Is it common for ships to leave late?
 

I happened to look at the bridge cam of the Sapphire Princess at 5:15
this afternoon, and it was still in port in Seattle. It was supposed to
leave at 4:00. We went out, so I don't know when it actually left, but
looking at the picture now, it does say bound for Ketchikan. Is that
common?

Marcia

Is it common for ships to leave late?
 

In article , Marcia R.
wrote:

I happened to look at the bridge cam of the Sapphire Princess at 5:15
this afternoon, and it was still in port in Seattle. It was supposed to
leave at 4:00. We went out, so I don't know when it actually left, but
looking at the picture now, it does say bound for Ketchikan. Is that
common?

I would not say it was common but that it happens sometimes. Ships have
waited for late arriving flights. A couple of times fueling was delayed
on sailings I was on. One of those times the vendor brought the wrong
type oil. If the ship is delayed arriving for some reason it could have
a delayed departure.

--
Charles

Is it common for ships to leave late?
 

Marcia R. wrote:
I happened to look at the bridge cam of the Sapphire Princess at 5:15
this afternoon, and it was still in port in Seattle. It was supposed to
leave at 4:00. We went out, so I don't know when it actually left, but
looking at the picture now, it does say bound for Ketchikan. Is that
common?

Take a look at this thread on cruise critic:
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1213857

sue

Is it common for ships to leave late?
 

Sue Mullen wrote:


Marcia R. wrote:
I happened to look at the bridge cam of the Sapphire Princess at 5:15
this afternoon, and it was still in port in Seattle. It was supposed
to leave at 4:00. We went out, so I don't know when it actually left,
but looking at the picture now, it does say bound for Ketchikan. Is
that common?

Take a look at this thread on cruise critic:
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1213857

sue

Yikes!

We were originally supposed to sail yesterday, but my fiance has a
medical issue he's dealing with, so we had to cancel and rebook for the
end of the month. Now I'm curious what really happened. I can't even
get the cam to come up this morning.

Marcia

Is it common for ships to leave late?
 

Marcia R. wrote:
Sue Mullen wrote:


Marcia R. wrote:
I happened to look at the bridge cam of the Sapphire Princess at 5:15
this afternoon, and it was still in port in Seattle. It was supposed
to leave at 4:00. We went out, so I don't know when it actually
left, but looking at the picture now, it does say bound for
Ketchikan. Is that common?

Take a look at this thread on cruise critic:
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1213857

sue

Yikes!

We were originally supposed to sail yesterday, but my fiance has a
medical issue he's dealing with, so we had to cancel and rebook for the
end of the month. Now I'm curious what really happened. I can't even
get the cam to come up this morning.

Keep an eye on cruise critic and you can see what is going on. Just
remember that the same as here, you can't count on all the posts being
accurate. Hopw all is ok with your fiance!!

sue

Is it common for ships to leave late?
 

Sue Mullen wrote:


Marcia R. wrote:
Sue Mullen wrote:


Marcia R. wrote:
I happened to look at the bridge cam of the Sapphire Princess at
5:15 this afternoon, and it was still in port in Seattle. It was
supposed to leave at 4:00. We went out, so I don't know when it
actually left, but looking at the picture now, it does say bound for
Ketchikan. Is that common?

Take a look at this thread on cruise critic:
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1213857

sue

Yikes!

We were originally supposed to sail yesterday, but my fiance has a
medical issue he's dealing with, so we had to cancel and rebook for
the end of the month. Now I'm curious what really happened. I can't
even get the cam to come up this morning.

Keep an eye on cruise critic and you can see what is going on. Just
remember that the same as here, you can't count on all the posts being
accurate. Hopw all is ok with your fiance!!

sue

Thanks, Sue. I don't like to post too much personal info on line, but
he should be OK.

Marcia

Is it common for ships to leave late?
 

Marcia R. wrote:
Sue Mullen wrote:


Marcia R. wrote:
Sue Mullen wrote:


Marcia R. wrote:
I happened to look at the bridge cam of the Sapphire Princess at
5:15 this afternoon, and it was still in port in Seattle. It was
supposed to leave at 4:00. We went out, so I don't know when it
actually left, but looking at the picture now, it does say bound
for Ketchikan. Is that common?

Take a look at this thread on cruise critic:
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1213857

sue

Yikes!

We were originally supposed to sail yesterday, but my fiance has a
medical issue he's dealing with, so we had to cancel and rebook for
the end of the month. Now I'm curious what really happened. I can't
even get the cam to come up this morning.

Keep an eye on cruise critic and you can see what is going on. Just
remember that the same as here, you can't count on all the posts being
accurate. Hopw all is ok with your fiance!!

sue

Thanks, Sue. I don't like to post too much personal info on line, but
he should be OK.

Marcia

Here it is...

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420a...p_illness.html

Is it common for ships to leave late?
 

Marcia R. wrote:
Sue Mullen wrote:


Marcia R. wrote:
Sue Mullen wrote:


Marcia R. wrote:
I happened to look at the bridge cam of the Sapphire Princess at
5:15 this afternoon, and it was still in port in Seattle. It was
supposed to leave at 4:00. We went out, so I don't know when it
actually left, but looking at the picture now, it does say bound
for Ketchikan. Is that common?

Take a look at this thread on cruise critic:
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1213857

sue

Yikes!

We were originally supposed to sail yesterday, but my fiance has a
medical issue he's dealing with, so we had to cancel and rebook for
the end of the month. Now I'm curious what really happened. I can't
even get the cam to come up this morning.

Keep an eye on cruise critic and you can see what is going on. Just
remember that the same as here, you can't count on all the posts being
accurate. Hopw all is ok with your fiance!!

sue

Thanks, Sue. I don't like to post too much personal info on line, but
he should be OK.

Good, glad he should be ok and you can both enjoy your cruise!!

sue

Is it common for ships to leave late?
 

Marcia R. wrote:
I happened to look at the bridge cam of the Sapphire Princess at
5:15 this afternoon, and it was still in port in Seattle. It was
supposed to leave at 4:00. We went out, so I don't know when it
actually left, but looking at the picture now, it does say bound
for Ketchikan. Is that common?

Probably not common, but it does happen. The Maasdam had engine
trouble leaving Norfolk a couple of years ago and we didn't leave
until after dinner. We were also late getting into St. Thomas.

Is it common for ships to leave late?
 

Sue Mullen wrote:


Marcia R. wrote:
Sue Mullen wrote:


Marcia R. wrote:
Sue Mullen wrote:


Marcia R. wrote:
I happened to look at the bridge cam of the Sapphire Princess at
5:15 this afternoon, and it was still in port in Seattle. It was
supposed to leave at 4:00. We went out, so I don't know when it
actually left, but looking at the picture now, it does say bound
for Ketchikan. Is that common?

Take a look at this thread on cruise critic:
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1213857

sue

Yikes!

We were originally supposed to sail yesterday, but my fiance has a
medical issue he's dealing with, so we had to cancel and rebook for
the end of the month. Now I'm curious what really happened. I
can't even get the cam to come up this morning.

Keep an eye on cruise critic and you can see what is going on. Just
remember that the same as here, you can't count on all the posts
being accurate. Hopw all is ok with your fiance!!

sue

Thanks, Sue. I don't like to post too much personal info on line, but
he should be OK.

Good, glad he should be ok and you can both enjoy your cruise!!

sue

I saw the story about the ship on the local Seattle news. That virus
went through Las Vegas a while back, so I've gotten used to washing my
hands every time I touch anything, especially in a casino.

Marcia