2016 #2 Share Posted June 21, 2016 March 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted June 21, 2016 #3 Share Posted June 21, 2016 March 15 Had a fire March 15? Could be this is why they are limited in speed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthlessBoss Posted June 21, 2016 #4 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Hearing a rumor that Dream had to divert because of a fire? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app From who?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulman Posted June 21, 2016 #5 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Had a fire March 15? Could be this is why they are limited in speed now. Wasn't that March 15, 2013? I am not seeing anything in the news about a fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockjock64 Posted June 21, 2016 Author #6 Share Posted June 21, 2016 It is supposedly today, per someone who has a friend on board Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted June 21, 2016 #7 Share Posted June 21, 2016 It is supposedly today, per someone who has a friend on board Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Well hope rumor is wrong, last thing a ship needs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdamion Posted June 21, 2016 #8 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Per people on board, there was smoke today related to a generator. The ship slowed down briefly, but is underway again with no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorncroft Posted June 21, 2016 #9 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Per people on board, there was smoke today related to a generator. The ship slowed down briefly, but is underway again with no problems. That can't be a good thing, considering a generator shouldn't involve smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiftieEtcetera Posted June 22, 2016 #10 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Oh no. We go on the Dream in 33 days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulman Posted June 22, 2016 #11 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Any further news on this, or are we being trolled? Just putting it out there, don't flame me. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfb4cruzing Posted June 22, 2016 #12 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Oh no. We go on the Dream in 33 days! Don't worry. They'll keep running it.:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted June 22, 2016 #13 Share Posted June 22, 2016 That can't be a good thing, considering a generator shouldn't involve smoke. Well, "generator" is a flexible term, especially for non-technical folks. While the term "generator" to me applies to the electrical generating equipment driven by a diesel "engine" in this case, to many people "generator" refers to both the electrical end and the diesel. Technically it should be referred to as a "generator set". If the smoke was coming from the stack, it would probably not be a fire. It could mean that a fuel pump on one engine stuck, causing the engine to have an incorrect fuel/air mixture for the load on it, and therefore it smokes badly. However, this is not dangerous in the slightest, and likely would be repaired within 4-6 hours. This would require slowing down while the misfiring engine was stopped, a new one started, and then the ship would be able to speed up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwgreenlee Posted June 22, 2016 #14 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Yesterday: wake up call from Captain, "Do not be alarmed at the thick black smoke coming from the engine room. We have not determined the origin, but it is nothing to worry about!" Second notice from cruise director, "The ship has been slowed to a very low speed so that we can exhaust the smoke from the engine room so that we can determine the origin of the smoke. ". Next notice from the Captain, "We have had to turn off some systems in order to determine the origin of the fire." We already know. There's no AC, the waffle irons are off, and you can't get an omelette! But there is no fire, remember, and we were never in any danger, and everything was under control (fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh messages). Apparently, all is ok. Nothing seems to have burned up, and we don't seem to be in any danger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncmelsmom Posted June 23, 2016 #15 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Um....wow.....I hope my daughter doesn't read this. It'll be okay, right? We leave Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted June 23, 2016 #16 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Yesterday: wake up call from Captain, "Do not be alarmed at the thick black smoke coming from the engine room. We have not determined the origin, but it is nothing to worry about!" Second notice from cruise director, "The ship has been slowed to a very low speed so that we can exhaust the smoke from the engine room so that we can determine the origin of the smoke. ". Next notice from the Captain, "We have had to turn off some systems in order to determine the origin of the fire." We already know. There's no AC, the waffle irons are off, and you can't get an omelette! But there is no fire, remember, and we were never in any danger, and everything was under control (fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh messages). Apparently, all is ok. Nothing seems to have burned up, and we don't seem to be in any danger. Wow message from the capt and than something else has to be shut off. Over and over. Makes one wonder what was really going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorncroft Posted June 23, 2016 #17 Share Posted June 23, 2016 So I guess after they got the fire out, it was a wet Dream. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swirlfamily405 Posted June 23, 2016 #18 Share Posted June 23, 2016 (edited) We were in Cozumel last week (on the breeze) and the dream was parked right next to us. There was giant billows of thick black smoke coming out at the top- for a very long time. It did not look normal or like it was "nothing". Tney sailed away at The end of that day- but it smoked for several hours. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Edited June 23, 2016 by swirlfamily405 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whciv Posted June 23, 2016 #19 Share Posted June 23, 2016 (edited) This is interesting. We were on the Breeze last week too and the Dream was parked next to use in Cozumel. During breakfast, everyone on the Breeze went to the windows because very thick heavy black smoke was coming out of the stack on the Dream. We couldn't even see the island the smoke was so bad. We all thought the ship was on fire, but it was coming out of the smoke stack so we figured it was okay. It was 20 or 30 minutes before the smoke stopped. WOW!!! Edited June 23, 2016 by whciv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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