<!--quoteo(post=316437:date=Sep 11 2008, 08&#58;59 AM:name=zebra)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (zebra &#064; Sep 11 2008, 08&#58;59 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&amp;pid=316437">&lt;strong&gt;QUOTE BELOW&lt;/strong&gt;</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Robert, on this last cruise on the Mariner we had a question and answer session with Captain Johnny.  One of the questions asked was - What do you do if a hurricane is threatening the port of embarkation?  His reply was - the authorities always close the ports to ALL shipping, the cruise ships have to leave the port so that they do not damage the ship and the pier..... they stand a good chance against a hurricane in open water - but no chance at all against the fury of the waves and the concrete pier.<br />As a Florida resident all I can say is  - please be very careful in a Cat 3 hurricane, there a good reason why they evacuate people.  It&#39;s no fun in any kind of building with no electricity and no air conditioning in this hot weather&#33;<br />I&#39;m still hoping that the storm veers off south for you........ but Please be safe&#33;<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br /><br /><b>I talked to Carnival and told them this and you know what he said, well the ports still open <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes2:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> And I told him what if the piers under water and he said well the Ships not,so I guess well be Tendered out to the Ship in Rowboats&#33;&#33; <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":biggrin:" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />  <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":tongue:" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" /> But the Port isnt closed right now and he said it would be Open Sunday for Conquest to come back in so Ill just have to wait and see this weekend what Happens&#33; never again in September will I book a cruise I should of stayed with October&#33;&#33; <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/wacko.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":wacko:" border="0" alt="wacko.gif" /> </b>