smost Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 Last night there was and Alpha, Alpha, Alpha call around 6pm. This morning we were notified that the captain had conferred with the Coast Guard to divert us to Port Everglades to disembark the passenger and he will come back with an updated itinerary. I hope that the passenger is okay. Cactus527, WAAAYTOOO and DanielMallorca85 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snotarni Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 Off to Freeport instead of Labadee. Amazing work by the crew and Broward County Fire/Rescue. The Fox, WAAAYTOOO, DanielMallorca85 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottD Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 45 minutes ago, Snotarni said: Off to Freeport instead of Labadee. Amazing work by the crew and Broward County Fire/Rescue. Is this the rock cruise? My friend is working with the bands on this and keeps posting pics from it, but the pics he posted today were in Labadee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 Freeport instead of Labadee. Ouch. WAAAYTOOO, PPPJJ-GCVAB and SpeedNoodles 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smost Posted May 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2023 Update: we couldn’t dock in Freeport because the ship we were going to take the place of was unable to move so we made the pivot to Nassau. However, we have now been informed that we have to stop in Port Everglades due to a medical evacuation of both a guest and a crew member. This is not supposed to impact our docking in Nassau. I’m hoping that crew member and guest are okay and get the help they need. This is definitely the craziest cruise I’ve been on. I’ve attached a photo of our route so far. I’m happy to be cruising and I understand that things happen. Snotarni, FloatyBoaty, MaryS and 4 others 3 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottD Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 On 5/6/2023 at 11:52 AM, smost said: Update: we couldn’t dock in Freeport because the ship we were going to take the place of was unable to move so we made the pivot to Nassau. However, we have now been informed that we have to stop in Port Everglades due to a medical evacuation of both a guest and a crew member. This is not supposed to impact our docking in Nassau. I’m hoping that crew member and guest are okay and get the help they need. This is definitely the craziest cruise I’ve been on. I’ve attached a photo of our route so far. I’m happy to be cruising and I understand that things happen. Total distance cruised: 611NM.... in a big circle. In all seriousness, hopefully everyone is ok and hope the rest of the cruise turned out uneventful for everyone! anneglubis and DoomSlayer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezer Of The Seas Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 Speaking of, happened to be gawking at the Port Canaveral webcam shortly before noon today. Lo and behold, there was Oasis bow first at the pier typically used by MSC & NCL. No mooring lines deployed and the water turbulence at the stern suggested the ship was being held in place with dynamic positioning. Looked up location/itinerary, thinking it wasn't a stop for drinks and chips at the nearby Racetrac. The ship was underway again shortly after 12. In our young cruising career, we've experienced more medical emergencies than we've amassed reward points. First trip ever on Mariner, the ship deadheaded to Nassau after departing Coco Cay. The captain explained there was a medical emergency on board the ship doctor determined needed to be evacuated. He added the ship could deliver the patient to Nassau faster than arranging for a helicopter airlift at sea. Pulled into Nassau at 9pm, passenger offloaded, and the ship spent the night orbiting New Providence Island. Jewel, last Thanksgiving. 2 medical emergencies. The first was an 'Alpha' on the pool deck. The second, later in the cruise on a sea day after departure from Aruba was an 'Alpha Alpha Alpha' in the MDR galley on Deck 5. Don't know what the outcome was but the ship was absolutely making top speed back to Port Canaveral. I swear you could water ski in its wake. We arrived in port about 4am, 2 plus hours ahead of the projected time. The most intriguing of all, our April 23rd sailing on Wonder, day 7 at Coco Cay. We were on Chill Island beach area getting ready to return to the ship. Suddenly, a very low flying 'island hopper' passenger seaplane flew past, turned back into the wind and landed, escorted by Royal employees on jet skis. The plane tied up to the jet ski/excursion dock; no one disembarked. Mentioned to my wife, unless there's aerial sightseeing excursions offered I don't know about, that's got to be a medical evacuation. Sure enough, as we waited at the tram stop, 2 carts with Royal security officers, medical staff, and a patient bundled up in a Stokes basket drove past, heading to the dock. Looked pretty serious............ Been retired many years from the fire service and 26 years as a paramedic, still can't leave it alone. Certainly hope all the sick/injured recovered. Pattycruise, PPPJJ-GCVAB and Thumper44 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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