Tagsalong Posted September 6, 2019 #1126 Share Posted September 6, 2019 (edited) 21 minutes ago, logan25 said: Empress is parked at Nassau this morning, along with Majesty. And Disney Fantasy and Harmony is backing in to its berth at this moment. Normal port of call for these ships today although Empress might have brought some Bahamians to Nassau from Freeport as part of the relief effort. Edited September 6, 2019 by Tagsalong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted September 6, 2019 #1127 Share Posted September 6, 2019 (edited) Since we are spending the summer up here in "Downeast" Maine...we were pretty much already evacuated from Central Florida coast home. 😉 Luckily, from reports of neighbors, we were also spared damage. Now...sigh...we had to cancel our travel plans for tomorrow to head down to Bar Harbor area for two weeks, which we will delay now until Sunday. Guess why? Dorian will be just outside our coast up here tomorrow. Bringing some strong wind gusts and rain for the day, but moving pretty fast. Watch out Nova Scotia! 😮 Edited September 6, 2019 by island lady 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CruisinCrow Posted September 6, 2019 #1128 Share Posted September 6, 2019 19 hours ago, emdia43 said: James van Fleet tweeted photos 2 days ago, which showed Coco Cay sustained no damage, not even vegetation. They were checking just to see when their Bahamian employees were going to be able to get back to work. I think the photos were from their webcam. They really didn't know the damage until they got back onto the island. From Royal Caribbean's website today: We closed CocoCay on Wednesday, August 28th, 2019, and had originally planned to reopen it on Wednesday, September 4th, 2019. However, as the majority of the Bahamas has been impacted, our team of experts were assessing the island to evaluate the extent of the damage. While CocoCay was somewhat spared from Hurricane Dorian's destruction and we did not have any major damage, the storm left behind debris, washed away some of our sand and bricks, and took down many of our trees. We started working on repairs as quickly as possible, but we kindly ask that "you mind our dust" or sand, as we continue our own recovery efforts. CocoCay will be up and running on Saturday, September 7th, 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty G Posted September 6, 2019 #1129 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Letter from the Prime Minister of the Bahamas: 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobr118 Posted September 6, 2019 #1130 Share Posted September 6, 2019 3 hours ago, MandyMooToo said: I believe the previous poster was referring to the IG post about Bahamas Paradise cruise line that is evacuating Bahamians to the US if they wish to go and have their passports or BC's. The IG post also refers to transporting Bahamians back from Florida that had left due to the coming hurricane. We've been told that the Majesty will stop in Grand Bahama on Monday, 9/9, instead of cruising, to assist in the relief efforts. They did not say for how long, but we are scheduled to dock in Nassau on Tuesday anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaHunt Posted September 6, 2019 #1131 Share Posted September 6, 2019 (edited) Jim Edds has great picture of the eye in Hopetown on 9/2/2019 12:55pm - pressure 911.2mb Edited September 6, 2019 by SeaHunt clarity 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted September 6, 2019 #1132 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Laura says Mariner is scheduled to arrive Freeport around 4am. People coming onboard will be in the conference center and another location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judyrem Posted September 6, 2019 #1133 Share Posted September 6, 2019 1 hour ago, SeaHunt said: Jim Edds has great picture of the eye in Hopetown on 9/2/2019 12:55pm - pressure 911.2mb Absolutely incredible! Thanks for posting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BixBebe Posted September 6, 2019 #1134 Share Posted September 6, 2019 We’re preparing in NS now. Long lines for propane, liquor and most storm chips are sold out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaHunt Posted September 6, 2019 #1135 Share Posted September 6, 2019 1 hour ago, BixBebe said: We’re preparing in NS now. Long lines for propane, liquor and most storm chips are sold out! I just saw this picture of a Halifax Costco - looks like no way Dorian will be turning away so here's wishing you the best of luck with minimal after storm problems! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynaberk Posted September 6, 2019 #1136 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Is adventure ots sailing 6pm from Bayonne tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted September 6, 2019 #1137 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Just now, lynaberk said: Is adventure ots sailing 6pm from Bayonne tonight Yes, just went under Verrazano bridge. Switching with Anthem at Ambrose anchorage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynaberk Posted September 6, 2019 #1138 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Stay in touch, hope all goes well and fair seas👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BixBebe Posted September 6, 2019 #1139 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Dorian just roared back to a Cat 2 as it approaches Halifax. 😩 I might have to dip into my storm chips (and rum) early! I hear all cruise ships have diverted from planned stops here Saturday and Sunday. Probably very wise. This one just won’t quit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ReneeFLL Posted September 7, 2019 #1140 Share Posted September 7, 2019 On 9/5/2019 at 6:11 PM, John&LaLa said: Not busy enough 😉 That's funny. Someone out there is pissed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaHunt Posted September 7, 2019 #1141 Share Posted September 7, 2019 57 minutes ago, BixBebe said: Dorian just roared back to a Cat 2 as it approaches Halifax. 😩 I might have to dip into my storm chips (and rum) early! I hear all cruise ships have diverted from planned stops here Saturday and Sunday. Probably very wise. This one just won’t quit. We really lucked out in FL. Be careful! Every weather board I follow has bad predictions with this one for NS. Most have comments like these: If Dorian does hit Nova Scotia with the forecast intensity, it could be the worst hurricane on record for Atlantic Canada Forecast to hit category two again upon approach to Nova Scotia, yikes. That's going to be a much worse hit than it seemed like it was gonna be. The last Category 2 hurricane landfall in Nova Scotia was Juan in 2003. FTR, the locals around Halifax still talk about how bad the damage was from Juan and Dorian is forecast to make landfall at a similar intensity. Juan had an unusual track, hitting the south coast of NS on almost a due northerly track from Bermuda, so surge was only an issue on its eastern half. Dorian will be coming from the SW and if it hits the western side of NS it will bring surge to the entire southern coast so it could very well be worse. They are also talking about watching waves coming off Africa that could become Humberto and Imelda - hopefully they will go to sea and not hit FL- OR NS! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ReneeFLL Posted September 7, 2019 #1142 Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) Quote Category 5 Hurricane I was going to post our hurricane stash, but I got sidetracked. We were definitely ready. We have friends and their collection puts us to shame. If you ever want to do a rum tasting before a cruise just let us know ahead of time. We're about 5 miles from the port. The pictures don't even show all of it and the boxes are full. 🙀 Had Mike known I was going to post some pictures of the 2 bars he probably would have picked up a little and dusted some of them off. Tiki bar downstairs. To much overflow so now there is a bar upstairs. One of our 3 bartenders asleep while on duty. Edited September 7, 2019 by ReneeFLL 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NO_Member_Name Posted September 7, 2019 #1143 Share Posted September 7, 2019 9 hours ago, Scotty G said: Letter from the Prime Minister of the Bahamas: Thank You for posting that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akcruz Posted September 7, 2019 #1144 Share Posted September 7, 2019 37 minutes ago, SeaHunt said: We really lucked out in FL. Be careful! Every weather board I follow has bad predictions with this one for NS. Most have comments like these: If Dorian does hit Nova Scotia with the forecast intensity, it could be the worst hurricane on record for Atlantic Canada Forecast to hit category two again upon approach to Nova Scotia, yikes. That's going to be a much worse hit than it seemed like it was gonna be. The last Category 2 hurricane landfall in Nova Scotia was Juan in 2003. FTR, the locals around Halifax still talk about how bad the damage was from Juan and Dorian is forecast to make landfall at a similar intensity. Juan had an unusual track, hitting the south coast of NS on almost a due northerly track from Bermuda, so surge was only an issue on its eastern half. Dorian will be coming from the SW and if it hits the western side of NS it will bring surge to the entire southern coast so it could very well be worse. They are also talking about watching waves coming off Africa that could become Humberto and Imelda - hopefully they will go to sea and not hit FL- OR NS! We are in SC north of Myrtle Beach and just south of the NC border. Dorian was heading straight for us but took a right so it wasn't too bad. A few tornados touched down early Thursday morning with some damage but nowhere near what it could be. Things seem to be just about back to normal today here. Hoping the trend continues as Dorian moves north, thinking about you all, stay safe and hope this is the worst of the hurricane season this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted September 7, 2019 #1145 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Your house looks highly flammable (just from alcohol) ReneeFLL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted September 7, 2019 #1146 Share Posted September 7, 2019 2 hours ago, ReneeFLL said: I was going to post our hurricane stash, but I got sidetracked. We were definitely ready. We have friends and their collection puts us to shame. If you ever want to do a rum tasting before a cruise just let us know ahead of time. We're about 5 miles from the port. The pictures don't even show all of it and the boxes are full. 🙀 Had Mike known I was going to post some pictures of the 2 bars he probably would have picked up a little and dusted some of them off. Tiki bar downstairs. To much overflow so now there is a bar upstairs. One of our 3 bartenders asleep while on duty. Someone was obviously a sailor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted September 7, 2019 #1147 Share Posted September 7, 2019 1 hour ago, akcruz said: We are in SC north of Myrtle Beach and just south of the NC border. Dorian was heading straight for us but took a right so it wasn't too bad. A few tornados touched down early Thursday morning with some damage but nowhere near what it could be. Things seem to be just about back to normal today here. Hoping the trend continues as Dorian moves north, thinking about you all, stay safe and hope this is the worst of the hurricane season this year. Do you own a red jeep? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted September 7, 2019 #1148 Share Posted September 7, 2019 On 9/5/2019 at 5:25 AM, Host Star said: several years ago just prior to a storm the barefoot windjammer cruise brought the passengers in... dropped them off and went back out to sea only to be lost at sea... the decision was that the ship would be safer at sea than at the dock.. all crew was lost in that storm @Host Star Host Star! Nice to hear from you and your comment. Do you suppose that you could delete your introduction sticky from the Royal Caribbean board? You probably forgot about it. You posted your intro last January. We haven't heard much from you. And now with the giant blue box, the stickies just make the limited page size worse. We would all really appreciate you removing kind of a useless sticky. Thanks so much! We all look forward to more posts and fewer stickies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akcruz Posted September 7, 2019 #1149 Share Posted September 7, 2019 10 hours ago, John&LaLa said: Do you own a red jeep? 🤣 no but I can share many a meme about it, kept us occupied watching it on the newscasts all day!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akcruz Posted September 7, 2019 #1150 Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) Dup Edited September 7, 2019 by akcruz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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