Guests setting sail on Royal Caribbean International’s Serenade of the Seas at present, February 18, 2023, have been barely delayed to beginning their cruise, because of a medical debarkation from the earlier crusing.
Ultimately, the ship was delayed one hour in leaving Tampa, Florida, however the remainder of the 4-night crusing shouldn’t be impacted.
Embarkation Delayed for Medical Debarkation
The February 18, 2023 departure of Serenade of the Seas was delayed by one hour because of a medical debarkation from the earlier cruise.
This implies that a passenger on the February 11, 2023 crusing, a 7-night Bahamas cruise with 4 ports of name within the island nation, wanted to be debarked as quickly as potential when the ship arrived in Tampa, delaying the departure of different debarking company to make sure that emergency autos may function effectively.
To safeguard the privateness of the passenger and their household or touring companions, no additional particulars concerning the nature of the medical debarkation have been launched.
Guests on the following cruise have been contacted through e mail and messaging the day earlier than embarkation to alert them to the temporary delay.
“This impacts your check-in window and our departure,” the e-mail learn. “We kindly ask that you arrive to the cruise terminal later than your original arrival window.”
Due to restricted seating within the terminal, company have been requested to delay their arrival to Port Tampa Bay by 1.5 hours after their initially chosen time, however earlier than 3:30 p.m. to make sure all passengers could possibly be processed and onboard by 4 p.m. in preparation for the 5 p.m. departure.
The ship was initially scheduled to depart Port Tampa Bay at 4 p.m. “Thank you for your cooperation and understanding,” the e-mail concluded.
Embarkation Terminal Changed
In addition to the slight delay in boarding, company have been additionally suggested that Serenade of the Seas was altering departure terminals at Port Tampa Bay and was now leaving from Terminal 2 reasonably than Terminal 6 as initially deliberate.
The change of terminals could have been to raised facilitate emergency entry to the ship, or just to make sure the ship may dock extra rapidly.
While the terminals are shut to 1 one other, Terminal 2 is the primary passenger terminal ships attain as they enter the port space and is instantly adjoining to the Ybor Turning Basin for quicker docking.
No ships have been scheduled to make use of Terminal 2 on Saturday, February 18. The terminal is most frequently utilized by Norwegian Cruise Line vessels.
Setting Sail
Serenade of the Seas has now departed Port Tampa Bay with no additional delays. The crusing is a 4-night Western Caribbean cruise, calling on Cozumel, Mexico on Monday, February 20. That is the one port of name for the impacted cruise, which may even have two days at sea for company to totally discover and benefit from the vessel.
A Radiance-class ship weighing in at 90,090 gross tons, Serenade of the Seas can welcome 2,490 company on board, with practically 900 worldwide crew members to offer wonderful service irrespective of the place the ship is crusing.
No additional delays or schedule changes are anticipated for the cruise, however vacationers ought to all the time stay versatile with their plans and expectations, as emergencies can come up at any time.