Carnival Destiny

We are scheduled for a cruise on the Destiny next Monday, Jan 25.
Understand there have been propulsion issues on the current cruise
with the Destiny overnighting in Nassau for repairs.

Not much info available, does anyone know the details of the
mechanical issues?

Thanx in advance

Frank

Frank from Deeeetroit wrote:
We are scheduled for a cruise on the Destiny next Monday, Jan 25.
Understand there have been propulsion issues on the current cruise
with the Destiny overnighting in Nassau for repairs.

Not much info available, does anyone know the details of the
mechanical issues?

If you go to www.cruisecritic.com you might find some information. Check
the Carnival boards and also the roll call for the current sailing and
for your sailing.

sue

On Jan 20, 12:12*pm, Sue Mullen wrote:
Frank from Deeeetroit wrote:
We are scheduled for a cruise on the Destiny next Monday, Jan 25.
Understand there have been propulsion issues on the current cruise
with the Destiny overnighting in Nassau for repairs.

Not much info available, does anyone know the details of the
mechanical issues?

If you go towww.cruisecritic.comyou might find some information. Check
the Carnival boards and also the roll call for the current sailing and
for your sailing.

sue

Lots of rumors on Cruisecritic. Seems as if they made sufficient
repairs overnight in Nassau to cruise at a normal speed.

We cruised on the Destiny in 2006. Shortly before our cruise, they
had azopod issues and reading Cruisecritic, the Destiny has had a
history of mechanical issues.

Frank from Deeeetroit wrote:
On Jan 20, 12:12 pm, Sue Mullen wrote:
Frank from Deeeetroit wrote:
We are scheduled for a cruise on the Destiny next Monday, Jan 25.
Understand there have been propulsion issues on the current cruise
with the Destiny overnighting in Nassau for repairs.
Not much info available, does anyone know the details of the
mechanical issues?
If you go towww.cruisecritic.comyou might find some information. Check
the Carnival boards and also the roll call for the current sailing and
for your sailing.

sue

Lots of rumors on Cruisecritic. Seems as if they made sufficient
repairs overnight in Nassau to cruise at a normal speed.

We cruised on the Destiny in 2006. Shortly before our cruise, they
had azopod issues and reading Cruisecritic, the Destiny has had a
history of mechanical issues.

Good luck on your cruise, I hope they don't cancel it to fix things. If
they don't do more repairs, be prepared that the itin. might have to be
changed.

sue

On Jan 20, 6:23*pm, Sue Mullen wrote:
Frank from Deeeetroit wrote:
On Jan 20, 12:12 pm, Sue Mullen wrote:
Frank from Deeeetroit wrote:
We are scheduled for a cruise on the Destiny next Monday, Jan 25.
Understand there have been propulsion issues on the current cruise
with the Destiny overnighting in Nassau for repairs.
Not much info available, does anyone know the details of the
mechanical issues?
If you go towww.cruisecritic.comyoumight find some information. Check
the Carnival boards and also the roll call for the current sailing and
for your sailing.

sue

Lots of rumors on Cruisecritic. *Seems as if they made sufficient
repairs overnight in Nassau to cruise at a normal speed.

We cruised on the Destiny in 2006. *Shortly before our cruise, they
had azopod issues and reading Cruisecritic, the Destiny has had a
history of mechanical issues.

Good luck on your cruise, I hope they don't cancel it to fix things. If
they don't do more repairs, be prepared that the itin. might have to be
changed.

sue

Looks like the Destiny still has propulsion issue;
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1125844

Just got off the Destiny yesterday. Cancelled both Jamaica and Grfand
Cayman. It was a real waste of a week. On a plane heading home. Not
enough time to get it all down. Bewware of this ship and Carnival as a
whole. All they want is you money. Seems it is not about long term
customer satisfaction as it isz about short term gains! I'll post
more later. Gotta go for now.

On Jan 22, 9:28*am, Kraig Stubleski wrote:
Just got off the Destiny yesterday. Cancelled both Jamaica and Grfand
Cayman. It was a real waste of a week. On a plane heading home. Not
enough time to get it all down. Bewware of this ship and Carnival as a
whole. All they want is you money. *Seems it is not about long term
customer satisfaction as it isz about short term gains! *I'll post
more later. Gotta go for now.

Kraig, thanx for your post, will look forward to yourlater post.

regards

Frank

You are very welcome.

Sorry about the typos in my previous post, I was on my phone at the
time.

We mustered prior to sailing, now that was scary. We did not fell
that the crew onboard was mature enough to handle any emergency, let
alone maintaining composure on a sinking ship. They reminded me of
the young kids you see running the rides at Cedar Point and Six
Flags. But those places ALWAYS have older management as well. Not a
good beginning.

We left port about 4 hours behind schedule. There were "reasons" --
potable water, medical emergency, etc. It seems that there may have
been issues before we left, but we were not told about it. We we on
track, but behind schedule, way behind. Based on our position on the
second day, I told our group we had problems and would most likely
turn around. The captain assured us they were working on it and we
would sail straight to Grand Cayman. My opinion stayed the same--at
the speed we were going, we couldn't even make it back to Miami with
no stops without rerouting. Sure enough, Cuba was on the wrong side
of the ship. I told my wife were must have rerouted and were heading
north. The wrong direction for Grand Cayman. It was several hours
before they informed us of the new plan.

The captain said he had two choices, either Bahamas or no stop at
all. So we will be pleased to know we are going to the Bahamas. We
took it as "consider yourselves fortunate we are stopping at all". My
wife and I were first time cruisers and while the boat was nice, there
are a limited amount of things to do other than party and play the
"cruise games" the crew plans out. So we felt trapped. I am not much
for just sitting in the sun, so I had my fill on the second day.

I watched the two movies they had on the TV and some of the Denver
news, a lot of CNN and mostly the ship navigation channel. I worked
out to pass the time as well.

The room steward was really good. Very attentive and friendly. Our
waiter in the main dining hall was also very good, although his
English needed a little work. We met a very nice bartender, Silvia,
at the Cheer's bar. She genuinely made us feel like she wanted us on
board. This was her career--a veteran of 9 years. She made the trip
bearable. Too bad it wasn't under better circumstances.

I have read some say just enjoy it, you are not at work. I enjoy my
work. In fact, as much as that cruise. My wife and I have saved for
this for some time. It was our 15th wedding anniversary. I was very
disappointed for her. She was looking forward to the beach in
Jamaica. I was looking forward to the culture. I have traveled on
business all over the country, and into Mexico quite a bit and was
looking forward the Caribbean experience. Overnight in Nassau was NOT
my plan. We could have booked a way cheaper cruise for that.

It seems that transfer of GOOD information is not a very high
priority, such as making sure you know where you can eat other than
the scheduled dinner. First time cruisers are kind of just left to
figure it out. When we would ask the staff a question, I don't think
they understood what we were asking. At one point, I was asking the
shore excursion desk about the details of one of hte excursions and
they READ THE DESCRIPTION TO ME. I think I understood the "unclear"
description the first time. I just needed MORE information.

On a more general note, the appearance of the ship was clean. There
was always someone straightening, mopping, and wiping. The casino
wreaked of smoke, which I anticipated. The Onyx cigar bar as well,
but I was part of that. The large screen outside was nice for the
movies at night. The service people (bartenders, cleaning crew,
waiters, and performers) seemed to want to please. But the rest were
just there. The guys in white just walked around, never saw them stop
and ask how things were and what they could do to make the trip
better. Perhaps they were afraid of the unhappy passengers.
LEADERSHIP is what was missing.

Someone needed to be thinking...OK, we are at sea. We are not
delivering what we sold. We have 3x as many unhappy passengers as
crew, hmmm...how do we make this the most palletable we can. I guess
they think slipping a note under the door of your cabin is the way.
They threw the workers under the proverbial bus. It is unfortunate
because they had no control of the situation. Who is responsible?
Ultimately, the captain, but I would have been satisfied with cruise
director offering a good explanation. Knowing there are problems and
just trying to sweep them under the rug, then offering them as good
enough is unacceptable.

The leadership needs to step up and be counted. They have good people
on the ship, just not in leadership roles it would appear.

I filled out my comment card. The crew got the best ratings. The
management and captain did not fair so well. Perhaps corporate pulls
the strings, but a some point right is right and wrong is wrong.

So in the end, if you are looking for a Russian roulette cruise and
don't mind going where you didn't plan to go, Carnival Destiny is your
ship! If you want to be treated with respect and professionally by
ALL the crew, steer clear of this one.

Any questions for me? I'll be watching this group and will be happy to
answer them.

On 1/22/2010 10:54 PM, Kraig Stubleski wrote:

Any questions for me? I'll be watching this group and will be happy to
answer them.

Did they offer any sort of compensation like a refund or credit towards
a future cruise?

Bill

On Jan 22, 10:04*pm, Bill wrote:
On 1/22/2010 10:54 PM, Kraig Stubleski wrote:



Any questions for me? I'll be watching this group and will be happy to
answer them.

Did they offer any sort of compensation like a refund or credit towards
a future cruise?

Bill

We got $75 each back for the port fees. Other than that, the requests
are falling on deaf ears and they are referring us to their right to
change the itinerary at will. Take a look at:

http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Static_T..._contract.aspx

Pay particular attention to section 7.

We have 52 people in our group. Our travel agent is seeing what he
can do.

Also look at section 13. Waiver to calss action law suit. I'm sure
this is to keep the high $$ lawyers at bay. They know individuals
cannot financially fight the cruise line.