Hurricane Sandy 2

So, Sunday; we started letting passengers on in the morning, then at 2:00 they made the announcement that the coast guard closed the Bay and the cruise was cancelled. I was still downtown when they announced it, but got back around 3. Then we had to help with debarkation, which was NOT fun. These poor people had traveled from all over for this cruise and had to leave. There were a few people getting married; 2 actually had their weddings but 1 didn't get to. Another couple was there for their honeymoon. It was so sad. Most people were fine and not to rude, but we had some people that were being awful. Which I understand that they were not happy, but we were doing everything we could to run things smoothly. Everyone got their money back and they get 25% off their next cruise.

So we got everyone off and the dock closed at 6:00pm so we had to get out. Our plan for the week is to anchor in the Bay, then cruise around for a bit once the storm passes to make sure everything works, head back to Baltimore Wednesday, then dock in Baltimore until Friday, then we are offering a 2 day cruise to nowhere. We will see how many guests we get!

So currently we're anchored in the Bay just waiting for Sandy to come through. Hoping we don't get hit to hard! Hoping all my east coast friends and people back home stay safe!

So far, this week has been amazing. We can wander all over the ship wearing whatever we want, whenever we want. Our crew bar got moved to 2 main lounges and we are allowed to eat GOOD food up in guests areas. We will have our Halloween party ON actual Halloween. We can sleep in, no work, all play. It is so amazing! Hopefully the storm doesn't screw it all up! More updates tonight after the storm..