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Tom & Mary Milano
Mary & I live in New Smyrna Beach Florida, an area that has just been
visited by hurricane Charley. Although the hurricane came across the
entire state of Florida, it lost little of its force and had a devastating
effect on our area. Trees and downed power lines everywhere. A nearby
town, eight miles south of us, had twenty homes that were totally
destroyed. We lost three magnificent pin oaks and half the shingles on our
roof, but thank God we weren’t injured and we still have our home.
We are writing this article because we know many of our readers have
booked a cruise or are considering booking a cruise during this hurricane
season, and are apprehensive and concerned that they might be at sea
during a full-blown hurricane. Mary & I felt the same concerns when we
were booked on the Norwegian Sun, September 2002, and learned that
hurricane Lili was barreling through the Caribbean in the direct path of
our itinerary. We had always wondered what does a Captain do when his ship
is in the path of a hurricane and now we were about to find out.
Needless to say, everyone was on edge, not knowing what to expect. The
evening of the first night, captain Vorren made an announcement that we
were not to worry, he would keep us informed of the position of Lili and
what he would be doing to stay clear of it. Every morning and at various
times during the day, Captain Vorren made announcements from the bridge.
He gave a very concise and thorough report telling us the strength of the
storm, where it was and what he was doing to avoid it. The captain did an
excellent job of putting everyone at ease and alleviating their fears.
Being Lili was in our direct path the Captain made a decision to
circumvent the area of the storm, by going on the other side of Cuba, and
than steering a course for the Eastern Caribbean, a complete reversal of
our itinerary. We never experienced any heavy seas, during our entire
cruise. In fact, the waves never reached a height of more than two or
three feet. After making our ports on the eastern itinerary, Captain
Vorren again reversed course and we made our Western itinerary port. Not
only did we avoid hurricane Lili, we made everyone of our ports as we
dodged and at times out ran hurricane Lili.
Don’t Be Afraid of Cruising During Hurricane Season. For the last seven
years Mary & I have booked one or two cruises during the hurricane season
and we have booked another for this year. We are sailing on the new
Caribbean Princess on September 4th. If you book a cruise during June
through October, and there is a threat of a hurricane, be assured your
safety is the number one concern of the Captains of these magnificent
floating resorts. They are prepared to divert from their intended course
and chose a route that will assure you a safe journey. That plus the fact
they have the awesome responsibility of taking care of the cruise lines ½
billion dollar vessel under their command. We hope these facts have
alleviated most of your concerns about cruising during the hurricane
season.
For our many readers that are concerned about getting seasick:
Remedy For Seasickness: Something a great many people fear is getting
SEASICK. Well the best advice we can give you is to ask their family Doc
for a prescription for [Transderm-SC 1.5mg Dis Nova]. This is medicine
which prevents nausea and vomiting associated with motion sickness. It is
a small patch that you place behind your ear. The patch is good for three
days, then you must replace it. It will stay on even when you shower.
Place the patch behind one ear, the morning of the sailing!!! This gives
the medication a chance to start working. Also when you have to change the
patch, do it first thing in the morning. Believe me, it works.
We hope we have helped you,
Our warmest regards,
Tom & Mary
