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Yep as we're on both we received both emails. We are going to my Mom's in the Yorktown/NN area on Wed. We then plan to park at the Norfolk airport and catch a cab from there as there's limited port parking and we don't want to chance it. There's a chance my BIL may take us too (DS and DBIL live in Yorktown) as it's not that far and we've taken and picked them up from the airport up here a couple of times. For the 12 April it'll now be 7 days and we'll receive OBC and skip Nassau (no big deal as we've been there many time and will be on the first leg)

Our set sail passes say Norfolk. Kind of surprised.

Our set sail passes for4 April all say Norfolk now. Several people have reported it.

I think they have for a few sailings, but not for a few years from what I remember.

Yes. Legend has more passengers than Vision. I'm also pretty sure there are more than 1200 spots at Baltimore and the lots are routinely full or close to it.

No idea how she would know when no one else does. Also, that story is a day old and we have no info from Royal yet. We're on the 4 and 12 Apr cruises.

There wasn't any other traffic on the bridge except for the workers vehicles. Traffic was stopped in time. If you watch the video you can see a break in traffic by the time the ship hit.

I missed that there were 8 as all I've heard the last two days is that there were 6. So, 4 under debris, possibly.

They found 2 bodies today in a red pickup truck.. That leaves 2 more which they think are under the debris where they can't get without moving it. This all will not be as quick as some hope. Hope and reality are two different things. And, we're on the 4 and 12 Apr Vision cruises. Still waiting for where we'll board. We made a hotel reservation in Elizabeth, NJ today. We don't need one on the off chance it's Norfolk as my sister and mother live in Newport News.

Nope. That's the rule. Doesn't matter what port it is outside of embarkation. If you do, they will confiscate it and you will get it at the end of the cruise. There will always be one or two who said they have done it, but most get caught.

It's also illegal, so there's that. There are signs are you approach Baltimore about hazardous/explosive material carriers and what routes they should take.

That's what I said.

Yesterday on the news, they interviewed someone with knowledge of the depth (gov official) and he said it's 50 ft in the channel under the bridge.

I've ridden across and driven across those dozens of times. Grew up in MD and have been to Ocean City, MD a lot. They never scared me. I avoid the lane facing oncoming traffic when they have it that way. It is only one bridge though that does that. They used to offer drivers for free for people who were phobic. You have to pay for the service now. I'd much rather drive myself than have a stranger do it.

Cancel for any reason covers it. There are a lot of things that are covered. A lot cover change in port.

That's why you buy insurance.

That hasn't been reported in several years. Especially since they rebuilt the port and moved the parking areas and built the garage.

NJ port is just as secure as any other port. I know lots of people who have parked there. The only issue we've seen/heard was when TS Sandy slammed NY/NJ. We were on the next cruise after and a lot of cars had been flooded with salty water. A lot wouldn't start. We use Amtrak to Newark and stay in a hotel the night before and get a car service to the port.

We always do. We just did this past Oct/Nov for our Jewel cruise out of Bayonne. We also use the Auto Train for FL trips. We have an Amtrak MasterCard that earns us points. We haven't paid for a full train trip in a while.

With only one ship in Bayonne right now (Anthem), parking is not an issue. How is Norfolk logical? There's even less parking there.

Or April 2024 either lol.

It is the original two. The other poster must have misunderstood what he saw on the news. I live in No VA and local news has been covering it, including multiple special reports all day.

That was my point. Anthem is NOT in Bayonne on the days that Vision is scheduled to sail and return for the next two cruises prior to drydock.

Anthem is currently the only ship going in and out of Bayonne and the schedule shows availability on 4,12 and 20 April. Anthem is not scheduled on those days.

No. The bridge is not right next to the port.