September 4th (2004) Disney Magic Cruise List

[CPM]

MEDIA ADVISORY.... from....
PORT CANAVERAL - Due to the approach of Hurricane Frances, the Canaveral Port Authority administrative office will be closed Thursday and Friday, September 2 and 3. The Port Authority administrative office is scheduled to re-open on Tuesday, September 7. This date could change depending on the severity of the storm.

The evacuation of the Canaveral Harbor must be completed and all vessels must be out of the Harbor no later than 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 3rd at which time the harbor will be closed. Failure to remove a vessel can result in a fine of $1,000 per hour, in accordance with Florida Statutes. The Port will work in cooperation with the Brevard Office of Emergency Management and the U.S. Coast Guard to determine when it will be safe to re-open.

Schedules for the cruise ships are subject to change based on the movement of the hurricane. Cruise passengers should stay in constant contact with the cruise lines.

Below is a copy of the Port's evacuation order.

For the most current information on Port operations, please call the public advisory information line at 321-783-7831 and listen for the prompts. All information is subject to change.

 

[CPM]

I thought I'd post this to let you know what other cruislines are doing. The Fascination's port is in Maimi.

Carnival Cruise Lines is closely monitoring Hurricane Frances and any potential disruption to scheduled sailings.

Presently two sailings have been impacted. Please see the details below:


FANTASY

The itinerary of the Fantasy sailing departing on 9/2/04 will be changed to a cruise-to-nowhere. The ship will depart Port Canaveral promptly at 4:30 pm. Guests currently booked on this sailing have the following options:


Sail and receive a $100 per person on board credit. Guest will also receive 50% off a future Carnival cruise of 3-5 days in duration. The Future Cruise Credit must be redeemed on or before December 15, 2005.
Cancel and rebook on another sailing with no penalty.
Cancel and receive a full refund.

FASCINATION

The Fascination 9/3/04 sailing has been cancelled. Guests may rebook on another sailing or opt for a refund.

At this time, no additional sailings have been modified. Please check back with Carnival.com for periodic updates.

 

[Rachelizabeth]

Hurricane Frances Update - Royal Caribbean


Miami - September 1, 2004 - 6:30 p.m. - Royal Caribbean International is closely monitoring the path and progress of Hurricane Frances to ensure our guests enjoy safe and comfortable cruises and to make certain our ships steer clear of the storm.

The safety and comfort of our guests are always the foremost concern of Royal Caribbean International.

We will update our Hurricane Frances information three times daily as the storm approaches - at 9:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Given Hurricane Frances' current and projected path, we are currently altering the itineraries of six Royal Caribbean International ships:
Grandeur of the Seas will reverse its itinerary for its August 29 sailing. On Tuesday, it will call in Nassau, Bahamas, and on Wednesday, it will call at Freeport, Bahamas. The ship will not make its normal port call at Port Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday. Instead, it will make a port call in Charleston, South Carolina, on Thursday.


Navigator of the Seas will not make its normal port calls at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Tuesday, San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday, and Labadee, Hispaniola, on Thursday. Instead, the ship will make a port calls at St. John, Antigua, on Tuesday, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Wednesday, and remain at sea on Thursday.


Adventure of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Philipsburg, St. Maarten, on Tuesday. Instead, the ship will spend Tuesday at sea and make a port call at Philipsburg, St Maarten, on Saturday.


Majesty of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Coco Cay, Bahamas, on Wednesday. Instead, the ship will make a port call at Freeport, Bahamas, on Wednesday.

Majesty of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Key West, Florida, on Thursday. Instead, the ship will end its current cruise one day earlier than normal, returning to the Port of Miami on Thursday morning at approximately 7 a.m.


Sovereign of the Seas will end its current cruise one day earlier than normal, returning to Port Canaveral on Thursday at approximately noon.


Voyager of the Seas will not make its normal port call at Freeport, Bahamas, on Friday. Instead, the ship will make a port call at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Thursday, and spend the day at sea on Friday.
At this time, all other Royal Caribbean International ships are sailing their normal itineraries. We will continue to closely monitor the storm and update this information at 9:30 a.m. Thursday.

 

[WILDCATMICKEY]

We just need to know now about DISNEY and the Majic.

 

[ganurse]

is there anyone besides us leaving for florida today? any chance of us sailing on sunday? i think the weather would be much nicer. leaving for orlando in just a few hours with 2 fat generators from home depot in the back of my SUV

 

[Ga_friend]

We are in Atlanta, too, but we are going to hold off leaving until tomorrow afternoon, if it takes that long to get info out of Disney. Our first plan was to drive to Valdosta , so we would be closer and more central to a change of port. I guess it is a wait and see day here.

 

[WILDCATMICKEY]

Flying out in the morning.

 

[CRSNDSNY]

I just called DCL and the automated message said we'll hear about the changes at 1pm today (Thursday). This is for the Sept. 4 & 5th cruises.

 

[ganurse]

what number do we call at 1pm?

still hoping for happy thoughts,
amy and michael

 

[Rachelizabeth]

I'm deciding today whether or not to head down. I'll wait til 1:00 to hear what Disney's plans are. I am packed and ready to go. My 8 yr old son woke up this morning, and said "Today is the big day". I asked, what do you mean. He smiled from ear to ear and said, "Today is the day we leave for the cruise".

Rachel

 

[CPM]

Originally posted by WILDCATMICKEY
We just need to know now about DISNEY and the Majic.

Thought it would be helpful to let you know what ELSE was going on. Geez.

 

[dlwharp]

We're leaving today at 5:50pm from Philly Airport to Orlando, unless we hear the cruise is cancelled altogether. We're supposed to get picked up to go to the airport at 2:30pm. I sure hope things work out and we can all go on this cruise and the folks in Florida don't have to go through this again (after Charley). This has been a week of pins and needles and it's just getting worse!

 

[ganurse]

im selfish and just want to express what i want. ALL of my family is in orlando and new smyrna. my dad runs a hospital on the coast in the melbourne/ft piece area and will staying throughout. I dont want a hurricane or anyone to get hurt, but i want my cruise. i have been planning this for a year now and have been so excited. i know that safety and peoples homes are more important and that all of us will be disappointed but i just wanted to vent

 

[WILDCATMICKEY]

Just called Disney and they said they would make an annoucement today at 1:00 pm

 

[FL_Librarian]

It's Official!

We are leaving Monday for a 5-night cruise!!!

Yikes!

 

[paulmc80]

Yes! Monday for 5 nights. Just read that on the popup window at the DCL website. Just need to know where we are leaving from now.

Hoping the best for everyone that may be affect by this weather in the southeast. This still could turn out OK for them. I'm thinking positive!

 

[sstucush]

Is anyone else upset? I really don't want a 5 night cruise. I would almost rather reschedule. Any ideas where we might be going?

But more importantly, my thoughts and prayers are with those who end up in the path of this storm. We are on the west FL coast but will surely fair better than many, many others. Keep safe everyone.

 

[Scrappy520]

What incentives are they offering, if any? Hotel stay / park tkt?

 

[FL_Librarian]

I am disappointed, and I dread telling my daughters.

 

[paulmc80]

Well, there is some disappointment of course. But, in gneral I'm relieved to have some idea of what I'll be needing to do at this point.

Its a tough situation for all involved, but just one of those things life tosses at you.