shout19661966 Posted February 25, 2019 #1 Share Posted February 25, 2019 My wife and I have relatives on board, first they told us arrival 1pm now they turned around back to sea due to high winds. I know they posted high wind alert till 6pm here . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMike45 Posted February 25, 2019 #2 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Winds have been no joke...30-40 mph, 50+ mph gusts for like 24 hours now. Some of the bridges around the city and 5 boros are closed. Tree limbs down everywhere. Can see how docking into port would be tricky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Laszlo Posted February 25, 2019 #3 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Looks like she just got a little north of the bridge and did a U turn.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted February 25, 2019 #4 Share Posted February 25, 2019 The Gem might be unable to dock until around 7pm or so. It can take about 1 hour to go from the bridge to the pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcipjr Posted February 25, 2019 #5 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I'm on the sailing after this one, so I was watching on the harbor cam to see the Gem come in. I started to see her come into view on the camera once she got under the VZ, but the stern came into view on the webcam as she was backing around. She went back under the VZ, and went back out to sea. I guess she's waiting it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wksskier Posted February 25, 2019 #6 Share Posted February 25, 2019 My brother is on the ship. He said the Gem is headed to Montauk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTCruiseMan1 Posted February 25, 2019 #7 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Just got a call from a friend who’s picking someone up from the Gem. Our friend who is onboard just called and apparently the Gem is currently anchored in Long Island Sound and plans to dock in Manhattan tomorrow 2/26 at 0600. This was per a captain’s announcement onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shout19661966 Posted February 25, 2019 Author #8 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Atlantic ocean long island sound is body of water north of long island. An yes the captain announced 630am arrival to port tomorrow morning sucks for the people who were supposed to sail today on that ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Newleno Posted February 25, 2019 #9 Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) 41 minutes ago, shout19661966 said: Atlantic ocean long island sound is body of water north of long island. An yes the captain announced 630am arrival to port tomorrow morning sucks for the people who were supposed to sail today on that ship. yeah sucks for people that have to get hotels, sucks for those that have to rebook flights, bus's, trains, supersaver airfares are not refundable, some bus fares and trains are also not refundable, what a mess! Edited February 25, 2019 by Newleno 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegeeter Posted February 25, 2019 #10 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Is it NCL's job to put up the pax who were supposed to leave today in hotels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted February 25, 2019 #11 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I hope everybody is safe and ship is not damaged! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Newleno Posted February 25, 2019 #12 Share Posted February 25, 2019 8 minutes ago, Alegeeter said: Is it NCL's job to put up the pax who were supposed to leave today in hotels? no they are not obligated but passengers will probably receive some type of credit, they may also offer free internet so people can change their transportation. I know a few months ago we had a cruise out of nyc that was delayed, they gave us a refund for a day of cruising and a small credit towards our expenses incurred in nyc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYcruzzer Posted February 25, 2019 #13 Share Posted February 25, 2019 1 hour ago, shout19661966 said: Atlantic ocean long island sound is body of water north of long island. An yes the captain announced 630am arrival to port tomorrow morning sucks for the people who were supposed to sail today on that ship. Current sea conditions on Long Island Sound: STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THIS AFTERNOON W winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt late. Gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. TONIGHT W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegeeter Posted February 25, 2019 #14 Share Posted February 25, 2019 7 minutes ago, Newleno said: no they are not obligated but passengers will probably receive some type of credit, they may also offer free internet so people can change their transportation. I know a few months ago we had a cruise out of nyc that was delayed, they gave us a refund for a day of cruising and a small credit towards our expenses incurred in nyc. The one day refund should be a given since you got one less day of your vacation! Hope everyone has insurance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Newleno Posted February 25, 2019 #15 Share Posted February 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, NYcruzzer said: Current sea conditions on Long Island Sound: STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THIS AFTERNOON W winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt late. Gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. TONIGHT W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight outside of the missed connections and expenses associated with this delay, well if it were just another day at sea it sounds fun, I enjoy the rocking and rolling, if you could get out on a deck (probably closed) that would be another great adventure. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvbeaches5 Posted February 25, 2019 #16 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Gem is not in the sound heading south Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbiecruiser25 Posted February 25, 2019 #17 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I was supposed to leave today on the Gem and they still have yet to even send a text or email with an update. We pulled up at the cruise terminal and the attendant told us to come back tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToAdam12 Posted February 25, 2019 #18 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Just now, newbiecruiser25 said: I was supposed to leave today on the Gem and they still have yet to even send a text or email with an update. We pulled up at the cruise terminal and the attendant told us to come back tomorrow. They are closing the terminal and you should come back after 9:30am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbiecruiser25 Posted February 25, 2019 #19 Share Posted February 25, 2019 5 minutes ago, ToAdam12 said: They are closing the terminal and you should come back after 9:30am That's all the info I was given. No info about hotel reimbursement or port of call changes yet. No courtesy text about the change however every day they sent a text the past 3 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinIllinois Posted February 25, 2019 #20 Share Posted February 25, 2019 From NCL.com: New York Embarkation Update Norwegian Gem - February 25, 2019 - 3:00 PM EST (7:00 PM UTC) This is an important embarkation update regarding Norwegian Gem’s sailing of February 25th. As a result of strong gale force winds in the Hudson River, check in and embarkation for today’s sailing has been moved to Tuesday, February 26th. Guests may check in from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM ET at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Striper55 Posted February 25, 2019 #21 Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) My wife and I were scheduled to leave today on the Gem but at 2pm we were told to come back tomorrow.. no email or text from NCL until 4pm. We drove 4 hours for no reason .. why didn’t they inform us before ? At 10am today they told us to board between 1:30pm and 5pm. We get there at 2 and the ship wasn’t even there !! Unacceptable customer service ! Edited February 25, 2019 by Striper55 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Newleno Posted February 25, 2019 #22 Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, newbiecruiser25 said: That's all the info I was given. No info about hotel reimbursement or port of call changes yet. No courtesy text about the change however every day they sent a text the past 3 days. they will give you more information about credit when you get on board, it will be added to your on board account. Oddly we had problems receiving information the day of, when we got home after the cruise we had several messages on the landline phone. things are fluid so be flexible otherwise it can really get to you. When this happened to us, the time to embark kept changing, when we finally got to nyc penn station while walking to the hudson we saw our ship sail by heading to the pier. i was like: "well thats not good" we finally embarked around midnight with a muster around 2:30am Edited February 25, 2019 by Newleno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Newleno Posted February 25, 2019 #23 Share Posted February 25, 2019 1 minute ago, Striper55 said: My wife and I were scheduled to leave today on the Gem but at 2pm we were told to come back tomorrow.. no email or text from NCL unto 4pm. We drove 4 hours for no reason .. why didn’t they inform us before ? At 10am today they told us to board between 1:30pm and 5pm. Webgotvthere at 2 and the ship wasn’t even there !! Unacceptable customer service ! yeah dont know why they cant get this part of their organization "on board", frustrating and not acceptable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToAdam12 Posted February 25, 2019 #24 Share Posted February 25, 2019 It is on NCL.com with info about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcipjr Posted February 25, 2019 #25 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I would imagine the late communications are because they thought they would get the ship out today at some point, so they didn’t want to tell people not to come until the last minute. Bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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