Boston Babe Posted January 6, 2020 Report Posted January 6, 2020 Just heard of earthquake in Puerto Rico. Are any of you there? Praying everyone is ok!! Sounds like it was a bit large (5.3). coneyraven 1 Quote
Matt Posted January 6, 2020 Report Posted January 6, 2020 Most, if not all, of us left on Sunday ANGELA ROMAN and Boston Babe 2 Quote
coneyraven Posted January 6, 2020 Report Posted January 6, 2020 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/puerto-rico-earthquake-5-7-magnitude-quake-strikes-just-south-of-the-island-today-live-updates/ Boston Babe and ANGELA ROMAN 2 Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted January 6, 2020 Report Posted January 6, 2020 My goodness. These poor folks have been plagued the past few years. Prayers for minimal damage and casualties. ANGELA ROMAN and Deedeelynn 2 Quote
Boston Babe Posted January 6, 2020 Author Report Posted January 6, 2020 1 hour ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Prayers for minimal damage and casualties. i know, it's so sad, and you really don't hear about an earthquake in PR! Quote
coneyraven Posted January 7, 2020 Report Posted January 7, 2020 Looks like they got hit with a second/larger one this morning https://www.foxnews.com/us/6-6-magnitude-earthquake-rattles-puerto-rico Quote
twangster Posted January 7, 2020 Report Posted January 7, 2020 Yikes. Devastating hurricanes and now devastating earthquakes. Prayers for the people of PR. Deedeelynn 1 Quote
princevaliantus Posted January 7, 2020 Report Posted January 7, 2020 Well, I now have a different perspective of Puerto Rico considering those that were on the B2B that I just got off of were really a ... ummm.... handful (being nice ). To just give you a brief of what many witnessed, such as disrespecting RCCL staff, complaining just about everything just to score refund and/or obc, ridiculous lines at Guest Services on the last nite and asking for the gratuities to be refunded and the most upsetting thing I heard from several natives is that native Puerto Ricans do not need America's help to survive and while stating such in Spanish, some of them do not really think things out as MANY individuals on the ship understood what they said. Let's just say that I bit my tongue more than I really wanted to and just enjoyed the great B2B. These guys busted their butt keeping all passengers happy and entertained especially the comedian. He was hysterical!! Neesa 1 Quote
MJBS Posted January 7, 2020 Report Posted January 7, 2020 I'm freaking out I travel to PR on Thursday, we're taking a cruise that ships on Saturday, don't know what is going on over there. The news say that the northern area wasn't affected, just hope they don't have another earthquake while I'm over there. Quote
monctonguy Posted January 7, 2020 Report Posted January 7, 2020 I wonder of Anthem will dock there tmrw. I have friends on that sailing that left NJ on Sunday. I am guessing they have had a rough sail as I believe that CocoCay was closed yesterday or Sunday due to rough seas?!(thought I read that posted somewhere) And I am guessing that this 6.6 earthquake would cause some rough seas? Power out to the island but should be back later today they are saying..... ANGELA ROMAN 1 Quote
twangster Posted January 7, 2020 Report Posted January 7, 2020 17 minutes ago, monctonguy said: I am guessing they have had a rough sail Not really. Following seas. Quite pleasant. Yesterday was windy so some sea spray on the balcony glass on deck 6 but the ship handled it quite well. Shows went on normally, no motion. No tsunami warning issued. Even it one was they have minimal impact on the open sea with depth. They impact shallow water and coastal areas but are often a nearly imperceptible wave on the open ocean. ellcee, JLMoran and DublinFC 3 Quote
Ditchdoc Posted January 7, 2020 Report Posted January 7, 2020 A number of tourist land marks damaged or destroyed Punta Ventana, was destroyed - this is a rocky point with a hole/opening/window. Much like an arch. It totally collapsed. Two other sites, Cueva Ventana and Ruinas del Faro, also suffered irreparable damage. Cueva Ventana is also known as Window Cave. I toured Window Cave just last week. I am not sure of the extent of the damage. Attached is one photo taken of the cave window view. JLMoran, Deedeelynn, ChessE4 and 1 other 1 3 Quote
Boston Babe Posted January 7, 2020 Author Report Posted January 7, 2020 Seems like the aftershocks are almost just as bad. Now they're saying island wide outages too. My heart is breaking for these people. Quote
monctonguy Posted January 7, 2020 Report Posted January 7, 2020 1 hour ago, twangster said: Not really. Following seas. Quite pleasant. Yesterday was windy so some sea spray on the balcony glass on deck 6 but the ship handled it quite well. Shows went on normally, no motion. No tsunami warning issued. Even it one was they have minimal impact on the open sea with depth. They impact shallow water and coastal areas but are often a nearly imperceptible wave on the open ocean. Good to know..its their first cruise with Royal(I have raved about Royal so it may have had something to do with them booking this) or maybe they are just tired of hearing me talking about my cruises... Either way, I am hoping they have a good cruise..11 days...tmrw they are in San Juan from 3pm to 11pm...kinda weird time but as long as weather/seas are good..then all good! Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted January 7, 2020 Report Posted January 7, 2020 38 minutes ago, Ditchdoc said: I toured Window Cave just last week. Yikes ! Glad you were there last week and not yesterday. Good thing you got a picture when you did. It may no longer exist. Scary. Quote
twangster Posted January 7, 2020 Report Posted January 7, 2020 1 hour ago, monctonguy said: Good to know..its their first cruise with Royal(I have raved about Royal so it may have had something to do with them booking this) or maybe they are just tired of hearing me talking about my cruises... Either way, I am hoping they have a good cruise..11 days...tmrw they are in San Juan from 3pm to 11pm...kinda weird time but as long as weather/seas are good..then all good! Great cruise so far. Less cloud cover today, temps rising. Shorts and tshirt on my balcony now. As the Captain said with each passing hour it's getting warmer and warmer so he knows he's going the right direction The Cruise Junkie, ellcee, Ogilthorpe and 2 others 5 Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted January 7, 2020 Report Posted January 7, 2020 45 minutes ago, twangster said: Great cruise so far. Less cloud cover today, temps rising. Shorts and tshirt on my balcony now. As the Captain said with each passing hour it's getting warmer and warmer so he knows he's going the right direction Is this your first cruise on Anthem ? coneyraven 1 Quote
monctonguy Posted January 7, 2020 Report Posted January 7, 2020 Oh..I never even clued in that your on this cruise?!....been one of those weeks at work...I think I need a cruise!! Good to hear...enjoy the cruise! Quote
twangster Posted January 7, 2020 Report Posted January 7, 2020 21 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Is this your first cruise on Anthem ? Fourth. Almost two years exactly from my last Anthem cruise. WAAAYTOOO and Deedeelynn 2 Quote
Deedeelynn Posted January 8, 2020 Report Posted January 8, 2020 7 hours ago, twangster said: Fourth. Almost two years exactly from my last Anthem cruise. We get on when you get back on the 16th! Are you doing a B2B? Would be fun to meet the “ Man of Mystery “ !! Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted January 8, 2020 Report Posted January 8, 2020 30 minutes ago, Deedeelynn said: We get on when you get back on the 16th! Are you doing a B2B? Would be fun to meet the “ Man of Mystery “ !! Good luck. He’s very elusive. twangster, JLMoran, Ogilthorpe and 1 other 4 Quote
twangster Posted January 8, 2020 Report Posted January 8, 2020 44 minutes ago, Deedeelynn said: We get on when you get back on the 16th! Are you doing a B2B? Would be fun to meet the “ Man of Mystery “ !! I can neither confirm or deny... But don’t spend a lot of time looking. Deedeelynn, Ogilthorpe, coneyraven and 1 other 4 Quote
TonyK Posted January 8, 2020 Report Posted January 8, 2020 There was an earthquake in San juan recently. Does anyone know whether or not it will affect the port that royal Caribbean visits? Quote
SpeedNoodles Posted January 8, 2020 Report Posted January 8, 2020 https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2020/01/07/no-changes-royal-caribbean-cruises-following-puerto-rico-earthquake Quote
monctonguy Posted January 8, 2020 Report Posted January 8, 2020 98% of PR with no power as of last nite..not sure how much there will be to do if there is now power and its dark...I wouldn't be wandering around there in the dark....but that's me. Quote
monctonguy Posted January 8, 2020 Report Posted January 8, 2020 98% of PR with no power as of last nite.....wonder if that will affect a 3pm-11pm stop..if island is dark and nothing open, not much to do...unless things have drastically changed overnight....interesting to see what happens. Quote
Flacruiser99 Posted January 8, 2020 Report Posted January 8, 2020 58 minutes ago, monctonguy said: 98% of PR with no power as of last nite..not sure how much there will be to do if there is now power and its dark...I wouldn't be wandering around there in the dark....but that's me. Maybe Old San Juan is the 2% that has power? Quote
monctonguy Posted January 8, 2020 Report Posted January 8, 2020 maybe...300,000 with no running water..people sleeping in the streets as they are afraid of aftershocks...not my idea of a nice Caribbean vacation spot right now..but maybe San Juan is business as usual.....I am guessing we will hear form @twangster at some point today and get a first hand view of what its like. Quote
coneyraven Posted January 8, 2020 Report Posted January 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, monctonguy said: maybe...300,000 with no running water..people sleeping in the streets as they are afraid of aftershocks...not my idea of a nice Caribbean vacation spot right now..but maybe San Juan is business as usual.....I am guessing we will hear form @twangster at some point today and get a first hand view of what its like. Good point .... It's possible, since the earthquake was about as far away from San Juan as you can get (don't let the title of this post mislead you, the earthquake was NOT in San Juan), the biggest issues are probably in the more rural areas, and closer to the epicenter (the Southern and SW corners of the island. Quote
Dan Curtis Posted January 8, 2020 Report Posted January 8, 2020 We are cruising out of,San Juan the end of January , I called our motel yesterday, which is in the the lagoon area, about two blocks from the ocean, they said everything around them is fine. You have to feel for,the folks in San Juan with all the major weather issues the last few years. SPS and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote
monctonguy Posted January 8, 2020 Report Posted January 8, 2020 Saw a cpl pics from Royal cruisers there today...looks like San Juan is business as usual...good news! Dan Curtis, Matt and ellcee 3 Quote
djm619 Posted January 8, 2020 Report Posted January 8, 2020 On Tuesday morning a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico causing extensive damage and sadly killing at least one person, it’s the strongest quake to hit the island in 102 years. With the majority of the impact on the southern part of the island, cruise ships are still able to dock at San Juan including ships from Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean. Quote
twangster Posted January 8, 2020 Report Posted January 8, 2020 Beautiful day here. We are pulling up to the pier now. Oasis beat us in by a couple hours. Carnival Breeze arrived this morning. All very normal. A couple weeks ago I was on Oasis watching Anthem arrive. Now the roles are reversed. teddy, JLMoran, monctonguy and 3 others 5 1 Quote
SPS Posted January 8, 2020 Report Posted January 8, 2020 5 hours ago, Dan Curtis said: We are cruising out of,San Juan the end of January , I called our motel yesterday, which is in the the lagoon area, about two blocks from the ocean, they said everything around them is fine. The flight we are taking on the 24th runs Detroit>Orlando>San Juan daily. Out of curiosity, I checked yesterday's flight on flight tracker. It was running about 6 minutes late, but, in route to PR as usual. Dan Curtis 1 Quote
Dan Curtis Posted January 8, 2020 Report Posted January 8, 2020 2 hours ago, SPS said: The flight we are taking on the 24th runs Detroit>Orlando>San Juan daily. Out of curiosity, I checked yesterday's flight on flight tracker. It was running about 6 minutes late, but, in route to PR as usual. That's good news, I think we are on the same cruise, we fly out of cvg, that's the Cincinnati airport that's in Ky, to Atl to San Juan also arriving on the 24 th. Hope to see you on the Vision. SPS 1 Quote
twangster Posted January 8, 2020 Report Posted January 8, 2020 Pretty normal day here in OSJ today. Dan Curtis, Matt, JLMoran and 7 others 10 Quote
SPS Posted January 9, 2020 Report Posted January 9, 2020 16 hours ago, Dan Curtis said: Hope to see you on the Vision. You can often find my bald, goateed head at the Schooner Bar! Dan Curtis 1 Quote
Matt Posted January 9, 2020 Report Posted January 9, 2020 15 hours ago, twangster said: monctonguy, twangster, Lovetocruise2002 and 2 others 5 Quote
monctonguy Posted January 9, 2020 Report Posted January 9, 2020 Hoping today is a nice day in St. Marteen..I recommend the Lazy Lizard beach bar for them! Quote
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