paulawisewoman Posted September 9, 2017 #1 Share Posted September 9, 2017 islands that have been hit by hurricanes. Would like to know who to contact on Celebrity to set up maybe some volunteer excursions to help the islands hit hard. I am sure many of us would be glad to give a half days work to help clear or repair or whatever. I am very serious about this. I will be cruising Oct 6-16 from Miami. We arrive in Ft Lauderdale on 5th. Thanks for any help on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6rugrats Posted September 9, 2017 #2 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Have you tried calling the cruise line and asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhsails Posted September 9, 2017 #3 Share Posted September 9, 2017 May I suggest everyone wait until the lines get back up Thursday instead if flooding them right now on their back-up systems. In past many lines have had info in how to help on their sites. We participated in St. Maarten years ago after hurricane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted September 9, 2017 #4 Share Posted September 9, 2017 I too would wait a few days. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted September 9, 2017 #5 Share Posted September 9, 2017 islands that have been hit by hurricanes. Would like to know who to contact on Celebrity to set up maybe some volunteer excursions to help the islands hit hard. I am sure many of us would be glad to give a half days work to help clear or repair or whatever. I am very serious about this. I will be cruising Oct 6-16 from Miami. We arrive in Ft Lauderdale on 5th. Thanks for any help on this. It is extremely unlikely that you go to the Easatern Caribbean next month. The islands are devastated and cannot accommodate tourists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NantahalaCruiser Posted September 10, 2017 #6 Share Posted September 10, 2017 It is extremely unlikely that you go to the Easatern Caribbean next month. The islands are devastated and cannot accommodate tourists. Yes, it is very unlikely that your cruise will travel to an island that is in need of your willingness to volunteer. But I sincerely appreciate your desire to aid those that could really use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 10, 2017 #7 Share Posted September 10, 2017 (edited) Not cruise related but you could find a volunteer organization that will be heading to some of these islands to help rebuild They will need all the volunteers they can get Edited September 10, 2017 by LHT28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karysa Posted September 10, 2017 #8 Share Posted September 10, 2017 What about St. Kitts, Antigua, and St. Lucia as options for a 7 day cruise from Miam or FL? Even if it's only a 2 port stop I'm sure the islands will appreciate the extra ships? I think many people book Eastern cruises because they enjoy those islands and would prefer this option compared to a western Caribbean cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted September 10, 2017 #9 Share Posted September 10, 2017 What about St. Kitts, Antigua, and St. Lucia as options for a 7 day cruise from Miam or FL? Even if it's only a 2 port stop I'm sure the islands will appreciate the extra ships? I think many people book Eastern cruises because they enjoy those islands and would prefer this option compared to a western Caribbean cruise. Unfortunately those islands are not equipped to handle very many, if any extra ships, plus St. Lucia is too far south for a seven day cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champagne123 Posted September 10, 2017 #10 Share Posted September 10, 2017 The cruise that the OP is speaking of is on the Equinox going to: Key West (which most likely be canceled if the devastation is as bad as predicted). The pier may be wiped out Grand Cayman Aruba Bonaire Curacao I don't believe any of the Islands were in the path of Irma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karysa Posted September 10, 2017 #11 Share Posted September 10, 2017 (edited) Unfortunately those islands are not equipped to handle very many, if any extra ships, plus St. Lucia is too far south for a seven day cruise. There aren't many ships sailing the Caribbean in September and October. Perhaps they could use these islands then. Another idea might be to juggle their itineraries. Have the cruises that are 10 days and longer miss the closer ports, leaving them for the 7 day cruises. They could then add ports further south that aren't on that itinerary. Ports like Barbados, Grenada, ABC islands and Martinique. I know that it's a lot of juggling but this is no ordinary situation and people are going to have to be understanding and flexible. I would imagine there will be a lot of brainstorming going on. The western Caribbean can't handle double the ships come November so a simple switch is not gonna do if several popular stops are not ready to receive ships yet. Edited September 10, 2017 by Karysa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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