HalFan Posted December 1, 2018 #1 Share Posted December 1, 2018 In looking at the Marine Traffic website today (Saturday, Dec. 1), I noticed that the Prinsendam is at anchor at Charlotteville instead of docking at Scarborough. Does anybody know why? I'm curious because we are on the Prinsendam at the end of the month and are scheduled to dock at Scarborough on Dec. 27. I'm wondering if this is a frequent occurrence and whether we need to develop a plan B for that day in port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLAOK Posted December 11, 2018 #2 Share Posted December 11, 2018 We're also on the Prinsendam trip at the end of the month, and Charlotteville would be a big disappointment. This will be our first HAL cruise, and it's interesting that there are no answers from the large number of HAL fans. We docked at Scarborough on our Silver Sea cruise, and we made our Prinsendam excursion plans based on being at the same location. I understand that things happen and plans change with cruise ships, but it would be nice to know if this is something that happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosaic Posted December 11, 2018 #3 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Pdam is in dry dock until this Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted December 12, 2018 #4 Share Posted December 12, 2018 On 12/1/2018 at 11:32 AM, HalFan said: In looking at the Marine Traffic website today (Saturday, Dec. 1), I noticed that the Prinsendam is at anchor at Charlotteville instead of docking at Scarborough. Does anybody know why? I'm curious because we are on the Prinsendam at the end of the month and are scheduled to dock at Scarborough on Dec. 27. I'm wondering if this is a frequent occurrence and whether we need to develop a plan B for that day in port. Scarborough weather forecast for 01 Dec shows winds at 18 mph at 07:00 and at 20 mph at 11:00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted December 12, 2018 #5 Share Posted December 12, 2018 15 minutes ago, Mosaic said: Pdam is in dry dock until this Saturday No, drydock was shortened when the ship was sold and she is on a 6-day last minute cruise. Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLAOK Posted December 12, 2018 #6 Share Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Mosaic said: Pdam is in dry dock until this Saturday But it wasn't in dry dock on December 1, which was what the original poster pointed out. Does anyone know if that was where it really was on December 1? Does anyone know if that is an anchorage they use? Edited December 12, 2018 by SWFLAOK clarification Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLAOK Posted December 12, 2018 #7 Share Posted December 12, 2018 13 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said: Scarborough weather forecast for 01 Dec shows winds at 18 mph at 07:00 and at 20 mph at 11:00 From which direction? Would winds from the East, for example, cause the ship to anchor at Charlotteville instead of docking at Scarborougn? Has that happened to anyone in the past? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLAOK Posted December 12, 2018 #8 Share Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) 22 minutes ago, rafinmd said: No, drydock was shortened when the ship was sold and she is on a 6-day last minute cruise. Roy The 6-day cruise starts on Dec 15th to Dec 21st, so Mosaic is correct. Pdam is currently in it's shortened dry dock. The Dec 15th cruise was added when the dry dock was shortened. Edited December 12, 2018 by SWFLAOK typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted December 12, 2018 #9 Share Posted December 12, 2018 11/24/2018 Sat Alter do Chão 11/25/2018 Sun Cross the Equator 11/25/2018 Sun Barra Norte River 11/25/2018 Sun Crossing the Amazon River Bar 11/26/2018 Mon Barra Norte Sea 11/26/2018 Mon Cross the Equator 11/27/2018 Tue Icoaraci (Belem) 11/28/2018 Wed Cross the Equator 11/29/2018 Thu At Sea (Atlantic Ocean) 11/30/2018 Fri At Sea 12/1/2018 Sat Scarborough, Tobago 12/2/2018 Sun Saint George's 12/3/2018 Mon At Sea (Caribbean Sea) 12/4/2018 Tue Santo Domingo 12/5/2018 Wed At Sea (Caribbean Sea) 12/6/2018 Thu At Sea (Florida Straits) 12/7/2018 Fri FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Winds too high to dock at Scarborough; tendering at Charlotteville was option No. 2/Plan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLAOK Posted December 12, 2018 #10 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Thanks for the info on docking at Scarborough. We just docked there last month and it was a nice calm port with plenty of excursions available from the dock on our Silver Sea cruise. I'm hoping for low winds since the Charlotteville anchorage isn't a place near anything on Tobago so we could end up staying on board. East winds at 18 to 20 mph aren't rare in the Caribbean so we'll hope for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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