princessfanboy Posted October 14, 2016 Author #26 Share Posted October 14, 2016 If the ship go to drydock. Do any one thing she would get the new livery? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted October 14, 2016 #27 Share Posted October 14, 2016 If the ship go to drydock.Do any one thing she would get the new livery? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Probably unlikely to need drydock. A small tear in the hull can be repaired using a temporary cofferdam to keep the water away from the welding. Emergency drydocks are difficult to schedule, as the docks are frequently booked a year or more in advance, and if they go for an emergency docking, there would not be time or money for new paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstone19 Posted October 14, 2016 #28 Share Posted October 14, 2016 If the ship go to drydock.Do any one thing she would get the new livery? Sent from my iPhone using Forums No. If it needs to go into a drydock to fix this, it will be on an emergency basis in and out as quickly as possible to make the needed repairs between scheduled visits of other ships. There is no way they take the several extra days to do some unscheduled decorative painting on the hull. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted October 14, 2016 #29 Share Posted October 14, 2016 No. If it needs to go into a drydock to fix this, it will be on an emergency basis in and out as quickly as possible to make the needed repairs between scheduled visits of other ships. There is no way they take the several extra days to do some unscheduled decorative painting on the hull. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk It still would have been nice though [emoji6] Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted October 14, 2016 #30 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I feel for those who are already in Spain awaiting there 10/16 cruise - I always fly in 2-4 days early for a European cruise. This would be a major bummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need2cruisesoon Posted October 14, 2016 #31 Share Posted October 14, 2016 http://www.nicematin.com/faits-divers/un-paquebot-heurte-une-digue-sur-le-port-de-nice-85601 "A cruise ship, Pacific Princess, hit an embankment Nice port Friday morning. According to our preliminary information, the Pacific Princess hit a breakwater of the port of Nice's side this Friday at 7:10. According to the schedule of the port of Nice, the ship arrived at 6:15 Friday morning and had to leave in 17 hours. A leak was found in compartment - 2 of the ship. Since the dike, only a penetration of the hull on the port side (left) is visible. >> RELIRE. Pacific Princess. "We felt the ship scrape" The boat, carrying 900 people, remains for now docked. Twenty firefighters and divers are currently on site. Excursions passengers were advanced and tourists who were from the output went down sooner than expected. Other passengers came down with a dropper for walking on foot in the city. At 9:45, there were still passengers on board. Access to dock Commerce was closed." Nice-Matin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metairiegal Posted October 14, 2016 #32 Share Posted October 14, 2016 See my updated post on that the poster/cruiser got dates wrong or miss typed dates he was actually on 16th to 28th but just put up 28th.Fingers crossed for those leaving on 28th. Sent from my iPad using Forums Ok. Yes, fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrxpx Posted October 15, 2016 #33 Share Posted October 15, 2016 So bummed for everyone on the 16th trip. I am hopping on board on the 22nd for my honeymoon, being in limbo is not fun. I am posting here to stay up to date on this. If anyone has inside info on the 22nd trip, please share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted October 15, 2016 #34 Share Posted October 15, 2016 No. If it needs to go into a drydock to fix this, it will be on an emergency basis in and out as quickly as possible to make the needed repairs between scheduled visits of other ships. There is no way they take the several extra days to do some unscheduled decorative painting on the hull.Dry docks are scheduled months if not years in advance. Finding a dry dock available within a reasonable distance to the ship's location is going to be a challenge. Extra days pretty much impossible. The scheduled dry dock has all the details and "to do" lists already set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted October 15, 2016 #35 Share Posted October 15, 2016 If the ship go to drydock.Do any one thing she would get the new livery? Sent from my iPhone using Forums I certainly hope not. Itlooks really tacky. Like NCL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted October 15, 2016 #36 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Glad all are safe. Sorry to those whose cruise is cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Yoda Posted October 15, 2016 #37 Share Posted October 15, 2016 They dinged my boat! (we feel a special bond since we were on her 2nd Princess voyage in 2003) Hoping for the best outcome for those affected especially Yellow Fish and our other CC folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_mve Posted October 15, 2016 #38 Share Posted October 15, 2016 We were on deck 4 midship and the ship hit right below us, deck 2 had water coming in. The breakwater lights were right by our window when it hit, loud crash and then scraping noises. Most on the ship did not hear anything. On a bus to Barcelona typing this. Princess is actually giving us 1/2 of price as a refund and then full price we paid as a credit for future cruise. :) We watched divers right outside our window checking the damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuldalai Posted October 15, 2016 #39 Share Posted October 15, 2016 The new exterior livery is AWFUL, tacky like NCL . Ships are ships not floating graffitti walls . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcw0313 Posted October 15, 2016 #40 Share Posted October 15, 2016 We were on deck 4 midship and the ship hit right below us, deck 2 had water coming in. The breakwater lights were right by our window when it hit, loud crash and then scraping noises. Most on the ship did not hear anything. On a bus to Barcelona typing this. Princess is actually giving us 1/2 of price as a refund and then full price we paid as a credit for future cruise. :) We watched divers right outside our window checking the damage. I hope those on the Pacific Princess cruises that are effected will continue to post and keep us updated. We are scheduled for the Oct 28 Rome departure and the Nov 09 Venice departure. Any information as to how Princess is handling the current cruise that has been canceled in Nice and the future Oct 16 cruise that has been canceled would be greatly appreciated. We are hoping for the best as far as completing repairs before our cruise. We are so sad for those that were on board and those that were to board on Oct 16. What a bummer and inconvenience to go from the excitement of a cruise to the disappointment of having to come up with alternate plans at the last minute. Thanks jim_mve for your update, it is much appreciated. John & Patsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherylakers Posted October 15, 2016 #41 Share Posted October 15, 2016 According to yellowfish (jeanie) her and G are still in Nice. She sounded very discouraged. They are staying there because they dont want to go to Barcelona. Basically she said they are on their own for the next 12 days and the refund they got does not cover what their expenses will be. She doesnt know if Princess insurance will cover anything. This will be a good test for insurance to see what they do cover. We were in st. Petersburg and a friend got noro and had to stay in room. They gave him back 2 days worth of cruise cost for trip interruption. Wishing jeanie and G well and hope they find somewhere to call home for 12 days. If it were me I would head to Italy and spend 12 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLJBLJ Posted October 15, 2016 #42 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Wonder what the crew is doing ?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill B Posted October 15, 2016 #43 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Wonder what the crew is doing ?????? Probably bitching that they're not getting paid because there are no tips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLJBLJ Posted October 15, 2016 #44 Share Posted October 15, 2016 I would not be very happy if the company I work for told me to take 12 days off with no pay. Just sad for all involved. Probably bitching that they're not getting paid because there are no tips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griller Posted October 15, 2016 #45 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Probably bitching that they're not getting paid because there are no tips. As automatic gratuities are shared fleetwide they shouldn't be much affected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geocruiser Posted October 15, 2016 #46 Share Posted October 15, 2016 PescadoAmarillo, You might want to try the American Embassy. After all you are in need of help and maybe they might offer some. You are stranded in Europe for 12 days. https://fr.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plane2port Posted October 15, 2016 #47 Share Posted October 15, 2016 I was in the middle of writing my own blog post about my favorite cruising blog, which is of course Jeannie's (http://www.plane2port.com/favorite-cruise-blog-pescado-amarillo/) when I read her update about their problems. Jeannie, if you're reading this please allow me to offer you some consolation and advice. You have been presented an opportunity, albeit in a backhanded way. If I were you, I would consider taking some cheap EasyJet or RyanAir flights to Sicily or Crete and rent a car. There is plenty to see on either island in your time frame, and you'll find the prices very affordable (especially Crete.) Best of luck in whatever you decide to do. We are all waiting "with bated breath" so see what happens next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesah Posted October 15, 2016 #48 Share Posted October 15, 2016 I was in the middle of writing my own blog post about my favorite cruising blog, which is of course Jeannie's (http://www.plane2port.com/favorite-cruise-blog-pescado-amarillo/) when I read her update about their problems. Jeannie, if you're reading this please allow me to offer you some consolation and advice. You have been presented an opportunity, albeit in a backhanded way. If I were you, I would consider taking some cheap EasyJet or RyanAir flights to Sicily or Crete and rent a car. There is plenty to see on either island in your time frame, and you'll find the prices very affordable (especially Crete.) Best of luck in whatever you decide to do. We are all waiting "with bated breath" so see what happens next! That's a great idea. Another option is to catch a ferry from Nice to Corsica, rent a car and explore the island. I hope Jeannie finds an acceptable solution and hopefully is able to reboard the ship in Civitavecchia. Or take a short Med cruise, i.e. 7 nights from Savona or Genoa. Teresa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherylandtk Posted October 15, 2016 #49 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Jeannie has posted an update--at this point Princess is arranging flights home for them; everything else is still TBD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plane2port Posted October 15, 2016 #50 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Yikes! Looks like they're coming home. Hard to know what to do in a situation like that. I wish they would stick it out but I can see just wanting to come home when you're frustrated and tired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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