Vicente and Willa Impact Bliss

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Tropical Storm Vicente 

We set sail from Port of Los Angeles (Long Beach) at 4 PM on schedule. While at dinner, about an hour and a half later, the captain came on the speaker to welcome us on board Norwegian Bliss and to update us on our itinerary for the week. Due to two tropical storms in the Pacific, one which will grow into a Major Hurricane in the next days, the Miami office altered our itinerary. Instead of sailing to the Mexican Riviera, we would make two stops in California (San Francisco & San Diego) and one in Mexico (Ensenada). Safety of the passengers, crew, and ship take precedence at all times, especially during Hurricane Season.

As you can see from the 5 day graphics below, Tropical Storm Vicente will set its eyes on Southern Mexico, while Willa will intensify into a Major Hurricane and head north to our original ports of call.

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Tropical Storm Willa

Tropical Storm Willa has rapidly intensified since genesis occurred last night,and it is almost a hurricane. The storm has taken advantage of near ideal environmental conditions and the current forecast shows Willa becoming a major hurricane in a day or so. These conditions are expected to prevail for another couple of days, and that should allow Willa to continue to strengthen rapidly.

Tropical Storm Willa	900 PM MDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WILLA ALMOST A HURRICANE... ...EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AND BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE IN A DAY OR SO..
WIND:	near 70 MPH...110 KM/H
WATCHES/ WARNINGS:	Interests along the coast of west-central mainland Mexico should monitor the progress of Willa.

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• NHC issuing advisories for the Eastern Pacific on TS Vicente and TS Willa

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Norwegian Cruise Line Weather Alert (click for latest)
Norwegian Bliss: The ship, which departed from Long Beach on October 20, will now call at San Francisco, San Diego, and Ensenada instead of Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta.
 

SHIP	SAIL DATE	STATUS	DESTINATION
Norwegian Bliss	October 20	Modified	now visiting w call at San Francisco, San Diego, and Ensenada

Hurricane Season Dates 

Hurricane season in the Atlantic begins June 1st and ends November 30th. The Eastern Pacific hurricane season begins May 15th and also ends November 30th.
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Hawaii Bracing for Two Hurricanes

CPHC issuing advisories on ISELLE

Hurricane Iselle

 Hurricane Julio

Approaching Hawaii

Not one, but two Hurricanes are heading for the Hawaiian Islands.

Iselle still heading for the Big Island, maintaining hurricane intensity.  On the forecast track, the center of Iselle is expected to pass very near or over the Big Island Thursday night, and pass just south of the smaller islands Friday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 90 mph, 150 km/h, with higher gusts. Some weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours, but Iselle is now expected to be a hurricane as it passes near or over the Big Island.

Update: Iselle was classified as a tropical storm 11 p.m. Thursday Hawaii Standard Time when its winds slowed to 70 mph, putting it below the minimum of 74 mph for a hurricane. The storm is weakening because of several factors, including wind shear chopping at the system and the Big Island's terrain above the water, said Chris Brenchley, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Honolulu.
 

NHC issuing advisories on Hurricane JULIO

HURRICANE JULIO
 

Early this morning, Julio strengthened to a Category 2 Hurricane.While there are no coastal watches and warnings currently in effect for this storm, interests in the Hawaiian Islands should monitor the progress of Julio.

Update: Hurricane Julio, a Category 3 storm, is about 1,000 miles behind Iselle in the Pacific.
Maximum sustained winds are near 120 mph, 195 km/h, with higher gusts. Julio is a category three hurricane on the saffir-simpson hurricane wind scale. Gradual weakening is expected through Saturday. 

SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE JULIO ARE EXPECTED TO 
PRODUCE BUILDING SURF ALONG MOST NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES OF THE 
MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS STARTING TONIGHT...AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY 
NEXT WEEK.

 

CRUISE SHIP IMPACT

Weather Alert for Pride of America Guests

Updated Wednesday, August 6, 2014 @ 1:30 pm ET
At Norwegian Cruise Line, the safety and security of our guests and crew is of the utmost importance. Therefore, the company is closely monitoring the paths of Hurricanes Iselle and Julio in the Pacific.

At this time, we anticipate embarkation for Pride of America’s August 9 sailing will take place as scheduled. Should there be any updates, they will be immediately posted on Norwegian's site.

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Tropical Storm Karen in Atlantic

Tropical Storm Karen

Tropical Storm Karen formed in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico prompting tropical storm and hurricane warnings for the northern Gulf Coast.  Due to the anticipated arrival of the storm, Port of New Orleans had closed the Mississippi River.

This storm impacted two Carnival Cruise Line sailings:

Port of New Orleans authorities opted to open the Mississippi River earlier than anticipated while keeping a watch on Tropical Storm Karen, allowing both Carnival Elation and Carnival Conquest to return to port sooner than expected. Elation now will return to New Orleans around 2 p.m. Sunday. Conquest is expected to return at 1:30 p.m. Passengers onboard both ships may disembark Sunday or spend one more night onboard and disembark Monday morning.

Passengers scheduled for the next cruise onboard Elation may board between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday; passengers scheduled to sail on Conquest may board between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday.

 "Our top priority was to keep a safe distance from the storm while we waited for the river to re-open," Carnival Cruise Lines President and CEO Gerry Cahill said in a news release. "We are pleased to be able to get our ships back into New Orleans earlier than what was originally anticipated as the storm was moving towards the coastline. We apologize to our guests for the inconvenience caused by Tropical Storm Karen and we extend our appreciation to all of the officials and maritime partners in New Orleans who have worked with us throughout to manage the situation as smoothly as possible."

Tropical Storm Karen	1000 AM CDT SUN OCT 06 2013 ...KAREN DISSIPATES... ...THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY...
WIND:	NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
WATCHES/ WARNINGS:	THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. INTERESTS ALONG THE NORTH-CENTRAL  GULF COAST SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR  LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SHIP IMPACT:	CARNIVAL CONQUEST - 10/06/13 DEPARTURE The Carnival Conquest will operate a 6-day cruise, cancelling Freeport. Check-in will be on Monday from 10:00AM to 2:00PM at the Erato Street Terminal and sailing time is set for 4:00PM. CARNIVAL ELATION - 10/05/13 DEPARTURE The Carnival Elation will operate a 3 day Fun Cruise @ Sea. Check-in will be on Monday from 11:00AM to 3:00PM at the Julia Street Terminal (1350 Port of New Orleans Place) and sailing time is set for 4:00PM. Tropical Storm Karen - Update

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SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...28.1N 89.9W
ABOUT 85 MI...135 KM SW OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...E OR 90 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB...29.80 INCHES

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
STORM SURGE...LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS
OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...
PLEASE SEE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE.
 
RAINFALL...THE REMNANTS OF KAREN ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST AND SOUTHEASTERN STATES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

HISTORICAL DATA:

800 AM CDT THU OCT 03 2013
 
...TROPICAL STORM FORMS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...
...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ISSUED FOR THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST...

700 PM CDT THU OCT 03 2013
 
...TROPICAL STORM KAREN HEADING TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...

400 PM CDT FRI OCT 04 2013
 
...KAREN DISORGANIZED...
...HURRICANE WATCH DISCONTINUED... 

1000 AM CDT SAT OCT 05 2013
 
...KAREN EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND
EARLY SUNDAY... 

700 PM CDT SAT OCT 05 2013
 
...KAREN STATIONARY SOUTH OF LOUISIANA......

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA TO THE MOUTH OF THE PEARL RIVER

400 AM CDT SUN OCT 06 2013
 
...KAREN EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW LATER TODAY...

Tropical Storm Gabrielle Forms in Atlantic

Tropical Storm GABRIELLE

(Sep 11) TS Gabrielle is now west of Bermuda and tropical storm warnings have been discontinued.  The storm is continuing its trek across the Atlantic with the next stop Canada.  Tropical Storm warnings will be posted in a few days for Nova Scotia and other ports in that region.

(Sep 10) Winds, showers, heavy at times, and thunderstorm potential will continue to increase as TS Gabrielle makes its final approach to Bermuda. Tropical storm force winds are expected this evening and will remain into early Wednesday afternoon. Tropical moisture will linger through the end of the week with a few showers and mainly moderate winds. Radar imagery is now available. SOURCE: Bermuda Weather Service

Department of Marine & Ports Services

Tropical Storm GABRIELLE	800 AM AST WED SEP 11 2013 ...GABRIELLE MEANDERING JUST WEST OF BERMUDA... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING DISCONTINUED...
WIND:	NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
WATCHES/ WARNINGS:	THE BERMUDA WEATHER SERVICE HAS DISCONTINUED  THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR BERMUDA.
SHIP IMPACT:	(Sep 10) Norwegian Dawn - Overnight in Bermuda, leave by mid-morning Wednesday Norwegian Breakaway - Arriving late on Wednesday (around noon)

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A disturbance in the East Caribbean Sea has taken the traditional circular shape of a tropical cyclone and has become Tropical Storm Garbrielle.  It is currently producing heavy rains in Puerto Rico and will threaten the Dominican Republic as well.   The storm is forecast to take a north / northwest turn later in the week, heading towards Bermuda.  This storm has the potential for impacting cruise schedules.  We will monitor this storm closely.

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SUMMARY OF 800 PM AST...0000 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...31.9N 64.9W
ABOUT 30 MI...45 KM SSW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES

ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GABRIELLE IS EXPECTED TO PASS
OVER OR NEAR BERMUDA IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
WIND...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS COULD CONTINUE ON BERMUDA FOR
THE NEXT FEW HOURS...ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATED LOCATIONS. 

RAINFALL...GABRIELLE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER BERMUDA.

STORM SURGE...ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT BERMUDA
TODAY.

HISTORICAL DATA:

500 PM AST WED SEP 04 2013
 
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS SOUTH OF PUERTO RICO...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* PUERTO RICO
* DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM CABO ENGANO TO CABO FRANCES VIEJO
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM SANTO DOMINGO TO CABO ENGANO 

1100 PM AST WED SEP 04 2013
 
...DEPRESSION BECOMES TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE...
...HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.. 

800 AM AST THU SEP 05 2013
 
...DISORGANIZED GABRIELLE STILL BRINGING HEAVY RAINS TO PUERTO RICO
AND ADJACENT ISLANDS... 

1100 PM AST THU SEP 05 2013
 
...GABRIELLE DISSIPATES...
...HEAVY RAIN THREAT CONTINUES OVER PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS... 

*** No Warnings Issued on SEP 06 - SEP 09 *** 

500 AM AST TUE SEP 10 2013
 
...GABRIELLE REGENERATES INTO A TROPICAL STORM SOUTH OF BERMUDA...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA...

500 PM AST TUE SEP 10 2013
 
...WIND INCREASING ON BERMUDA AS STRENGTHENING GABRIELLE
APPROACHES...