Stabilizer issue on the Magic

[jeff318]

Just spoke to my girlfriend who is onboard the Magic. She says there was just an announcement that a part for the ship's stabilizers is broken. There is a part being ordered from overseas, but it will not arrive in time to reach any nearby port during the cruise. Instead, it will be fixed when the ship returns to Port Canaveral.

Just a FYI...

 

[disneychic]

Does that mean they're cutting the cruise short and returning to Port Canaveral?

 

[Olga]

Thanks for the info.
Here's hoping the seas are calm. Depending on which deck the stateroom is on a little rockin' and rollin' can make for some good sleep.

 

[kcashner]

Does that mean they're cutting the cruise short and returning to Port Canaveral?

Doubtful. If the part needs to be shipped in from Europe, it wouldn't do them any good to arrive in port before the part arrives. The stabilizer isn't an essential part in terms of the ship's operation, although it may be in terms of comfort on stormy seas.

 

[stingmom]

hope this will be fixed before our cruise in 3 weeks

 

[atinkerbellmom]

Hope they all have the Sea Bands handy.... Makes for some little rough Palo nights. There are multiple stabilizers though. On one of our cruises before having the engines fixed, the stabilizers had to be brought in in order to pick up speed. First time I EVER got on a cruise. I was so until one of the CM explained that it was due to the stabilzers. Now know if they have already reached the Carribean waters, those waters are calmer and hopefully they will not be effected. To the poster who said she hoped it was repaired prior to the cruise in 3 weeks, do not worry, it will be. Should not take that long.

 

[WDWKevin]

LIVE FROM THE DISNEY MAGIC...

Yes, no stabilizers but to be honest, the seas are very calm and movement is minimal. NO impact on the cruise at all.

Only thing impacting our cruise is the AMAZING ship, AMAZING crew, and AMAZING weather.

 

[mmackeymouse]

LIVE FROM THE DISNEY MAGIC...

Yes, no stabilizers but to be honest, the seas are very calm and movement is minimal. NO impact on the cruise at all.

Only thing impacting our cruise is the AMAZING ship, AMAZING crew, and AMAZING weather.

Oh my gosh, ALL the stabilizers are down? Sorry, but even in the calmest of seas, that would freak me out.

 

[llambert]

Ok my heart is sinking!! We leave on the Magic THIS Saturday!!! My DH is already worried about getting sea-sick ( even went to the doctor to get patches) and now no stabilizers??? I am not even going to tell him.

 

[kingdomkeeper]

Also sailing this Saturday , if the part is coming from overseas I wonder what the chances are of it getting fixed before we sail. Everyone keep their fingers crossed for calm seas for us.

 

[lbgraves]

Well, it is obvious that the ship can sail without the stabilizers so you will be going on a cruise. The first and last nights will be the most noticable with the rocking. Your sail away might be released but I would suspect that the Captain gets the ship back to PC earlier than usual so that they have more than enough time to repair them in port. Noone will have to get off the ship until the regular time but they usually go pretty slowly from CC to PC.

 

[cakesnjammom]

good luck everyone! I am sure DCL will do all they can to make sure it is repaired and ready to go on Saturday! Have a great cruise.

 

[trimix]

Doubtful. If the part needs to be shipped in from Europe, it wouldn't do them any good to arrive in port before the part arrives. The stabilizer isn't an essential part in terms of the ship's operation, although it may be in terms of comfort on stormy seas.

I think you misunderstood the question; here is the question rephrased as I interpreted it:
The ship arrives in port at around 5 or 6 AM. The ship is scheduled to leave port at around 5 PM. Is that 11 or 12 hour window enough time to fix the stabilizer, and can it be fixed in the water at the port, or will they have to cut the current cruise short to get time to fix the stab before the next cruise, or will they have to cut the next cruise short to get time to fix the stab?

 

[WDWKevin]

Hey All!

Seriously, it's not a big issue at all. I have not heard one guest complaining around the ship. It's been a very smooth sailing cruise.

As for the stabilizers, there is one system with two fin style devices that stick out from the side of the ship, one on each side around mid-ship. From what I have heard (strictly word of mouth) they are expecting the part upon arrival at PC and will install it and it will work.

So if you are coming on the Magic... DON'T WORRY!! Just get ready for the vacation of your lifetime!!!!!!!

 

[cindy18]

Thanks for the live posting Kevin!! Sounds as though you are having an AMAZING time!!!!

 

[DMMarla07860]

Hey All!

Seriously, it's not a big issue at all. I have not heard one guest complaining around the ship. It's been a very smooth sailing cruise.

As for the stabilizers, there is one system with two fin style devices that stick out from the side of the ship, one on each side around mid-ship. From what I have heard (strictly word of mouth) they are expecting the part upon arrival at PC and will install it and it will work.

So if you are coming on the Magic... DON'T WORRY!! Just get ready for the vacation of your lifetime!!!!!!!

if you read this while still onboard, could you tell Tisa and Pikey if you talk to one of them Julia from the two past cruises says hey

 

[tvguy]

Just make sure you take seasickness medicine at the first sign of illness and you should be fine.
My first cruise was on a ship without stabilizers, and about half the size of the Magic/Wonder. It was in the Caribbean, and there were times when you walked down the hall and you could watch the end of the hall rise and fall in front of you.
Fortunately, nobody in my family gets seasick........my kids got a kick out of the few times we could feel motion on the Magic.

 

[ranidayz]

Hope they all have the Sea Bands handy.... Makes for some little rough Palo nights. There are multiple stabilizers though. On one of our cruises before having the engines fixed, the stabilizers had to be brought in in order to pick up speed. First time I EVER got on a cruise. I was so until one of the CM explained that it was due to the stabilzers. Now know if they have already reached the Carribean waters, those waters are calmer and hopefully they will not be effected. To the poster who said she hoped it was repaired prior to the cruise in 3 weeks, do not worry, it will be. Should not take that long.

ya know, tink - some stabilizers were broken on our March 2008 cruise and that's one of the reasons we didn't make it to CC.....

 

[WDWKevin]

Stabilizers would not have stopped you from docking at Castaway Cay. Their only purpose is when you are in deep water they help the ship from rocking as much. They have to be retracted when docking as they stick out some 20-30 feet from the side of the ship when they are deployed. Case in point, the stabilizers were not functioning and we docked in Castaway Cay just fine on Friday. =)

 

[disneyfaninaz]

We were on the Magic last week and noticed it rocking a bit more than our last cruise and suspected that the stabilizers weren't working properly. We took bonine every day and did not feel any sea sickness at all. The fact that we did not have stabilizers was most apparent as we came back into Port Canaveral Saturday morning. We almost got rolled out of bed a couple of times. Otherwise, we had very smooth seas and not having stabilizers did not dampen our cruise experience whatsoever.