Carnival Victory, Carnival Pride, Carnival Dream, Norwegian Epic, Enchantment of the Seas, Oasis of the Seas, and possibly the Norwegian Dawn will have their itineraries modified due to the storm. You can see all the details on these changes on the CruiseSource.us Hurricane Cruise Tracker page.

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From NCL.com:

Miami   -    Feb 27, 2010   —   
Pride of America Guests
Pride of America will dock in Honolulu at approximately 3 pm HST. Guests embarking on today’s cruise should arrive at the pier between 7 and 9 pm HST. The ship will depart later this evening for its seven-day inter-island cruise. We appreciate our guests’ cooperation.

Norwegian Sun Guests
Norwegian Sun is in Montevideo, Uruguay today as scheduled. The ship will arrive in Buenos Aires, Argentina tomorrow as scheduled and embark guests on the February 28, 2010 cruise. We are closely monitoring the situation in Chile and will keep guests updated as to any changes to the current scheduled itinerary.

From Princess.com:

Star Princess Sailings in South America

Star Princess is currently sailing in South America and is en route to Valparaiso, Chile, where the cruise is scheduled to conclude on Tuesday, March 2.

Voyage 9005: Arriving Valparaiso Tuesday, March 2

We have been in close communication with management onboard Star Princess and, where possible, our contacts in Chile. Based on the information we currently have obtained, we do not anticipate any changes to our arrival in Valparaiso on March 2. The ship’s call to Puerto Montt tomorrow is scheduled to proceed as planned. The authorities in Puerto Montt have confirmed that the port is open and fully operational. Officials have also advised that the city and surrounding area has suffered minimal damage and virtually all tours will operate as planned.

We are aware that the airport in Santiago is currently closed and appears to be closed through Monday, March 1. We are reviewing the impact of that closure and will provide updates as they become available.

Voyage 9006: Departing Valparaiso Tuesday, March 2

Star Princess is still scheduled to arrive on Tuesday in Valparaiso, Chile on Tuesday, March 2. Based on information that the Santiago airport will be closed for the next 72 hours, at this time we expect embarkation to commence as planned.

However, this is a very fluid situation and could change at any time. We encourage passengers to make any necessary adjustments to plan their flight to arrive in Valparaiso on Tuesday, March 2.

Pacific Tsunami Warnings

The Princess ships cruising in areas of the Pacific Ocean rim that have received tsunami warnings, are not adversely affected. As necessary we are making itinerary adjustments to ensure the safety of our passengers and crew. The location of our ships and their status is as follows:

Coral Princess is at sea, en route to Costa Rica and is unaffected.

Dawn Princess is in Auckland, New Zealand today, and has had to make operational adjustments.

Diamond Princess is at sea in Australia waters and is unaffected.

Golden Princess is in Ensenada, Mexico today and is unaffected.

Island Princess arrived at Huatulco, Mexico today but had to depart because of the sea surge.

Pacific Princess was slightly delayed arriving into Suva, Fiji, but is otherwise unaffected.

Sapphire Princess is turning around in Los Angeles today, but because the Port is currently closed embarkation will be delayed.

Sun Princess is at sea in New Zealand waters and will visit Fiordland National Park tomorrow as scheduled, however the time will be reduced.

Charlotte Airport after Snow Storm 2010

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. You can search the web and find that 99% of anyone who writes about travel recommends travel insurance. We were stressed about our flights, so I called Lufthansa multiple times in the last 24 hours and their service has been amazing!

I will be posting pictures, videos, and writing about our trip here at CruiseSource.us so stay tuned by subscribing in the top right hand corner of the blog! Happy Sailing ~ Rich Tucker

I’ll feel much better once I’m seated on our 10 hour flight to Europe tomorrow.  We’ll be among the first passengers as the Costa Deliziosa takes her Inaugural Tour around Italy!  We have tours of Venice, Naples, Livorno, and Savona. 

Naples, Italy here we come!!

Make sure you don’t miss out on our pictures and video from the Costa Deliziosa, subscribe to CruiseSource.us in the top right hand corner of this page.  Go ahead and Checkout our exclusive rates on the Costa Deliziosa 2010 Dubai departures and Northern Europe sailings.

Full Disclosure. This inaugural event is not a revenue generating sailing for the Cruise Line, therefore no one attending the event has to pay to go on the cruise.

Monday Morning, I will aggregate all the Cruise Line Hurricane announcements into one post. Hopefully, Ida is another non-event for the Cruise Industry and for the Social Fresh Cruise.

Tropical Storm Danny Track
Danny is a very weak and lopsided storm with most of the intense thunderstorms and winds on the east side of the circulation. Due to this it is likely that Danny’s center may reform further east under the stronger storms. That combined with a strong trough of low pressure and cold front moving across the continental U.S. will push Danny off to the Northeast. Meaning there will be a close call for the east coast. Main impact will likely be in New England and not the Carolinas.
Impacts
Danny will likely strengthen to a minimal hurricane or a strong Tropical storm either way the impacts will be identical. Winds on the east side of the storms will be 65-75mph from late Friday through Sunday morning over most of the offshore waters of the Atlantic coast. Wave heights will be much lower than Bill raging from 4-8’ offshore and 3-6’ in the surf zones. Rip current risk will remain highs through the entire weekend along the entire length of the U.S. coast, Bahamas and Bermuda. Due to the fast movement of Danny all affects of the storms will be long gone by late Sunday. Chances are Danny may never make a direct landfall in the United States.

Wave forecast around Danny 4-8’

Wave Forcast around the storm 4 - 8 feet

On our recent Hawaii Cruise, we ran through Tropical Storm Felicia and ran into waves 12 – 14 feet. 4 – 8 foot waves will be tolerable on a cruise ship.

Forecast Track from Wednesday Afternoon all the tracks stay offshore.

The trough moving east will keep Danny away from the East Coast

Looking Ahead: Elsewhere in the Tropics a new tropical wave has emerged off the coast of Africa that is forecast to slowly develop into a tropical storm by early next week. There also is an increasing chance that an upper low and stalled front in the Gulf of Mexico could develop into a tropical storm next week as well. There will be rough seas and squally weather throughout the Gulf of Mexico through the weekend.

If you have a cruise booked for the week of September 5th, buy travel insurance now before this new development off of the Africa Coast becomes a named storm.  Once a storm is named you will not be covered from cancellations or interuptions cause by that storm.  Let me know if you have any questions in the comments. 

visible satellite picture late Weds. showing lots of storms in the Gulf.

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Brad Panovich, Chief Meteorologist WCNC

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~Happy Sailing
Rich Tucker

If you were following along last week, I told you the importance of buying travel insurance before there was another named storm in the Atlantic because once a storm is named you are no longer protected from that storm for trip cancellation or interruption. If you have cruise that is a couple of weeks away, then go ahead and buy Travel Insurance now!

It looks like those of leaving from NYC, Boston, and Baltimore may experience some bumpy seas. Make sure to take your Bonine for motion sickness before you get on the ship. Once you get on the ship feel comfortable that the Captain and Cruise Line hold your safety has the most important factor when making decisions about your cruises itinerary with an active hurricane in your path.

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