According to an article found on cruisenews.com, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that recently occurred in the Gulf of Mexico is not affecting cruise ships departing from ports in New Orleans and Mobile, at least not this week. The article mentioned that the Carnival ship, Triumph, will turn around in New Orleans on May 1st, while the Carnival Fantasy successfully departed with passengers from Mobile on April 29th and will return as scheduled on May 3rd.
A Carnival Cruise lines spokeswoman stated that "captains navigating our ships sailing from Mobile and New Orleans may opt to deviate course slightly to sail around the affected area. However, we do not anticipate any changes to the scheduled itineraries and associated ports of call as a result."
In addition, a notice was posted on the port of New Orleans' website that the Southwest Pass, which is the main route for ships traveling between the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico should be open and free of oil through Friday evening. Even though some oil could reach the channel by Saturday, the Coast Guard has indicated that ships will still be able to use this route without needing their hulls cleaned. To view the full article, visit http://www.cruisecritic.news/news.cfm?ID=3838
It's nice to know that cruise ships take into account all information that they are presented with, especially in crisis situations such as this one, and that they are flexible and willing to make changes to itineraries and travel routes when necessary to ensure they safety of all passengers onboard. Reading this article I realized even more how alert and aware captains of cruise ships, as well as the entire cruise leadership team, must be, and how important it is that they keep well informed of any and all crisis situations or potential crisis situations that they may be faced with before, during, or after each ship's voyage.
A Carnival Cruise lines spokeswoman stated that "captains navigating our ships sailing from Mobile and New Orleans may opt to deviate course slightly to sail around the affected area. However, we do not anticipate any changes to the scheduled itineraries and associated ports of call as a result."
In addition, a notice was posted on the port of New Orleans' website that the Southwest Pass, which is the main route for ships traveling between the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico should be open and free of oil through Friday evening. Even though some oil could reach the channel by Saturday, the Coast Guard has indicated that ships will still be able to use this route without needing their hulls cleaned. To view the full article, visit http://www.cruisecritic.news/news.cfm?ID=3838
It's nice to know that cruise ships take into account all information that they are presented with, especially in crisis situations such as this one, and that they are flexible and willing to make changes to itineraries and travel routes when necessary to ensure they safety of all passengers onboard. Reading this article I realized even more how alert and aware captains of cruise ships, as well as the entire cruise leadership team, must be, and how important it is that they keep well informed of any and all crisis situations or potential crisis situations that they may be faced with before, during, or after each ship's voyage.
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