sarplum Posted November 24, 2007 #26 Share Posted November 24, 2007 we have friends going on the Dec 9th sailing. The Veendam usually sails from Tampa top the Western Carib, (not San Juan). Thie sailing is still listed for those ports. Now to get to my question. The do not use this board. Should I frighten them? They are so enthusiastic that I would hate to spoil their fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare boards Posted November 24, 2007 #27 Share Posted November 24, 2007 I wouldn't bother them about it, by the time that date comes around the ship will be fine. I am sure eventually they will hear about it, but why upset them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briny Posted November 24, 2007 #28 Share Posted November 24, 2007 we have friends going on the Dec 9th sailing. The Veendam usually sailsfrom Tampa top the Western Carib, (not San Juan). Thie sailing is still listed for those ports. Now to get to my question. The do not use this board. Should I frighten them? They are so enthusiastic that I would hate to spoil their fun. I guess the answer depends on your friends -- and you know them better than anyone here. If they are they type (like my mother is) to worry and lose sleep if things might not turn out perfectly, then you probably should just keep this to yourself. We have decided to keep mum to my Mum about this. Why should we get her unnecessarily worried about something over which she has no control, possibly spoiling her excitement in anticipation of her first cruise. After all, HAL has two weeks to get things right, and you can rest assured that they will do everything they can to keep on cruising…and making money. We’ll be on the same cruise. Maybe we’ll meet your friends.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherInFlorida Posted November 24, 2007 #29 Share Posted November 24, 2007 we have friends going on the Dec 9th sailing. The Veendam usually sailsfrom Tampa top the Western Carib, (not San Juan). Thie sailing is still listed for those ports. Now to get to my question. The do not use this board. Should I frighten them? They are so enthusiastic that I would hate to spoil their fun. I wouldn't mention it. What will be will be. Truthfully I think I'd prefer I didn't know. The only thing that would upset me now is if they canceled my cruise. Beyond that, how bad can it be? I don't care if we limp:o . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomc Posted November 24, 2007 #30 Share Posted November 24, 2007 localady -- And yes, the glass IS 1/2 full! My philosophy is: Half full or half empty ... it's time for a refill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venicecruiser Posted November 24, 2007 #31 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Thanks, Heather! I enjoyed the 14 days on Veendam as much as I enjoyed being onboard on the transat in April. Only "problem" I had this time was with the shore-ex managers. I believe they need to find other employment and none that requires dealing with customers..... Claudia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherInFlorida Posted November 24, 2007 #32 Share Posted November 24, 2007 ................ I believe they need to find other employment and none that requires dealing with customers..... Claudia Ouch!!! Well, hopefully we won't need them ... we booked all our excursions in advance and plan no changes. I'm envying you that Prinsendam cruise in your signature!!! We have the same taste in ships, it seems!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokesmom Posted November 24, 2007 #33 Share Posted November 24, 2007 I guess the answer depends on your friends -- and you know them better than anyone here. If they are they type (like my mother is) to worry and lose sleep if things might not turn out perfectly, then you probably should just keep this to yourself. We have decided to keep mum to my Mum about this. Why should we get her unnecessarily worried about something over which she has no control, possibly spoiling her excitement in anticipation of her first cruise. After all, HAL has two weeks to get things right, and you can rest assured that they will do everything they can to keep on cruising…and making money. We’ll be on the same cruise. Maybe we’ll meet your friends.:) Glad to hear from others who will be on the 12/9 Veendam cruise. Come on over to the roll call. We are a friendly bunch. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HokiePoq Posted November 24, 2007 #34 Share Posted November 24, 2007 We sure are. I did tell my DH but am hoping no news is good news from HAL and that all will go on as scheduled for those of us on Dec. 9 cruise out of Tampa. So sorry you guys missed two ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimVrhovac Posted November 24, 2007 #35 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Does the shaft problem meen that I have to go out tonight and purchase a spare shaft and take it to the dock with us. The SUV is already full inside and on top Ruth & Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted November 25, 2007 #36 Share Posted November 25, 2007 A limping ship is a lot better than no ship at all. Hope you all have a wonderful cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxout Posted November 25, 2007 #37 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Does the shaft problem meen that I have to go out tonight and purchase a spare shaft and take it to the dock with us. The SUV is already full inside and on top Ruth & Jim In my experience, it's better NOT to get the "shaft". ;) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldog Posted November 25, 2007 #38 Share Posted November 25, 2007 In my experience, it's better NOT to get the "shaft". ;) :D what I would have said if I was fast enough on the uptake:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted November 25, 2007 #39 Share Posted November 25, 2007 From Capt. Schoonderbeek's blog today re; the shaft problem: As I had been fearing the good plans did not work. We could not make up the 1.5 hours lost on departure Santo Tomas and starboard propeller shaft was still playing up. Thus in the course of the morning I had to cancel the call at Cozumel. Based on the ships speed, we would have arrived at 4 pm in the afternoon or even after, while having to leave again by 6pm. in order not to endanger the arrival time in Tampa. Although I have a lot of Tampa people on board, there is still a considerable number that has to fly and I can not jeopardize those flights, if I can help it. Thus the company sent another letter with a compensation offer, we did an open bar on the Navigation deck and Lido deck in the late morning and the ship sailed on to Tampa. It is for us all on board very fustrating to have to deal with an issue we can not control. The engineers are trying very hard to resolve the issue, we were making progress and then there is a setback again during the night. My chief engineer is not a happy camper at the moment and is making long hours downstairs. We have the technicians on board to work on supplying more power to the shaft and I have high hopes that there will be a minimum impact on the next cruise. Luckily when we are island hopping, the distances are very short and the average speed to maintain quite low. Thus I am keeping my fingers crossed. It is only an issue that affects us on higher speeds. The ship is safe and I can maneuver in and out every port and under every circumstance without a problem. I just can’t crank the ship up to warp speed at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsipes Posted November 25, 2007 #40 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Just be Thankful you weren't on a lifeboat in the Antartic... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimgev Posted November 25, 2007 #41 Share Posted November 25, 2007 [COLOR=yellowgreen]"Does the shaft problem meen that I have to go out tonight and purchase a spare shaft and take it to the dock with us. The SUV is already full inside and on top"[/COLOR] [COLOR=yellowgreen][COLOR=black]The latest update from Captain Albert indicates that your offer might be appreciated Jim.[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=yellowgreen][COLOR=#000000]I hope they get it figured out by April![/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=yellowgreen][COLOR=#000000]Jim[/COLOR] [/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iancal Posted November 25, 2007 #42 Share Posted November 25, 2007 I do not think that refund of port charges for not stopping at the port is something to complement HAL for . It should be expected. These are per person taxes levied by and paid to, the respective jurisdictions when the ship docks. Over the past eighteen months, we have had port charges automatically refunded by to our shipboard account by both Princess and NCL. And is has happened on a number of other cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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