Cozumel Closed What is Next Likely Port for Carnival?

[CruiseMark]

How quickly they forget.

 

When Ivan nailed Grand Cayman it was stronger than Wilma @ Cozumel and didn't move a whole lot faster.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2004/pub/al092004.public.041.shtml

 

Grand Cayman is tiny and isolated, Cozumel is just a few miles off mainland Mexico.

 

Progreso is not a pit. I really enjoyed Progreso.

 

I have no doubt some tourists will be returning to Cozumel by Christmas.

 

 

I agree with you that Cozumel will recover more quickly than Cayman did for the reasons you mentioned. The main difference between the two situations though is the damage to the piers. If one pier is operating, then Coz should be running on a limited basis by Christmas, I agree. But looking at the piers...I'm hoping, but doubtful the other two piers will be rebuilt by then.

 

With Chankanaab "gone" and all of the sand gone from Palm, Paradise, San Francisco and Playa Mia beaches, there's significant work to be done there as well.

 

I doubt Chankanaab will be back to full capacity by then basd on how long it took them to re-open after Emily. If they can ship in sand for all of the beaches, then the beach clubs could be back up and running relatively quickly.

 

Over the next couple weeks, the priority will be re-establishing the infrastructure (electricity, water, etc). Once that's done, I think getting the tourist infrastructure up and running again will take priority.

 

I'm scheduled to be there on Dec 22nd on the Liberty and I sincerely hope to be able to see Tom at Paradise Beach again. If not, it looks like it will be either Costa Maya or Belize for our particular cruise (my guess).

[Zeno]

Thanks for the Veracruz links. I don't know whether our Jan NCL cruise will be re-routed or not but it's nice to be prepared. Personally I have always wanted to go to Veracruz (My brother went there as part of his honeymoon some years ago and he loved it.)

[whdove88]

http://www.ssqq.com/information/travel09.htm

[barbemm]

try this link for some information on cozumel

 

 

http://www.cometocozumel.com/english/wilma/default.asp

 

and this one as well

 

http://www.cometocozumel.com/english/wilma/wilma2610.asp

[Chucksta63]

Looks like Cozumel will open Nov. 14th 2005!!

Tenders only for now but you will be there!