Go Back   Cruise Critic Message Board Forums > Ports of Call > Caribbean > Costa Maya
Reload this Page Costa Maya and Hurricane Dean discussion (merged)
 
Register here!
Forgot Your Password?
Register FAQ Guidelines Community Homepage Photo Gallery Store FREE E-Letter Members List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read




Notices
Find out who is sailing with you on your cruise -- make new friends, share shore excursions (and save money!!), learn from your fellow cruisers!

Hi there! Why haven't you registered yet?? You are missing out on our FAMOUS Roll Call forums, where you can meet other cruisers sailing with you and share a tour or shore excursion and SAVE MONEY! Register Now!

** Please post your recommendations ONLY in response to request...do not start a new thread. Thanks!
Drum Roll Please: Announcing the 2013 Cruisers' Choice Awards!
Once again, your voice is loud and clear! Here are your choices for the best experiences at sea:

2013 Cruisers' Choice Awards


Reply
Page 1 of 22 1 2311 > Last »
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old August 20th, 2007, 06:21 PM
memphislonghorn memphislonghorn is offline
Cool Cruiser
  
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 422
Default Costa Maya and Hurricane Dean discussion (merged)
Everyone who has been to this little village and its wonderful beach at Tequila Beach, please say a little prayer for them tonight. Dean, probably at Cat. 5 strength, will bear down on them tonight. I was there in January on Fantasy, and I hate to see that beautiful place destroyed. They are in God's hands....
Reply With Quote

Ad Sponsored By
  #2  
Old August 20th, 2007, 06:49 PM
Mike&Karren's Avatar
Mike&Karren Mike&Karren is offline
Blue Ribbon Cruiser
  
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 3,834
Default
We feel the same. Wish them all the best!
Reply With Quote

  #3  
Old August 20th, 2007, 06:51 PM
dec2007w3boys's Avatar
dec2007w3boys dec2007w3boys is offline
Cool Cruiser
  
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Ohio
Posts: 1,042
Default indeed
I was just watching the evening news - they were close to Majahual. I am hoping most of the left - my prayers are certainly with them tonight.
__________________






Carnival Valor - November 25, 2007 - Western Caribbean - - Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Roatan & Belize
Carnival Freedom, November 22, 2008 - Eight Day to Panama and back with great stops at Cozumel and Costa Rica
Carnival Liberty, November 21, 2009 - Western Carribean - Grand Cayman, Cozumel & Jamaica
Carnival Miracle, December 5, 2010 - Celebrating our 15th Wedding Anniversary - KID FREE!! Aruba, Curacao, Dominican Republic & Grand Turk
Carnival Miracle, November 18, 2011 - With the boys again - - St Martin, St Lucia & St Kitts
Carnival Breeze, December 8, 2012 - St Thomas, Tortola, Antigua & Bahamas. The Misfits 2 Cruise
Reply With Quote

  #4  
Old August 20th, 2007, 06:56 PM
98Charlie's Avatar
98Charlie 98Charlie is offline
10,000+ Club
  
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Central Ohio
Posts: 15,734
Default
The people in that village have very little to protect them from heavy winds or sea surges. They are all in our prayers.

Dianne
__________________
USASA - We were never there. That's our story and we're sticking to it.


Email 98Charlie Here
Reply With Quote

  #5  
Old August 20th, 2007, 06:56 PM
cusyl's Avatar
cusyl cusyl is offline
5,000+ Club
  
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Sarasota, Fl
Posts: 5,417
Default
Dean is supposed to make a direct hit on Chetumal. I have a dear friend there that I have corresponded with for many years and she always comes to see me when the ship docks in Costa Maya.
Sending prayers for all of the Yucatan.
__________________
Video: Leaving Venice Italy on the Grand Princess
http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=8617
41 cruises & counting.
Disney Dream 11/13/2011
Reply With Quote

  #6  
Old August 20th, 2007, 07:58 PM
Jabee's Avatar
Jabee Jabee is offline
Cool Cruiser
  
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Posts: 1,960
Default Yes...
I sure hope someone is taking care of the Kitty Cats...
I am looking forward to going to Cats Meow in October...

On the other hand...maybe the wind will blow down that silly fence
so you don't have to search for the hole any more.
__________________
JaBee


Vacation Countdown Clock Generator
PREVIOUS CRUISES

Carnival Elation (1) Feb. 12, 2011
Carnival Triumph (2) March 13, 2010; Oct. 16, 2010
Carrnival Fantasy (4) Oct. 15, 2007; Oct 27, 2008; March 2, 2009; Nov. 11, 2009
Carnival Holiday (2) Dec. 27, 2007 & Dec. 31, 2007
NCL Sun (1) on March 11, 2007
Carnival Glory (1) Sept. 16, 2006
Carnival Celebration (2) Dec. 31, 2005; March 20, 2006
Carnivall Conquest (2) Oct 9-16, 2005; Feb. 12, 2012
Reply With Quote

  #7  
Old August 20th, 2007, 08:33 PM
Gosap Gosap is offline
Cool Cruiser
  
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 101
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by memphislonghorn View Post
Everyone who has been to this little village and its wonderful beach at Tequila Beach, please say a little prayer for them tonight. Dean, probably at Cat. 5 strength, will bear down on them tonight. I was there in January on Fantasy, and I hate to see that beautiful place destroyed. They are in God's hands....
Thank you so much for this. My wife and I visited Mahahual for the first time a few weeks ago and we absolutely fell in love. I'm worried here in the states and wish I could be down there helping them prepare for the storm. Costa Maya is always in my thoughts, and particularly tonight, will be in my strongest prayers.
__________________
Royal Caribbean - Rhapsody of the Seas (Summer 2005: Key West, Florida; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; Cozumel, Mexico)
Royal Caribbean - Rhapsody of the Seas (Summer 2007: Cozumel, Mexico; Roatan, Honduras; Costa Maya, Mexico; Progreso, Mexico)
Carnival - Conquest (Summer 2008: Montego Bay, Jamaica; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; Cozumel, Mexico)
Carnival - Ecstasy (Summer 2011: Progreso, Mexico; Cozumel, Mexico)
Reply With Quote

  #8  
Old August 20th, 2007, 08:37 PM
Ljberkow Ljberkow is offline
Blue Ribbon Cruiser
  
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Easton, Massachusetts
Posts: 4,631
Default
One of my favorite days this year was spent at Pez Quadro in Majahual. The people there are incredibly nice and I wish them all the best. When I was there in April, it looked like they were building up the village.
Reply With Quote

  #9  
Old August 20th, 2007, 08:59 PM
98Charlie's Avatar
98Charlie 98Charlie is offline
10,000+ Club
  
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Central Ohio
Posts: 15,734
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ljberkow View Post
One of my favorite days this year was spent at Pez Quadro in Majahual. The people there are incredibly nice and I wish them all the best. When I was there in April, it looked like they were building up the village.

We were in Majahual in November and then again the first of May. They had built up quite a bit during those few short months.

Dianne
__________________
USASA - We were never there. That's our story and we're sticking to it.


Email 98Charlie Here
Reply With Quote

  #10  
Old August 20th, 2007, 09:05 PM
TVMet TVMet is offline
Cool Cruiser
  
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 734
Default
Bay News 9 in Tampa is reporting the recon found winds of 160 mph. Dean is now a cat. 5!
__________________
Carnival Carnivale 1986
NCL Seaward 1989
Carnival Ecstasy 1998
Carnival Triumph 2001
Carnival Pride 2003
Carnival Legend 2003
Carnival Miracle 2004
Carnival Glory 2006
Carnival Miracle 2007
Carnival Legend 2008
Carnival Dream 2011
Carnival Dream 2012
Carnival Freedom 2013
Reply With Quote

  #11  
Old August 20th, 2007, 09:13 PM
EastTexans2's Avatar
EastTexans2 EastTexans2 is offline
Cool Cruiser
  
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Winnsboro, Tx
Posts: 2,482
Default
I will be praying tonight for all of those people and for their safety.
__________________
Lanie & Bill
Rhapsody of the Seas - 10-8-06
Splendour of the Seas -02-03-07
Carnival Ecstasy - 11-03-07
Voyager of the Seas - 01-13-08
Carnival Conquest - 10-26-08
Carnival Fantasy - 02-07-09
Carnival Conquest - 05-10-09
Reply With Quote

  #12  
Old August 20th, 2007, 09:26 PM
brichar499 brichar499 is offline
Cool Cruiser
  
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Glen Allen Virginia USA
Posts: 73
Default A direct hit at Costa Maya
My last check shows the eyewall of Dean hitting within a few miles of Costa Maya and the village. It's been a couple of years since I've been there but I recall it very flat and the village right on the water. It will be hell on earth for those poor folks.
Last edited by brichar499; August 20th, 2007 at 09:27 PM.
Reply With Quote

  #13  
Old August 20th, 2007, 09:27 PM
duck512's Avatar
duck512 duck512 is offline
Cool Cruiser
  
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Ohio
Posts: 979
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by EastTexans2 View Post
I will be praying tonight for all of those people and for their safety.
Here too!! We visited in February of this year for the first time and fell in love and booked the Legend in December mostly because it visited Costa Maya again!! Praying that God protects it tonight!!!
__________________
Pat


NCL Norway - March 1983 --- Carnival Facination - Jan. 1995 --- Carnival Tropicale - Mar. 1997 --- Carnival Jubilee - Jan. 1999 --- NCL Norway - March 2001 --- Carnival Conquest - January 2004 (Conquestadors Cruise) --- Celebrity Zenith - March 2005 (Celebrity's Mistake Group Cruise) --- Celebrity Zenith - April 2006 --- Carnival Liberty - Feb. 3, 2007 (Give Me Liberty Group Cruise) --- Carnival Liberty - Feb. 11, 2007 (B2B) --- Carnival Triumph - 12/1/2007 --- Carnival Legend - 12/9/2007 --- Carnival Miracle - Jan. 26, 2008 (Whatever Don & Linda want cruise) --- Carnival Freedom - Nov. 30, 2008 (Hounds Reunion Cruise) --- Carnival Freedom - Dec. 6, 2008 (B2B!!) --- Carnival Dream - Feb. 20, 2010 --- Carnival Miracle - Feb. 23, 2011 --- Carnival Glory - March 6, 2011 --- Carnival Glory - Feb. 26, 2012 --- Carnival Glory - March 4, 2012 - Carnival Liberty - Mar. 2, 2013 - Carnival Liberty - Mar. 9, 2013 B2B


Coming up: Celebrity Eclipse - Feb. 8, 2014
Reply With Quote

  #14  
Old August 20th, 2007, 09:30 PM
CorbinCatFan's Avatar
CorbinCatFan CorbinCatFan is offline
Cool Cruiser
  
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 1,163
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ljberkow View Post
One of my favorite days this year was spent at Pez Quadro in Majahual. The people there are incredibly nice and I wish them all the best. When I was there in April, it looked like they were building up the village.
Yes, Pez Quadro was the absoulte best. I hope they seek shelter. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.
__________________




04/11 Carnival Splendor 8454 Mexican Riviera --- 06/10 Carnival Inspiration U125 Western Carib
10/09 Carnival Fantasy U166 Western Carib --- 4/08 Carnival Destiny 8279 Southern Carib
12/05 Carnival Miracle 4179 Western Carib --- 12/00 Carnival Destiny 9191 Southern Carib
12/99 Inspiration E186 Southern Carib --- 06/98 Ecstasy R188 Western Carib
06/97 Fantasy M150 Bahamas --- 06/91 Fantasy M015 Bahamas
Reply With Quote

  #15  
Old August 20th, 2007, 09:31 PM
TVMet TVMet is offline
Cool Cruiser
  
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 734
Default
Dean is now a category FIVE!

Hurricane Janet hit almost the exact same area in 1955 at almost the exact same intensity.
__________________
Carnival Carnivale 1986
NCL Seaward 1989
Carnival Ecstasy 1998
Carnival Triumph 2001
Carnival Pride 2003
Carnival Legend 2003
Carnival Miracle 2004
Carnival Glory 2006
Carnival Miracle 2007
Carnival Legend 2008
Carnival Dream 2011
Carnival Dream 2012
Carnival Freedom 2013
Reply With Quote

  #16  
Old August 20th, 2007, 09:39 PM
Starz723's Avatar
Starz723 Starz723 is offline
Cool Cruiser
  
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Brooklyn, New York City. USA
Posts: 958
Default
One of my most favorite ports was Costa Maya and the lovely Chac-Chi resort right next to the pier.

I do pray for everyone and their safety.

At least Cozumel wont get a direct hit like 2 years ago.. That poor island took such a beating.

Marge
Starz723
__________________

Un-Official Vocalist and Entertainer

Marge
Starz723@aol.com
Reply With Quote

  #17  
Old August 20th, 2007, 09:44 PM
Vanessa L's Avatar
Vanessa L Vanessa L is offline
Blue Ribbon Cruiser
  
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Prospect, KY
Posts: 4,355
Default
I posted a prayer request for Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico and Texas and it was removed Hope this post doesn't meet the same fate Regardless, the entire area, not just this one place, are in my prayers now and in the future. This is going to be bad.
__________________
Worry is as useless as a handle on a snow ball~~Mitzi Chandler

All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt~~Lucy, Peanuts

Your pirate name is:

Captain Bess Rackham

Even though there's no legal rank on a pirate ship, everyone recognizes you're the one in charge. You have the good fortune of having a good name, since Rackham (pronounced RACKem, not rack-ham) is one of the coolest sounding surnames for a pirate. Arr!
Reply With Quote

  #18  
Old August 20th, 2007, 09:57 PM
Starz723's Avatar
Starz723 Starz723 is offline
Cool Cruiser
  
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Brooklyn, New York City. USA
Posts: 958
Default
Im praying for everyone in Costa Maya.

That was one of my favorite ports and I just loved the Chac Chi resort next to the pier. I so afraid that resort will take a serious beating. The dining room is open air with a palapas type room..

Lets keep them all in our prayers.

Marge
Starz723
__________________

Un-Official Vocalist and Entertainer

Marge
Starz723@aol.com
Reply With Quote

  #19  
Old August 20th, 2007, 10:07 PM
auntpam auntpam is offline
Cool Cruiser
  
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: McAlpin, Florida
Posts: 211
Default We were there in July, we love it there, we are praying!
We were there in July and had the most wonderful day. We are praying for everyone in Deans path.
Reply With Quote

  #20  
Old August 20th, 2007, 10:11 PM
JLC@SD's Avatar
JLC@SD JLC@SD is offline
5,000+ Club
  
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: San Diego
Posts: 5,083
Default
It does not look very good.......especially after seeing what happened to Jamaica.
__________________
My Cruise Screensaver Photos @:
http://community.webshots.com/user/JLCatSD

Cruise History
Jewel of the Seas, Southern Caribbean (2014) pending
Golden Princess, Roundtrip Hawaii (LA) (2013)
Pacific Princess, Mediterranean & Adriatic (2012)
Pacific Princess, Mediterranean Collection (2012)
Island Princess, Pacific Coastal (2012)
Sapphire Princess, LA / Hawaii / Samoa / Tahiti / LA (2011)
Golden Princess, Roundtrip Hawaii (LA) (2011)
Crown Princess, Greek Isles / Med + Italy (2010)
Sapphire Princess, Mexico (LA) (2010)
Royal Princess, Mediterranean + Italy (2009)
Sapphire Princess, Austraila / NZ + Fiji (2007)
Golden Princess, British Isles + Scotland (2006)
Dawn Princess, Mexico (SF) (2006)
Grand Princess, Mediterranean + Italy (2005)
Tahitian Princess, Cook Island (2005)
Tahitian Princess, Marquesas Island (2005)
Zenith, Western Caribbbean (2004)
Ryndam, Mexico, (2003)
Grand Princess, Eastern Caribbean (2003)
Grand Princess, Western Caribbean (2003)
Dawn Princess, San Diego to Hawaii (2003)
Dawn Princess, Tahiti to Hawaii (2002)
Dawn Princess, Hawaii to Tahiti (2002)
Royal Princess, Panama Canal (2002)
Ocean Princess, Southern Caribbean (2001)
Dawn Princess, Mexico (1991)
Golden Odyssey, Black Sea / Med (1990)
Dawn Princess, Mediterranean (1989)
Fair Sky, Alaska (1984)
Fair Sea, Panama Canal (1983)

Reply With Quote

Reply
Page 1 of 22 1 2311 > Last »

Bookmarks

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Ad Sponsored By
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:24 PM.

Need Help? Contact Us - Cruise Critic - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top

© 1995 - 2013, The Independent Traveler, Inc. All rights reserved.
"A Community of People Who Love To Cruise"
All of the information contained within Cruise Critic is protected by copyright. You may, however, download a single copy only for your personal use.