Hurricane Willa

[new2cruise]

Is there any word on how Princess is dealing with cruises in Mexico this week?  Hope all are safe!

[LAC2]

We leave Saturday and have not heard anything.  Just checked their Website and there is no information there either.

 

[riffatsea]

The hurricane hit but next week is suppose to be nice weather.

No news yet about flooding and/or damage in Mazatlan.

[joeyancho]

Also leaving Saturday.  Hoping things go alright for Mexico. Prayers for the people. 

Edited October 24, 2018 by joeyancho

[mcrcruiser]

Willa hit  Mazatlan & PV Tuesday October 23rd with a cat 3 & strong ocean surge .Rain is 18 inches  .

[Mike45LC]

I have not been able to find much on the actual damage to Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta from the storm.  I am sure that a lot of the poor have lost housing and businesses.  And probably some lives as well -- mudslides and flash floods can be deadly.  But I have not seen any death toll figures.

 

As to damage to the tourist areas, the construction there is much better and much more able to stand up to robust winds and rains.  I would not expect much impact on the cruise ship tourists unless you are there in the next couple of weeks.

 

Storms can churn up a lot of sediment.  Snorkeling, diving and tourist fishing can be impacted for weeks.

 

My prayers are for the communities hit by the storm, and the families living there.