san juan port closed

[bubbadog]

HI,i just saw this and wanted to share it;) http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/p...irene/416548/1

 

[firefly333]

Could be worse. RCL had to pull out of the port, ordered to leave and 145 pax had not boarded and left stranded.

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1469842

 

YIKES

[bguppies]

Everybody bashes Carnival's customer service, yet they boarded pax who missed the ship with 2 days hotel.

http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/post/2011/08/carnival-cruise-lines-royal-caribbean-san-juan-hurricane-irene/416604/1

 

While RCCL only took care of the 15 people who bought THEIR airfare and left the other 150 pax on their own in Puerto Rico, during a hurricane.

http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/post/2011/08/stranded-passengers-san-juan-royal-caribbean-hurricane-irene/416548/1

 

AWESOME customer service there.

 

Bill

[BOSN]

Port HAS been reopened:

 

Date: August 22, 2011

Contact: Ricardo Castrodad

(787) 510-7923

 

Coast Guard reopens ports in St. Thomas and St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, San Juan, Puerto Rico

 

Hurricane Irene Update 5

 

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The Coast Guard Sector San Juan Captain of the Port, Capt. Drew Pearson, reopened the ports in Saint Thomas, St. John, and Lime Tree Bay in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, and reopened the port of San Juan, Puerto Rico Monday morning following the passing of Hurricane Irene.

All other ports in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico remain closed under Port Condition ZULU until further notice.

Coast Guard Port Assessment Teams aboard Coast Guard vehicles, response boats and MH-65 Dolphin helicopters are aggressively working to reconstitute the remaining ports in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico to safely reopen the navigable waterways as soon as possible.

Ports that have been reopened may resume all port and maritime operations, including waterfront facility and vessel transits, subject to prudent seamanship and safe work practices.

[tattoos]

This story is a great example of why everyone should cruise with a Passport.

[gapearl]

Another good reason to fly in a day early. Too bad for the couple on the Celebrity ship though. They did everything right and still got left.