jlindemer Posted February 2, 2014 #26 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Hoping you are on the ship! That first drink will be well deserved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
going2cruz Posted February 2, 2014 #27 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Always, always check what's happening in the city you are cruising from. Hopefully the ships will be holding for late arrivals. Hoping for a happy ending! Never even crossed my mind to check this......live an learn.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
going2cruz Posted February 2, 2014 #28 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Looks like five ships in port and two Carnival ships......Lets see what happens at 4:30... http://www.portmiamiwebcam.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp_hop1 Posted February 2, 2014 #29 Share Posted February 2, 2014 You need to get the carnival number at the port, last week when the roads was closed do to the ice in Louisiana. A fellow cruiser was driving in from northern Louisiana and as long as she stayed in touch with the ship they waited for her. She got there 30 mins after the ship was supposed to leave, and she was not alone. I'm sure carnival know of the marathon. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmdz412 Posted February 2, 2014 #30 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Hope they made it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostPuppy Posted February 2, 2014 #31 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I must agree with your conclusion about the poor communication from Carnival and Carnival's ignorance of local events that can and do affect passenger access to their ships. Are you reading this Carnival? It's not Carnival's responsibility to notify passengers of local events. Take some responsibility for your cruise As the passenger it really is up to you to do some checking, no one else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freckles_51 Posted February 2, 2014 #32 Share Posted February 2, 2014 The Conquest is sailing away right now - I hope OP made it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The4Cruisers Posted February 2, 2014 #33 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I must agree with your conclusion about the poor communication from Carnival and Carnival's ignorance of local events that can and do affect passenger access to their ships. Are you reading this Carnival? Wow! Maybe they can also tell her which traffic lights the shuttle will hit and whether they'll have a flat tire too! This is why you build time allowances into your itinerary. Carnival can't help you pack and hold your hand all the way to the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The4Cruisers Posted February 2, 2014 #34 Share Posted February 2, 2014 The Conquest is sailing away right now - I hope OP made it. I hope so too. That first drink of the day should be quite refreshing and soothing! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsAllAboutTheSass Posted February 2, 2014 #35 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Glory just pulled away from the dock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodcruiser Posted February 2, 2014 #36 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I agree it not Carnivals fault! I really hope the OPs made it in time!!! Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1kaper Posted February 2, 2014 #37 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Glory just pulled away from the dock I'm guessing based on my time it is late? I think? And we haven't heard back from the OP so I guess she made it. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted February 2, 2014 #38 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I must agree with your conclusion about the poor communication from Carnival and Carnival's ignorance of local events that can and do affect passenger access to their ships. Are you reading this Carnival? How the heck is this Carnival's problem? Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app from my IPhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMedik Posted February 2, 2014 #39 Share Posted February 2, 2014 How the heck is this Carnival's problem? Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app from my IPhone Jim, The airline that flew her there should be held equally accountable; how can they not know what's going on around their airport? :D All they had to do was recommend a different hotel..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin 4 Ever Posted February 2, 2014 #40 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Why wouldn't the hotel have told them when they booked the 10 am shuttle it wasn't gong to be possible due to the race? When we came in a couple weeks ago we couldn't get to our hotel because of some teacher protest. The taxi driver had to go down a bunch of side streets and still had to let us off a ways away from the hotel. I am sure if the OP was on the 1:00 shuttle he made it in time. ALl the streets could not have been closed. Could they not have walked a few blocks over and taken a different route? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthlessBoss Posted February 2, 2014 #41 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I'm curious. The OP said she knew nothing about the race. She posted here on CC, so she must be a reader. There was a thread about this event very recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1kaper Posted February 2, 2014 #42 Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) I'm curious. The OP said she knew nothing about the race. She posted here on CC, so she must be a reader. There was a thread about this event very recently. I've been on pretty consisently since I joined and haven't seen it which surprises me because that topic would have caught my attention. I'm kinda mad we didn't book our crusie for this weekend, I could have done the race (shorter distance). I am really surprised the hotel didn't mention anything since they were right in the middle of it all. Edited February 2, 2014 by 1kaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy cruzin Posted February 2, 2014 #43 Share Posted February 2, 2014 The Conquest is sailing away right now - I hope OP made it. Me too! I'm going with "no news is good news" - I'm thinking she'd have been back if they weren't on board! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
going2cruz Posted February 3, 2014 #44 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Me too! I'm going with "no news is good news" - I'm thinking she'd have been back if they weren't on board! ;) Guess we'll find out in a week...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewpapa Posted February 17, 2014 #45 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Was hoping to hear how it went. Ok, I guess. Way to leave us hanging lol Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andoria Posted February 17, 2014 #46 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Always, always check what's happening in the city you are cruising from. Hopefully the ships will be holding for late arrivals. Hoping for a happy ending! I'm a planner and it never even occurred to me to check. Off to do so now:) OP I hope you made it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhcruiser Posted February 17, 2014 #47 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Hope she made it ok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiganirish Posted February 17, 2014 #48 Share Posted February 17, 2014 hope op made it - just a comment - dh and I got off breeze on 2/9 and asked the cab driver about the race. he said there were 6 ships in port and over 90% missed their flights because of the race. it was a huge mess.:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubysmom Posted February 17, 2014 #49 Share Posted February 17, 2014 She most likely made it.....we stayed in Ft Lauderdale the night before and by the time we got thru the chaos and mayhem which was just stop and go traffic...it wasnt so bad....plus the shuttle bus aka NASCAR driver with attached Uhaul with luggage for 21'people inside cut about 9 people off on the way which saved time I suspect!!!! Hoping she had a driver like.ours!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bthereagain Posted February 17, 2014 #50 Share Posted February 17, 2014 So this brings a question to my mind - I search visit florida dot com and this race didn't show up. Does anyone have a reliable source you use to check event calendars? I've googled and stuff, but now I'm concerned I may be missing something...... I want to research June 21, 2014 in the FLL and Miami areas.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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