Hurricane Ike Continues to Affect Cruise Industry
Posted on October 17, 2008
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The 2008 hurricane season definitely had an impact on the cruise industry. However, this hurricane season was not was not as devasting for the cruise industry as it has been in years past. The one U.S. port that has had a long lasting impact is the Port of Galveston, which was badly damaged by Hurricane Ike, and had to be closed on September 14, 2008. The closure led to the cancellation of two Carnival cruises. The Carnival Conquest, which was set to leave port on the 14th, and the Carnival Ecstasy, which was departing on 15th, had to be cancelled. Both of the ships were already at sea, and both had to return to port in New Orleans. The Port of Galveston has one terminal that is expected to be operational by the end of October, but the second is not expected to be fully operating again until December. In lieu of using the Galveston port, Carnival has been utilizing the nearby Houston port, which is fairly convenient for those passengers who still would like to depart from the Texas area.
Should you be planning to take a cruise, you should not have any problems with being able to plan to depart from the South part of Texas, and would only need to make a small adjustment to leave Houston instead of Galveston for a few more weeks. Check for updates here.
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