we were there just before frances. we managed to get a flight out of tampa on sat about just noon before the tampa airport closed at 2:30. Since getting out was iffy at best, I can tell you what was going on just before.
Before the storm started, they had said that the yacht club galley would have buffet only. The other restaurants would be closed. Later on, they told my husband that they were going to try to keep the downstairs opened and that they would set up box lunches in the lobby area. I can tell you that the CMs all seemed calm, well prepared and confident that if we got stuck there we were in the safest place you could be. Because the conference center has no windows, they said that if it got really bad, they could bring us in there.
As soon as the airports closed, they basically extended everyone's reservation assuming that if you were there you were staying, which was excellent because by friday, they said that they were completely booked for the next three days. Plus, they gave you the option to tell them basically as you were leaving that you didn't need the room. On friday, they originally closed storm along bay, but then when the weather held out, they opened about half of it - but it closed early. Also, the patio furniture was brought into the room. On sat am, my mom had breakfast in the yacht club galley (full service) and it had not yet switched over to buffet and then we left. So, that's what I know. Hopefully someone who stayed through the storm can provide you with better information
