DCL Fantasy Guests' Account of Sailing Through Sandy - Page 2 - The DIS Discussion Forums

mjtm610 · 11-01-2012, 09:21 PM

I don't know the "why" Disney made their decision but I do have a couple of thought.
1) They know their ships and their crews abilities better than I do.
2) The crew/captain don't want to get hurt, be sick, scared, anymore than their travelers do
3) At what "level" should the ships stay away? We were on a HORRIBLE cruise last year. Lots of tossing about/ moving of tables etc. Was that trip worse than the Sandy one? I don't know.....but I do know we felt safe. Scared, yes, but safe.
4) Everyone has a different level of security. Because some passengers felt comfortable wearing their life perservers, does that mean Disney OWES them something? I think the captain and his crew are in a much better position to make that call.

Bouldering · 11-01-2012, 10:31 PM

We are booked on the Dream March 10th I feel the same way, praying my family does not see the video.

BriarRosie · 11-01-2012, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Bouldering

We are booked on the Dream March 10th I feel the same way, praying my family does not see the video.

March 10th is not hurricane season. You really shouldn't worry too much about it.

And I do think Todd's experience mirrored what my friend Brenda reported. She was one of those "cooler heads will prevail" kind of people.

two-foxes · 11-02-2012, 07:58 PM

We were on this cruise, as well, and had probably a similar experience to the movement Todd had. We were in 12510, deck 12 forward (a few cabins down from the infamous ireport CNN guy.) It was fugly. This was our 8th cruise, fifth cruise in hurricane season, our third to miss CC, so we know what we gamble with when sailing during this time. However, it was just plain horrible conditions. Worst I could have imagined sailing in. I never felt unsafe, just horribly sick

and hoping it would end so I could move out of bed. I felt terrible for those people who were truly terrified and those who missed their flights out on Saturday. But, alas, you mess with the bull, you get the horns, so to speak. And we got gored on this one. Now, that being said, we rebooked for October of next year on board. I will think long about this one, though, as quite frankly, I LOVE CC and actually want to make the port more than we miss it

I listened to the podcast today and thought both Pete and Kevin had equally valid points. Good discussion.

tracysaluki · 11-11-2012, 12:11 PM

glad everyone is ok and hoping weather is good next week for our cruise!

11-01-2012, 10:31 PM	#17
Bouldering Earning My Ears Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 58	We are booked on the Dream March 10th I feel the same way, praying my family does not see the video. __________________ DH Me DD (12) DS (19)

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tracysaluki Earning My Ears Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bloomington,Illinois Posts: 10	glad everyone is ok and hoping weather is good next week for our cruise! __________________

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11-01-2012, 09:21 PM	#16
mjtm610 Mouseketeer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 325	I don't know the "why" Disney made their decision but I do have a couple of thought. 1) They know their ships and their crews abilities better than I do. 2) The crew/captain don't want to get hurt, be sick, scared, anymore than their travelers do 3) At what "level" should the ships stay away? We were on a HORRIBLE cruise last year. Lots of tossing about/ moving of tables etc. Was that trip worse than the Sandy one? I don't know.....but I do know we felt safe. Scared, yes, but safe. 4) Everyone has a different level of security. Because some passengers felt comfortable wearing their life perservers, does that mean Disney OWES them something? I think the captain and his crew are in a much better position to make that call.

11-02-2012, 07:58 PM	#19
two-foxes Love a man in a suit!!! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 2,533	We were on this cruise, as well, and had probably a similar experience to the movement Todd had. We were in 12510, deck 12 forward (a few cabins down from the infamous ireport CNN guy.) It was fugly. This was our 8th cruise, fifth cruise in hurricane season, our third to miss CC, so we know what we gamble with when sailing during this time. However, it was just plain horrible conditions. Worst I could have imagined sailing in. I never felt unsafe, just horribly sick and hoping it would end so I could move out of bed. I felt terrible for those people who were truly terrified and those who missed their flights out on Saturday. But, alas, you mess with the bull, you get the horns, so to speak. And we got gored on this one. Now, that being said, we rebooked for October of next year on board. I will think long about this one, though, as quite frankly, I LOVE CC and actually want to make the port more than we miss it I listened to the podcast today and thought both Pete and Kevin had equally valid points. Good discussion.