Seascape not allowed into Maimi yet today (6/25/23)

[PompeySailor]

here she comes 

[jame_g]

I just checked the webcam and it looks like NCL is already docked, MSC is almost there just passing the Escape, and Carnival is right behind. 

[PompeySailor]

Nearly in 

[PompeySailor]

4pm was a pretty accurate time we were given for her arrival 😉

[BermudaBound2014]

1 hour ago, BermudaBound2014 said:

 

Considering it's 3:45 and MSC hasn't even tied up yet, I think boarding by 6:00 is quite optimistic.

 

 

Do you have an update on embarkation time?
 

Carnival sent this text saying not to arrive until 8. 

 

 

[BermudaBound2014]

Here is the email Carnival sent. Guests will also be reimbursed for any pre-paid alcohol package, pre-paid internet,  and gratuities for today. Is MSC offering this too? 

 

 

[Bgwest]

Seems thur far that MSC is following Carnival’s lead.  

[BermudaBound2014]

40 minutes ago, Bgwest said:

Seems thur far that MSC is following Carnival’s lead.  

They have? Can you please provide a link? I must have missed it. 

All I have is that MSC  and CCl both gave $20 OBc (NCL gave $25), but I didn’t think that MSC offered a shuttle to bayside. I haven’t read where MSC is rebating alcohol, internet, and gratuities for today either, and communication from MSC appears to be the worst of the three. 
 

Hopefully @LMaxwell will come back and report his experience. 

[Luckynana]

5 hours ago, PompeySailor said:

4pm was a pretty accurate time we were given for her arrival 😉

It is now 9:14 pm.  Are you onboard yet, Graham?

[Bgwest]

2 hours ago, BermudaBound2014 said:

They have? Can you please provide a link? I must have missed it. 

All I have is that MSC  and CCl both gave $20 OBc (NCL gave $25), but I didn’t think that MSC offered a shuttle to bayside. I haven’t read where MSC is rebating alcohol, internet, and gratuities for today either, and communication from MSC appears to be the worst of the three. 
 

Hopefully @LMaxwell will come back and report his experience. 

Clearly I jumped the gun and should have said that MSC is following Carnival‘s lead insofar as the $20 shipboard credit is concerned.
The rest of those things that Carnival is offering, I have not yet seen MSC match.

[PompeySailor]

36 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

It is now 9:14 pm.  Are you onboard yet, Graham?

We boarded just now 

about to find food 

thanks for checking in

[PompeySailor]

Finally some bread and alcohol 

been a very long day 

 

Edited June 26, 2023 by PompeySailor

[tidecat]

From what I heard on the PortMiami webcam, Seascape should be leaving around 12:30 AM.

[morpheusofthesea]

9 hours ago, PompeySailor said:

Finally some bread and alcohol 

been a very long day 

 

The greater the disparity the more appreciative we are of the Yacht Club. 

Like having spent time in the desert and entering the 'promised land'.

Edited June 26, 2023 by morpheusofthesea

[BermudaBound2014]

Oh wow... I didn't realize @PompeySailor was yacht club and still didn't make it onboard until 10:00 p.m. The ship arrived back at port at 4:00 p.m. and sailed again after midnight. That turn around was 8 hours. Still quicker than a normal turn around day, but a long day for guests and crew.

 

Hope those onboard are rested, relaxed, and have put the long day behind them.

 

Would still like to hear from those who got off the ship yesterday. Reports are that both Miami and FLL airports were a mess yesterday with people who missed their flights.  

Edited June 26, 2023 by BermudaBound2014

[Brighton Line]

So they did cut down some of the turnaround time. Ships still have to bunker and provision with the dogs sniffing every pallet 😁

 

[cublet]

18 minutes ago, Brighton Line said:

<snip> with the dogs sniffing every pallet 😁

 

Hello

 

Sounds like the pax wanting to be fed.

 

Regards,

 

Cublet

[Crown Vic]

PompeySailor et al, very interesting posts. Went through a similar situation in Tampa in January when the port was closed due to fog. Ship docked at 6 p.m. and left around midnight. Thankfully we were onboard doing a B2B. No relief for those waiting to board  - no facilities, no water and, of course, no announcements. CCL seems to have treated folks properly. Anyway, enjoy your cruises. Hope the deteriorating weather coming up from the Caribbean won’t affect your holiday.

Cheers…

[PompeySailor]

1 hour ago, Crown Vic said:

PompeySailor et al, very interesting posts. Went through a similar situation in Tampa in January when the port was closed due to fog. Ship docked at 6 p.m. and left around midnight. Thankfully we were onboard doing a B2B. No relief for those waiting to board  - no facilities, no water and, of course, no announcements. CCL seems to have treated folks properly. Anyway, enjoy your cruises. Hope the deteriorating weather coming up from the Caribbean won’t affect your holiday.

Cheers…

Thanks Vic

Our itinerary has been swapped around but that’s all good 👍🏻 

We are on a ship on the ocean so we are just happy with that 😎

 

I think the storm is quite a ways south of us , for now 

[LMaxwell]

On 6/25/2023 at 7:45 PM, BermudaBound2014 said:

They have? Can you please provide a link? I must have missed it. 

All I have is that MSC  and CCl both gave $20 OBc (NCL gave $25), but I didn’t think that MSC offered a shuttle to bayside. I haven’t read where MSC is rebating alcohol, internet, and gratuities for today either, and communication from MSC appears to be the worst of the three. 
 

Hopefully @LMaxwell will come back and report his experience. 

We finally got inside the terminal about midnight and checked in approx 1:20AM.  

[LMaxwell]

On 6/26/2023 at 7:57 AM, BermudaBound2014 said:

Oh wow... I didn't realize @PompeySailor was yacht club and still didn't make it onboard until 10:00 p.m. The ship arrived back at port at 4:00 p.m. and sailed again after midnight. That turn around was 8 hours. Still quicker than a normal turn around day, but a long day for guests and crew.

 

Hope those onboard are rested, relaxed, and have put the long day behind them.

 

Would still like to hear from those who got off the ship yesterday. Reports are that both Miami and FLL airports were a mess yesterday with people who missed their flights.  

Sailaway was closer to 4AM.  They had a muster around midnight but there was still some 2000+ guests not onboard. I never had muster this week. 

[jcathers1]

We were on board for this delay, so it's interesting to read the perspective of those who were wanting to get ON, when we were just wanting to get OFF. 🙂 

[BermudaBound2014]

43 minutes ago, LMaxwell said:

We finally got inside the terminal about midnight and checked in approx 1:20AM.  

 

42 minutes ago, LMaxwell said:

Sailaway was closer to 4AM.  They had a muster around midnight but there was still some 2000+ guests not onboard. I never had muster this week. 

 

Wow... that is much later than both CCL and NCLH. Other ships were actually sailing and you were just boarding 😞

 

I hope the rest of your vacation was fabulous! 

[LMaxwell]

15 minutes ago, BermudaBound2014 said:

 

 

Wow... that is much later than both CCL and NCLH. Other ships were actually sailing and you were just boarding 😞

 

I hope the rest of your vacation was fabulous! 

 

When we finally boarded both other ships were gone.  There was over 1000 behind us waiting still.  

 

No, it was not a fabulous vacation. I posted a separate review. There are a number of issues with this ship that being YC might alleviate (might not?) but for standard category class, not up to par. 

[morpheusofthesea]

Posted on wrong thread. Sorry.

Edited July 2, 2023 by morpheusofthesea