ONECRUISER Posted October 4, 2016 #151 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I've seen Gitmo in the news. The families have been evacuated to Pensacola Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app Me too. Even heard they'd evac prisoners IF got too bad... Maybe being retired Army I hear anything military related... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthworm Jim Posted October 4, 2016 #152 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I was not on a cruise ship during Hurricane Katrina... I was, and we passed within 90 miles of the eye when we squeezed between the storm and Cuba's northern coast. Dark, gloomy, rainy, windy, and we had to figure out something else to do that day besides sit by the pool. But otherwise, it wasn't a big deal. If I knew it was going to happen that way before I left, I still would have gone without a moment's hesitation. As long as you aren't dead set on seeing a particular port, cruising in hurricane season isn't too bad. Generally, they'll almost never take you near the storm, or to any port it just hit. Due to some odd circumstances, we did actually get pretty close to Katrina. Even so, it wasn't really that bad. Those stabilizers really work well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted October 4, 2016 #153 Share Posted October 4, 2016 (edited) Wow, so clueless! It's not all about the cruise line passengers, there is the matter of the jobs for those Haitians who depend on the money spent by passengers...so you think a double hit of the hurricane to devastate them and then their only source of income to leave would be the thing to do?!....off soap box. Agree. I also remember the last time Haiti was hit and suffered a lot of destruction a lot of Cruisers posted here on CC that they would be taking cloths, school supplies and other items to give to the locals. I'm too lazy to do a search for the thread(s) to get the exact content but a lot of good Cruisers doing the right thing. I'm sure this will be the case for any near future Cruises. Edited October 4, 2016 by davekathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troykahack Posted October 4, 2016 #154 Share Posted October 4, 2016 MJ left Freeport and is on way to Key West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkkunk Posted October 4, 2016 #155 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Aren't the Keys going to get hit too? And won't all of the ports like Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and Port Everglades be in the path for being hit/affected? This will probably affect a lot of cruises and passengers. Prayers for the people of Haiti and all of the Bahamas. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECCruise Posted October 4, 2016 #156 Share Posted October 4, 2016 (edited) Aren't the Keys going to get hit too? And won't all of the ports like Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and Port Everglades be in the path for being hit/affected?This will probably affect a lot of cruises and passengers. Prayers for the people of Haiti and all of the Bahamas. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app The Keys not so much. Miami, FLL, a chance. Port Everglades, on more and more models, looks like some real impact, which means returning on Friday would be a bit problematic. Edited October 4, 2016 by ECCruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager70 Posted October 4, 2016 #157 Share Posted October 4, 2016 The Keys not so much. Miami, FLL, a chance. Port Everglades, on more and more models, looks like some real impact, which means returning on Friday would be a bit problematic. And Port Canaveral. Right now they are at the greatest risk of a direct or near direct hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreadpirate3 Posted October 4, 2016 #158 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Port Canaveral will close at noon on Wednesday. Port Canaveral has issued an evacuation order for landside operations and the port will officially close at noon on Wednesday due to Hurricane Matthew. In addition to the land-side evacuation, the U.S. Coast Guard has given notice that the Canaveral harbor will close by tomorrow afternoon. Under the Captain of the Port order, no vessel traffic–including cruise and cargo ships, as well as recreational and commercial fishing boats –will be allowed in harbor until after the storm passes and the order is lifted. This is the first time since 2004 that Port Canaveral has shut down operations due to severe weather. In 2004, the ship’s harbor was shut closed for 11 days to ship traffic. John Murray, CEO of Port Canaveral, gave the following statement: “This is a serious storm and the protection of people and property is our primary concern. We expect high winds and storm surge throughout the port and have urged the Port community to prepare their facilities so business can resume as quickly as possible after the storm.” Hurricane Matthew has already caused several cruise lines to alter cruise itineraries in the Caribbean and Bahamas. The hurricane currently has maximum sustained winds of 140 mph and is expected to move over the Bahamas and up the Florida coast over the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreadpirate3 Posted October 4, 2016 #159 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Port of Miami will close to all traffic at 4 PM tomorrow. The US Coast Guard has relocated all unnecessary aircraft to sites on the West coast of Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kearney Posted October 4, 2016 #160 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Wow, so clueless! It's not all about the cruise line passengers, there is the matter of the jobs for those Haitians who depend on the money spent by passengers...so you think a double hit of the hurricane to devastate them and then their only source of income to leave would be the thing to do?!....off soap box. When your store is on fire, you first concentrate on putting out the fire... then helping the customers. The question is do you wait until search and recovery has ended or show up with thousands of passengers while the Haitians are still trying to locate family members. At this point the major bridge is gone.. and that is a solid structure not a hut. So I think the poster's point was about the Haitians facing likely serious results of a cat 4. If RCCL can provide needed provisions great. But I think the poster was genuinely concerned about the lives of those there... not clueless at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temple1 Posted October 4, 2016 #161 Share Posted October 4, 2016 When your store is on fire, you first concentrate on putting out the fire... then helping the customers. The question is do you wait until search and recovery has ended or show up with thousands of passengers while the Haitians are still trying to locate family members. At this point the major bridge is gone.. and that is a solid structure not a hut. So I think the poster's point was about the Haitians facing likely serious results of a cat 4. If RCCL can provide needed provisions great. But I think the poster was genuinely concerned about the lives of those there... not clueless at all. The cruise ships will probably not go to Haiti for at least a week. I doubt there would be much left of the Labadee area. When ships do return they will be bringing supplies for the folks in the Cap Hatian area. That is how they handled it when the earthquake hit several years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evelyn51 Posted October 4, 2016 #162 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Ahh my mistake. Now my statement is a tad foolish. JUST a tad but, you were not alone! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evelyn51 Posted October 5, 2016 #163 Share Posted October 5, 2016 jeepers what a thread this has turned into :eek: I am just hoping anyone who is cruising during hurricane matthew is safe as well as the people on the islands. hear! Hear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerLady Posted October 5, 2016 #164 Share Posted October 5, 2016 wow, so clueless! It's not all about the cruise line passengers, there is the matter of the jobs for those haitians who depend on the money spent by passengers...so you think a double hit of the hurricane to devastate them and then their only source of income to leave would be the thing to do?!....off soap box. agreed!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted October 5, 2016 #165 Share Posted October 5, 2016 The cruise ships will probably not go to Haiti for at least a week. I doubt there would be much left of the Labadee area. When ships do return they will be bringing supplies for the folks in the Cap Hatian area. That is how they handled it when the earthquake hit several years ago. I don't know for certain if any ships did not call on Haiti after the quake however I do know that many of Royal's ships stopped there in that first week delivering much needed supplies to the island including ones that were already at sea when the quake hit and offloaded everything that they could do are to help out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPacificbound Posted October 5, 2016 #166 Share Posted October 5, 2016 We all need to take a minute or two and think about the poor families still living in tents from the earthquake, and now Matthew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temple1 Posted October 5, 2016 #167 Share Posted October 5, 2016 We all need to take a minute or two and think about the poor families still living in tents from the earthquake, and now Matthew. Better yet, contact Royal Caribbean and ask what we can do to help through them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUISEFAN0001 Posted October 5, 2016 #168 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Nah, nowhere near Bermuda and nowhere near the path. TS Nicole headed that way . . . My point exactly....the bigger picture is that both could "meet up" in that area about the same day or two and cause significant problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterfly529 Posted October 5, 2016 Author #169 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Now they're thinking Matthew is going to move east, then south and loop around again..... this bugger isn't going away any time soon..... but a lot can change, so hoping he heads east and keeps going!! http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at4.shtml?5-daynl#contents .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamtot Posted October 5, 2016 #170 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Hurricane Matthew Weather Update October 5, 2016 - 1:00 p.m. E.S.T Royal Caribbean International continues to closely monitor Hurricane Matthew. Due to the storm, Port of Miami and Port Canaveral are planning to close to all marine traffic on Thursday and anticipate to reopen on Friday and Saturday (respectively). Empress of the Seas Empress of the Seas next sailing will now depart on Friday, October 7, 2016. Boarding on Friday will take place as soon as we receive notification from PortMiami authorities. To compensate for the missed day, Royal Caribbean will provide each stateroom with an onboard credit in the amount of one day based on the cruise fare paid, which will be credited to guests' onboard accounts. As a gesture of goodwill, we will also be providing all sailing guests with a 25% future cruise credit. We encourage guests sailing on Empress of the Seas to monitor this website tomorrow for any additional updates. Majesty of the Seas Majesty of the Seas next sailing will now depart Port Canaveral on Saturday, October 8, 2016. Due to the revised itinerary, Royal Caribbean International will provide each stateroom with an onboard credit in the amount of one day based on the cruise fare paid, which will be credited to guests' onboard accounts. As a gesture of goodwill, we will also be providing all sailing guests with a 33% future cruise credit. A letter with more details and information about the updated itinerary will be provided at boarding. If you have not done so already, we strongly suggest guests complete their online check-in as soon as possible, including the section requesting your preferred method of contact while traveling. You can access online check-in at http://www.royalcaribbean.com/onlinecheckin. If there are any questions, please contact us at 866-562-7625. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to welcoming you onboard. Royal Caribbean International will continue to closely monitor weather conditions and will provide updates as soon as they become available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_lovely_voyage Posted October 5, 2016 #171 Share Posted October 5, 2016 (edited) Very strange, this most recent update posted above isn't listed on the Royal site yet. That one is still dated from yesterday 6 pm EST. Hopefully they update the site soon for those who don't peruse CC! Edited October 5, 2016 by morninsun86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamtot Posted October 5, 2016 #172 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Very strange, this most recent update posted above isn't listed on the Royal site yet. That one is still dated from yesterday 6 pm EST. Hopefully they update the site soon for those who don't peruse CC! I also received via text. So glad to have heard something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_lovely_voyage Posted October 5, 2016 #173 Share Posted October 5, 2016 I also received via text. So glad to have heard something! Looks like the website is now! At least they were doing e-mails and texts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaAtlCruiser Posted October 5, 2016 #174 Share Posted October 5, 2016 They are being pretty darn generous with the next cruise credit. Kudos to them. They cannot control the weather so really don't need to do anything as far as future credit- but they choose to. Nice. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Fan Posted October 5, 2016 #175 Share Posted October 5, 2016 They are being pretty darn generous with the next cruise credit. Kudos to them. They cannot control the weather so really don't need to do anything as far as future credit- but they choose to. Nice I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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