Current updates from the Cruise lines in regards to the 8.8 magnitude Earthquake in Chile and the Tsunami warnings that followed. The best news is that the Hawaiian Islands and the NCL Pride of America which was due to be in Honolulu yesterday were not damaged. The Pride of America and Naval Vessels stayed at sea because [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Weather’
January 30, 2010
Major Snow Storm – Most Flights Cancelled
Sitting at the Charlotte-Douglas Airport, we are very fortunate that our flight is not cancelled. Most flights out of Charlotte have been cancelled, but our Lufthansa flight to Munich then on to Venice is on schedule. I can’t stress the importance of Travel Insurance for protecting your Cruise Vacation from the unkown. [...]
August 26, 2009
Tropical Storm Danny, Cruise Forecast
The Weather Forecast for Tropical Storm Danny is provided by Brad Panovich, Chief Meteorologist at WCNC in Charlotte, NC. The Red Italics are the potential cruise impacts that go along with Brad’s forcast.
Tropical Storm Danny Track
Danny is a very weak and lopsided storm with most of the intense thunderstorms and winds on the east side [...]
August 26, 2009
Announcement: CruiseSource’s Guest Hurricane Expert
CruiseSource.us was the first site to aggregate all of the Cruise Lines itinerary changes in one place. Checkout Hurricane Cruise Tracker for all updates from the cruise lines. Now we are teaming up with one of the Best Storm Trackers in the weather business so that you can get expert thoughts and predictions [...]
August 26, 2009
Huricane Danny…Not Yet, Just Tropical Storm Danny
Hurricane Danny? Its a possibility. Amazing how fast things can change in the Atlantic this time of year. All I can say right now is for the East Coast to stay Alert as we now have TS Danny brewing in the Atlantic. Due to the newness and location of the Storm there [...]
August 21, 2009
Hurricane Bill best case scenario for Cruises
Hurricane Bill appears to be taking the path of least impacts for the cruise industry. I know there are many of you concerned about your cruise this weekend. Especially those leaving the from the Northeast because of inquiries and traffic to the CruiseSource.us. At this time, all ships are leaving on schedule [...]
August 20, 2009
Hurricane Bill Impacts Cruise Itineraries
Due to Hurricane Bill, there have recently been some minor changes to Cruise Itineraries announced on sailings departing from Northeastern US Cities. Cruising is the best option during hurricane season because the ships change itinerary and go around the storm. That can’t happen with land based Caribbean vacations.
As of now Carnival [...]
August 19, 2009
Hurricane Bill Grows More Powerful
While cruising during Hurricane Season is popular with those of us in the industry because that is when we can find the best deals for ourselves, it can also be stressful. By the way, we all buy travel insurance. Hurricane Bill is now a large Category 4 Storm that is forecast to eventually [...]
