RCI Press release on storm

[Host Mike]

Miami - September 1, 2004 - 2:30 p.m. - Royal Caribbean International is closely monitoring the path and progress of Hurricane Frances to ensure our guests enjoy safe and comfortable cruises and to make certain our ships steer clear of the storm.

 

The safety and comfort of our guests are always the foremost concern of Royal Caribbean International.

 

We will update our Hurricane Frances information three times daily as the storm approaches - at 9:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Given Hurricane Frances' current and projected path, we are currently altering the itineraries of six Royal Caribbean International ships:

Grandeur of the Seas will reverse it itinerary for its August 29 sailing. Tuesday it will call in Nassau, Bahamas, Wednesday it will call at Freeport, Bahamas, and Thursday it will call at Port Canaveral, Florida.

 

 

Navigator of the Seas will not make its normal port calls at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Tuesday, San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday, and Labadee, Hispaniola, on Thursday. Instead, the ship will make a port calls at St. John, Antigua, on Tuesday, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Wednesday, and remain at sea on Thursday.

 

 

Adventure of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Philipsburg, St. Maarten, on Tuesday. Instead, the ship will spend Tuesday at sea and make a port call at Philipsburg, St Maarten, on Saturday.

 

 

Majesty of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Coco Cay, Bahamas, on Wednesday. Instead, the ship will make a port call at Freeport, Bahamas, on Wednesday.

 

Majesty of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Key West, Florida, on Thursday. Instead, the ship will end its current cruise one day earlier than normal, returning to the Port of Miami on Thursday morning at approximately 7 a.m.

 

 

Sovereign of the Seas will end its current cruise one day earlier than normal, returning to Port Canaveral on Thursday at approximately noon.

 

 

Voyager of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Freeport, Bahamas, on Friday. Instead, the ship will make a port call at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Thursday, and spend the day at sea on Friday.

At this time, all other Royal Caribbean International ships are sailing their normal itineraries. We will continue to closely monitor the storm and update this information at 6:30 p.m. today.

[AdrieneAGD]

Not to sound antsy or anything, but what happened to their aforementioned 6:30 update? It's 8:15 now...

[hstrybuf]

Host Mike, what about putting all the hurricane info in stickies at the top of the page so we aren't all over the board looking for the latest news?

[Host Mike]

Hurricane Frances Update

 

 

Miami - September 1, 2004 - 6:30 p.m. - Royal Caribbean International is closely monitoring the path and progress of Hurricane Frances to ensure our guests enjoy safe and comfortable cruises and to make certain our ships steer clear of the storm.

 

The safety and comfort of our guests are always the foremost concern of Royal Caribbean International.

 

We will update our Hurricane Frances information three times daily as the storm approaches - at 9:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Given Hurricane Frances' current and projected path, we are currently altering the itineraries of six Royal Caribbean International ships:

Grandeur of the Seas will reverse its itinerary for its August 29 sailing. On Tuesday, it will call in Nassau, Bahamas, and on Wednesday, it will call at Freeport, Bahamas. The ship will not make its normal port call at Port Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday. Instead, it will make a port call in Charleston, South Carolina, on Thursday.

 

 

Navigator of the Seas will not make its normal port calls at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Tuesday, San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday, and Labadee, Hispaniola, on Thursday. Instead, the ship will make a port calls at St. John, Antigua, on Tuesday, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Wednesday, and remain at sea on Thursday.

 

 

Adventure of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Philipsburg, St. Maarten, on Tuesday. Instead, the ship will spend Tuesday at sea and make a port call at Philipsburg, St Maarten, on Saturday.

 

 

Majesty of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Coco Cay, Bahamas, on Wednesday. Instead, the ship will make a port call at Freeport, Bahamas, on Wednesday.

 

Majesty of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Key West, Florida, on Thursday. Instead, the ship will end its current cruise one day earlier than normal, returning to the Port of Miami on Thursday morning at approximately 7 a.m.

 

 

Sovereign of the Seas will end its current cruise one day earlier than normal, returning to Port Canaveral on Thursday at approximately noon.

 

 

Voyager of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Freeport, Bahamas, on Friday. Instead, the ship will make a port call at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Thursday, and spend the day at sea on Friday.

At this time, all other Royal Caribbean International ships are sailing their normal itineraries. We will continue to closely monitor the storm and update this information at 9:30 a.m. Thursday.

[flamingosun]

If anyone has a flight in in the next few days, check w/ your airlines.

The Melbourne airport just announced their terminal will CLOSE after today's last flight.

Don't know if O'do will close, but many flights will surely be affected, and hotel rooms are another story as evacuees have been grabbing anything they can find.

[MGoBlue2]

Miami - September 2, 2004 - 9:30 a.m. - Royal Caribbean International is closely monitoring the path and progress of Hurricane Frances to ensure our guests enjoy safe and comfortable cruises and to make certain our ships steer clear of the storm.

 

The safety and comfort of our guests are always the foremost concern of Royal Caribbean International.

 

We will update our Hurricane Frances information three times daily as the storm approaches - at 9:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Given Hurricane Frances' current and projected path, we are currently altering the itineraries of six Royal Caribbean International ships:

• Majesty of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Key West, Florida, on Thursday. Instead, the ship will end its current cruise one day earlier than normal, returning to the Port of Miami on Thursday morning at approximately 7 a.m.
   
  Majesty of the Seas will not make its three-night cruise schedule to depart Miami on Friday, September 3. That sailing is cancelled. Guests booked on that sailing will receive a full refund.
  
• Sovereign of the Seas will end its current cruise one day earlier than normal, returning to Port Canaveral on Thursday at approximately noon.
   
  Sovereign of the Seas will not make its three-night cruise schedule to depart Port Canaveral on Friday, September 3. That sailing is cancelled. Guests booked on that sailing will receive a full refund.
  
• Grandeur of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Port Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday. Instead, it will make a port call in Charleston, South Carolina, on Thursday.
  
• Navigator of the Seas will not make its normal port calls at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Tuesday; San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday; and Labadee, Hispaniola, on Thursday. Instead, the ship will make port calls at St. John, Antigua, on Tuesday; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Wednesday; and remain at sea on Thursday.
  
• Adventure of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Philipsburg, St. Maarten, on Tuesday. Instead, the ship will spend Tuesday at sea and make a port call at Philipsburg, St Maarten, on Saturday.
  
• Voyager of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Freeport, Bahamas, on Friday. Instead, the ship will make a port call at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Thursday, and spend the day at sea on Friday.
  

At this time, all other Royal Caribbean International ships are sailing their normal itineraries. We will continue to closely monitor the storm and update this information at 2:30 p.m. today.

[Sea Island Lady]

Grandeur of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Port Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday. Instead, it will make a port call in Charleston, South Carolina, on Thursday.

That's a nice change. I would rather be going to Charleston than Port Canaveral anyday. Weather looks good for them today also.

 

I am sorry for those that have had their cruises cancelled.:(

[420]

http://208.152.227.183/forecast.htm

 

[Host Mike]

Hurricane Frances

 

 

Miami - September 2, 2004 - 6:30 p.m. - Royal Caribbean International is closely monitoring the path and progress of Hurricane Frances to ensure our guests enjoy safe and comfortable cruises and to make certain our ships steer clear of the storm.

 

The safety and comfort of our guests are always the foremost concern of Royal Caribbean International.

 

We will update our Hurricane Frances information three times daily as the storm approaches - at 9:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Given Hurricane Frances' current and projected path, we are currently altering the itineraries of six Royal Caribbean International ships:

Majesty of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Key West, Florida, on Thursday. Instead, the ship will end its current cruise one day earlier than normal, returning to the Port of Miami on Thursday morning at approximately 7 a.m.

 

Majesty of the Seas will not make its three-night cruise schedule to depart Miami on Friday, September 3. That sailing is cancelled. Guests booked on that sailing will receive a full refund.

 

 

Sovereign of the Seas will end its current cruise one day earlier than normal, returning to Port Canaveral on Thursday at approximately noon.

 

Sovereign of the Seas will not make its three-night cruise schedule to depart Port Canaveral on Friday, September 3. That sailing is cancelled. Guests booked on that sailing will receive a full refund.

 

 

Grandeur of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Port Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday. Instead, it will make a port call in Charleston, South Carolina, on Thursday.

 

 

Navigator of the Seas will not make its normal port calls at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Tuesday; San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday; and Labadee, Hispaniola, on Thursday. Instead, the ship will make port calls at St. John, Antigua, on Tuesday; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Wednesday; and remain at sea on Thursday.

 

Navigator of the Seas, normally scheduled to depart the Port of Miami Saturday, on a seven-night sailing, will delay its departure until Monday, September 6, at 5 p.m. local time. The ship will sail a modified itinerary that will end as originally scheduled. Guests who sail on this cruise will receive an onboard credit of $500 per stateroom and a certificate for a 50 percent discount on a future Royal Caribbean sailing of seven nights or less, which departs on or before December 15, 2005, excluding holidays. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a letter of credit for the amount paid for the cruise portion of their sailing.

 

 

Enchantment of the Seas, normally scheduled to depart Port Everglades Saturday, on a five-night sailing, will delay its departure until Monday, September 6, at 5 p.m. local time. The ship will sail a modified itinerary that will end on September 9. Guests who sail on this cruise will receive an onboard credit of $500 per stateroom and a certificate for a 50 percent discount on a future Royal Caribbean sailing of seven nights or less, which departs on or before December 15, 2005, excluding holidays. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a letter of credit for the amount paid for the cruise portion of their sailing.

 

 

Adventure of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Philipsburg, St. Maarten, on Tuesday. Instead, the ship will spend Tuesday at sea and make a port call at Philipsburg, St Maarten, on Saturday.

 

 

Voyager of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Freeport, Bahamas, on Friday. Instead, the ship will make a port call at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Thursday, and spend the day at sea on Friday.

 

 

 

 

At this time, all other Royal Caribbean International ships are sailing their normal itineraries, and all other Royal Caribbean International ships are expected to maintain their regularly scheduled itineraries this weekend. We will continue to closely monitor the storm and update this information at 9:30 a.m. Friday.

[Jacquelyn11]

Hurricane Frances

 

 

Miami - September 3, 2004 - 3:00 p.m. - Royal Caribbean International continues to closely monitoring the path and progress of Hurricane Frances, and its recent slower movement, to ensure our guests enjoy safe and comfortable cruises and to make certain our ships steer clear of the storm.

 

The safety and comfort of our guests are always the foremost concern of Royal Caribbean International. We are pleased to report that all of our ships in the Caribbean are sailing in calm seas and warm sunny weather.

 

We will update our Hurricane Frances information three times daily - at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Given Hurricane Frances' current and projected path, we are currently altering the itineraries of six Royal Caribbean International ships:

 

Majesty of the Seas will not make its three-night cruise schedule to depart Miami on Friday, September 3. That sailing is cancelled. Guests booked on that sailing will receive a full refund.

 

 

Sovereign of the Seas will not make its three-night cruise schedule to depart Port Canaveral on Friday, September 3. That sailing is cancelled. Guests booked on that sailing will receive a full refund.

 

 

Navigator of the Seas, normally scheduled to depart the Port of Miami Saturday, on a seven-night sailing, will delay its departure until Monday, September 6, at 5 p.m. local time. The ship will sail a modified itinerary that will end as originally scheduled. Guests who sail on this cruise will receive an onboard credit of $500 per stateroom and a certificate for a 50 percent discount on a future Royal Caribbean sailing of seven nights or less, which departs on or before December 15, 2005, excluding holidays. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a letter of credit for the amount paid for the cruise portion of their sailing.

 

 

Enchantment of the Seas, normally scheduled to depart Port Everglades Saturday, on a five-night sailing, will delay its departure until Monday, September 6, at 5 p.m. local time. The ship will sail a modified itinerary that will end on September 9. Guests who sail on this cruise will receive an onboard credit of $500 per stateroom and a certificate for a 50 percent discount on a future Royal Caribbean sailing of seven nights or less, which departs on or before December 15, 2005, excluding holidays. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a letter of credit for the amount paid for the cruise portion of their sailing.

 

 

Adventure of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Philipsburg, St. Maarten, on Tuesday. Instead, the ship will spend Tuesday at sea and make a port call at Philipsburg, St Maarten, on Saturday.

 

 

Voyager of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Freeport, Bahamas, on Friday. Instead, the ship will make a port call at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Thursday, and spend the day at sea on Friday.

 

 

Mariner of the Seas: A decision will be made Saturday morning regarding the departure of this ship. It is normally scheduled to depart Port Canaveral on Sunday evening.

 

At this time, all other Royal Caribbean International ships are sailing their normal itineraries, and all other Royal Caribbean International ships are expected to maintain their regularly scheduled itineraries this weekend. We will continue to closely monitor the storm and update this information at 7:00 p.m. today.

 

 

Good luck and prayers to all of those in the path of Frances!

 

Jacquelyn :D

[mammallama]

Here's the one from 7pm

 

Hurricane Frances -- Royal Caribbean Website Posting - 7 p.m. 9/3/04

 

 

Miami - September 3, 2004 - 7:00 p.m. - Royal Caribbean International continues to closely monitoring the path and progress of Hurricane Frances, and its recent slower movement, to ensure our guests enjoy safe and comfortable cruises and to make certain our ships steer clear of the storm.

 

The safety and comfort of our guests are always the foremost concern of Royal Caribbean International. We are pleased to report that all of our ships in the Caribbean are sailing in calm seas and warm sunny weather.

 

We will update our Hurricane Frances information three times daily - at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Given Hurricane Frances' current and projected path, we are currently altering the itineraries of several Royal Caribbean International ships:

 

 

 

 

 

Majesty of the Seas will not make its three-night cruise schedule to depart Miami on Friday, September 3. That sailing is cancelled. Guests booked on that sailing will receive a full refund.

 

Majesty of the Seas will sail as scheduled on Monday from the Port of Miami.

 

 

Sovereign of the Seas will not make its three-night cruise schedule to depart Port Canaveral on Friday, September 3. That sailing is cancelled. Guests booked on that sailing will receive a full refund.

 

Sovereign of the Seas will sail as scheduled on Monday from Port Canaveral.

 

 

Explorer of the Seas

 

 

Navigator of the Seas, normally scheduled to depart the Port of Miami Saturday, on a seven-night sailing, will delay its departure until Monday, September 6, at 5 p.m. local time. The ship will sail a modified itinerary that will end as originally scheduled. Guests who sail on this cruise will receive an onboard credit of $500 per stateroom and a certificate for a 50 percent discount on a future Royal Caribbean sailing of seven nights or less, which departs on or before December 15, 2005, excluding holidays. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a letter of credit for the amount paid for the cruise portion of their sailing. Travel agent commissions will be protected.

 

 

Enchantment of the Seas, normally scheduled to depart Port Everglades Saturday, on a five-night sailing, will delay its departure until Monday, September 6, at 5 p.m. local time. The ship will sail a modified itinerary that will end on September 9. Guests who sail on this cruise will receive an onboard credit of $500 per stateroom and a certificate for a 50 percent discount on a future Royal Caribbean sailing of seven nights or less, which departs on or before December 15, 2005, excluding holidays. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a letter of credit for the amount paid for the cruise portion of their sailing. Travel agent commissions will be protected.

 

 

Mariner of the Seas, normally scheduled to depart Port Canaveral Sunday, on a seven-night sailing, will delay its departure until Tuesday, September 7, at 5 p.m. local time. The ship will sail a modified itinerary that will end on September 12. Guests who sail on this cruise will receive an onboard credit of $500 per stateroom and a certificate for a 50 percent discount on a future Royal Caribbean sailing of seven nights or less, which departs on or before December 15, 2005, excluding holidays. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a letter of credit for the amount paid for the cruise portion of their sailing. Travel agent commissions will be protected. Guests who purchased their air transportation through Royal Caribbean should contact the company to have their flights rescheduled. Guests who purchased their own air transportation should contact their airline to reschedule their flights. All airlines are waiving flight changes fees for hurricane related rescheduling.

 

 

Adventure of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Philipsburg, St. Maarten, on Tuesday. Instead, the ship will spend Tuesday at sea and make a port call at Philipsburg, St Maarten, on Saturday.

 

 

Voyager of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Freeport, Bahamas, on Friday. Instead, the ship will make a port call at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Thursday, and spend the day at sea on Friday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

At this time, all other Royal Caribbean International ships are sailing their normal itineraries, and all other Royal Caribbean International ships are expected to maintain their regularly scheduled itineraries this weekend. We will continue to closely monitor the storm and update this information at 10 a.m. Saturday.

[mapsmith]

Okay, Majesty is sailing on Monday. Good. I'm Booked. BUT. . . FLL, and MIA are closed until Sunday Midnight. And anyone in South Florida has left. How are 2000 people supposed to make it to the ship in time for sail-away? And if we miss the boat, where is it going so we can catch up?

 

Need a little more info, RCCL.

[unkfrank]

no one is really flying into MIA yet... American has said they are starting a limited service starting 6pm Miami time today ( http://miami-airport.com/html/news_alert.html ), so service should start returning late Saturday and Sunday (it better - we're to fly into MIA Sunday 10:30am on American :eek: for our Monday Majesty cruise too) FLL is still closed as far as I know

 

Frank

[merlemac]

We are cruising on Explorer of the Seas and loved the suspense Royal Carribean has provided us, especially to list our cruise on their website hurricane update with Nothing next to it. Sorry, I bashed RRCL. Bottomline, they are still running a business and have a lot of customers. Business is all about customer service, not no-service. When you have no back up plan for customers to get in touch with you and your hours behind on your updates, that doesn't reflect well on the business. Don't forget they own Celebrity Cruise and somehow, the were able to make decisions for that cruise line. Go Figure ??

Anyways, Our flight with American Airlines is flying tomorrow morning from RDU to MIA. It's a straight flight to MIA, leaves at 6:40 AM arrives at 8:42 AM. If you need to rearrange your flight, see if they can fly you into RDU today and fly to MIA tomorrow morning. We are seeing no effects from the hurricane and have plenty of hotels still available.

[mammallama]

Hurricane Frances

 

 

Miami - September 4, 2004 - 10:00 a.m. - Royal Caribbean International continues to closely monitoring the path and progress of Hurricane Frances, and its recent slower movement, to ensure our guests enjoy safe and comfortable cruises and to make certain our ships steer clear of the storm.

 

The safety and comfort of our guests are always the foremost concern of Royal Caribbean International. We are pleased to report that all of our ships in the Caribbean are sailing in calm seas and warm sunny weather.

 

We will update our Hurricane Frances information three times daily - at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Given Hurricane Frances' current and projected path, we are currently altering the itineraries of several Royal Caribbean International ships:

Navigator of the Seas, normally scheduled to depart the Port of Miami Saturday, on a seven-night sailing, will delay its departure until Monday, September 6, at 5 p.m. local time. The ship will sail a modified itinerary that will end as originally scheduled. Guests who sail on this cruise will receive an onboard credit of $500 per stateroom and a certificate for a 50 percent discount on a future Royal Caribbean sailing of seven nights or less, which departs on or before December 15, 2005, excluding holidays. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a letter of credit for the amount paid for the cruise portion of their sailing. Travel agent commissions will be protected.

 

 

Mariner of the Seas, normally scheduled to depart Port Canaveral Sunday, on a seven-night sailing, will delay its departure until Tuesday, September 7, at 5 p.m. local time. The ship will sail a modified itinerary that will end on September 12. Guests who sail on this cruise will receive an onboard credit of $500 per stateroom and a certificate for a 50 percent discount on a future Royal Caribbean sailing of seven nights or less, which departs on or before December 15, 2005, excluding holidays. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a letter of credit for the amount paid for the cruise portion of their sailing. Travel agent commissions will be protected. Guests who purchased their air transportation through Royal Caribbean should contact the company to have their flights rescheduled. Guests who purchased their own air transportation should contact their airline to reschedule their flights. All airlines are waiving flight changes fees for hurricane related rescheduling.

 

 

Explorer of the Seas will sail as scheduled on Sunday from the Port of Miami.

 

 

Majesty of the Seas will sail as scheduled on Monday from the Port of Miami.

 

 

Sovereign of the Seas will sail as scheduled on Monday from Port Canaveral.

 

 

 

At this time, all other Royal Caribbean International ships are sailing their normal itineraries, and all other Royal Caribbean International ships are expected to maintain their regularly scheduled itineraries this weekend. We will continue to closely monitor the storm and update this information at 3 p.m. today.

[mapsmith]

The 3PM update is showing us still going out on the Majesty on Monday.? American Airlines has no information as to when the South Florida Airports will reopen. (Although the FAA only shows FLL and MLB shut down) So I am going to have to call AA again and see if they have any more info. Now that Frances has stopped, will she continue to go west to West Palm or is it time for her to head north and/or east. (PLEASE)

 

Am going to try to see what AA has for DFW to MIA that will get us to the port on time. (Hoping to get into south Florida by 1:00PM on Monday.) Just hope that there are cabs or limos running and they have gas! (Don't want to get into an "Amazing Race" Scenario.

 

Also our traveling companions are the In-Laws in Boynton Beach. They are currently hunkered down in their house (with Hurricane Shutters), no electric, and they plan to sleep in the Bathroom tonight in case of tornados. They are worried about the food in the freezer going bad.

 

Ah yes, a vacation should be an adventure.

[mammallama]

Miami - September 4, 2004 - 3:00 p.m. - Royal Caribbean International continues to closely monitoring the path and progress of Hurricane Frances, and its recent slower movement, to ensure our guests enjoy safe and comfortable cruises and to make certain our ships steer clear of the storm.

 

The safety and comfort of our guests are always the foremost concern of Royal Caribbean International. We are pleased to report that all of our ships in the Caribbean are sailing in calm seas and warm sunny weather.

 

We will update our Hurricane Frances information three times daily - at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Given Hurricane Frances' current and projected path, we are currently altering the itineraries of several Royal Caribbean International ships:

 

 

 

 

 

Navigator of the Seas, normally scheduled to depart the Port of Miami Saturday, on a seven-night sailing, will delay its departure until Monday, September 6, at 5 p.m. local time. The ship will sail a modified itinerary that will end as originally scheduled. Guests who sail on this cruise will receive an onboard credit of $500 per stateroom and a certificate for a 50 percent discount on a future Royal Caribbean sailing of seven nights or less, which departs on or before December 15, 2005, excluding holidays. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a letter of credit for the amount paid for the cruise portion of their sailing. Travel agent commissions will be protected.

 

 

Enchantment of the Seas, normally scheduled to depart Port Everglades Saturday, on a five-night sailing, will delay its departure until Monday, September 6, at 5 p.m. local time. The ship will sail a modified itinerary that will end on September 9. Guests who sail on this cruise will receive an onboard credit of $500 per stateroom and a certificate for a 50 percent discount on a future Royal Caribbean sailing of seven nights or less, which departs on or before December 15, 2005, excluding holidays. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a letter of credit for the amount paid for the cruise portion of their sailing. Travel agent commissions will be protected.

 

 

Mariner of the Seas, normally scheduled to depart Port Canaveral Sunday, on a seven-night sailing, will delay its departure until Tuesday, September 7, at 5 p.m. local time. The ship will sail a modified itinerary that will end on September 12. Guests who sail on this cruise will receive an onboard credit of $500 per stateroom and a certificate for a 50 percent discount on a future Royal Caribbean sailing of seven nights or less, which departs on or before December 15, 2005, excluding holidays. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a letter of credit for the amount paid for the cruise portion of their sailing. Travel agent commissions will be protected. Guests who purchased their air transportation through Royal Caribbean should contact the company to have their flights rescheduled. Guests who purchased their own air transportation should contact their airline to reschedule their flights. All airlines are waiving flight changes fees for hurricane related rescheduling.

 

 

Explorer of the Seas will arrive slightly later than scheduled at the Port of Miami on Sunday, docking in the afternoon. The ship will delay its departure until 10 p.m. Sunday evening.

 

 

Sovereign of the Seas will arrive slightly later than scheduled at Port Canaveral on Monday, docking in the afternoon. The ship will delay its departure until 10 p.m. Monday evening.

 

 

Majesty of the Seas will sail as scheduled on Monday from the Port of Miami.

 

 

At this time, all other Royal Caribbean International ships are sailing their normal itineraries, and all other Royal Caribbean International ships are expected to maintain their regularly scheduled itineraries this weekend. We will continue to closely monitor the storm and update this information at 7 p.m. today.

[unkfrank]

mapsmith...

 

AA should be able to give you some alternatives to get you in on time... especially from their hub (DFW is a hub, right?). Get in touch w/ them as soon as you can. My Sun am flight from Cleveland was cancelled, but I could have booked something to get into MIA later on Sunday from CLE (through Chicago, I think it was), but quickly booking a hotel room was the problem. So I got a flight into MIA landing 10:30am-ish on Monday.

 

Hope your in-laws (and everyone else) come through OK :)

 

Frank

[mammallama]

Hurricane Frances

 

 

Miami - September 4, 2004 - 8:00 p.m. - Royal Caribbean International continues to closely monitoring the path and progress of Hurricane Frances, and its recent slower movement, to ensure our guests enjoy safe and comfortable cruises and to make certain our ships steer clear of the storm.

 

The safety and comfort of our guests are always the foremost concern of Royal Caribbean International. We are pleased to report that all of our ships in the Caribbean are sailing in calm seas and warm sunny weather.

 

We will update our Hurricane Frances information three times daily - at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Given Hurricane Frances' current and projected path, we are currently altering the itineraries of several Royal Caribbean International ships:

 

 

 

 

 

Navigator of the Seas is currently expected to arrive at the Port of Miami Monday morning, September 6. The ship, normally scheduled to depart the Port of Miami Saturday, on a seven-night sailing, will delay its departure until Monday at 5 p.m. local time. The ship will sail a modified itinerary that will end as originally scheduled. Guests who sail on this cruise will receive an onboard credit of $500 per stateroom and a certificate for a 50 percent discount on a future Royal Caribbean sailing of seven nights or less, which departs on or before December 15, 2005, excluding holidays. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a letter of credit for the amount paid for the cruise portion of their sailing. Travel agent commissions will be protected.

 

 

Enchantment of the Seas is currently expected to arrive at Port Everglades Monday morning, September 6. The ship, normally scheduled to depart Port Everglades Saturday, on a five-night sailing, will delay its departure until Monday at 5 p.m. local time. The ship will sail a modified itinerary that will end on September 9. Guests who sail on this cruise will receive an onboard credit of $500 per stateroom and a certificate for a 50 percent discount on a future Royal Caribbean sailing of seven nights or less, which departs on or before December 15, 2005, excluding holidays. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a letter of credit for the amount paid for the cruise portion of their sailing. Travel agent commissions will be protected.

 

 

Mariner of the Seas is currently expected to arrive at Port Canaveral late Monday evening, September 6, or early Tuesday morning, September 7. The ship, normally scheduled to depart Port Canaveral Sunday, on a seven-night sailing, will delay its departure until Tuesday at 5 p.m. local time. The ship will sail a modified itinerary that will end on September 12. Guests who sail on this cruise will receive an onboard credit of $500 per stateroom and a certificate for a 50 percent discount on a future Royal Caribbean sailing of seven nights or less, which departs on or before December 15, 2005, excluding holidays. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a letter of credit for the amount paid for the cruise portion of their sailing. Travel agent commissions will be protected. Guests who purchased their air transportation through Royal Caribbean should contact the company to have their flights rescheduled. Guests who purchased their own air transportation should contact their airline to reschedule their flights. All airlines are waiving flight changes fees for hurricane related rescheduling.

 

 

Explorer of the Seas is currently expected to arrive at the Port of Miami Sunday afternoon, September 5. The ship will delay its departure until 10 p.m. Sunday evening. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a letter of credit for the amount paid for the cruise portion of their sailing. Travel agent commissions will be protected.

 

 

Sovereign of the Seas is currently expected to arrive at Port Canaveral Monday afternoon, September 6. The ship will delay its departure until 10 p.m. Monday evening.

 

 

Majesty of the Seas is currently expected to arrive at the Port of Miami Sunday afternoon, September 5. The ship will sail as scheduled on Monday from the Port of Miami.

 

 

At this time, all other Royal Caribbean International ships are sailing their normal itineraries, and all other Royal Caribbean International are expected to maintain their regularly scheduled itineraries this weekend. We will continue to closely monitor the storm and update this information at 10 a.m. Sunday.

[yarlenna]

It was just on our local news that port Canaveral is closed until further notice. I really expected to read something about it here. Hmmm. I wonder what is happening.

[Jacquelyn11]

Hurricane Frances Update

 

September 6, 2004 - 3:00 p.m.

 

Royal Caribbean International continues to closely monitor its ship operations in the wake of Hurricane Frances to ensure our guests enjoy safe and comfortable cruises in calm seas and warm, sunny weather.

 

The safety and comfort of our guests are always the foremost concern of Royal Caribbean International.

 

We are currently altering the itinerary of several Royal Caribbean International ships. We will update this information three times daily - at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

 

REVISED: Mariner of the Seas will arrive at the Port of Miami Tuesday morning, September 7. Guests will be assisted with travel arrangements to return home

 

REVISED: Mariner of the Seas, normally scheduled to depart Port Canaveral yesterday, on a seven-night sailing, will now make that sailing from the Port of Miami. The ship will delay its departure from the Port of Miami until 10 p.m., local time, Tuesday. The ship will sail a modified itinerary that will return to the Port of Miami on the morning of September 12. Guests who sail on this cruise will receive an onboard credit of $500 per stateroom and a certificate for a 50 percent discount on a future Royal Caribbean sailing of seven nights or less, which departs on or before December 15, 2005, excluding holidays. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a full refund. Guests who purchased their air transportation through Royal Caribbean should contact the company to have their flights rescheduled. Guests who purchased their own air transportation should contact their airline to reschedule their flights. Travel agent commissions will be protected.

 

 

Navigator of the Seas is currently docked at the Port of Miami. The ship, normally scheduled to depart the Port of Miami last Saturday, on a seven-night sailing, will delay its departure until 10 p.m., local time, tonight. The ship will sail a modified itinerary that will end as originally scheduled. Guests who sail on this cruise will receive an onboard credit of $500 per stateroom and a certificate for a 50 percent discount on a future Royal Caribbean sailing of seven nights or less, which departs on or before December 15, 2005, excluding holidays. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a letter of credit for the amount paid for the cruise portion of their sailing. Travel agent commissions will be protected.

 

Enchantment of the Seas is currently docked at Port Everglades. The ship, normally scheduled to depart Port Everglades last Saturday, on a five-night sailing, will delay its departure until 10 p.m., local time, tonight. The ship will sail a modified itinerary that will end on September 9. Guests who sail on this cruise will receive an onboard credit of $500 per stateroom and a certificate for a 50 percent discount on a future Royal Caribbean sailing of seven nights or less, which departs on or before December 15, 2005, excluding holidays. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a letter of credit for the amount paid for the cruise portion of their sailing. Travel agent commissions will be protected.

 

Explorer of the Seas is currently docked at the Port of Miami. The ship, normally scheduled to depart the Port of Miami yesterday, on a seven-night sailing, will delay its departure until 10 p.m., local time, tonight. The ship will sail a modified itinerary that will end September 12. Guests who sail on this cruise will receive an onboard credit of $250 per stateroom and a certificate for a 50 percent discount on a future Royal Caribbean sailing of seven nights or less, which departs on or before December 15, 2005, excluding holidays. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a letter of credit for the amount paid for the cruise portion of their sailing. Travel agent commissions will be protected.

 

 

Sovereign of the Seas is currently docked at Port Everglades. Guests are being assisted with travel arrangements to return home. Sovereign of the Seas will not make its four night cruise scheduled to depart Port Canaveral today. That sailing is cancelled. Guests booked on that sailing will receive a full refund. Travel agent commissions will be protected.

 

Majesty of the Seas is currently docked at the Port of Miami. The ship will delay its departure until 8 p.m., local time, tonight.

At this time, all other Royal Caribbean International ships are sailing their normal itineraries. We will continue to closely monitor our operations and update this information at 7 p.m. today.

 

Jacquelyn :D

[Jacquelyn11]

Hurricane Frances Update

 

September 7, 2004 - 7 p.m.

 

 

 

Royal Caribbean International continues to closely monitor its ship operations in the wake of Hurricane Frances to ensure our guests enjoy safe and comfortable cruises in calm seas and warm, sunny weather.

 

The safety and comfort of our guests are always the foremost concern of Royal Caribbean International.

 

Due to damage caused by Hurricane Frances, Royal Caribbean is currently unable to bring its ships to Port Canaveral, Florida; Freeport, Bahamas; and Coco Cay, Bahamas, Royal Caribbean's private island.

 

We are currently altering the itinerary of several Royal Caribbean International ships. We will update this information three times daily - at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

 

 

Port of Miami

Explorer of the Seas departed the Port of Miami last night and is sailing a modified itinerary that will conclude on Sunday at the Port of Miami.

 

 

Majesty of the Seas departed the Port of Miami last night and is sailing a modified itinerary that will conclude on Friday at the Port of Miami.

 

 

Navigator of the Seas departed the Port of Miami last night and is sailing a modified itinerary that will conclude on Saturday at the Port of Miami.

Port Everglades

Enchantment of the Seas departed Port Everglades last night and is sailing a modified itinerary that will conclude on Thursday at Port Everglades.

Port Canaveral

Mariner of the Seas is currently docked at the Port of Miami. Guests are being assisted with travel arrangements to return home.

 

Mariner of the Seas, normally scheduled to depart Port Canaveral last Sunday, on a seven-night sailing, will now make a modified sailing from the Port of Miami. The ship will delay its departure from the Port of Miami until 10 p.m., local time, this evening, and will return to the Port of Miami on the morning of September 12. Guests who sail on this cruise will receive an onboard credit of $500 per stateroom and a certificate for a 50 percent discount on a future Royal Caribbean sailing of seven nights or less, which departs on or before December 15, 2005, excluding holidays. Guests booked on this sailing who cancel their cruise will receive a full refund. Guests who purchased their air transportation through Royal Caribbean should contact the company to have their flights rescheduled. Guests who purchased their own air transportation should contact their airline to reschedule their flights.

 

 

Sovereign of the Seas will not make its four night cruise scheduled to depart Port Canaveral yesterday. That sailing is cancelled. Guests booked on that sailing will receive a full refund.

At this time, all other Royal Caribbean International ships are sailing their normal itineraries. We will continue to closely monitor our operations and update this information at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

 

Good luck to all that are Sailing these next two weeks!

 

Jacquelyn :D

[kristikae]

I'm anxious to hear what they're going to do with our Mariner cruise on the 19th. Has anyone had any experience with a port change? I don't fly in until the day of my cruise and if we have to change to Miami it will cost me over $300 to change my flight.

[flamingosun]

From the Port Canaveral website:

 

September 7, 2004

 

The waters of Port Canaveral are closed until further notice. This applies to all types of vessels, including recreational as well as cruise and cargo. A full inspection of the harbor and approaches and emergency dredging must be completed before the harbor can be re-opened.

 

The Canaveral Port Authority offices will be fully operational on Wednesday, Sept. 8 beginning at 8 a.m. and all employees are to resume their normal work schedules.

 

For the most current information on Port operations, please call the public advisory information line at 321-783-7831 and listen for the prompts. All information is subject to change. Individuals with questions concerning cruises should directly contact the cruise line.

 

Hopefully, they will be able to affect repairs and complete dredging by the 19th, which is 11 days away...