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Old 10-16-2008, 09:35 PM zydecocruiser is offline     #1 (permalink)
There is a bit of unrest in Roatan this week...

Both Carnival and NCL have canceled stops this week. There were no warnings on the state department site that I could readily find.


Honduras: Residents of Roatan, the most popular of Honduras' Bay Islands, are in an uproar over a significant increase in the price of electricity provided by the island's utility company and have been demonstrating widely, blocking roads, including the roads to the airport, cruise ship port, downtown and other areas. Protesters set up road checkpoints and threatened at least one U.S. citizen with violence. The U.S. Embassy advises Americans not to try to pass through roadblocks because violent incidents have occurred in the past.
For updates and further advisories, call the State Department at (888) 407-4747 or visit Welcome to Travel.State.Gov.

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Old 10-16-2008, 10:15 PM LuLu is offline     #2 (permalink)
Hate hearing that!

... But better to know than NOT to know .... Thanks, ZY!

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Old 10-16-2008, 10:55 PM Ziggy7 is offline     #3 (permalink)
Yikes, so sorry to hear this But glad the ships are playing it safe!!!

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Old 10-17-2008, 02:38 AM zydecocruiser is offline     #4 (permalink)
I think the "significant" increase amounted to about a 300% increase in electric bills. I might be a little upset, too.

But the island is usually pretty sleepy and probably will settle down quickly - they will need the cruise ship passengers back quickly and many more of them to help offset the cost of electricity.

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Old 10-17-2008, 09:19 PM LuLu is offline     #5 (permalink)
.... any updates on this would be appreciated!

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Old 10-17-2008, 09:59 PM boyconny is offline     #6 (permalink)
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I think the "significant" increase amounted to about a 300% increase in electric bills. I might be a little upset, too.

But the island is usually pretty sleepy and probably will settle down quickly - they will need the cruise ship passengers back quickly and many more of them to help offset the cost of electricity.
That is so true, they really do need the ships coming in.



Old 10-17-2008, 10:54 PM Ziggy7 is offline     #7 (permalink)
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I think the "significant" increase amounted to about a 300% increase in electric bills. I might be a little upset, too.

But the island is usually pretty sleepy and probably will settle down quickly - they will need the cruise ship passengers back quickly and many more of them to help offset the cost of electricity.
Yikes!!! Thats allot of increase!!! Hope they settle down and the ships return!

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Old 10-19-2008, 10:05 PM LuLu is offline     #8 (permalink)
Any updates ....

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Old 10-21-2008, 06:46 PM zydecocruiser is offline     #9 (permalink)
No more complaints so I think they decided to have a siesta.

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Old 10-21-2008, 08:37 PM canarymoon is offline     #10 (permalink)
OMG!
My chin is on the FLOOR!

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