Thread: Tropical Updates-Cruiselines-Ana

Tropical Storm Ana Update

- Aug 15, 2009 --- Norwegian Cruise Line is closely monitoring the path of Tropical Storm Ana as the safety and security of our guests and crew is of the utmost importance.

At this time, we are not altering any of our ships' itineraries. However, we will continue to closely monitor the weather situation and depending on the projected path of the storm, itinerary modifications may be required.

Norwegian will continue to closely monitor the weather conditions and update this information as necessary.

PORT CLOSURES for ANA

The following ports are already at Port Condition Xray (Preparing for gale force winds) and are expected to go to Port conditiion YANKEE (Port closed) by this afternoon:

St John
St Thomas
St Croix
San Juan
Vieques
Culebra
Several othr Puerto Rican Ports

Port Condition X Ray means prepare the port for a storm with at least gale force winds and start getting ships in port out to sea, or ready to leave

Port Condition YANKEE means port is CLOSED - all ships must out to sea, and no more ships a;;owed in to that port while it is under condition Yankee.

CARNIVAL:

TROPICAL UPDATE
August 16, 2009 – 2:00 PM
We are closely monitoring the progress of Tropical Storm Ana and Tropical Storm Bill. All of our ships are operating at a safe distance from these storms. Our number one priority is the safety and comfort of our guests and crew.

Due to the forecasted path of these storms, we have made the following itinerary changes:

Carnival Glory – August 15 departure
Nassau (Sun.), Half Moon Cay (Mon.), Grand Turk (Wed.)

Carnival Liberty – August 15 departure
Half Moon Cay (Sun.), Grand Cayman (Tues.), Costa Maya (Wed.), Nassau (Fri.)

Carnival Freedom – August 15 departure
Nassau (Sun.), Ocho Rios (Tues.), Grand Cayman (Wed.), Cozumel (Fri.)

Carnival Victory – August 16 departure
St. Lucia (Tues.), Barbados (Wed.), Dominica (Thur.), St. Thomas (Fri.), St. Maarten (Sat.)

We will continue to closely monitor these storms. At this time, no other itinerary changes are planned. We will update this information if any other changes become necessary.
We know our guests will enjoy visits to these new ports of call. In addition, all of our exceptional ship staff will do everything possible to provide our guests with a fun and memorable vacation.

latest from Carnival:

TROPICAL UPDATE
August 16, 2009 – 8:00 PM
We are closely monitoring the progress of Tropical Storm Ana and Tropical Storm Bill. All of our ships are operating at a safe distance from these storms. Our number one priority is the safety and comfort of our guests and crew.
Due to a favorable change in the forecast for these storms, we will now operate the scheduled itineraries for the Carnival Glory, Carnival Liberty and Carnival Victory. The Carnival Freedom will now visit Nassau (Sun.), San Juan (Tues.), St. Thomas (Wed.) and Tortola (Thur.).
We are not anticipating any other itinerary changes at this time. We will update this information if any other changes become necessary.