High waves and strong winds forced the cancellation of three mega cruise ship in Antigua & Barbuda today.
The ship’s agent said the Anthem of the Seas, Norwegian Dawn and Crown Princess made several unsuccessful attempts to dock at the harbour.
The Anthem of the Seas alone had 4108 passengers and this disappointed many hopeful tourism stakeholders.
“it’s a hard hit for all involved, since those ships had high tour numbers,” a post in the meteorology chat room acknowledges.
One woman, reporting from a beach that is a popular tourist hangout, is extremely disappointed with how the day has turned out.
“So, three big, economically viable ships canceled docking today, which has resulted in big losses to our country,” she said.
“Taxi drivers, restaurant businesses, beach vendors, and a whole list of tourism stakeholders are feeling the effects of these cancellations,” she says.
Reportedly, waves as high as 11 feet are being experienced, while, on land, storm-force winds of more than 40 miles per hour have led the MET Office to issue a high wind advisory to be in effect tomorrow.
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Good call. I guess they are now aware of what happened in Mexico a few weeks ago.
Me feel fu de vendors dem but a so e go at times still
I also empathize with the vendors…. Every disappointment is a blessing…. The winds are extremely high and should those ships decided to venture into our channels, then it perhaps would not be a pleasant day for Antigua… Prevention is better than to cure! I do hope that the vendors will bear in mind, that ” everyday is fishing day but every day is not catching day”.
When ship come they say they don’t make money when ship ain’t come they cry loss of money! How does it really work?
Well prevention better than cure the waves and winds. Alot of different things climate wise is happening all over the Caribbean so look at the positives we lose today we win tomorrow!
In these times “”Let your expectations be
Moderate hence Dissappointment will not
Seem Great. “”
Climate Change Mother Nature’s Phase
Just be Thankful for Regular days
Cherish the moments as we Prowess
As we Stride.
That’s how vulnerable this industry is. One hurricane one bad weather and we lose millions in revenues. Let’s not put all our eggs in one basket.
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