Carnival Corp.’s newest brand is off to a rocky start. I posted last night that I observed her stuck in port longer than she should have been.
#Adonia is still in #Miami. Supposed to leave this afternoon, @fathomtravel pic.twitter.com/gyJLxFUVp9
— CruiseInd (@cruiseind) April 11, 2016
Now I’ve recieved word that their inagural cruise has infact been canceled. All guests were in Miami yesterday and tried to board. They were delayed and they tried boarding again today and were told the cruise was canceled.
Passenger Eric Camacho detailed the drama unfolding via Twitter:
This is what @fathomtravel slid under our hotel door. Yesterday's delay was deemed "minor" in nature. Not so IMHO. pic.twitter.com/8EyUQp70v6
— Eric Camacho (@ecfix) April 11, 2016
We were told that our sailing is a "dry run." The only problem is that nothing of the sort had been said or written until after check-in.
— Eric Camacho (@ecfix) April 11, 2016
Here is the 11:00 AM update from @fathomtravel: pic.twitter.com/pBmZOmmpde
— Eric Camacho (@ecfix) April 11, 2016
The @fathomtravel cruise to the Dominican Republic has been canceled. Details to follow.
— Eric Camacho (@ecfix) April 11, 2016
USCG deemed Adonia unready for travel. Corrections needed can't be completed in time. Full refunds to be issued for cruise & transportation.
— Eric Camacho (@ecfix) April 11, 2016
The issue given is that the “US Coast guard are performing rigorous safety tests.”
What this really means is that the ship flunked it’s COC inspection. That’s Certificate of Compliance. It’s an annual inspection that’s done the first time the vessel enters a US port. Strange that this would happen as she is right out of a drydock.
Carnival Corp isn’t the only one struggling with drydocking. Rival Royal Caribbean are currently having troubles with it’s similar sized, also re-acquired Empress of the Seas. That was also supposed to be sailing out of Miami by now. Due to issues in the Drydock in Spain, she had to shift to the Grand Bahama Shipyard in order to finish out the work.