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Does the Cruise line have the responsibility to get all the people on board back to original port?.
I doubt it - I think the "fine print" allows the Ship a lot of latitude on where it goes. It's possible they might dock somewhere other than the home port, but I would think that comes with an entirely new set of problems.
Most of the passengers on the Galveston Cruise ships are Texans and they drive to Galveston.
I personally wouldn't even consider a cruise during hurricane season into hurricane possible waters - especially if I planned to leave my care at the dock. Prices are cheaper then - so folks tend to gamble.
My son was on a Cruise across the Gulf from Galveston to Key West & then to Mexico when Katrina was in the Gulf. Most passengers spent a pretty miserable time in the very, very rough seas.
I doubt it - I think the "fine print" allows the Ship a lot of latitude on where it goes. It's possible they might dock somewhere other than the home port, but I would think that comes with an entirely new set of problems.
Most of the passengers on the Galveston Cruise ships are Texans and they drive to Galveston.
I personally wouldn't even consider a cruise during hurricane season into hurricane possible waters - especially if I planned to leave my care at the dock. Prices are cheaper then - so folks tend to gamble.
My son was on a Cruise across the Gulf from Galveston to Key West & then to Mexico when Katrina was in the Gulf. Most passengers spent a pretty miserable time in the very, very rough seas.
The high pressure that's giving the rest of the country cool dry weather is going to make Texas pay a heavy price in keeping this storm stationary. Now to wait for the jump in price at the gas pumps over fears that the oil rigs were damaged. Of course the gas at the pumps was refined weeks or months ago, but that won't make any difference....
The high pressure that's giving the rest of the country cool dry weather is going to make Texas pay a heavy price in keeping this storm stationary. Now to wait for the jump in price at the gas pumps over fears that the oil rigs were damaged. Of course the gas at the pumps was refined weeks or months ago, but that won't make any difference....
The axis of the high is to our east and not bringing us any cool weather heather. Low of 79 and a dew point of 74...
I just heard an interview with the Port Aransas Police Chief done on Padre Island, which has little damage. I was correct - the Highway to Port Aransas is impassable - they are bringing in some front end loaders to remove about 3 feet of sand that blocks the road. No communication with those that did not evacuate Port A - the Chief said there were a few on the Island but most evacuated and they practice Hurricane Evacuation about 3 times a year.
As I watch this broadcast - I'm really shocked at how little damage to the Corpus Christ area after a CAT 4 storm hit. I can't stress enough how crucial it is for the location of Landfall to be on the North side of highly populated areas ..... and that's exactly what happened.
There has been a pretty continuous driving rain overnight at my house. But this storm cloud has a silver lining: I got today off, and our company never gives us Saturdays off. It's sad that it takes a hurricane to get the weekend off though. It's a good thing I followed my usual hurricane preparedness plan. Trump's assistance consisted of offering us his "Good luck" wishes So much for helping Americans in their time of need.
There has been a pretty continuous driving rain overnight at my house. But this storm cloud has a silver lining: I got today off, and our company never gives us Saturdays off. It's sad that it takes a hurricane to get the weekend off though. It's a good thing I followed my usual hurricane preparedness plan. Trump's assistance consisted of offering us his "Good luck" wishes So much for helping Americans in their time of need.
There has been a pretty continuous driving rain overnight at my house. But this storm cloud has a silver lining: I got today off, and our company never gives us Saturdays off. It's sad that it takes a hurricane to get the weekend off though. It's a good thing I followed my usual hurricane preparedness plan. Trump's assistance consisted of offering us his "Good luck" wishes So much for helping Americans in their time of need.
Oh? Exactly what "assistance" is Trump defiantly withholding from you? He has offered the entire resources of the federal government to assist Texas.
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So much for helping Americans in their time of need.
