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We are currently tying up at the Crown Casino in Colon and we see the bus and an ambulance . Local time is almost 7 pm in the dark with a light rain .

Amen Nancy ! Sorry 41 passengers .

Good news , we will be picking up our missing 31 guests in Colon in a couple of hours !

We're currently departing Punta Arenas on the NA ( about 2 hours late ) . Best wishes and our prayers to those left behind on the ships tour .

We first spoke to the service desk a couple of weeks ago and were told that they don't make policy . We next spoke to our concierge with whom we have a very good relationship . She is in fact Ukrainian . She did write Seattle about 10 days ago and we have waited patiently - with no response . Thus we have went to the court of public opinion . Our next action is to write Seattle . It would sure help if anyone could give us a name of a person that we could write to who could help . If anyone agrees with helping our fellow Floridians it would be nice if they say so .

We are currently on the Nieuw Amsterdam, for 4 cruises lasting 5 weeks. We have supported ODFAC for the Ukraine since April 2022. But a cause much closer to home and HAL's Eastern home port has materialized - Hurricane IAN. If this hurricane had stuck Port Everglades or the Port of Miami, the cruise season would have been over for this year and perhaps years to come. Hurricane Ian hit about 100 miles away from Port Everglades, with 150 mph winds - the 5th largest hurricane to strike the US. It left 4 million Floridians without power and caused over $47 billion. Over 100 people died in this storm in the US. Why hasn't HAL adopted Hurricane Relief to Florida, as an option for On Deck for a Cause ? https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/hurricane-ians-path-of-destruction#:~:text=On Sept. 28%2C Hurricane Ian,Cayman Islands%2C and western Cuba.

We found this on the web dealing with the fleet wide announcement . https://www.cruisehive.com/carnival-cruise-line-ends-mask-requirement-for-crew-members/84607

We just got room service at the port of Huatulco , Mexico and the delivery dude was so happy that he could wear a giant smile instead of a mask . 😄🙂 It's like Independence Day for the crew with a freedom of choice the order of the day .

Yes. Captain said entire Fleet as of midnight tonight. They are happy that we will be able to see their smiling faces now. They will be some exceptions, but no longer required, it it up to the "Team Members".

Today's noon announcements on the Nieuw Amsterdam from the Captain informed everyone on board that as of midnight this evening , masks will no longer be required for crew . Thank God and thank Carnival .🎉

Princess Cay Saint Thomas lunch Antigua A Princess at rest in Port Saint Lucia Barbados for Valentine's Day A Bajan full moon Saint Kitts Day at Sea in the Enclave