Milwaukee Eight Posted September 5, 2019 #1101 Share Posted September 5, 2019 3 hours ago, twodaywonder said: How in the world can 2200 people be without power? I live in Saint Lucie County and 77 were down for a short time and in Port Saint Lucie only 6. FPL put in a major solar farm and that went down? I would be up in arms against FPL for this. Tropical storm winds at best. I have no idea. This is what Volusia County reported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emdia43 Posted September 5, 2019 #1102 Share Posted September 5, 2019 4 hours ago, cruisebabe50 said: Anyone have any news on Cococay? We are doing a 3 day on the Navigator 9/13 and it is one of our stops. I know they have put so much money and time into it and wonder what the damages are. James van Fleet tweeted photos 2 days ago, which showed Coco Cay sustained no damage, not even vegetation. They were checking just to see when their Bahamian employees were going to be able to get back to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judyrem Posted September 5, 2019 #1103 Share Posted September 5, 2019 6 hours ago, SilentChill said: Cheers I'm on board Harmony finally !!! Time to drink myself to death !! Pretty difficult for me to drink myself to death with Bud Light, I would explode first!😉🤪 Now Long Island Iced tea is whole other matter. Have fun! Remember carpe diem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick61 Posted September 5, 2019 #1104 Share Posted September 5, 2019 6 hours ago, cruisebabe50 said: Anyone have any news on Cococay? We are doing a 3 day on the Navigator 9/13 and it is one of our stops. I know they have put so much money and time into it and wonder what the damages are. Travel Weekly reports Royal Caribbean President and CEO Michael Bayley said, "a preliminary team landed on the island late on Sept. 3 and that three teams with different specialties were there on Sept. 4. He said they estimated the winds from Hurricane Dorian reached the Category 2 or 3 levels of 96 to 129 miles an hour." Damage to CocoCay was most significant on the north side of the island, near the dock that was recently added. Hurricane Dorian's counter-clockwise winds had a tendency to steer the greatest amount of debris, while the south side of the island was relatively spared. Up, Up and Away helium balloon will remain temporarily closed for an undisclosed amount of time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uniqeni Posted September 5, 2019 #1105 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Anyone know what ship or ships they will be using to station in Bahamas as part of relief efforts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted September 5, 2019 #1106 Share Posted September 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, Uniqeni said: Anyone know what ship or ships they will be using to station in Bahamas as part of relief efforts? I thought Empress already made the first delivery of relief supplies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uniqeni Posted September 5, 2019 #1107 Share Posted September 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Host Clarea said: I thought Empress already made the first delivery of relief supplies. That is amazing, good on Royal for being so quick to offer relief and step up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tagsalong Posted September 5, 2019 #1108 Share Posted September 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Uniqeni said: Anyone know what ship or ships they will be using to station in Bahamas as part of relief efforts? I don't think any will be stationed there. Empress is there now unloading relief supplies as described in the following article which I posted earlier. She will be back to Miami on Saturday for the regularly scheduled program. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/weather/hurricane/os-ne-hurricane-dorian-cruise-relief-20190904-jr6lhn7y2bgm5gxftrvv3invmu-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted September 5, 2019 #1109 Share Posted September 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said: I bet they have been busy the last few days. Not busy enough 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LMaxwell Posted September 5, 2019 #1110 Share Posted September 5, 2019 19 minutes ago, Uniqeni said: Anyone know what ship or ships they will be using to station in Bahamas as part of relief efforts? Empress anchored off Freeport this morning to unload supplies. Bahamas Paradise sets sail at 8pm tonight to unload off Freeport tomorrow morning. Sailings for 9/7, 9/9, and 9/11 have been cancelled to continue to make crossings from Palm Beach to Freeport with supplies. Celebrity Equinox will be at Freeport tomorrow morning. Norwegian Breakaway leaving Miami today. After that MSC (cargo line and cruise line) and Tropical shipping (out of Palm Beach in partnership with Carnival) will head for Freeport You can see the Bahamas Paradise Grand Celebration on camera now and watch sailaway soon. https://video-monitoring.com/beachcams/lakeworthinlet/ Not sure if Instagram links work here 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted September 5, 2019 #1111 Share Posted September 5, 2019 7 hours ago, SilentChill said: Cheers I'm on board Harmony finally !!! Time to drink myself to death !! UDP🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneParticularHarbour 71 Posted September 6, 2019 #1112 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Not sure if this has been posted yet, but we received the following email regarding our Mariner sailing tomorrow: Dear Guest, The damage left by Hurricane Dorian across the Bahamas is truly devastating. So, in partnership with the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF ) and The Bahamas Feeding Network, we’re working to provide disaster relief to our neighbors and friends during this catastrophic time. Thus far, we’ve delivered over 10,000 meals, 10,000 bottles of water, medical supplies, generators and other necessities - we’re rolling up our sleeves during this time of extreme need! In addition, we’ve sent a team of specially trained RCL employees and volunteers to assist with logistics and food and beverage efforts. Our mission is that every one of our vessels in the area, continues to provide assistance. As a result of these special circumstances, we’ll spend Saturday morning in Grand Bahamas Island to assist with disaster relief, then we’ll visit Nassau from 2:30 PM to 11:00 PM. So, during your cruise, you may see new guests. They are evacuees like, children, elderly, or those that need immediate medical attention, that will be transported to Nassau hospitals via tenders. We want to make them feel as comfortable as possible and look forward to welcoming them with open arms. All these efforts are part of our overall $1 million disaster relief efforts to help The Bahamas, which has been part of our family for nearly five decades. To make sure our donations go where they can do the most good. Our donation includes matching every dollar of guest and employee donations to the PADF so they can help our friends as well. We can’t make every bad memory of Dorian go away. But, we can start making things better - today. If you would also like to contribute please visit www.padf.org/hurricane-dorian-royal. Lastly, while CocoCay was somewhat spared from Hurricane Dorian's destruction and we did not have any major damage, the storm left behind debris, washed away some of our sand and bricks, and took down many of our trees. We started working on repairs as quickly as possible, but we kindly ask that "you mind our dust" or sand, as we continue our very own recovery efforts. As our guests, your understanding during this catastrophic time is appreciated, not only by us at Royal Caribbean International, but by those we are helping. We thank you for this. Sincerely, Royal Caribbean International 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolloman Posted September 6, 2019 #1113 Share Posted September 6, 2019 So they are going to bring onboard shell shocked, grieving evacuees during an active cruise with people partying and maximizing their drinking package? Maybe its just me but a dedicated empty ship such as Majesty or Empress would be best served for this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted September 6, 2019 #1114 Share Posted September 6, 2019 57 minutes ago, rolloman said: So they are going to bring onboard shell shocked, grieving evacuees during an active cruise with people partying and maximizing their drinking package? Maybe its just me but a dedicated empty ship such as Majesty or Empress would be best served for this. Seems like it's only for a few hours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NO_Member_Name Posted September 6, 2019 #1115 Share Posted September 6, 2019 I'm sure things will work out fine, although it would be interesting to hear how accommodation of the evacuees is handled. I would think they might give them any empty cabins, and if I were them that's probably where I'd want to stay. Or, maybe they'll put them in the conference center or one of the other larger venues. They should have the option of privacy, including meals, and only venture into the common areas and other restaurants if they feel up to it and want to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpluvsdolphins Posted September 6, 2019 #1116 Share Posted September 6, 2019 6 hours ago, Judyrem said: Pretty difficult for me to drink myself to death with Bud Light, I would explode first!😉🤪 Now Long Island Iced tea is whole other matter. Have fun! Remember carpe diem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have fun. I’m going again in September. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nalatrixie74 Posted September 6, 2019 #1117 Share Posted September 6, 2019 i cant imagine too many have their passports or birth certificates after all of that, hopefully they grabbed them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolloman Posted September 6, 2019 #1118 Share Posted September 6, 2019 6 hours ago, NO_Member_Name said: I'm sure things will work out fine, although it would be interesting to hear how accommodation of the evacuees is handled. I would think they might give them any empty cabins, and if I were them that's probably where I'd want to stay. Or, maybe they'll put them in the conference center or one of the other larger venues. They should have the option of privacy, including meals, and only venture into the common areas and other restaurants if they feel up to it and want to. I doubt they will be allowed to roam the ship. But then again this is such a bad idea nothing would surprise me. Think about the bacteria and infections one could bring on board from the polluted water and debris some of these folks have been surviving in the past week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Guy Posted September 6, 2019 #1119 Share Posted September 6, 2019 1 minute ago, rolloman said: I doubt they will be allowed to roam the ship. But then again this is such a bad idea nothing would surprise me. Think about the bacteria and infections one could bring on board from the polluted water and debris some of these folks have been surviving in the past week. I would think that those considerations would be secondary to helping hurricane victims. I agree that there may be some exposure, but I also think that it can be managed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tagsalong Posted September 6, 2019 #1120 Share Posted September 6, 2019 (edited) Cruise Mapper shows Symphony of the Seas at anchor near Bain Town, Grand Bahama. Assume they are doing the same thing that the above letter says that Mariner will be doing tomorrow / Sunday. Edited September 6, 2019 by Tagsalong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judyrem Posted September 6, 2019 #1121 Share Posted September 6, 2019 8 hours ago, scorpluvsdolphins said: Have fun. I’m going again in September. When are you going? We are going Sept 22 on Allure.🤩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Happy Posted September 6, 2019 #1122 Share Posted September 6, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, nalatrixie74 said: i cant imagine too many have their passports or birth certificates after all of that, hopefully they grabbed them You do realize that they are only taking them from one of the island in The Bahama to their own Capitol, in Nassau? Not back to Miami, there's no need for a passport in this case. Edited September 6, 2019 by Plum Happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MandyMooToo Posted September 6, 2019 #1123 Share Posted September 6, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Plum Happy said: You do realize that they are only taking them from one of the island in The Bahama to their own Capitol, in Nassau? Not back to Miami, there's no need for a passport in this case. I believe the previous poster was referring to the IG post about Bahamas Paradise cruise line that is evacuating Bahamians to the US if they wish to go and have their passports or BC's. The IG post also refers to transporting Bahamians back from Florida that had left due to the coming hurricane. Edited September 6, 2019 by MandyMooToo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Happy Posted September 6, 2019 #1124 Share Posted September 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, MandyMooToo said: I believe the previous poster was referring to the IG post about Bahamas Paradise cruise line that is evacuating Bahamians to the US if they wish to go and have their passports or BC's. The IG post also refers to transporting Bahamians back from Florida that had left due to the coming hurricane. ok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan25 Posted September 6, 2019 #1125 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Empress is parked at Nassau this morning, along with Majesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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