rmzlvacationers Posted November 21, 2023 #1 Share Posted November 21, 2023 We have our cruise on Dec. 17th. Has anyone heard if Anthem's engine has been fixed yet? We haven't received notice of any port changes so I'm being hopeful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mets123 Posted November 21, 2023 #2 Share Posted November 21, 2023 They're still dropping Cape Canaveral next week. And the Jan 7 next year dropped a port as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jptoz Posted November 21, 2023 #3 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Just got off Anthem on Sunday. Capt. said 3 of the 4 engines were rebuilt, working on the last one, and all was going as planned. The last engine should be completed in 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mylittleloki Posted November 26, 2023 #4 Share Posted November 26, 2023 (edited) I'm on the Jan 7, 2024 Anthem sailing, and they have not dropped (or changed) any ports. The two sailings after us for Anthem they have dropped DR and replaced with PR. Also, there is a member in our roll call on FB that stated (currently being on Anthem) that the captain said all engine issues have been resolved. Edited November 26, 2023 by mylittleloki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted November 26, 2023 #5 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Just now, mylittleloki said: I'm on the Jan 7 anthem sailing, and they have not dropped (or changed) any ports. The two sailings after us for Anthem they have dropped DR and replaced with PR Yes, they switched out 11 night sailing on Jan 18th sailing to PR months ago. Not sure that had anything to do with engine trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjrpar Posted November 26, 2023 #6 Share Posted November 26, 2023 On 11/21/2023 at 3:53 PM, mets123 said: They're still dropping Cape Canaveral next week. And the Jan 7 next year dropped a port as well. You’re wrong about the Jan 7 cruise, where does this info originate?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted November 26, 2023 #7 Share Posted November 26, 2023 1 hour ago, mylittleloki said: Also, there is a member in our roll call on FB that stated (currently being on Anthem) that the captain said all engine issues have been resolved. Welcome to CC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mets123 Posted November 29, 2023 #8 Share Posted November 29, 2023 On 11/26/2023 at 1:35 PM, rjrpar said: You’re wrong about the Jan 7 cruise, where does this info originate?? The January 11 day sailings have had 5 ports for the past five years, not counting COVID issues. The sailing on the 7th has only four ports But on a positive note, the engine issue has been fixed. I'm on her now, and after boarding on Sunday, Captain Ban announced we will be going to Cape Canaveral after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted November 29, 2023 #9 Share Posted November 29, 2023 2 hours ago, mets123 said: The January 11 day sailings have had 5 ports for the past five years, not counting COVID issues. The sailing on the 7th has only four ports But on a positive note, the engine issue has been fixed. I'm on her now, and after boarding on Sunday, Captain Ban announced we will be going to Cape Canaveral after all. And went, we did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmzlvacationers Posted November 30, 2023 Author #10 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Thanks to all for the updates. Very happy about this! Our son boards on Dec. 10 for a B2B and we join him for the second week, Dec. 17. Very glad to hear that we shouldn't have to miss any ports, as long as Mother Nature cooperates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeOcean Posted November 30, 2023 #11 Share Posted November 30, 2023 According to someone on FB who spoke with the chief engineer on Anthem a couple weeks ago, nothing ever really needed to be "fixed". Just scheduled engine overhaul maintenance that required each engine to be taken out of service one at a time to accomplish. It was supposed to be done earlier this year but supply chain issues forced them to defer it to November. The completed it early and so were able to return to the original itinerary for the 11/26 sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted November 30, 2023 #12 Share Posted November 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, GimmeOcean said: According to someone on FB who spoke with the chief engineer on Anthem a couple weeks ago, nothing ever really needed to be "fixed". Just scheduled engine overhaul maintenance that required each engine to be taken out of service one at a time to accomplish. It was supposed to be done earlier this year but supply chain issues forced them to defer it to November. The completed it early and so were able to return to the original itinerary for the 11/26 sailing. Virtually every cruise ship afloat sails around for weeks at a time, every year, with one engine down for overhaul, and no one is any wiser, if the itinerary is set to allow for the reduced speed due to reduced generating capacity. Every marine medium speed engine, like those used on cruise ships, is completely torn apart for overhaul every 12,000 hours (about every 2 years), and these overhauls take 4-6 weeks to complete. I thought this was the case for Anthem, when the problem was first announced, and is one of the problems with the ships that have only 4 larger diesel generators, as taking one out of service impacts speed way more than those ships that have 5-6 smaller diesels. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kochleffel Posted December 6, 2023 #13 Share Posted December 6, 2023 On 11/29/2023 at 2:35 PM, mets123 said: The January 11 day sailings have had 5 ports for the past five years, not counting COVID issues. The sailing on the 7th has only four ports But on a positive note, the engine issue has been fixed. I'm on her now, and after boarding on Sunday, Captain Ban announced we will be going to Cape Canaveral after all. Evidence for only four ports? I'm booked on the January 7 sailing and the cruise planner still lists excursions for five ports: (1) Puerto Plata, DR; (2) Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; (3) Philipsburg, St. Maarten; (4) St. Johns, Antigua; and (5) Basseterre, St. Kitts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mets123 Posted December 6, 2023 #14 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Sorry, my bad. I am on two of the Jan sailings. My second, going out on Jan 29th has only 4 ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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