Sunday, August 28

Latest Cruise Line Updates - Hurricane Irene

Here are the details for the latest Carnival, Holland America, Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean so you don’t have to click on the links J


Carnival –
CARNIVAL IMAGINATION - 8/26/11
Day          Port of Call                   Arrive           Depart    
Fri            Miami, FL                                         4:00 PM
Sat           Fun Day @ Sea        
Sun          Nassau                        7:00 AM      6:00 PM                         
Mon          Miami, FL                                         8:00 AM

CARNIVAL GLORY – 8/27/11
In anticipation of Hurricane Irene’s arrival Sunday night, New York City is taking pre-cautionary measures that may affect your ability to arrive at the terminal on a timely basis.  We encourage all guests sailing on the Carnival Glory to make plans to arrive at Pier 88 between the hours of 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM.  Please bear with us as the debarkation process from the previous sailing will be ongoing, but we will do all possible to make you comfortable.  Sailing time remains at 3:00 PM, however we may sail earlier.  

CARNIVAL PRIDE – 8/28/11
Since Hurricane Irene is forecasted to affect the northeast coast early Sunday morning, the Carnival Pride has been directed by the US Coast Guard to arrive early from the previous cruise and proceed to a secure, alternate location until the storm passes.  Therefore, if the track remains the same, embarkation is scheduled for Monday, August 29th from 10am to 2pm at the Baltimore cruise terminal.  An email was sent to all guests on Thursday evening with additional information. 
All other sailings departing on or after Friday, August 26, 2011 will continue to operate as scheduled.  In the event we need to make a deviation to the itinerary, we will update our guests.  Please continue to check back on carnival.com for further updates.

Holland America –
ms Veendam August 21, 7-day Bermuda Cruise
The ship departed Bermuda at 5:00pm on Thursday, August 25, and is scheduled to arrive in New York one day early on Saturday, ahead of the storm’s anticipated arrival. Guests who desire to leave Saturday morning in advance of the storm will be able to do so. For guests who overnight until Sunday, the ship will remain in port. These plans have been approved by the United States Coast Guard and the New York City Mayor’s Office.

ms Veendam August 28, 7-day Bermuda Cruise
The ship will remain in New York overnight on Sunday, August 28, and will now depart Monday, August 29, at 2:00 pm. Guests will be able to embark as scheduled on Sunday provided there is access to the cruise terminal. Due to the government declared evacuation of some areas of the city and impending transit challenges, access to the cruise terminal may be limited or closed on Sunday.
For guests considering embarkation on Sunday, Holland America Line encourages guests to check local New York City transit and government websites (www.NYC.gov or www.mta.info). If you are in the local area, you can also call our special information line at 732-698-1222 for the latest information on access to the pier.
Embarkation on Monday, August 29 will begin at 8:00 am and continue until 1:00 pm, at which time all passengers should be on board the ship.
The revised itinerary is below:
DATE
LOCATION
ARRIVE
DEPART
Sunday, Aug 28
New York
overnight
Monday, Aug 29
New York
2 pm
Tuesday, Aug 30
At Sea
Wednesday, Aug 31
Hamilton, Bermuda
9 am
overnight
Thursday, Sept 1
Hamilton, Bermuda
overnight
Friday, Sept 2
Hamilton, Bermuda
2 pm
Saturday, Sept 3
At Sea
Sunday, Sept 4
New York
7am

ms Maasdam, July 23, 35-day (roundtrip Boston) or August 9, 18-day (Amsterdam to Boston) Voyage of the Midnight Sun
Holland America Line expects no changes to this schedule. The ship is due to arrive in Boston as scheduled on Saturday, August 27 at 7:00am.

ms Maasdam August 27, 7-day Canada/New England Cruise (Boston to Montreal, Quebec)
Guests will embark in Boston on Saturday, August 27, as planned and the ship is scheduled to sail at 5:00pm, prior to the storm's anticipated arrival. Due to very high winds and rough seas expected near the first two port calls of Bar Harbor, Maine, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, these calls have been cancelled and the itinerary modified, adding the ports of Gaspe and Saguenay, Quebec later in the week.
DATE
LOCATION
ARRIVE
DEPART
Saturday, Aug 27
Boston
5:00 pm
Sunday, Aug 28
At Sea
Monday, Aug 29
Sydney, Nova Scotia
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Tuesday, Aug 30
Charlottetown, PEI
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Wednesday, Aug 31
Gaspe, Quebec
7:00 am
1:00 pm
Thursday, Sept 1
Saguenay, Quebec
12:00 noon
8:00 pm
Friday, Sept 2
Quebec
7:00 am
5:00 pm
Saturday, Sept 3
Montreal
7:00 am


NCL –
Norwegian Jewel will return to New York early on Saturday, August 27 and guests currently on board will disembark beginning at 6 am. Embarkation for the August 27 cruise will commence earlier beginning at 10 am. The ship will depart three hours earlier than scheduled at 1 pm. All guests are advised to arrive at the pier between 10 am and noon. Once the ship is underway, there may be a change to the scheduled Bahamas & Florida itinerary.
Norwegian Gem will remain at sea, keeping a safe distance from the storm, on Sunday, August 28 instead of returning to New York as scheduled. The ship will arrive in New York at 8 am on Monday, August 29. All guests for the August 28 cruise are asked to arrive at the pier on Monday, August 29 beginning at noon. The ship is scheduled to depart New York at 4 pm on Monday en route to Bermuda.
Norwegian Dawn is sailing from Boston to Bermuda today as scheduled.
Norwegian Sky is sailing from Miami today as scheduled. The ship will spend a day at sea on Saturday, August 27 instead of calling at Great Strirrup Cay, Bahamas. The ship will visit Nassau as scheduled on Sunday, August 28.

Royal Caribbean  -

In an abundance of caution, and in order to provide our guests with a safe and comfortable sailing, Explorer of the Seas will depart Cape Liberty, Bayonne, New Jersey, on Saturday, August 27 at 4:00 p.m. – one hour earlier than originally scheduled. We ask that all guests arrive at the pier no later than 3:00 p.m.

Regrettably, the island of CocoCay, Bahamas, was impacted by the storm, and we feel our guest's experience ashore would be disrupted. Because of this, we have cancelled Majesty of the Seas' call to CocoCay on Saturday, August 27, and Monarch of the Seas' call to CocoCay on Sunday, August 28.

Monarch of the Seas will now stay overnight in Nassau, Bahamas, arriving at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 27 and departing at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 28.

Majesty of the Seas will now spend Saturday at sea and call on Nassau, Bahamas, on Sunday, August 28 as scheduled.

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