pogoism9 Posted September 1, 2021 #1 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Pretty sure this expected to be honest. Just read this on another reputable site. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted September 1, 2021 #2 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Ida hates cruising 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundloop Posted September 1, 2021 #3 Share Posted September 1, 2021 I'd be surprised if cruises out of New Orleans happen in the next 2 or 3 months. It sucks, but there are obviously more important priorities for them to deal with right now. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray98 Posted September 1, 2021 #4 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Yeah....this was unavoidable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeroed Posted September 1, 2021 #5 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Understandable. Could Glory temporarily sail from Mobile until NOLA is back operational? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ledges1 Posted September 1, 2021 #6 Share Posted September 1, 2021 It would be a tight fit (ship). Triumph docked in Mobile, but was slightly smaller than the Conquest line of ships. Also, Mobile does not have the parking facilities (cars) for two ships if the Sensation sails in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbom Posted September 2, 2021 #7 Share Posted September 2, 2021 River traffic is back to normal. Problem is no power. Can't believe power will not be back up by next week. Am certain come next week ship will be sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadofsix Posted September 2, 2021 #8 Share Posted September 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, timbom said: River traffic is back to normal. Problem is no power. Can't believe power will not be back up by next week. Am certain come next week ship will be sailing. The ship will be sailing but I doubt from the Port of New Orleans. Extreme infrastructure damage that occurred doesn't just magically get fixed in a week. Its not just the power, its water and sewer also that are impacted. The locals are having difficulties finding gasoline to run generators and stocked groceries are scarce. I am not sure within a week Carnival could find enough provisions and guarantee their delivery on time given the overall conditions. Add to it that the nearest available hotels are hundreds of miles away if your lucky to accommodate passengers coming into town to cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogoism9 Posted September 2, 2021 Author #9 Share Posted September 2, 2021 The article I read said that Carnival was offering to move affected guests to the 9/4 sailing out of Galveston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babr Posted September 2, 2021 #10 Share Posted September 2, 2021 55 minutes ago, timbom said: River traffic is back to normal. Problem is no power. Can't believe power will not be back up by next week. Am certain come next week ship will be sailing. Then you never lived through a major hurricane and its aftermath. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNJCruisers Posted September 2, 2021 #11 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Enjoy your 600 in OBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nina_930 Posted September 2, 2021 #12 Share Posted September 2, 2021 3 hours ago, timbom said: River traffic is back to normal. Problem is no power. Can't believe power will not be back up by next week. Am certain come next week ship will be sailing. Ummm...what?? 🤐🤦♀️ SMH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGuy75219 Posted September 2, 2021 #13 Share Posted September 2, 2021 4 hours ago, timbom said: Can't believe power will not be back up by next week. Am certain come next week ship will be sailing. A category 4 hurricane made landfall in South Louisiana. Hundreds of thousands of people are without electricity and running water. People can't get gasoline. Infrastructure is decimated. A small number of flights to New Orleans *may* resume Thursday. And now cruisers are going to start coming to area? The limited resources available are needed to support affected Louisiana residents, not to support the restart of cruising. The state of Louisiana is not going to allow resources to be diverted from suffering residents so that Carnival can restart. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BoozinCroozin Posted September 2, 2021 #14 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Power is expected to be out for a month. Even if they brought generators to the port, they would most likely not have internet to be able to perform embarkation. I expect all sailings out of NOLA to be canceled for September. Carnival could move the ships to Galveston possibly but that is no small feat for those traveling to adjust driving and air travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtalum Posted September 2, 2021 #15 Share Posted September 2, 2021 18 hours ago, groundloop said: I'd be surprised if cruises out of New Orleans happen in the next 2 or 3 months. It sucks, but there are obviously more important priorities for them to deal with right now. I wouldn't be that pessimistic. Once they get power back the cruising will resume. The French Quarter didn't take much damage form the storm and they need the revenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtalum Posted September 2, 2021 #16 Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) They're working to reroute power from a plant in New orleans. They got power back on in parts of the FQ and the CBD already: https://www.wdsu.com/article/new-orleans-french-quarter-lights-ida/37459073 They really don't want to have to move the Saints game on the 12th. Edited September 2, 2021 by gtalum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BoozinCroozin Posted September 2, 2021 #17 Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) 25 minutes ago, gtalum said: They're working to reroute power from a plant in New orleans. They got power back on in parts of the FQ and the CBD already: https://www.wdsu.com/article/new-orleans-french-quarter-lights-ida/37459073 They really don't want to have to move the Saints game on the 12th. I guess you are little behind the times here. They have already moved the Saints/Packers game to Jacksonville. Its also not just about having power turned on. It is about safety getting passengers to the ship from where ever they are coming in from. NOLA is not a safe place right now and won't be for weeks. Yes, there was not as much damage there. However, there is enough of a safety issue to delay cruising from NOLA for a month at least. Edited September 2, 2021 by BoozinCroozin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostsoulcruiser Posted September 2, 2021 #18 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Heard this AM, that power at the port of NOLA is back on. Much of the city is still out including many of the hotels guests may use for overnight stays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parachutes63 Posted September 2, 2021 #19 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Also consider that all the warehouses that truck in supplies for the ship are without power. That means all the refrigerated food went bad. Also the trucks are being used for more important things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nina_930 Posted September 2, 2021 #20 Share Posted September 2, 2021 This might put the power outages into perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGuy75219 Posted September 3, 2021 #21 Share Posted September 3, 2021 On 9/1/2021 at 8:23 PM, timbom said: River traffic is back to normal. Problem is no power. Can't believe power will not be back up by next week. Am certain come next week ship will be sailing. 15 hours ago, gtalum said: I wouldn't be that pessimistic. Once they get power back the cruising will resume. The French Quarter didn't take much damage form the storm and they need the revenue. 15 hours ago, gtalum said: They're working to reroute power from a plant in New orleans. They got power back on in parts of the FQ and the CBD already: https://www.wdsu.com/article/new-orleans-french-quarter-lights-ida/37459073 They really don't want to have to move the Saints game on the 12th. This is a map of electric outages as of Thursday night. The dark color covering southeast Louisiana is over 85% of customers without electricity, 4 days after Ida made landfall. If you think this disaster area is going to be ready to host cruisers, Saints fans, and tourists next week, I want some of whatever you're smoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryAha Posted September 7, 2021 #22 Share Posted September 7, 2021 I'm currently scheduled to sail on the Glory on Sept 12th. As of this writing, midnight PDT Sept 7th, I have not been notified of cancellations from Carnival, Marriott (hotel near the port), or United Airlines. I'm optomistic that she'll sail on the 12th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted September 7, 2021 #23 Share Posted September 7, 2021 10 hours ago, GaryAha said: I'm currently scheduled to sail on the Glory on Sept 12th. As of this writing, midnight PDT Sept 7th, I have not been notified of cancellations from Carnival, Marriott (hotel near the port), or United Airlines. I'm optomistic that she'll sail on the 12th. Nope. Cancelled today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryAha Posted September 7, 2021 #24 Share Posted September 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, BlerkOne said: Nope. Cancelled today. Yep, received the email from Carnival 20 minutes ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted September 7, 2021 #25 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Just now, GaryAha said: Yep, received the email from Carnival 20 minutes ago. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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