Elation from Port Canaveral

[larry_s_taco]

We are booked on the Elation Feb. 17, 2020. I read that there were propulsion issues on the Elation in January, and all ports were canceled on one of the cruises. Has anyone got any information on this? I curious if this is an ongoing issue and if there is a possibility of the cruise being canceled due to dry dock or other issues. 

Thanks for any info.

Larry

[Eli_6]

There was a post (maybe the one you read) about this recently.  I have been on here before and there were no issues, but it was a couple of years ago.

[larry_s_taco]

Thanks Eli_6. Is there anyone that has cruised on the Elation during the month of January 2020 that may have additional information? 

[lhogan11]

I am following this. We leave Saturday on Elation and the winds for Grand Turk and Amber Cove are 17-23 mph.  This is concerning to me as I've read at least 2 instances of this boat not being able to dock. Keeping my fingers crossed!

[mek]

3 hours ago, lhogan11 said:

I am following this. We leave Saturday on Elation and the winds for Grand Turk and Amber Cove are 17-23 mph.  This is concerning to me as I've read at least 2 instances of this boat not being able to dock. Keeping my fingers crossed!

I will be sailing this Saturday also.  Too late to worry about this now and I hope we don't have any issues and make it to our ports. The cruise you are referring to sailed on 1/11 so there have been several cruises since then and I haven't noticed any reports of missed ports. I've been on some really large ships and missed ports because of wind - that doesn't necessarily guarantee there won't be a problem.

I just checked and it looks like they are headed to Amber Cove tomorrow so we can see what happens then and Thursday in Grand Turk.

 

Edited February 5, 2020 by mek

[larry_s_taco]

Please keep us informed on your experience. Thanks

[mek]

Looks like the ship is in Amber Cove today.  

 

It does appear it will be windy in Grand Turk next Tuesday, so keeping fingers crossed.

Edited February 5, 2020 by mek

[cruise77]

My granddaughter just sailed on Elation,  January 20th  they made all the islands.

[mek]

1 hour ago, cruise77 said:

My granddaughter just sailed on Elation,  January 20th  they made all the islands.

Good to hear.  They are in Grand Turk today and the wind is about 19MPH.  If the ship didn't make it to the scheduled ports on a regular basis we would constantly hear about it here on CC and that isn't the case.

[evamcd]

I was on the Elation Jan 11 - we did not go to either Amber Cove or Grand Turk 

[mek]

We're back home and I'm happy to report we made it to all of the ports as planned.  It was quite windy last Saturday and Sunday, but I didn't notice any problems with that - I've been on much bumpier rides.  I'll do a review over the weekend - overall I was really pleased with the cruise and the ship.

[phoneman69]

19 hours ago, mek said:

We're back home and I'm happy to report we made it to all of the ports as planned.  It was quite windy last Saturday and Sunday, but I didn't notice any problems with that - I've been on much bumpier rides.  I'll do a review over the weekend - overall I was really pleased with the cruise and the ship.

Mek can't wait to hear your comments about the ship. Have a family of 4 on the 19th of September Sailing. My kids now 30 & 26 have note been on a cruise in 15 years.

[mek]

Having a B'Day party for my husband today - will try to post it this evening.