MikeLowry 40 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Has anyone else had their holiday affected by Irma? Sunday should have seen us heading to Miami for 5 nights but I'm afraid Irma has put paid to our plans. It wasn't a cruise on this occasion, just a land holiday to Miami and NYC, but after seeing things progressing over the weekend and realising Irma looked set to be a biggie we didn't have much choice but to change our plans. It has been an expensive and extensive exercise of changing flights, cancelling US domestic flights and rearranging hotels but we are now headed for Las Vegas instead. The weather will undoubtedly be better and whilst we're really disappointed to be missing Miami, I'm grateful we were able to make the changes in time, which is more than can be said for many by the look of things. It looks like St Maarten and Barbuda have been all but obliterated, along with much of the British Virgin Islands, with Puerto Rico suffering at the moment and Florida next in line. It is very sad to see these places in ruin. We had initially planned to cruise from Miami departing on Saturday but decided otherwise and went for a land holiday instead. I do wonder what is happening with cruises due to depart from Florida. Will they be cancelled or rerouted? Will cruises to St Maarten, the BVI and other affected islands have their itineraries changed until they are pieced back together? Sad times for all involved. Furby and Tally 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sammy sun 1084 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 I've seen a fairly extensive list of cruises that have either been altered or cancelled altogether. Royal Caribbean seem to have the most itineraries impacted by the hurricane. I read this morning that on cruises that are going ahead but they have been forced to change the itinerary itself to avoid the storm, passengers are being offered the option of going ahead with their plans but receiving a partial refund or cancelling altogether for a full refund. Credit where credit is due, it's good that Royal Caribbean are offering both choices to guests due to travel. I can only imagine the devastation the storm has caused in those areas you mentioned Mike. It looks horrible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Furby 441 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 I can’t even comprehend living through anything like this, to have something as basic as your home ripped away with everything inside, my heart goes out to everyone affected. I was on carnivals Facebook yesterday and the amount of selfish people moaning about changes to their holidays, spare a thought for people who have their whole lives affected, not just a day out of their holiday. Mermaid Jessica, KeithnRita, HLM and 12 others 15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jinky 96 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 We`re not going until December but hard to imagine St Martins recovering by then. Such a shame for them all. B&M 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Countrygirl 237 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 My heart goes out to all in the Caribbean, I love these islands and once they have recovered from the horrific storms and start to rebuild their homes and businesses they will need as much tourism as possible to boost there income. Emmone, Bumble Bee, B&M and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlemousa 26 Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 I join with other forum members in feeling so sorry for the people of the wonderful Caribbean islands devastated by Hurricane Irma. Sadly, there may be worse to come with Hurricane Jose following on. I wonder if the cruise companies will help in any way e.g. by donating funds to reconstruction projects? ZaraVP and B&M 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bumble Bee 107 Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 And this morning I heard on the news about the Earthquake in Mexico. When will it all end for them!? Chris J and B&M 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jenjen 232 Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 Today on the news is terrible flooding in Italy, seeing photos of Liverno, and Venice the cafe chairs and tables are floating, StMarks square, is awash I bet. Brits are on cruises to that area, must be devising not to mention the poor people living in the area Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pesky Pirate 172 Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 I've just been on Venice live web cam and whilst it is raining it isn't flooded. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cruise chef 866 Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 I just wonder what the cruise companies are going to do to help the islands get back on their feet, maybe a collective effort by all of them could really give much needed help and I'm sure it would reap rewards for all concerned in the future. Cherie, Janor, B&M and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pesky Pirate 172 Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 I wouldn't imagine they would do much. They will be busy changing their itineraries. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
*Dancing Queen* 394 Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 I would think most of the cruise lines will be offering some sort of financial help as it's in their interest to do so. Cherie, B&M and ZaraVP 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pesky Pirate 172 Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 When you think about it, if all cruise lines donated a couple of percent of their profits it would soon help the islands get back on their feet if they can get the skills and equipment in place. it does make me wonder what the itineraries will be for the Caribbean now as the schedules on line seem to be the same as before the hurricane hit. ZaraVP and B&M 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kensington143 9 Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 We have a Caribbean cruise booked for Jan 18 and another for Feb 2019. We've had some truly wonderful cruises in that area and we were incredibly moved to see everything these wonderful people were going through. So we have donated to Virgin's appeal as 100% of the donation goes to helping - Richard Branson and Virgin pay for all of the overheads. We hope our donation will help albeit in a very tiny way! Cherie, B&M, *Dancing Queen* and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pesky Pirate 172 Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 It has just been mentioned on the news that another storm is on its way to the Caribbean 😪 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pesky Pirate 172 Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 On top of everything else now there's been another earthquake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cruise chef 866 Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Well it looks like things are finally improving for the Caribbean Islands as cruise operators are slowly returning to some of the regular ports, Some are still a little behind in getting back to normal but it certainly shows the islands spirit and endeavour that they can bounce back so quickly DavidH 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cruise chef 866 Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 Great to see reports last week of the 1st cruise ship returning to TORTOLA DavidH 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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