St. Thomas -- will Oasis make it there

[bajathree]

Saturday, September 19th 2009

This column is the fifth in a five-part series.

 

The technology proposed by West Indian Company Ltd. for dredging the harbor and dumping dredged spoils at Lindbergh Bay has received a negative evaluation from several federal agencies.

 

http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article?id=17639474

[KG1924]

This is making me very nervous......:( We're supposed to get married while in St. Thomas!!!! I guess it's time to start considering the backup plans instead. I hope they just tell us either way soon.

[Tyron]

the oasis may simply just dock at the crown bay pier instead of havensight in st thomas....only time will tell. :cool::)

[ahornb]

the oasis may simply just dock at the crown bay pier instead of havensight in st thomas....only time will tell. :cool::)

 

Where is crown bay pier in relation to downtown Charlotte Amalie?

[KG1924]

the oasis may simply just dock at the crown bay pier instead of havensight in st thomas....only time will tell. :cool::)

 

 

Ohhhh!!! :) That makes me very happy!!! Thanks!

[Tyron]

Across the harbor....I dont know if u can make out the QM2 in the background to the left

[Tyron]

Ohhhh!!! :) That makes me very happy!!! Thanks!

 

Hopefully, that'll be the scenario...:cool::) I hope it works out so you don't have to worry.

[alphakitty]

This is making me very nervous......:( We're supposed to get married while in St. Thomas!!!! I guess it's time to start considering the backup plans instead. I hope they just tell us either way soon.

 

Wow...really? I'd be way too nervous about an itinerary change to plan my wedding in port. Especially during hurricane season. :eek: I have cruised twice with changed itineraries We ended up going on a Western itinerary and didn't find out until we were embarking. I do wish you luck, but would never recommend it myself....too risky IMO.

[CanuckMO4]

Alpha Kitty ,We are sailing on the same week and I also have a dog named Bud.He stay with his God Parents when we sail.

[ahornb]

Across the harbor....I dont know if u can make out the QM2 in the background to the left

 

Oh yes, I think I see it there. That's not so bad.

 

Beautiful picture. Thanks! :)

[abridalmaven]

We have a friend who has a NY style pizzeria in the small mall near the dock. We were looking forward to visiting with him! I like Labadee somewhat, but would prefer st. Thomas.

[abridalmaven]

This is making me very nervous......:( We're supposed to get married while in St. Thomas!!!! I guess it's time to start considering the backup plans instead. I hope they just tell us either way soon.

You really should have had back up plans, there have been a number of destination wedding that have fallen thru. Sometimes the weather or other things happen and they can not dock somewhere.

[emmy]

This is making me very nervous......:( We're supposed to get married while in St. Thomas!!!! I guess it's time to start considering the backup plans instead. I hope they just tell us either way soon.

 

 

I would monitor the situation for a bit as you have over a year before sailing on Oasis. Still I just don't think I would want the extra stress worrying about getting to St. Thomas' I noticed you are sailing the week after I get off Oasis in October which is hurricane season. That in itself does not worry me but combined with your planning a wedding there increases the stress level in my books but ultimately the decision is yours.

 

I saw a very disappointed bride on our Explorer cruise last year who was to meet relatives in Bermuda to get married but we had a medical emergency and we had to miss Bermuda as a port.

 

Good luck in your planning your wedding and best wishes.:)

[KG1924]

We've had back-up plans set from the get go. We knew going into this type of wedding left a lot of "what-ifs" out there, but to us, it's worth the risk to possibly have our dream wedding. The way we look at it (even before all this talk of missing St. Thomas) we will still be on a wonderful vacation with almost our entire family and many close friends as well!:) Still, if it ended up being weather or a medical emergency while on board, it would have happened right before and I wouldn't have had time to even worry about it-the fact that we are a year out leaves me more time to worry:p Either way, we will end up married and still be on a beautiful ship.

[atanac]

Oh yes, I think I see it there. That's not so bad.

 

Beautiful picture. Thanks! :)

 

Is she at anchor and tendering or tied up at a dock?

[ahornb]

Is she at anchor and tendering or tied up at a dock?

 

She looks so close to shore, I figured she was docked. I would think that's the case because Tyron suggested it as a possible alternative for Oasis and Oasis won't be tendering.

 

Is the QM2 docked or anchored in that photo Tyron?

[emmy]

Princess ships often dock now at Crown Bay... on an Emerald Princess cruise in 2007 we docked there. It is equal distance from Charlotte Amalie as is Havensight. I would think QM2 s docked

[Tyron]

Princess ships often dock now at Crown Bay... on an Emerald Princess cruise in 2007 we docked there. It is equal distance from Charlotte Amalie as is Havensight. I would think QM2 s docked

 

 

EMMY!!! :cool::D

ahornb, yes, the QM2 is docked @ the Crown Bay pier. :)

[regg1216]

DH talked to someone at Crown & Anchor today who said the Oasis will be docking in St Thomas in Dec at Crown bay.

[DEIx15x8]

DH talked to someone at Crown & Anchor today who said the Oasis will be docking in St Thomas in Dec at Crown bay.

 

Good to hear, thanks for the info.

[ahornb]

EMMY!!! :cool::D

ahornb, yes, the QM2 is docked @ the Crown Bay pier. :)

 

Cool, thanks. :)

[The Grumpus]

Governor of St Thomas confirms that Oasis will be making port at Crown Bay instead of Havensight until a new dredge spoil site is approved and the West Indian Dock is dredged:

 

http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/inter...=international

[nanner10]

The statement that Crown Bay is not ideal because it does not have the same transportation infrastructure is not good news.

[bajathree]

The statement that Crown Bay is not ideal because it does not have the same transportation infrastructure is not good news.

 

I would be more concerned about the statement

Crown Bay is not an ideal location because it does not have the same security

[KODAK]

AMEN!!! We should all be grateful, especially with the conditions in the world today.