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HURRICANE MILTON WEATHER UPDATE – OCTOBER 9, 2024 | 8:00 PM (ET) Our Fleet Operations Center in Miami continues to monitor Hurricane Milton. The safety of our guests and crew is our priority and our ships will always maintain a safe distance from the storm. Given Milton’s forecasted track, the following homeports and itineraries are currently under watch: HOMEPORT WATCH & ITINERARY CHANGES JACKSONVILLE – The port is now closed. Carnival Elation 10/05/2024 – The ship is now sailing on a 5-day voyage. It visited Freeport Wednesday, October 9. Given the storm’s current track, the ship will not be able to return to Jacksonville Thursday, October 10, and is now sailing a safe distance from the storm. Carnival Elation 10/10/2024 – This voyage will not depart Thursday, October 10, and we are hopeful we will be able to operate with a shortened duration. We will provide more information about operational plans for this voyage, following the reopening of the port and after completion of a post-storm assessment. To stay up to date, please sign up for text alerts by texting CCL1 to CRUISE (278473). TAMPA – The port is currently closed. Carnival Paradise 10/06/2024 – The ship is now sailing on a 4-day voyage. Given the storm’s current track, Carnival Paradise will not be able to return to Tampa Thursday, October 10. We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates about our plans to return the ship to port, following the passing of the storm. Carnival Paradise 10/10/2024 – This voyage is cancelled, and a full refund is being issued. Please see our email for details. PORT CANAVERAL – The port is now closed. Carnival Glory 10/07/2024 – The ship is now sailing on a 4-day voyage. It visited Nassau Wednesday, October 9. Given the storm’s current track, we will not be able to return to Port Canaveral Friday, October 11. We are hoping to dock Saturday, October 12. The vessel is sailing a safe distance from the storm. Carnival Glory 10/11/2024 – This voyage will not depart Friday, October 11, and we are hopeful we will be able to operate with a shortened duration. We will provide more information about operational plans for this voyage, following the reopening of the port and after completion of a post-storm assessment. An email has been sent with more information about your options. To stay up to date, please sign up for text alerts by texting CCL5 to CRUISE (278473). MIAMI – The port is currently open, but marine operations are limited due to expected storm conditions in the area. Carnival Sunrise 10/05/2024 – The ship is now sailing on a 5-day voyage. We will not be able to return to Miami Thursday, October 10. We are planning to dock Friday, October 11. Carnival Sunrise 10/10/2024 – This voyage will not depart Thursday, October 10, and we are planning to sail a shortened duration voyage, starting Friday, October 11. An email has been sent with more information about your options. To stay up to date, please sign up for text alerts by texting CCL3 to CRUISE (278473). ITINERARY CHANGES (WITHOUT HOMEPORT IMPACT) Carnival Pride 10/06/2024 – The ship is now sailing on a 7-day voyage. Forecasts for the storm show it moving in a generally northeasterly direction, across Florida and into the Atlantic, possibly impacting conditions in Bermuda later this week. Given this track, we have modified our itinerary to visit Bermuda. The call will be from 3:00 PM, Tuesday, October 8, to 1:00 PM, Thursday, October 10. Carnival Sunshine 10/07/2024 – The ship is now sailing on a 5-day voyage. The visit to Princess Cays has been cancelled for Thursday, October 10, due to forecasted unfavorable conditions. The return to Charleston may be delayed as we navigate a safe distance from the storm. Carnival Sunshine 10/12/2024 – Please do not proceed to the cruise terminal until you have received confirmation from us on operational plans for your cruise. To stay up to date, please sign up for text alerts by texting CCL6 to CRUISE (278473). Carnival Valor 10/05/2024 – The ship will be docking in New Orleans tomorrow afternoon, Thursday, October 10. Carnival Valor 10/10/2024 – Embarkation for this voyage has been revised. An email has been sent with updated plans. To stay up to date, please sign up for text alerts by texting CCL4 to CRUISE (278473). We will post another update by 3:00 PM (ET), Thursday, October 10, 2024.

Check out the Alaska forum. Lots of great info on things to see and do. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/33-alaska/

I wonder what screen name the woman with the gun uses here on CC.

From CNN.com: The union agreed to extend the contract it had with the United States Maritime Alliance, the management group known as USMX. That deal, which had expired at the end of Monday, will be now extended until January 15 and have the union members back on the job while the final details are worked out in a full agreement that will need to be ratified by the rank-and-file

There wasn't enough threads about this new program already?

Nope. Never.

Here is the link to the Test Forum: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/860-test-forum/

A better place to ask this is in the CC Help Forum located here: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/859-need-help-using-the-forums-check-here/

Are you planning to discuss this with on board management? Let us know what they say when you do.

You'll have to provide more details than that if you would like assistance.

Have you checked on the Roll Calls for those sailings? You might find helpful info in those postings.

You'll find this forum helpful for all things Hawaii: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/37-hawaii/

From a similar thread on the "Ask A Cruise Question" forum by poster "Bill Miller". "I spoke to a Longshoreman foreman yesterday at the Port of Tampa. The Longshoreman's Union has an agreement in place with the cruise lines. Cruise lines will not be part of the impending work stoppage action. So your cruises are safe."

Yea, that's the Passport Card. Perhaps that person misspoke when they used the term "passbook".

What is a passbook?

Chances are if it's in your luggage it won't be an issue. But for those of us who have been around awhile we know there are some port workers who are real idiots. For a person like me who treasures small things like that that you have had for a lifetime I recommend you leave it at home. You can go for a whole week without doing "MacGyver" stuff on the ship. 🙂

Google "shipping luggage overseas". You'll get many helpful links.

Welcome to the forum. While you are waiting for answers here you may want to also ask/research on the Spain/Portugal port of call forum. Here is the link for you: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/465-spain-and-portugal-ports/

If servers acted like that towards me it would pretty much ensure the extra tips I give out would be staying in my wallet. I can play the irritated game also but there should be no need for that.

Couldn't care less what Carnival allocates per meal. Irrelevant. I look at my total costs for the cruise and I have expectations for service and quality food based on that total. I have no problem spending $15 at the local diner for fast , friendly service, real menus and quality food (every single time).

What are you disappointed about?

Chances are slim and none and slim has already debarked the ship. 😉

With my eyes if I had to read the menu on my flip phone I might starve for seven days. 😉

Ah, gotcha. lol Sorry, I'm medicated today and couldn't decipher it. 🙂

What does that last sentence mean? Thanks.