F1guynz Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 My SIL is on Brilliance and sounds like it has got a propulsion problem or similar. There was an announcement by the captain yesterday about an issue. The originally itinerary was Lifou, Noumea, Mystery Island, Vila and Luganville but it is now enroute to Sydney arriving 25th March. Originally it was due back 30th WAAAYTOOO, Baked Alaska and KristiZ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted March 22 Author Report Share Posted March 22 I am also curious, if Royal cuts a cruise short do you still get the full allocation of C&A points or only points for the days onboard? PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 34 minutes ago, F1guynz said: I am also curious, if Royal cuts a cruise short do you still get the full allocation of C&A points or only points for the days onboard? In the past it has been typical to provide full CAS points for shortened voyages. F1guynz, PPPJJ-GCVAB and WAAAYTOOO 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted March 22 Author Report Share Posted March 22 Lisa is saying it appears the ship is running on one engine as the wake trail behind the ship is only on one side. WAAAYTOOO, PPPJJ-GCVAB, Jamesszy94 and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 2 hours ago, F1guynz said: Lisa is saying it appears the ship is running on one engine as the wake trail behind the ship is only on one side. It was a pretty good itinerary apart from lifou but that’s all they got to see. WAAAYTOOO and PPPJJ-GCVAB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattymay Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 Jamesszy94 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 Sounds like the Radiance propulsion issue from last year. Anyone who has owned an older car knows stuff breaks out of the blue. Time to sell them off. WAAAYTOOO, dr martini and JohnK6404 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted March 23 Author Report Share Posted March 23 Here is the technical explanation of the fault from my SIL. “The issue is some bit that helps us turn. So we can go forwards and backwards but we will need a tug or some manual intervention to turn” Also sounds like they won’t get in until Tuesday now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted March 23 Author Report Share Posted March 23 The compensation offered is: Free internet and 1/2 price drinks. 50% of cruise fare. 50% of cruise fare as FCC. They are also paying upto $ 250 USD for changes to domestic flights or up to $ 250 USD per stateroom for up to 3 nights accommodation. They will not be arriving back to Sydney until 8pm on Tuesday. 9 i assume they will be able to stay on the ship that night as it would be difficult to get to accomodation at that time. RCIfan1912 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesszy94 Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 Shame about Brilliance having to cut the cruise short, I can only imagine how many disgruntled guess there's going to be, but stuff happens and it's out of our control. At least they're getting compensated and the compensation is actually decent. jbrinkm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 There’s someone on CC saying it’s going to Newcastle for repairs and possibly Singapore ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 A friend onboard said the next two cruises have been canceled,sounds serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger17 Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Hope April 4th cruise still goes ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted March 24 Author Report Share Posted March 24 I think the cruise after next is/was the last Australian cruise before the TP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 The next several scheduled cruises for Brilliance: April 4 - 8 Night South Pacific April 17 - 17 Night Transpacific April 28 - 8 Night Hawaii May 6 - 6 Night Alaska Jamesszy94 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeniorCruiser Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 13 hours ago, Chili said: A friend onboard said the next two cruises have been canceled,sounds serious. My wife and I were booked on the Tasmania cruise at the end of March. We had to cancel because my son decided to get married. Must have been an omen. Chili and Jamesszy94 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesszy94 Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 11 hours ago, twangster said: The next several scheduled cruises for Brilliance: April 4 - 8 Night South Pacific April 17 - 17 Night Transpacific April 28 - 8 Night Hawaii May 6 - 6 Night Alaska Assuming they can get the issues fixed before April Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 It's been a rough few days for ships. Brilliance has engine issues. Carnival had another funnel fire. A HAL ship had a steam pipe explode and kill two crew members. Chili, WAAAYTOOO and PPPJJ-GCVAB 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 The transpacific is still on sale,so it looks like they will fix it locally. Probably dock it in Newcastle or Kembla . F1guynz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 Brilliance is docking tonight then heading off to Newcastle drydock for repairs. its a bit rough that everyone have to get off tonight as by the time customs clears the ship and luggage is offloaded it will be after 9pm. not a great time to be moving around with all your luggage. rjweber3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 24 minutes ago, F1guynz said: Brilliance is docking tonight then heading off to Newcastle drydock for repairs. its a bit rough that everyone have to get off tonight as by the time customs clears the ship and luggage is offloaded it will be after 9pm. not a great time to be moving around with all your luggage. I’ve got a friend onboard Carl and it’s going to be dark with thousands of people trying to get a room or move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 3 minutes ago, Chili said: to get a room or move on. Maybe there is a ship in the next morning, otherwise I can’t understand why everyone can’t just get off by 9am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 30 minutes ago, F1guynz said: Maybe there is a ship in the next morning, otherwise I can’t understand why everyone can’t just get off by 9am. Yes ,apparently there’s a ship first thing in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparty Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 On 3/22/2024 at 9:13 PM, twangster said: Sounds like the Radiance propulsion issue from last year. Anyone who has owned an older car knows stuff breaks out of the blue. Time to sell them off. Or more accurately, anyone who owns an EV knows how unreliable ABB DCFC's are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 On 3/22/2024 at 5:27 PM, F1guynz said: I am also curious, if Royal cuts a cruise short do you still get the full allocation of C&A points or only points for the days onboard? When our Grandeur sailing was shortened by two days for a rudder issue, we were still awarded 9 points for what became a 7-night sailing. WAAAYTOOO, PPPJJ-GCVAB and F1guynz 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 From a Sydney terminal intercruise worker,Brillance will be back on the 4th . Repairs have been done. twangster, WAAAYTOOO, Mrs. Regular and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 RC has had this on their travel updates page since last week. Well at least that they were expecting work to wrap up in time for the 4th. Mrs. Regular 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 It appears Brilliance is delayed. It was supposed to go to Sydney OPT around lunchtime today,Thursday. Word is it will now be Sunday and do a short cruise to Tasmania before the transpacific. Sydney ports. https://www.portauthoritynsw.com.au/sydney-harbour/pilotage-navigation/daily-vessel-movements/ WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 "While repairs for the technical issue that we encountered on one of our previous sailings were completed, during routine testing, we discovered that we’re going to need some extra time to get the ship ready for you" Translated, while we fixed the original issue, we broke something else. JustMeJoe, ScottishRobbie, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 1 hour ago, smokeybandit said: "While repairs for the technical issue that we encountered on one of our previous sailings were completed, during routine testing, we discovered that we’re going to need some extra time to get the ship ready for you" Translated, while we fixed the original issue, we broke something else. And if it breaks down again we won’t be far from a place to fix it . It was supposed to go to noumea and that’s a couple of days from nowhere. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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