scottraveller Posted May 17, 2023 #1 Share Posted May 17, 2023 I’ve just read that the above has been cancelled due to heavy flooding in this region. I’m flying in to Bologna to catch Explorer next weekend and wondered if any one was aware if the roads from Bologna airport to Ravenna have been affected please? The weather forecast for next weekend looks fine so hopefully the incident clears up quickly. Feel extremely sorry for the people who have died and the thousands evacuated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted May 17, 2023 #2 Share Posted May 17, 2023 11 minutes ago, scottraveller said: I’ve just read that the above has been cancelled due to heavy flooding in this region. You may want to read some more news. Folks on your sailing may discuss this issue in the roll call thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottraveller Posted May 17, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Not sure what you mean with the first sentence. Nothing on this incident on roll call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted May 17, 2023 #4 Share Posted May 17, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, scottraveller said: Not sure what you mean with the first sentence. Nothing on this incident on roll call https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12093127/Flood-nightmare-hits-Italian-towns-four-dead-thousands-evacuated.html Ravenna mentioned in this article. Nothing about the road ( although some train routes effected) . Venice raising flood defences today too. Edited May 17, 2023 by little britain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toddcan Posted May 17, 2023 #5 Share Posted May 17, 2023 1 hour ago, scottraveller said: Not sure what you mean with the first sentence. Nothing on this incident on roll call Meaning... Cruise Critic Royal Caribbean general chat forum might not be your best source for a discussion on those specific questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottraveller Posted May 17, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Really sad for those affected. Brings things into perspective. Researched it a bit and a few motorways are affected in the area. Did a route planner and the normal journey was changed to going up north then south adding 45 mins to the journey. Still got a week and a half to go before we fly in so fingers crossed things improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach1213 Posted May 17, 2023 #7 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Google Maps is showing the road as being closed, and the quickest driving route is going north out of Bologna to Ferrara, and then turning east and then back south to Ravenna, so that will increase drive time between distance and diverted traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sowhat Posted May 17, 2023 #8 Share Posted May 17, 2023 We are on Explorer of the Seas now, no word of disruption for disembarking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted May 17, 2023 #9 Share Posted May 17, 2023 (edited) Looks like it’s stopping raining this Sunday in Venice…we are flying in next Friday 26th Edited May 17, 2023 by little britain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted May 17, 2023 #10 Share Posted May 17, 2023 15 minutes ago, Toddcan said: Meaning... Meaning, the F1 race itself is far from being cancelled - just activities at the track today. I suppose one could have made the title even more off topic from the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeberdee Posted May 17, 2023 #11 Share Posted May 17, 2023 The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix has been called off this weekend because of major flooding in the region. Pasted from BBC news 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted May 17, 2023 #12 Share Posted May 17, 2023 (edited) Also from BBC “It's probably been the worst night in the history of Romagna," Ravenna Mayor Michele de Pascale told Italy's RAI public broadcaster. "Ravenna is unrecognisable for the damage it has suffered.” Elsewhere in Italy, some 3,000 people had been evacuated from their homes in Bologna, while the mayor of Ravenna said some 5,000 people were being evacuated as a precaution. Around 50,000 people were without electricity. Edited May 17, 2023 by little britain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfaeric Posted May 17, 2023 #13 Share Posted May 17, 2023 50 minutes ago, Biker19 said: Meaning, the F1 race itself is far from being cancelled - just activities at the track today. I suppose one could have made the title even more off topic from the issue. F1 says it’s canceled. And hopefully travel around isnt too affected. Sorry to those who lost their lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottraveller Posted May 17, 2023 Author #14 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Are you on the 28th cruise out of Ravenna Little Britain. Myself and my family are as well. Still looking forward to it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted May 17, 2023 #15 Share Posted May 17, 2023 13 minutes ago, scottraveller said: Are you on the 28th cruise out of Ravenna Little Britain. Myself and my family are as well. Still looking forward to it though 29th Enchantment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottraveller Posted May 17, 2023 Author #16 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Thanks forgot two ships were sailing out of Ravenna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Bonjour Posted May 18, 2023 #17 Share Posted May 18, 2023 On 5/17/2023 at 10:57 AM, zeberdee said: Emilia Romagna Grand Prix has been called off It's not just about the racetrack. Ferrari's home base is just about in Modena (close to it) and Red Bull's sister team, Alpha Tauri, is based in Faenza, also in the region, so both teams staff, family, facilities etc are directly impacted. (Engineering, development, the works etc) There's a race scheduled next week in Monaco. TBD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeHeartCruising Posted May 19, 2023 #18 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Currently On Explorer of the Seas and supposed to return to Ravenna this Sunday. The Captain just notified us that this would not be happening. We are diverting to Trieste. Details to be delivered to our cabins later this evening. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Milhouse Posted May 19, 2023 #19 Share Posted May 19, 2023 3 hours ago, MeHeartCruising said: Currently On Explorer of the Seas and supposed to return to Ravenna this Sunday. The Captain just notified us that this would not be happening. We are diverting to Trieste. Details to be delivered to our cabins later this evening. Thanks for the latest news. We're supposed to sail out of Ravenna in three weeks. I'm not finding a lot of regular updated info. Ravenna itselt definitely sounds to have been hit hard with thousands of people evacuated from their homes and the mayor saying the town is unrecognizable from the damage it sufferred. I'm thinking all the available resources including hotels and such would need to be allocated to locals that have been forced out of their homes. Even transportation routes in and out of Ravenna seem spotty with with train service facing delays and cancellations. Cruise ship passengers routing through Ravenna would likely just exasperate their current situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted May 20, 2023 #20 Share Posted May 20, 2023 22 hours ago, MeHeartCruising said: Currently On Explorer of the Seas and supposed to return to Ravenna this Sunday. The Captain just notified us that this would not be happening. We are diverting to Trieste. Details to be delivered to our cabins later this evening. Under normal circumstances it can take about 3:30 to drive between Ravenna and Trieste. Sounds like a nasty complication for RCI and many of the passengers. I would also guess that the ship gets resupplied in Ravenna, so now there is that additional complication. Hank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaKnowWhen Posted May 20, 2023 #21 Share Posted May 20, 2023 I am scheduled out of Ravenna on 10 June. 3 weeks from now! 8-9 June we are to spend in Ravenna, visiting friends. A recent update from friend Dario speaks of evacuations, rivers/canals breaching their banks, etc. We’ll see how things develop… Stan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk6815 Posted May 21, 2023 #22 Share Posted May 21, 2023 We’re doing the same as you, just a day later. Arrive to Ravenna on the 9th and cruising on the 11th. I may reach out to the hotel next week to see how it’s looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaKnowWhen Posted May 21, 2023 #23 Share Posted May 21, 2023 15 hours ago, hawk6815 said: We’re doing the same as you, just a day later. Arrive to Ravenna on the 9th and cruising on the 11th. I may reach out to the hotel next week to see how it’s looking. That may be a good source of information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk6815 Posted May 23, 2023 #24 Share Posted May 23, 2023 It seems the ship is underway currently and the passengers were told by the captain, disembarking will happen in Ravenna. So hopefully it will be ops normal or ports normal for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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