Thread: Conquest 9/07/08 - Who's going?

If you do get to Progreso, try taking the local bus to Merida. Round trip ticket is about $2.50 per person. Walk around Merida. Explore the churches, the architecture. Try the local food..its good.

Originally Posted by hanna

If you do get to Progreso, try taking the local bus to Merida. Round trip ticket is about $2.50 per person. Walk around Merida. Explore the churches, the architecture. Try the local food..its good.

Thanks for the suggestion Hanna. Wouldn't it be wonderful if all the storms will have gotten out of the way and let us go to our originally planned ports complete with little or no damage. It looks like the reports from George town are good. Still waiting to find first hand knowledge about Mo Bay. We will just have to see!

Here is what I found on the Carnival site this morning:

TROPICAL WEATHER UPDATE

AUGUST 31, 2008 - 10:00 AM
We are closely monitoring the progress of Hurricane Gustav and Tropical Storm Hanna. All of Carnival’s ships will continue to operate at a safe distance from this storm at all times. Our number one priority is the safety of our guests and crew.
We have made some itinerary changes for several departures this week in order to provide our guests with an enjoyable shore experience, while operating the ships in the safest and most comfortable conditions possible. These are listed below:
Carnival Ecstasy Thur., 8/28 departure from Galveston: The ship will visit Progreso, Yucatan (Sat)
Carnival Fantasy Thur., 8/28 departure from Mobile: The ship will visit Progreso, Yucatan (Sat)
Carnival Miracle Fri., 8/29 departure from New York: The ship will change her itinerary to visit the ports of call: Port Canaveral (Mon), Nassau (Tue) and Freeport (Wed)
Carnival Inspiration Sat., 8/30 departure from Tampa: The ship will visit Cozumel (Tue)
Carnival Glory Sat., 8/30 departure from Pt. Canaveral: The ship will cancel her call to Nassau (Sun) and visit the scheduled ports of call: St. Thomas (Tue), St. Maarten (Wed)
Carnival Liberty Sat., 8/30 departure from Miami: The ship will visit the ports of call in reverse order Ocho Rios (Mon), Grand Cayman (Tue), Cozumel (Thur)
Carnival Conquest Sun. 8/31 departure from Galveston: The ship will cancel her call to Montego Bay (Wed) and visit Progreso, Yucatan (Tue), Cozumel (Wed), and Grand Cayman (Thur)
Carnival Triumph Sun. 8/31 departure from Miami: The ship will cancel her call to Half Moon Cay (Mon) and visit the scheduled ports of call of St. Thomas (Wed), San Juan (Thur) and Grand Turk (Fri)
Carnival Legend Sun. 8/31 departure from Tampa: The ship will cancel her call to Grand Cayman (Tue) and visit Key West (Mon) and then call on the scheduled ports of call of Cozumel (Wed), Belize (Thur) and Isla Roatan (Fri)

FUTURE CRUISES FOR WEEK STARTING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2008:
Carnival Fantasy: Mon. 9/1 departure from Mobile: We will be forced to change the five-day Carnival Fantasy cruise scheduled to depart on Monday, September 1, 2008 to a four-day cruise departing on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 returning on Sunday, September 7, 2008. The four-day cruise will depart from Mobile at 4:00 PM on Wednesday and visit Cozumel on Friday (arrive 8:00 PM; depart 5:00 PM).
Guests that sail on the new four-day cruise will receive a 25% refund of the cruise fare paid. In addition, guests will receive a 25% discount of a future three- to five-day Carnival Cruise departing prior to December 15, 2009. This discount applies to the cruise fare only. Please understand this offer is non-transferable.
If guests elect to cancel the cruise, we ask that guests contact us right away to cancel the booking. Guests will receive a full refund and refunds will be processed in less than two weeks.

We are looking forward to welcoming our guests aboard all of the Carnival “Fun Ships”. The officers, staff and crew on each of our ships are dedicated to delivering a great cruise vacation experience.

You ladies will be ready next Sunday if Hanna behaves herself.

Things are looking good for our itinerary - only the weather will tell:
The Jamaican ports have reopened.
Jamaica Gleaner News - Ports islandwide reopen today - Saturday | August 30, 2008
Stay tuned for future storms though.

So I posted this on the Dark sides Roll Call and PMd you all about this.

For our Meet and Greet, instead of right after the Muster Drill, lets meet at 6pm in the Atrium Lounge next to the Artists Lobby on the Lobby deck. Let me know what you think?

Originally Posted by suzbcruiser

So I posted this on the Dark sides Roll Call and PMd you all about this.

For our Meet and Greet, instead of right after the Muster Drill, lets meet at 6pm in the Atrium Lounge next to the Artists Lobby on the Lobby deck. Let me know what you think?

Best wishes for easy travel to the ship this weekend fellow Conquesters! And see you in the atrium with your smiley on!

The Carnival Conquest is in port. There are no revisions to it's itinerary.....................as yet. 9/7/08