Rare richwmn Posted October 3, 2014 #1 Share Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) As originally scheduled, Zuiderdam did stop in Cabo San Lucas today. We arrived on time and were cleared quickly. However, rough seas and wind slowed the tender process. Open tendering started about 1:30 and I headed in. The tender ride in was a little bumpy, but we got there in short order. The pier had the typical setup of people dressed in traditional garb for pictures. Music was playing and some vendors had tables set up. Once off the pier, you could start to see damage but several businesses were open. As usual, there were several people selling tours of the area. I picked one and settled on a price. A couple of minutes later we were in his van and headed away from the dock. As we got away from the dock the damage was more apparent. Many buildings had windows and awnings missing. Several buildings had major damage to the outside and major work is needed. Cabo is trying to return to normal, but it will take some time. Aside from the damage, the area is beautiful. I had a very nice tour and saw a great deal of the area. Many areas are ready, or nearly ready, to greet tourists again. Work will continue, and the return of the ships will help. The tender ride back to the ship was very bumpy. All in all, a very nice day, and I hope to see Cabo San Lucas again after they have a chance to recover some more. Edited October 3, 2014 by richwmn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonaperson Posted October 3, 2014 #2 Share Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) richwmn- Saw what I think was a H.A. ship on a webcam in Cabo area today.(10/3) I think your ship was the first to call on Cabo since Hurricane O? Tomorrow is suppose to be Star Princess(10/4) and next Monday & Tuesday is Carnival Miracle. Good to know that Cabo marina is accepting cruise passengers. Edited October 3, 2014 by arizonaperson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nana51 Posted October 3, 2014 #3 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I'm glad cruises didn't cancel. Cabo needs our tourist dollars more than ever now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJSULIBRARIAN Posted October 3, 2014 #4 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I'm glad cruises didn't cancel. Cabo needs our tourist dollars more than ever now. I agree. Good to hear a report of how it is today. Assume it can only get better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaHappy Posted October 3, 2014 #5 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Thanks so much for the update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted October 4, 2014 Author #6 Share Posted October 4, 2014 richwmn-Saw what I think was a H.A. ship on a webcam in Cabo area today.(10/3) I think your ship was the first to call on Cabo since Hurricane O? Tomorrow is suppose to be Star Princess(10/4) and next Monday & Tuesday is Carnival Miracle. Good to know that Cabo marina is accepting cruise passengers. Yes, we are in Cabo today. Getting ready to leave in a few minutes. My driver confirmed that we were the first ship to return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted October 4, 2014 #7 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Thanks for the report. The tendering is almost always rough. The last time I was there it was frightening to get off the tender and back on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheWASide Posted October 4, 2014 #8 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Thanks for the update OP. My employer has a large resort in Cabo that took a pretty hard hit. Was hoping I would see reports that the area was bouncing back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbhcw Posted October 4, 2014 #9 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Thanks for the report...we have been three times..and always enjoyed Cabo...good that the ships are stopping even with some damage to area... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted October 4, 2014 #10 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Thank you for the report on the stop. Sorry to learn of so much damage. Mother nature can be cruel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted October 4, 2014 #11 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Thanks for sharing with us. Hope they can get all back in order quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madera1 Posted October 4, 2014 #12 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Thanks for sharing. We will be in Cabo for two weeks the first of Nov. I am monitoring the situation and earlier today one of our resorts posted a video of your ship arriving in Cabo. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted October 4, 2014 Author #13 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Thanks for sharing. We will be in Cabo for two weeks the first of Nov. I am monitoring the situation and earlier today one of our resorts posted a video of your ship arriving in Cabo. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD If possible, could you post a link to the video? I would love to see it. If you can't post email would work. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted October 4, 2014 #14 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Thank you for the update on Cabo. Glad you were able to tender in and take a tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solocanadian Posted October 4, 2014 #15 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Thanks for the report. The tendering is almost always rough. The last time I was there it was frightening to get off the tender and back on the ship. Tell me about it. The sea got rough for my return to the ship. The crew member on the tender made me get off before I was ready and the dork on the ship docking platform did not catch me. :( Subsequently I fell. :mad: I was embarrassed but didn't hurt myself or wreck my slacks. Next time I will wait until there is a nice big passenger on the ship platform that I will ask to catch me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongordon Posted October 4, 2014 #16 Share Posted October 4, 2014 As originally scheduled, Zuiderdam did stop in Cabo San Lucas today. We arrived on time and were cleared quickly. However, rough seas and wind slowed the tender process. Open tendering started about 1:30 and I headed in. The tender ride in was a little bumpy, but we got there in short order. The pier had the typical setup of people dressed in traditional garb for pictures. Music was playing and some vendors had tables set up. Once off the pier, you could start to see damage but several businesses were open. As usual, there were several people selling tours of the area. I picked one and settled on a price. A couple of minutes later we were in his van and headed away from the dock. As we got away from the dock the damage was more apparent. Many buildings had windows and awnings missing. Several buildings had major damage to the outside and major work is needed. Cabo is trying to return to normal, but it will take some time. Aside from the damage, the area is beautiful. I had a very nice tour and saw a great deal of the area. Many areas are ready, or nearly ready, to greet tourists again. Work will continue, and the return of the ships will help. The tender ride back to the ship was very bumpy. All in all, a very nice day, and I hope to see Cabo San Lucas again after they have a chance to recover some more. This is great news!! Thanks for the update. I was looking forward to Cabo on my upcoming Panama Canal cruise. I haven't been there in 30 years!! :) If anyone knows about Medano Beach and specifically Tobasco's, there, please let me know. That's where I am heading when I get there! :D Thanks. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madera1 Posted October 4, 2014 #17 Share Posted October 4, 2014 https://es-es.facebook.com/SolmarResorts is the site where you can view the video as well as photos highlighting the arrival of the Zuiderdam in Cabo. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBarb Posted October 4, 2014 #18 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Great news! Heading to the Office to put my bare feet in the sand and an ice cold corona in my hand! November 15th baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotsasmiles Posted October 4, 2014 #19 Share Posted October 4, 2014 (edited) I'm glad cruises didn't cancel. Cabo needs our tourist dollars more than ever now. Thanks nana51 - the port stop was great, we had so much fun and yes they need more tourist dollars. As an aside, when I suggested this a couple of weeks ago I was hammered and heavily accused of being a 'gawker' by some well known members of this forum - the 'in' crowd pulled phrases out of context , edited and then happily agreed with each other! Kind of makes me not want to bother posting, but I know that some forum members have open minds and want information.:rolleyes: Edited October 4, 2014 by Lotsasmiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loreto Posted October 4, 2014 #20 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I am happy to hear that the ship stopped at Cabo. They depend heavily on tourism and have a great dockside indoor market, which I hope survived. Cabo is the first stop on our upcoming cruise. Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBarb Posted October 4, 2014 #21 Share Posted October 4, 2014 @Lotsasmiles. I have experienced the same thing on these forums, both TA and CC. If you don't have 10000 posts and a billion sailed flags, your posts go, at best, ignored, or more often, flamed. It is curious to me as you would expect more from people that obviously have a shared interest. Somewhat perplexing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBarb Posted October 4, 2014 #22 Share Posted October 4, 2014 @Lotsasmiles, I found that thread you referenced. Absolutely amazing. Even after you clarified your initial post, which was very clear and didn't need clarifying, the flame throwers were unchastened and still very self righteous. Unbelievable. The first flame thrower, Don, ought to be taken to the "less cranky institute" for a refresher course. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie68 Posted October 4, 2014 #23 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Thanks nana51 - the port stop was great, we had so much fun and yes they need more tourist dollars. As an aside, when I suggested this a couple of weeks ago I was hammered and heavily accused of being a 'gawker' by some well known members of this forum - the 'in' crowd pulled phrases out of context , edited and then happily agreed with each other! Kind of makes me not want to bother posting, but I know that some forum members have open minds and want information.:rolleyes: Lotsasmiles - I was one of those rather critical - but I hope not rude - about the suggestion of going to Cabo so soon. We had thought it would take much longer for them to recover - a friend of mine was there at the time, and he is astounded at how they have bounced back. Anyway, my apologies for criticising you back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDPadreFan Posted October 5, 2014 #24 Share Posted October 5, 2014 This is great news!! Thanks for the update. I was looking forward to Cabo on my upcoming Panama Canal cruise. I haven't been there in 30 years!! :) If anyone knows about Medano Beach and specifically Tobasco's, there, please let me know. That's where I am heading when I get there! :D Thanks. Don This link provides a current status of many businesses in Cabo. It is updated pretty regularly. Tobasco's is not currently listed but that does not necessarily mean that it's not in business (just not listed). Hardest hit areas were up on the tourist corridor between Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo. That area took the heaviest hit as the eye swept up into the Sea of Cortez. Some of the Medano Beach bars/restaurants are open and back in business as are some of the marina restaurants. We've been going to Cabo every year for the last 12 years (to visit our timeshare). http://www.loscabosguide.com/blog/2014/09/updates-on-los-cabos-businesses/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted October 5, 2014 #25 Share Posted October 5, 2014 I've seen FB links for The Giggling Marlin, Solomon's Landing and The Office being open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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