Bill_S Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 It was supposed to be a nice relaxing Alaskan cruise. We got to Newark, NJ without incident. Severe weather in Newark meant we spent 8 hours in a plane on the ground. Each passenger in economy got a meager 6 ounces of water over the course of that time. No air conditioning; it was stifling in that plane. By the time the crew timed out and we made it back to the terminal, there was not a hotel room to be had anywhere. No rental cars were available, either. We spent the night in the airport. The next day, we managed to leave Newark and make our way to O'Hare in Chicago. We spent two days in Chicago - flight after flight was cancelled. We had to cancel the cruise; after multiple phone calls and a local airport visit, we have no idea where our luggage is. To top it off, I managed to pick up Covid. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Bill,.the only thing you've left out is the dog ran away for it to be a complete c**k-up. That has to be one of the worst travel experiences I've heard. Hope you get better soon and get abother chance at your cruise. Carl 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Bill, that’s worse than a country song! Our son flew home from Ft. Carson 2 weeks ago today. We went to North Myrtle Beach the following Saturday for a week, but he flew out Friday back to Colorado Springs. We kept watching his first leg of his flight getting delayed and once he saw it was in the air we headed to the airport. Apparently the pilot put it in overdrive. He almost didn’t make the flight. Got to Dallas and no flights home until Sunday afternoon. At least he has an old friend in Dallas that picked him up and he stayed with him until his flight home. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Jeez Bill that sounds quite a nightmare. Hope you feel better soon. Can you get the cruise rebooked? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 1 hour ago, GusMac said: Jeez Bill that sounds quite a nightmare. Hope you feel better soon. Can you get the cruise rebooked? It's a narrow time window for these cruises. They're all booked for this year. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 That is a proper disaster of a holiday. So sorry to hear Bill. UGH!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 On 7/2/2023 at 3:51 PM, Bill_S said: It was supposed to be a nice relaxing Alaskan cruise. We got to Newark, NJ without incident. Severe weather in Newark meant we spent 8 hours in a plane on the ground. Each passenger in economy got a meager 6 ounces of water over the course of that time. No air conditioning; it was stifling in that plane. By the time the crew timed out and we made it back to the terminal, there was not a hotel room to be had anywhere. No rental cars were available, either. We spent the night in the airport. The next day, we managed to leave Newark and make our way to O'Hare in Chicago. We spent two days in Chicago - flight after flight was cancelled. We had to cancel the cruise; after multiple phone calls and a local airport visit, we have no idea where our luggage is. To top it off, I managed to pick up Covid. BUMMER!!!! Vacation from hell for sure. I hope you recover from Covid soon Bill!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 Sorry to hear of your awful experience, Bill. I hope you recover from covid, swiftly. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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