AgreeAnd that's the point. If the shaft is warped or something significant like that (bent strut?) That's a yard period repair
with the ongoing nature of this issue, it wouldn't surprise me if it required a drydock maintenance activity to repair. You can roll bearings, replace seals all in a day at sea with trail shaft. We replaced a propeller on my old CV and it took us 5 days pierside that had been a significant speed and vibration problem for an entire deployment. Something really big that is such an impediment on a recurring basis...If they could've fixed it outside of a yard period, I'm sure they would've done so by now.
So getting back to the original question, is anyone on board the Fantasy now that can confirm if they can do over 17 knots? According to DCL this problem should be fixed by tonight. We are sailing at the end of February.
I was waiting for you to weigh in.Not on the ship but shed be fine by Feb.
According to the ship tracker I have shes doing 12 knotts at sea.
I dont think St Thomas is that far from San Juan. So the speed is probably about right. Watch today when the ship heads out to CC. That'll be the tatlle tale. She should be running at or near 20 knottsSo far there have been no updates for the Feb 1st sailing of the Fantasy from DCL. We board our flight Early tomorrow to head for FL so was really hoping there would be news if they were canceling any of our Western itinerary ports by now. Happily they haven't as of yet so crossing fingers its running better. Makes a difference on what I pack for our excursions :0)
On a line its 68 NM from Charlotte Amalie to San Juan
Just checked one of the online cruise tracker sites and it currently has it moving at 21 knots a little northwest of Saint Thomas. It was scheduled to depart St Thomas about 2 hours ago, so that seems realistic to me.
with the ongoing nature of this issue, it wouldn't surprise me if it required a drydock maintenance activity to repair. You can roll bearings, replace seals all in a day at sea with trail shaft. We replaced a propeller on my old CV and it took us 5 days pierside that had been a significant speed and vibration problem for an entire deployment. Something really big that is such an impediment on a recurring basis...If they could've fixed it outside of a yard period, I'm sure they would've done so by now.
I wonder if they have motor/mrg/thrust block alignment issue? That'd do it and preclude a quick (even 2 week) fix
Dream is spending time in dry dock this year. We are on 2 of the Fantasy sailings with a weird set of itineraries. A 3 day Bahamas and a 5 night western.I think, using the Dream as a time frame, she should be going in to drydock probably this year since the Dream went last year. Usually 1 set of ships goes in the odd year, and the other 2 in the even.