Manta Ecuador hit with huge earthquake

[NALUGIRL]

The Marina is scheduled to port on May 1. I haven't gotten any announcement if will still port there. Anyone in the know? We also booked a shore excursion.

 

 

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[CB BOARDER]

Not sure it will help but you may want to check out the SilverSea Galapagos and Celebrity Xpedition forums/threads as I believe both ships are based out of Ecuador.

[Mura]

We had a day in Manta last April 24th. We had a wonderful tour with Narwell Ecotours. My heart goes out to all the victims.

 

Mura

[Eparlin71]

Unfortunately, there is a huge devastation in Manta. I have been watching the Ecuador TV and even heard the Mayor of Manta this morning is not looking good for Marina on May 1. I did not booked any tours but was planning on doing some shopping. Can't fight Mother Nature. ;)

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[RJB]

Unfortunately, there is a huge devastation in Manta. I have been watching the Ecuador TV and even heard the Mayor of Manta this morning is not looking good for Marina on May 1. I did not booked any tours but was planning on doing some shopping. Can't fight Mother Nature. ;)

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So sad. Good wishes to all the victims. Hope they recover quickly. :):)

[grmmybtty]

Hi Nalugirl,

We are on the same cruise (Lima-NYC-Lisbon). I just posted on our roll call that Oceania has removed Manta as a port of call for this cruise. I noticed it when I was checking our booking today.

[Mura]

Betty,

 

As sorry as I am to see this news I'm not at all surprised. After reading reports of the devastation there, it's hard to see how they could have kept that port of call. I sent a sympathy note to the group that gave us a private tour last year but they haven't been able to respond. (Not that I expect one.)

 

Mura

 

P.S. I just looked at the itinerary for the April 28th cruise and it is still showing Manta. I imagine it will be deleted fairly soon.

Edited April 19, 2016 by Mura

[NALUGIRL]

I see the change of port now. Were heading to Fuerte Amador, Panama. Also noted, no organized shore excursions being offered.

 

 

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[Floridiana]

Maybe this helps:

http://www.whatsinport.com/Fuerte-Amador.htm

 

and this:

http://www.biomuseopanama.org/

 

"Biomuseo. The Bio Diversity Museum is designed by world renowned architect Frank Gehry in his first incursion in Latin America, the building was conceived mainly to tell a story: how the emergence of the Isthmus of Panama changed the history of our planet." (text from the Ponant website)

 

The museum is on the way to Panama City and relatively close to the tender port.