cruisellama Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 As Beta is approaching the Texas/Louisiana coast, this crazy hurricane season would have done a number on cruising - if all the lines were operational. So might be a little silver lining to the Caribbean sailing season being delayed. I remember going through the naming alphabet a few years ago, but don't remember the gulf coast getting this beat up. AnnetteJackson and Neesa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 I thought the same thing, "at least no ships dealing with getting around storms this year" AnnetteJackson and cruisellama 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 Apparently I’m heading up towards the Canadian Maritimes. Poolside, PPPJJ-GCVAB, Jill and 1 other 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krhardy Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 Yep...I've been in the OBX for a week, and we have felt the effects of 3 storms...Paulette, Sally, and now Teddy. Dear 2020...enough already! (although...crappy weather at the beach beats crappy weather at home!) cruisellama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisellama Posted September 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 17 minutes ago, krhardy said: Yep...I've been in the OBX for a week, and we have felt the effects of 3 storms...Paulette, Sally, and now Teddy. Dear 2020...enough already! (although...crappy weather at the beach beats crappy weather at home!) Haven't been there for years. I remember the traffic in/out every Sat & Sun. Still going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krhardy Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, cruisellama said: Haven't been there for years. I remember the traffic in/out every Sat & Sun. Still going on? Depending on where you want to go, yes! We are staying in Kill Devil Hills (where the Wright Bros actually flew from ). Yesterday, we had thought about going south towards Hattaras/Ocracoke but the weather had other plans for us. We went north towards Corolla/Duck instead. When we left at about 1, traffic going north was heavy but not horrendous. When we came back about around 4:30, the northbound traffic was awful (thankfully, at that point, we were going south). The "after season" rentals are high this year since so many people are teleworking and digital learning. Still...a crappy weather day at the beach is superior to home! cruisellama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnetteJackson Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 It's 2020 .... SpeedNoodles and cruisellama 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 I’m just thankful NE Florida has been spared......so far. I feel so badly for the gulf coast. They’ve really taken a beating. Makes me so nervous for my October Odyssey next year in the Mediterranean. Not for storms there but a storm heading for our town. I live on a farm and my farm sitter would have to deal with battening down the hatches or the very worst, evacuating my horses. Hopefully since we’re so active this year, next year will be mild. Ogilthorpe and AnnetteJackson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisellama Posted November 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2020 So the storm season activity continues into November, which normally yields smooth sailing (if we were sailing). Guess we'd be complaining about those cancellations and itinerary changes under better conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monctonguy Posted November 9, 2020 Report Share Posted November 9, 2020 Was supposed to be boarding Odyssey this morning in Florida..not sure if this hurricane would have delayed my cruise, but I would still take that over a cancelec cruise thanks to Covid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinJ Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 Since my January cruise is probably going to get cancelled, I was looking at an October cruise out of Cape Liberty on Oasis. My wife's first reaction was, no way hurricanes! I'm really not concerned, any thoughts on how I can mitigate her fears? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy & Sheryl Unwin Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 19 minutes ago, KevinJ said: Since my January cruise is probably going to get cancelled, I was looking at an October cruise out of Cape Liberty on Oasis. My wife's first reaction was, no way hurricanes! I'm really not concerned, any thoughts on how I can mitigate her fears? As I understand it, RC makes every effort to avoid such things, and have a team monitoring weather way ahead of any ships course and making "suggestions" to the ships captain about how to avoid any unpleasantness. Passengers turning green and not having an amazing time isnt good for business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 My grandson and I are currently sitting in our hotel room in Disney as the ONLY hurricane of the season to do so, meanders through Central Florida! Thankfully most of the storm came overnight and probably will clear out within a couple more hours. Has been a lousy week weather wise, the only thing for which you can’t plan!!! Elzbeth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveinSC Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 22 minutes ago, KevinJ said: Since my January cruise is probably going to get cancelled, I was looking at an October cruise out of Cape Liberty on Oasis. My wife's first reaction was, no way hurricanes! I'm really not concerned, any thoughts on how I can mitigate her fears? Statistics? How many cruises go, unchanged and safely, during Hurricane season vs. how many get changed and/or canceled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 While it's less likely hurricanes will impact October Bayonne cruises, that is Nor'easter season. After Anthem's run in with a storm in that area they have made a lot of changes and hired a full time Chief Meteorologist to avoid a repeat. Some other cruise lines didn't learn and have encountered storms that made the news which doesn't help your cause but Royal did learn. Nonetheless there is guilt by association whenever another cruise line does something stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 Fix her her favorite adult beverage, get comfortable, and spin up this episode of the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast! https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/podcast/episode-45-cruising-during-hurricane-season Matt and teddy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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