Mercury on time

[Joe Beach]

on time so far, via the san diego webcam, zooming in on the gangplank, looks like they are boarding like they said, first noticed around 2pm PDT

 

someone else can monitor to see if they leave around 5p like they are supposed to under normal circumstances.

[teedee]

She hasn't left yet, but it's only 5:45 eastern time so it's not very late so far.

 

Terri

[Buckeye Geo]

It is only 3 pm in the West.

[teedee]

It is only 3 pm in the West.

 

Ok, I feel like a big dummy now!:o I should have thought of that.

 

I'll check again at 8pm eastern time.

 

Terri

[safari njema]

Stopped by Anthony's Fish Grotto for lunch and saw the Mercury today around noon. A sign said Mercury boarding would begin at 3pm, which was about an hour delay from what the passenger tickets stated.

[Lois R]

I just looked at the WebCam on the SanDiego site...unless

I am not seeing the day and time correctly, it looks like she

is still in port. It is almost 8:00pm Eastern Time.....so that

would be almost 5:00pm Pacific.

Hopefully someone will tell me if what I am looking at is correct:)

[rubrrick]

It is now 5:05 PM California time, and the Mercury is still at the dock with no signs of lines being let loose. I am watching the San Diego webcam.

 

Rick

[tangerinebunny]

This is like one of those black and white movies where Mickey Ronney's saying to the injured race horse, 'come on girl, I know you can do it, get to your feet.'

 

Come on Mercury, have a great cruise! We're all betting on you.

[rubrrick]

5:55 PM California time. The line are being cast off, and the Mercury is ready to set sail for Mexico.

[teedee]

I just saw her leaving the dock. I also hope the problems are behind her & everyone on this cruise has a wonderful cruise!

 

Terri

[Fblack]

6:00PM and she is moving. An hour late. Not bad. What's up with the other ship also in port. Not moving yet. I think it's Princess.

[reggierail]

They are also very good friends.;)

 

I wish them all of the best and I hope Mercury

delivers. I know that they can from my 2 cruises

on this lovely ship.:D

 

Reggie

[Joe Beach]

Thanks guys, I knew I could count on you!

 

To me, only an hour late is good news, considering.

[rubrrick]

Thanks guys, I knew I could count on you!

 

To me, only an hour late is good news, considering.

 

Joe Beach............to me, I think an hour late, for all that has gone on, is excellent. I can think of a time we were supposed to leave one of the Spice Islands.......but the tide was out..........and we were stuck on the bottom. Even the tugs could not pull us out..........we had to wait for high tide.

Then there was the time that one of the main engines was lit.........and the starter motor on the second engine made a large noise, that could be heard in port..........and we only had one engine running. Six hours later, the crew had rebuilt the starter motor, and we were off.

In our 40 + cruises, we have probably experienced 5 delays..........so that's not bad.

I know that the captain and crew of the Mercury is doing everything in their power to make this cruise as good as possible. Reading the various posts of the previous cruise, and getting two sides of the story, the only thing that appears to have set some old time cruisers to cry foul, is the communication effort by the administrative staff. I think we all know that the number one rule in business or personal life is communications. That's Celebrity's failure, from the top down.

In all honesty, it seems that Richard Fain needs to dress his top aids down or dismiss them and replace them with people like Jack Williams and Rick Sasso again.

 

Rick

[Everydaymatters]

Last week I was looking at the Mercury's webcam and now I can't find it. Where is it?