Posted on 09/30/2022 3:48:18 PM PDT by dynachrome
Thousands of passengers on cruise ships this week are getting something they probably didn't expect when their cruises began a few days ago: extra days at sea.
The closure of three major Florida cruise ports Tuesday and Wednesday due to the approach of Hurricane Ian — Port Tampa Bay, Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPort) and Port Canaveral — means that at least five Florida-based cruise vessels won't be able to return to their home ports on Thursday as scheduled to disembark the passengers.
Instead, the ships are spending extra time at sea and at cruise destinations in the Caribbean and the Bahamas.
The voyages that are being extended include this week's four-night sailings of Carnival Cruise Line's 2,052-passenger Carnival Paradise and 2,052-passenger Carnival Elation out of Port Tampa Bay and JAXPort, respectively. Both of the sailings, which began on Sunday and had been scheduled to end Thursday morning, are now morphing into cruises that will last at least five nights.
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I know a guy and his wife on one of those ships.
As long as the toilets work and the bar is open, no problem.
My wife is on RC Lines due in tomorrow. They had no probs.
I was on a cruise where an emergency extended the cruise for an additional day. Trust me, not everyone was happy. People had already booked travel arrangements for the day they were due to get in port and the extra day meant making new arrangements which is not easy when you are at sea.
Since we drove down to catch the ship it just meant paying for an extra day.
“This is your Captain speaking; we’ll be taking the LONG way home...”
And the casino is open for your further donations!
Obviously DeSantis’s fault.
“Since we drove down to catch the ship it just meant paying for an extra day.”
For what? Parking?
It probably is. He gave an order; and they sailed elsewhere.
Some on these people on ships are coming home to houses that have been moved.
Sort of a house on a cruise of its own.
A small price to pay to avoid dying in a hurricane.
My son and daughter in law are aboard one...
There’s only one solution...open bar.
Two solutions. Open bar and nude shuffle-board!!
Two solutions. Open bar and nude shuffle-board!!
We’re about 1 hour south of Pt Canaveral. We rode the storm out on our sailboat.
All is well.
But with Helen Thomas's older sister and Nancy Pelosi between Botox appointments, replacing Dawn Wells and Tina Louise. Under a full moon.
“It probably is. He gave an order; and they sailed elsewhere.”
Umm, no. The cruise ports are federal facilities and were closed due to federal protocol.
Ok. that does it. For ten bitcoin I will abstain from posting a picture of Lizzo playing the flute. I will freepmail details.
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