Royal Caribbean cancels second sailing on Radiance of the Seas ship

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• Disneyland excludes disabled people with discriminatory policy, group says
• Cruise ship sails for Alaska after overnight delay in Vancouver due to tugboat strike
• Heartbreaking video shows cruise ship passenger swimming, fishing with friends week before fatal jump
• Cruise Line Adds “Glacier Day” to Its Alaskan Cruise Itineraries
• CA passengers quarantining in FL after getting COVID on cruise
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It is always important to ask and I always do so but most are pretty good about that in Alaska. They are talking about flying people to Anchorage to start independent and cruisetours. I feel so bad for the passengers as well as the vendors --- the port disruption is a loss to everyone.

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Their independent contractor checks those boxes, but Gende says he hopes it’s a temporary solution. Serenade of the Seas kicks off the truncated 2021 Alaskan cruise season, one populated by nine large cruise ships operating 78 sailings – some of which stretch into October. This week alone, three additional ships will embark on their maiden sailings from Seattle to Alaska, as well. One such vessel, Princess Cruises' Majestic Princess, was being provisioned opposite Serenade of the Seas as the first passengers streamed aboard the latter. JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A fire in the engine room of a small cruise ship in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve prompted the evacuation of dozens of passengers and crew on Monday. A luxury cruise ship that charged passengers $33,000 has run aground in a remote area of Greenland — and will be stranded for days in the freezing Arctic waiting for help to arrive, according to reports.

Cruise ship sails for Alaska after overnight delay in Vancouver due to tugboat strike

Those who also booked their air travel through Royal Caribbean will have their flights rebooked, and those who did not will receive a up to a $600 credit to change pre-booked return flights. SEWARD, Alaska (KTUU) - The estimated 2,200 passengers on the Royal Caribbean ship, Radiance of the Seas, are off of the vessel, a representative with Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska said on Sunday in Seward. I take back what I said about the compensation, though - we're only getting a 25% FCC (not the 100% reported here), and that has to be used within a year. Celebrity, historically, has always provided a better reinbursement compared to other mainstream cruise lines for cancellations.

Heartbreaking video shows cruise ship passenger swimming, fishing with friends week before fatal jump

While docking, the bosun and master did not confirm the type of distances that were being communicated during the docking. The bosun was relaying accurate distances to the pier’s northernmost dolphin, but the master incorrectly assumed the bosun was calling out how much clearance the ship would have as the stern passed the dolphin. The reimbursement will include taxes and fees, pre-paid packages and gratuities, amenities, shore excursions and any flights purchased through the company, Royal Caribbean told Cruise Industry News. UnCruise Adventures said the cause of the fire was under investigation. The company said it would provide full refunds to affected passengers.

Cruise Line Adds “Glacier Day” to Its Alaskan Cruise Itineraries

To make matters worse, several cases of COVID have been reported on board among the mostly elderly passengers, most of whom are Australian, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. Passengers who boarded the ship Thursday have been asked to stay on board and not come ashore. Originally, there were 3,256 guests and 1,161 crew onboard as the ship remains docked at Pier 27. The ship's captain told passengers the green light was given overnight to sail.

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines has not yet responded to inquiries about the cancellation. The Radiance of the Seas was due to leave port on Friday for a 7-day cruise making calls in Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan and Haines before reaching its final destination of Vancouver, British Columbia. Passengers were informed on Friday that the cruise would not be taking place. Most reputable tour companies in Alaska will give refunds if the ship doesn't make it to port.

Vaccinated passengers are given a wristband as they embark, and a health questionnaire has to be answered on the Royal Caribbean app the day before boarding. There are select areas of the ship that are designated for vaccinated passengers only, such as the Viking Crown Lounge and the Casino. Other areas have time restrictions for unvaccinated passengers, and the rest of the vessel is a free zone for both groups.

It’s a protected area with animals including polar bears, musk oxen and walrus. There are no human inhabitants except for workers at weather stations and the small unit of Denmark’s Arctic Special Forces. The Joint Arctic Command has also told another cruise ship in the vicinity of the Ocean Explorer to stay in the area in case the situation escalates. A Danish naval ship already at sea off the coast of southwest Greenland has been diverted and should reach the area by Friday morning.

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Eleven crew members remained with the Wilderness Discoverer, which was expected to be towed to Ketchikan. While Royal Caribbean has assured passengers that repairs are underway, anxious booked guests are wondering how long the issue might realistically take to address. As of Tuesday afternoon, the ship is still moored in Seward, Alaska. The Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines ship named Radiance of the Seas announced to its passengers on Friday that the planned sail from Seward due to depart on Sept. 1 has been cancelled due to mechanical issues with the vessel. I do feel bad for those people on board and those whose coming cruises are cancelled.

The National Park Service is charged with protecting the park’s resources while still making them available to the American public. They do that through a unique contract system with cruise companies. Cruise companies compete for 10-year contracts to sail the park’s waters.

NOAA had no record of the construction until NTSB investigators informed them of the pier’s extension after the contact. At the time of the contact, the electronic navigation chart (ENC) the cruise ship was using did not show the extended pier or added dolphins. JUNEAU, Alaska — A fire in the engine room of a small cruise ship in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve prompted the evacuation of dozens of passengers and crew on Monday. There were constant coaches taking passengers from the ship Saturday and Sunday.

The Ocean Explorer, carrying 206 passengers and crew, got stuck in the mud Monday in the waters off Alpefjord, the world’s northernmost national park, about 870 miles from Greenland’s capital, Nuuk. I like the Celebrity M-class ships and have been on the Millennium, so I've been reading the thread on the Celebrity forum. While some folks are upset, the reports indicate that most are taking the situation in stride. Celebrity is offering 100% reimbursement for this cruise, and 100% future cruise credit. Rangers made sure the large cruise ships followed state and federal environmental rules, especially around the kind of wastewater discharged into Alaska waters.

An on-board announcement Monday morning from the ship's captain said the Eclipse was expected to depart later that day, saying the job action was the cause for the delay. In a private message, she said her mother and stepfather, both in their 70s, were passengers on the boat. She said they had travelled from England and that their trip had been cancelled twice due to COVID-19. It will also be issuing a "credit equal to the amount of 1.5 days" and that any excursions booked through the company for Icy Strait would be cancelled and refunded, it said. "The Coast Guard has sent two teams, an investigations team and an inspection port state control team to the vessel and will be conducting those inspections and investigations," said Williams. "Our main concern is the vessel able to transport passengers and operate safety," said U.S.

There were several years where Celebrity had to cancel several cruises due to a known Azipod issue at the last moment (which has thankfully been resolved). In the Celebrity section here on CC, several people on the ship are reporting LIVE. There wasa frisson in the air akin to a maiden voyage, a mixture of nervous energy and raw anticipation, after such a long pause in sailings to Alaska. “It’s a cruise that a lot of wealthy older people do because they can get out into these wilderness areas,” Fraser told the Australian news site. “We do have a couple of cases of COVID, but there’s a doctor on board,” Steven Fraser told the outlet, adding he contracted the virus aboard the ship.