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[ 08-21-2013: Message edited by: jetwet1 ]
quote:Originally posted by Linerrich:Apparently they are sending the MILLENNIUM all the way back to the Grand Bahama Shipyard for repairs
I'm surprised there isn't a yard on the west coast (Victoria, Portland, San Francisco) that can do this? Maybe they're full, or the nature of the repair requires Grand Bahama's cruise ship speciality. Still, how will they transport her there? Seems like it might be expensive/dangerous to tow.
quote:Originally posted by jetwet1:There is a a bunch of narrow body aircraft heading to Ketchikan as I type, Celebrity has contracted with Miami Air and Sun Country to ferry people to Anchorage and Seattle.
Ketchikan airport only has one runway. It will be interesting to see how this unfolds.
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quote:Originally posted by Fairsky:I'm surprised there isn't a yard on the west coast (Victoria, Portland, San Francisco) that can do this? Maybe they're full, or the nature of the repair requires Grand Bahama's cruise ship speciality. Still, how will they transport her there? Seems like it might be expensive/dangerous to tow.
I'm sure it would cost a lot more for the work to be done in a US shipyard, which is the whole reason for Grand Bahama Shipyard's existence in the first place. Numerous cruise lines use that facility, which is also very close to South Florida where so many ships are based. MILLENNIUM is still operable, they just cannot make their scheduled itineraries, and I believe she will sail to Freeport under her own power.
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It's a long way from Alaska via the Canal to the Bahamas. They said they could sail but very slowly. Even though it's been a quiet hurricane season who knows what will happen enroute.Frosty 4
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quote:Originally posted by joe at travelpage:[QB]Ketchikan airport only has one runway. It will be interesting to see how this unfolds.
Nothing really to it, the 3 aircraft ended up doing runs to Anchorage and Seattle, so at any one time there was only one aircraft at the airport, bus the pax over and clear the strip.
How much faster does she run in normal service?
quote:Originally posted by SSTRAVELER:At this point the ship is off Baja California and moving at 17 knots. It appears she was been running at 17k all along the coast .... and I thought they said she was having major speed issues????How much faster does she run in normal service?
That seems odd. In my experience that's Royal Caribbean's standard cruising speed.
it was never a speed issue, it was a USCG issue. They were not going to allow her to sail with passengers with only one operational pod.
They are installing a new pod in Freeport. And the reason they are going all the way to Freeport is the pod is coming from Europe and the removal and subsequent installation requires a special cradle and machinery.
Tim
I understand why they went to Freeport for the repairs. Are they planning to remove repair and replace the pod in time and does that mean the one they are installing in Freeport is only a temporary loaner while her original gets fixed? If that's the case it means there's a second dry docking yet to be scheduled/announced to do the swap at some later date.
I recall sailing in the identical Summit that they can make 24 knots.
quote:Originally posted by Tim in Fort Lauderdale:it was never a speed issue, it was a USCG issue. They were not going to allow her to sail with passengers with only one operational pod. They are installing a new pod in Freeport. And the reason they are going all the way to Freeport is the pod is coming from Europe and the removal and subsequent installation requires a special cradle and machinery. Tim
It does seem like it would be odd to make a temporary repair even though some of the language sounded that way. Good thing their is a spare around .... maybe they should start carrying it with them like the spare blades based on all the problems the pods have given them.
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