Getaway arriving late tommorrow??

[mking8288]

1 hour ago, chengkp75 said:

I suspect that one diesel engine was down ... 

Thank you for the explanation and probable cause(s) and the proactive use of tugboats for docking at MCT certainly make sense with the strong undercurrent/tidal changes. 

 

As noted, she's currently en route for Bermuda, speed throttled down from 20 kts to 17 kts at this moment, tracking her last night, she was doing 9 to 10 kts even south of Ambrose Channel - 2 other ships, Anthem and MSC Merv were full throttle further south at 20 - 21 kts ... all were closer to the coastlines, perhaps for a better ride from waves & sea states.   Then, I figured - perhaps, the USCG/NOAA Speed Restriction Zones rule might already be active - protection against seasonal migration of Right Whales on the move ... ships in the sighting area must observe speed limit of 10 kts.   Afterall, Spring is early this year and DC's Cherry Blossom trees are hitting their peak already ... and NYC's cherry trees are following close behind - climate changes, believe it or not, are happening.  

 

No (further) news is good news with those now onboard.  Bermuda's forecast for tomorrow not looking great with near/gale force wind and waves higher outside the reefs ... fine for the rest of the week.  Might as well, just "let it ride" 

[bluesea777]

On 3/18/2024 at 9:22 AM, dcipjr said:

She's heading for Bermuda at 20 knots right now, so she seems to be making expected speed for a Wednesday arrival.

It was supposed to be Tuesday’s arrival, I think, as I read up in this thread it was supposed to be here in Bermuda Tues- Fri, but Getaway already slowed down to ~ 10 kts earlier today and is due in here tomorrow morning. 
 

Just as well she ain’t here today - it’s windy, pouring with rain, lightning, and all the works!!

 

 

 

[bluesea777]

10 minutes ago, bluesea777 said:

It was supposed to be Tuesday’s arrival, I think, as I read up in this thread it was supposed to be here in Bermuda Tues- Fri, but Getaway already slowed down to ~ 10 kts earlier today and is due in here tomorrow morning. 
 

Just as well she ain’t here today - it’s windy, pouring with rain, lightning, and all the works!!

 

Yet yesterday and the days before it was sunny calm, etc!!

 

 

[mking8288]

27 minutes ago, bluesea777 said:

Yet yesterday and the days before it was sunny calm, etc!!

Rocking and rolling a bit onboard too ...

[bluesea777]

Today, beautiful sunny calm Bermuda but a tad chilly at 62°F (17°C). 
 

 

Oceanic Vista on right and Getaway on left. 
 

Cheers!

 

 

[dcipjr]

We’ll be on our way to Bermuda in a few days’ time, once the Getaway comes back for us.

 

Looking at the forecast, they’re calling for a “breezy” Sunday, so I’m thinking we might be rocking and rolling a bit too on our way down. Windy is calling for 22 foot waves on Monday, so we’ll be packing the Bonine.

 

Hopefully Bermuda will greet us with sunny skies and temps in the high 60s!

Edited March 20 by dcipjr

[Laszlo]

4 hours ago, dcipjr said:

We’ll be on our way to Bermuda in a few days’ time, once the Getaway comes back for us.

 

Looking at the forecast, they’re calling for a “breezy” Sunday, so I’m thinking we might be rocking and rolling a bit too on our way down. Windy is calling for 22 foot waves on Monday, so we’ll be packing the Bonine.

 

Hopefully Bermuda will greet us with sunny skies and temps in the high 60s!

You are lucky you are not leaving Saturday, sounds like it will be miserable around here

 

[mking8288]

Yike - checking Windy App forecast ahead for this Friday-Saturday-Sunday into Monday ... angry north Atlantic / Bermuda waters ... high windy, rough sea state and huge waves expected, not pretty at all.  Should calm down by Tuesday.  

 

Even if they modified this week's shortened stay at Dockyard, that has been extended by several hours to sail Friday afternoon instead of morning - there is no way to get around the storm system as sea.  

 

Maybe @bluesea777 can give us a more upbeat forecast issued by the official Bermuda weather service tomorrow ??  They are calling strong to gale force wind this Sunday there, seas outside the coral 9 ft. to 14 ft. (fast ferry will not be operated under those kinds of conditions - too choppy for safety) 

[dcipjr]

11 hours ago, mking8288 said:

Yike - checking Windy App forecast ahead for this Friday-Saturday-Sunday into Monday ... angry north Atlantic / Bermuda waters ... high windy, rough sea state and huge waves expected, not pretty at all.  Should calm down by Tuesday.  

 

Even if they modified this week's shortened stay at Dockyard, that has been extended by several hours to sail Friday afternoon instead of morning - there is no way to get around the storm system as sea.  

 

Henry, it's a little reminiscent of the cruise we were on to Bermuda—though that was in May. Wave heights were around 28 feet, and I was definitely feeling a little green around the gills.

 

We're packing Bonine, sea bands, ginger candies—the works. And I'll definitely hit up the buffet for green apples.

 

We hit the Upgrade Advantage lottery and got moved from an inside to a balcony—with the bad weather for the first day or two of the trip, that was probably a good move, since I'll be able to watch the horizon to settle the old inner ear.

 

Bermuda Weather Service is saying to expect strong, gale-force winds Sunday, and continued strong winds on Monday, easing toward the end of the day. We are due to get in Tuesday, so I'm thinking we'll be in for a rough ride on Monday, but after that we should be pretty good.

 

Once we're in Bermuda, it might be a bit breezy, but temperatures should be fairly agreeable—68-70°F. Of course, that's going by my phone's weather app; the most trustworthy source is weather.bm, but they don't predict more than 5 days out (and for good reason).

[mking8288]

35 minutes ago, dcipjr said:

... a little reminiscent of the cruise we were on to Bermuda—though that was in May. Wave heights were around 28 feet ... definitely feeling a little green around the gills.

 

We hit the Upgrade Advantage lottery and got moved from an inside to a balcony

Congrats for the scoring the upgrade on another week of GA being sold out, sailing full again - when did you "win" that jackpot - they are harder & harder to score these days.  Our TA later next month is nearly sold out, just a handful of OV and IS remaining, all the balconies are gone ... one way or another, but with recent price drops - managed to get FCC (and, my feeling is that some negotiated & accepted upgrades) to use.  Been tempted to catch one of these loops this winter, just no-can't-do.  Now, we are focused on packing, waiting for tax refund & catching up on what's happening ahead.  

 

Will be watching shipcam & using cruisemapper, windy app to see - we missed Dockyard on our way back last November due to rough weather, nothing like what's ahead - didn't realize you are a proven Bermuda cruise warrior.  That Joy ride was something a wild roller coaster b/c we definitely felt it - being midship & lower on the deck too ... coat hangers in the closet rattling all night and the bath tub's sliding doors slamming back-n-forth, improved with wet towels to stabilize & stop it on the track.  I think @suetravel was also on the cruise and came to the M&G at Cagney's then - see if I find the roster.  

 

We ought to catch each other again on another cruise - quiet roll call and no M&G this time  or are they all on the other platform,  but whatever. It's a worsening problem for CC's and I've done my share to educate but ... still, get hijacked.  Just told someone else to get off our "lawn" last night on another cruise - joined CC not long ago, came on ... hi, just made a deposit, seasoned solo traveler ... is anyone planning a M&G, LOL.  Nicely welcomed her to the roll call with good # of seasoned NCL "seniors" cruising and there are other solo booked - linked the rules ... counter to hear what else she's bring to the table.  

 

Back on track, looks like the return this Saturday is the worst ahead, along with Sunday - timing is everything, if GA stay in NY a bit longer & sail south to ride the "better" part of the next storm before turning east, things should gradually ease by later Monday into Tuesday - perhaps a late day arrival or getting in early Wednesday.  Nobody is going to be happy with the change, but safety first - actually surprised when I saw these loops with an extra day there - 3 overnights instead of 2.  We'll see about that, you know how things are ... easy to be keyboard warrior.  

[dcipjr]

3 hours ago, mking8288 said:

Congrats for the scoring the upgrade on another week of GA being sold out, sailing full again - when did you "win" that jackpot - they are harder & harder to score these days.  Our TA later next month is nearly sold out, just a handful of OV and IS remaining, all the balconies are gone ... one way or another, but with recent price drops - managed to get FCC (and, my feeling is that some negotiated & accepted upgrades) to use.  Been tempted to catch one of these loops this winter, just no-can't-do.  Now, we are focused on packing, waiting for tax refund & catching up on what's happening ahead.  

 

Will be watching shipcam & using cruisemapper, windy app to see - we missed Dockyard on our way back last November due to rough weather, nothing like what's ahead - didn't realize you are a proven Bermuda cruise warrior.  That Joy ride was something a wild roller coaster b/c we definitely felt it - being midship & lower on the deck too ... coat hangers in the closet rattling all night and the bath tub's sliding doors slamming back-n-forth, improved with wet towels to stabilize & stop it on the track.  I think @suetravel was also on the cruise and came to the M&G at Cagney's then - see if I find the roster.  

 

We ought to catch each other again on another cruise - quiet roll call and no M&G this time  or are they all on the other platform,  but whatever. It's a worsening problem for CC's and I've done my share to educate but ... still, get hijacked.  Just told someone else to get off our "lawn" last night on another cruise - joined CC not long ago, came on ... hi, just made a deposit, seasoned solo traveler ... is anyone planning a M&G, LOL.  Nicely welcomed her to the roll call with good # of seasoned NCL "seniors" cruising and there are other solo booked - linked the rules ... counter to hear what else she's bring to the table.  

 

Back on track, looks like the return this Saturday is the worst ahead, along with Sunday - timing is everything, if GA stay in NY a bit longer & sail south to ride the "better" part of the next storm before turning east, things should gradually ease by later Monday into Tuesday - perhaps a late day arrival or getting in early Wednesday.  Nobody is going to be happy with the change, but safety first - actually surprised when I saw these loops with an extra day there - 3 overnights instead of 2.  We'll see about that, you know how things are ... easy to be keyboard warrior.  

 

We bid fairly aggressively for a balcony—$200 per person bid from an inside, so into the Fair range. We still were quite a bit below what balconies were selling for outright, and I had been doing mock bookings to check availability so I knew there were some available. We got upgraded 3 days ago, so 6 days prior to departure.

 

My daughter is in school now, so we're stuck on the school schedule—so forget about price drops closer to sail date. Now the prices seem to go up as we approach the sail date. Back before she was school, we'd book last-minute and get some great deals, but that's sort of a thing of the past now.

 

This time, they actually charged more for the third person in the room than persons 1 and 2! I was floored.

 

I feel your pain with the M&Gs—if they happen at all, they've been taken over by That Other Platform. I used to go, but haven't been bothering recently. The CC boards have gotten much quieter, as Zuckerberg & Co. coalesce so much of the online community into their own walled garden. And what remains of CC has gotten so negative that I have largely stayed away, to avoid poisoning my opinions of the cruise before we even set sail.

 

Back to the weather—yes, I wouldn't be surprised if they held us in NY or had us hug the coastline a bit, with a later arrival in Bermuda. They might wind up just putting us on the same itinerary that's usually used for Bermuda: 8 AM arrival on Wednesday, in port Thursday, depart Friday at 3 PM.

 

We'll see what happens. Either way, no cooking or cleaning to do for the week—so that's already a win.

 

It would be great to catch up on another cruise one of these days.

[bluesea777]

Another beautiful day today:

 

 

Not sure what time they are leaving tomorrow. 
 

 

[Suetravel]

Leaving Bermuda Friday, 2pm sailing 

[mking8288]

13 hours ago, Suetravel said:

Leaving Bermuda Friday, 2pm sailing 

All abroad, sailing right on time - safe travel on the return crossing, brace for a rough sea state, near/gale force wind and large waves en route.  

 

Rope course is open "now" (portcam power zoomed in for close-up) as she gets underway, inside the reef - calm & smooth, enjoy the sun.  

 

 

P.S.  Engine room - be nice & kind and behave.  She is currently at 13 kts heading northeast before turning toward St. George's - will need all engines to sync. in harmony and deliver max speed when called upon.  

Edited March 22 by mking8288

[Suetravel]

Ncl getaway will arrive late tomorrow late at noontime 3/24/24 due to weather and not sailing at full speed. High swell and heavy wind. Just like the last sailing. Will be a hot mess.

[dcipjr]

22 minutes ago, Suetravel said:

Ncl getaway will arrive late tomorrow late at noontime 3/24/24 due to weather and not sailing at full speed. High swell and heavy wind. Just like the last sailing. Will be a hot mess.

We just got the notification. NCL is asking for us to arrive between 3 and 6 PM.

 

Shouldn’t be a big deal. Safe travels.

[mking8288]

@Suetravel  Welcome home.  Enjoy a leisure breakfast, finally the sea is giving all a break as it sure looked bad most of yesterday, if not all. Ship was going against head wind, left Dockard to sail north at 18 - 19 kts but drop to 15 in that afternoon large swell.  Latest live tracking suggest GA now off the LI coast can be on the Hudson around 10:30 with tugs assisting. 

 

BTW, come over to our Prima roll call next month, when you get a chance post-cruise.

@dcipjr  Happy cruising later and safe travel, you probably know too, going to be a bumpy ride out to Dockyard again, wind & sea state turning around again. 

 

[dcipjr]

Thanks @mking8288! We’re going to be driving up from Philly at around 2:30 PM today, targeting an arrival between 4 and 5 PM.
 

I figure the terminal at 3 PM will be mobbed, so better to skip the initial rush. 
 

Looks like we’ll have a nighttime sail away from New York—should be lovely! 
 

Probably a bumpy ride tomorrow, but we’re prepared with Bonine, sea bands, ginger candies, and past experience. 
 

Weather for Bermuda looks nice too! I wouldn’t be surprised to see us arrive late Tuesday or even Wednesday. 

[blackwing]

I'm sure the port will be mobbed at 3, but we will probably try to get there as soon as we can.  Hopefully we can get our carryons into our cabins as soon as possible so we won't have to lug them to dinner with us.

[zaylyn2590]

28 minutes ago, dcipjr said:

Thanks @mking8288! We’re going to be driving up from Philly at around 2:30 PM today, targeting an arrival between 4 and 5 PM.
 

I figure the terminal at 3 PM will be mobbed, so better to skip the initial rush. 
 

Looks like we’ll have a nighttime sail away from New York—should be lovely! 
 

Probably a bumpy ride tomorrow, but we’re prepared with Bonine, sea bands, ginger candies, and past experience. 
 

Weather for Bermuda looks nice too! I wouldn’t be surprised to see us arrive late Tuesday or even Wednesday. 

I'm coming from Philly too! Same time and everything. I figured it would be crazy at 3pm! 

[Suetravel]

Approaching nyc at 9:30am earlier than 12:00pm schedule, did not dock yet.
It will still be a mob scene at the terminal.

[UKstages]

13 minutes ago, blackwing said:

Hopefully we can get our carryons into our cabins as soon as possible so we won't have to lug them to dinner with us.

 

on the getaway, you can usually drop (and claim check) your carry on bags in the casino.

 

[dcipjr]

23 minutes ago, Suetravel said:

Approaching nyc at 9:30am earlier than 12:00pm schedule, did not dock yet.
It will still be a mob scene at the terminal.

We’re still expecting a little chaos. 
 

Did you check bags for your delayed embarkation? When did they get to your stateroom? Was there indeed a bag check in the casino?
 

Trying to figure out whether we should carry on or not—we’re not sure if we’ll have our bags by bedtime. 

[billslowsky]

3 hours ago, dcipjr said:

We’re still expecting a little chaos. 
 

Did you check bags for your delayed embarkation? When did they get to your stateroom? Was there indeed a bag check in the casino?
 

Trying to figure out whether we should carry on or not—we’re not sure if we’ll have our bags by bedtime. 

Just got off.  Arrived last sunday at about 4:30, boarded a little after 6.  Bag was delivered without much delay.

 

We had a rough afternoon Saturday, high seas, wind, rain.  At a q & a the captain was directly asked about the mechanical issues on the previous cruise and he blew off the question, basically said "we have no mechanical issues".  Nothing more.  

 

But it looked like MSC and royal got in on time today?

[shof515]

48 minutes ago, billslowsky said:

But it looked like MSC and royal got in on time today?

 

royal and MSC both do the florida/bahamas runs so they can able to hug the coast to avoid the worse of the weather. Getaway is going to the Bermuda, in the middle of nowhere. there is no where to hide or safe options