Mississippi river height

[bill4105]

 

will the Carnival Glory & Valor be allowed to dock in New Orleans this week-end due to the tropical storm and current height?

[mdsgu]

Good question!  They expect the river to be 1ft below the tops of the levees on Saturday.  And, NOLA got 10" of rain just this morning.

[crewsweeper]

Thus far the Port has issued no advisories.

 

 

Probably not until Thursday/Thursday night as everyone is waiting to see if this potential TD becomes a real TD/ TS.

[quickrate]

was just posted on that other place that someone on the Valor said they are being diverted to florida becuase the river is too high to port in New Orleans.

Pat

[VolzCruiser]

12 minutes ago, quickrate said:

was just posted on that other place that someone on the Valor said they are being diverted to florida becuase the river is too high to port in New Orleans.

Pat

 

What is that other place?

 

[quickrate]

1 minute ago, VolzCruiser said:

 

What is that other place?

 

The one with a "face".

Pat

[VolzCruiser]

2 minutes ago, quickrate said:

The one with a "face".

Pat

Ah thank you

 

[crewsweeper]

This article has an interesting graph on expected water levels for river over weekend.

 

Looks pretty darn high to me.

 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/severe-storms-trigger-flash-flood-emergency-around-new-orleans-as-much-more-rainfall-looms/70008778

[Tiger0613]

2 hours ago, quickrate said:

The one with a "face".

Pat

You can say Facebook.  You just can't direct anybody to that site.

[TruckerDave]

I'm going to say that checking with Carnival directly would probably be a better source of information than Facebook or here for that info. Or at the very least some sort of official word from Carnival on a social network site rather than relying on opinion and speculation. 

[chengkp75]

The USCG is intending to close the port of NOLA tomorrow.  The last upbound ship was taken by the state pilots at 1200 today.  I would say that the port/river will be closed through the weekend.  My ship was scheduled to pick up a pilot Friday, we are now planning on anchoring at SW Pass.

Edited July 10, 2019 by chengkp75

[amy16_]

The Valor is being redirected to Mobile AL instead of NOLA. Of course Carnival has not released any info. This was from a passenger on Valor now. 

[NebraskaSatellite]

Here's the NOLA port status, which also indicates Valor is diverting to Mobile.

https://www.portnola.com/info/storm-update

 

CRUISE OPERATIONS:

The Carnival Valor, which was scheduled to sail a 4-day cruise to Mexico on Thursday, June 11, 2019 from New Orleans, is diverting to Mobile, Ala. Carnival guests may call 1 (800) 764-7419 for the latest information on their itineraries.

[Lee Cruiser]

We know several passengers on the Valor and like the other poster mentioned they are being diverted to Mobile tomorrow.

[aztekpm]

I didn't realize that Mobile could handle a conquest class/size ship.  Interesting.

[jbethel11]

2 hours ago, aztekpm said:

I didn't realize that Mobile could handle a conquest class/size ship.  Interesting.

Remember this?

[xDisconnections]

10 minutes ago, jbethel11 said:

Remember this?

Hey, @Thorncroft, it’s your favorite video!!!

[Thorncroft]

5 minutes ago, xDisconnections said:

Hey, @Thorncroft, it’s your favorite video!!!

There's still unresolved lawsuits over that incident. LOL

[jbethel11]

Just now, Thorncroft said:

There's still unresolved lawsuits over that incident. LOL

Just look at the comments of the video, and you'll see why!

[Thorncroft]

2 hours ago, aztekpm said:

I didn't realize that Mobile could handle a conquest class/size ship.  Interesting.

Conquest has actually been diverted there, before. I doubt that Carnival will ever homport a ship of that size there, though. Everybody knows that Mobile is where Carnival sends their ships to die. 😂

[jbethel11]

5 minutes ago, Thorncroft said:

Conquest has actually been diverted there, before. I doubt that Carnival will ever homport a ship of that size there, though. Everybody knows that Mobile is where Carnival sends their ships to die. 😂

Aww, that is sad! The poor Carnival Fantasy!

[BlerkOne]

2 hours ago, Thorncroft said:

Conquest has actually been diverted there, before. I doubt that Carnival will ever homport a ship of that size there, though. Everybody knows that Mobile is where Carnival sends their ships to die. 😂

 

Apparently there is live after death, then.

[VolzCruiser]

I know at one time there was an issue in Mobile with the area that ships use to turn around in. I believe they have expanded the turning basin or are planning to so they can accommodate larger ships. 

[aztekpm]

Good to know and fingers crossed, I like vacationing on the panhandle and plan to cruise from there soon too!

Edited July 11, 2019 by aztekpm

[ProgRockCruiser]

14 hours ago, amy16_ said:

The Valor is being redirected to Mobile AL instead of NOLA. Of course Carnival has not released any info. This was from a passenger on Valor now. 

7 or 8 hrs ago John Heald posted the bulletin from Carnival to their pax that were supposed to board Valor in New Orleans.  It was dated yesterday, so I assume it went out not long after your post.

 

New Orleans is sinkin' and I don't wanna swim...