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ptf2009

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BC cruiser...know that so many people feel badly for you that you still don't know if your cruise is a "go." It does look like it will be shortened because a previous poster said they are on Harmony now and the captain will let them know soon when they will dock at FL.

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emdia43

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Unfortunately the models are so different that it's too early to make a decision regarding the weekend sailings. I want answers too. We just have to be patient

 

The Mayor of Miami called for voluntary evacuation to start tomorrow. Let's hope RCCL don't turn this into another Galveston fiasco by trying to bring people into a disaster area. They need to cancel out of an abundance of caution, like NCL did hours ago.

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Misplaced Texan

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We are scheduled to cruise out of Tampa on Thursday September 7th 2017 going to Cuba. As of now a cruise has not been cancelled but there are mandatory evacuations in Tampa. We're not sure why our cruise has not been cancelled.

 

I can't find any information about mandatory evacuations in Hillsborough County. Do you have a link that shows the information.

 

So far I've only seen info about evacuation for the Keys and some targeted evacuations in Dade County. So if you have seen anything else, would be interested in seeing the specifics.

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bc cruiser

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Captain is making an announcement on Harmony of the Seas. We are going to Cozumel. We are delaying our arrival into Fort Lauderdale. They will let us know the date of our arrival ASAP. They will update tomorrow at noon.

Please post as soon as you know when you will be arriving, as we are supposed to board when you get off, and they haven't told us anything, including they it will arrive later than scheduled for us. We live in northwest Florida and we have hotel reservations for Thurs. night in Ft. Pierce and had planned on arriving around 1pm, so I guess at noon tomorrow we will know if we are cruising and when. They posted earlier today that they would make an announcement at 6pm today if it would be cancelled, instead they just postponed it until tomorrow at noon. Thank you and be safe out there.

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cruzer_3

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The Mayor of Miami called for voluntary evacuation to start tomorrow. Let's hope RCCL don't turn this into another Galveston fiasco by trying to bring people into a disaster area. They need to cancel out of an abundance of caution, like NCL did hours ago.

 

Absolutely. I feel bad for those that have flights and such. They need answers as quickly as possible. I'm in Miami so the port is just a short drive away from me.

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Misplaced Texan

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What about Tampa?

 

I think right now the models are very unclear on that. If the latest GFS run is right (calling for a near-miss of the east coast), then Tampa might very well be fully operational. If the other models calling for a mid-state or even SW tip landfall are right then Tampa is going to be closed down too.

 

Still lots of uncertainty and no one can know exactly what the storm will do.

 

Even the prediction that MIA, FLL, and Pt. C are going to be out of commission is based on looking at the majority of the forecasts (though that majority is becoming overwhelming). There are some that call for this thing slipping west into the Gulf in which case the east coast ports might be fine.

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jakeconmag

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Please post as soon as you know when you will be arriving, as we are supposed to board when you get off, and they haven't told us anything, including they it will arrive later than scheduled for us. We live in northwest Florida and we have hotel reservations for Thurs. night in Ft. Pierce and had planned on arriving around 1pm, so I guess at noon tomorrow we will know if we are cruising and when. They posted earlier today that they would make an announcement at 6pm today if it would be cancelled, instead they just postponed it until tomorrow at noon. Thank you and be safe out there.

 

I will! There was dead silence when the captain made his announcement but then everyone seemingly went back to normal. Tomorrow is a day at sea so I will update as soon as I hear.

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TrojanUSC

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They are really pushing this meteorologist, on Allure the captain mentioned him twice and plugged his Twitter. The whole handling of this has been odd, when they announced via a tweet two days ago Labadee was cancelled but didn't tell the guests until an hour ago. For that matter, nobody working on board even mentioned the storm until an hour ago. It's felt like the elephant in the room since day 1.

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broberts Excellent Advice! Rare

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Once again, I wonder about the RCI meteorologist and his qualifications..,

 

Given that billions are at stake, it would be a bit surprising if she wasn't highly qualified. Of course the bean counters may have contracted the job to the lowest bidder. ;)

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Once again, I wonder about the RCI meteorologist and his qualifications..,

 

 

Based on his Twitter and reports from Orlando friends where he used to be a weatherman, looks like he's a failed country music singer.

 

But, as my friend said, "very popular with the ladies".

 

So I'm guessing charisma played a part.

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LMaxwell Great Review Rare

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Once again, I wonder about the RCI meteorologist and his qualifications..,

 

I wonder what he said on the Liberty last week and was it to the general public or only to suite guests? I think that would have been an interesting and unique Q&A or Captains Corner session.

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Coopdog08

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Exactly my point. Were you here for my live forecasting of Harvey? No? Guess what? I was right. He was wrong, and I am simply a weather enthusiast.

 

You should be nice to me. I was super helpful on this board.

Agree with u....who was the storm chaser we followed during Harvey? Any webcam links to the carribean islands being impacted? I can't find any worth a hoot, they are all at the level of Mr fleet...

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Jzx1103

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I'm sure James Van Fleet is a perfectly qualified meteorologist. Problem is he's also pressured into giving RCI the most optimistic of scenarios. He won't get fired for cancelling a cruise too late. But I'm sure if he called for a cruise to be cancelled, but later RCI determined that they couldve sailed. He'd be gone in a heartbeat. So his judgement in these situations could be compromised vs your Hurricane Center meteorologists.

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