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Fort Lauderdale - QM2 15th January 2006 Around Americas Cruise
17 & 18 Jan - Got really sunburned, won $40 in the casino and the ship's bust! We pulled into Fort Lauderdale Tuesday morning to pick up some more passengers. Around 1 pm we sailed out of Fort Lauderdale to the tunes of 'Land of Hope and Glory' and "Anchors Away" when just out of harbour the ship hit bottom and apparently the one of the engines failed! The ship limped back into harbour last night and has been here since. It seems the itinerary will have to change, as we have lost a full day's cruising. At this time there's been no announcement of repair progress or alternative arrangements. The people who booked NYC to Rio are all very concerned that their portion of the voyage might be cancelled or curtailed.
We have met some interesting people
about the ship and have joined a pub quiz team. There are 6
in the team - 2 Texans, a man from New Jersey and 'Dave
from Leicester'. The quizzes take place every day while at sea at
4.30 precisely! The competition is fierce and god help me if I get
one more 'fact' wrong I'll probably be keelhauled or worse.
Rule one of Pub Trivia... It's only a game! 19 Jan - AM, Fort Lauderdale and the ships still bust! It was announced last night that the ship will finish decommissioning the damaged engine around midnight and the voyage will continue with the ship using three engines instead of the full compliment of four. During his announcement the Commodore mentioned the magic word "compensation" and this has caused much speculation and wishful thinking among some passengers. I'm far more concerned with how the overall Around Americas cruise will be affected with regard to ports-of-call, but will obviously welcome a bit of "compo". It's 3 am ship time and the fuel pumping operation is still continuing. Once again a sailing time has been missed. Our cabin is directly above the damaged engine and it's impossible to sleep with all the noise being generated by the repair team. Finally underway at 6:30 am, no fanfare, no announcements as yet regarding changes to itinary. More later Jack
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| 15 | Sun | New York, USA |
| 16 | Mon | Cruising the Atlantic Ocean |
| 17 | Tue | Unscheduled Stop FL |
| 18 | Wed | Unscheduled Stop FL |
| 19 | Thu | Unscheduled
Stop FL
Slowly cruising to somewhere! Basseterre, St. Kitts (CANCELLED) |
| 20 | Fri | Bridgetown, Barbados (CANCELLED) |
| 21 | Sat | Cruising the Atlantic Ocean |
| 22 | Sun | Cruising the Atlantic Ocean |
| 23 | Mon | Cruising the Atlantic Ocean |
| 24 | Tue | Salvador de
Bahia, Brazil (CANCELLED) |
| 25 | Wed | Cruising the Atlantic Ocean |
| 26 | Thu | Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil (CANCELLED) |
| REVISED SCHEDULE - QM2 'ROUND THE HORN 06 | ||
| 27 | Fri | Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil DEPART 5 PM |
| 28 | Sat | Cruising the Atlantic Ocean |
| 29 | Sun | Montevideo,
Uruguay ARRIVE 2:30 PM |
| 30 | Mon | Montevideo,
Uruguay DEPART 2 AM |
| 31 | Tue | Cruising the Atlantic Ocean |
| February 2006 | ||
| 1 | Wed | Cruising Cape Horn |
| 2 | Thu | Ushuaia,
Argentina ARRIVE 8 AM DEPART 4 PM |
| 3 | Fri | Punta Arenas,
Chile ARRIVE 8 AM DEPART 7 PM |
| 4 | Sat | Cruising
the Chilean Fjords NO MENTION |
| 5 | Sun | Cruising
the Chilean Fjords NO MENTION |
| 6 | Mon | Puerto
Montt,
Chile ARRIVE 7 AM DEPART 6 PM |
| 7 | Tue | Cruising the Pacific Ocean |
| 8 | Wed | Santiago,
(from Valparaiso), Chile ARRIVE 6 AM DEPART 6 PM |
| 9 | Thu | Cruising the Pacific Ocean |
| 10 | Fri | Cruising the Pacific Ocean |
| 11 | Sat | Callao (Lima),
Peru ARRIVE 7 AM DEPART 6 PM |
| 12 | Sun | Cruising the Pacific Ocean |
| 13 | Mon | Esmeraldas,
Ecuador ARRIVE 8 AM DEPART 6 PM |
| 14 | Tue | Cruising the Pacific Ocean |
| 15 | Wed | Fuerte Amador,
Panama ARRIVE 8 AM DEPART 6 PM |
| 16 | Thu | Cruising the Pacific Ocean |
| 17 | Fri | Puerto
Caldera, Costa Rica ARRIVE 6 AM DEPART 5 PM |
| 18 | Sat | Cruising Pacific Ocean |
| 19 | Sun | Acapulco,
Mexico ARRIVE 12 PM (?? NOW THAT'S A NULL TIME, I ASSUME CUNARD MEAN MIDDAY) DEPART 6PM |
| 20 | Mon | Cruising the Pacific Ocean |
| 21 | Tue | Cruising the Pacific Ocean |
| 22 | Wed | Los Angeles,
USA ARRIVE 9 AM |
Find
the Time...
This is just a guide and should NOT be used as an accurate
representation of "onboard time".
Using the
Time
Research at Sea - An amazing collection of useful links and research
topics.
Travel & Leisure
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10
1st & 2nd Legs of Our Voyage/Adventure 'round the Horn
Blog/Diary
Events 15 to 26 Jan 06 - New York to Rio de Janeiro
The pages recording the
"Shenanigans" and controversy of the first leg of our
voyage.
Blog/Diary
Events 27 Jan to 7 Feb - Rio to Valparaiso
Happier times, great pictures, finally 'round the Horn, some
funny stories along the way.
Blog/Diary Events 8 to 22
Feb - Valparaiso to Los Angeles
A sad tale of sickness and quarantine with some memorable tours and a
"cunning plan"...
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Disclaimer
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or official connection with Cunard other than being written by a passenger
booked on the QM2 Around Americas Cruise 2006.
All information is presented as-is with no warranties or guarantees of accuracy
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