Hurricane Matthew headed for Half Moon Cay

[kazu]

John H has done a video on HMC

 

A bit of wind damage but nothing severe. First stop is scheduled in two weeks and they expect it to go as planned.

[Krazy Kruizers]

This from the Carnival website today.

 

https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4091/session/L3RpbWUvMTQ3NjAyNjIxNi9zaWQvZ20ycndHKm0%3D

 

 

 

Thank you for the link.

I would be in trouble as I don't take a cell phone with me when we cruise plus I don't have texting service.

[CruiserBruce]

Hi-

 

Although I am far more concerned with the human impact Matthew is having on the people of Haiti right now by tomorrow it will be laying waste to Half Moon Cay or Little San Salvador and the rest of the Bahamas. They can expect a 10-15 ft storm surge with 25 ft waves on top of that plus 130+mph winds. Little Half Moon Cay doesn't stand a chance, since the Carnival Corp. owns the island I'm assuming they will rebuild, but I would expect it to be out of service for quite some time.

 

-Paul

 

It looks like it will be a Cat. 4 passing very close or even a direct hit on HMC. HMC will be wiped out completely and out of commission for most likely the 2016/17 Caribbean season.

 

Let's not forget that a Hurricane is an annoyance for cruisers but it is absolutely life challenging for people who live there.

 

-Paul

 

Not exactly...open again in two weeks.

[Sopwith]

According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Matthew will hit HMC sometime on Tuesday. Hopefully the damage won't be too severe. We are scheduled to stop there on Oct 22, hoping for the best.

 

So we had our day at HMC on Saturday, very pleasant even though there were two ships in. There was no visible evidence of Matthew and everything was intact and appeared normal.

[colonialinnkeeper]

Thanks for the report. Won't be there until mid-winter but glad that all is well.

[Fouremco]

Thanks, Sopwith. We're there in a few weeks and its good to hear that ask is ok.

[Boytjie]

So we had our day at HMC on Saturday, very pleasant even though there were two ships in. There was no visible evidence of Matthew and everything was intact and appeared normal.

 

Which were the two ships? Veendam and?

[Fouremco]

Thanks, Sopwith. We're there in a few weeks and its good to hear that ask is ok.

uh, what happened there?:confused: Darned gremlins!

 

That should read "Thanks, Sopwith. We're there in a few weeks and it's good to hear that all is ok."

[Sopwith]

Which were the two ships? Veendam and?

 

Nieuw Amsterdam.

[Boytjie]

Nieuw Amsterdam.

 

Ah, thanks! On her way back repositioning from Alaska to the Caribbean. :)

[summersigh]

Unfortunately, Replacing our roof after Hurricane Matthew is going to cost us at least 2 visits to HMC :(

 

Named storm insurance deductibles are so high here that they don't cover the cost of a roof. Named storm deductibles are 9x higher than a normal claim like hail damage.:(