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It had quickly strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson scale on September 20 when it struck the Lesser Antilles with 115 mph (185 km/h) winds. The islands affected include Antigua, Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, St. Maarten. St.
In Saint Maarten, cruise agencies redirected ships to avoid the storm and secured vessels docked at port. Several ships were moved to Simpson Bay Lagoon where waves are generally small. [21] In St. Kitts, officials evacuated 40 families in flood-prone areas to shelters ahead of the storm. [22]
Cruise lines are changing Caribbean itineraries in an effort to avoid Hurricane Helene. The storm, already a Category 2 hurricane, was forecast to strengthen before making landfall in the U.S. on ...
The St. Maarten Zoo sustained heavy structural damage, though all resident animals survived unharmed. [42] The French side of the island incurred relatively little destruction, with scattered roof and window damage, [ 46 ] though Orient Beach "was a scene of complete devastation"; several businesses there suffered extensively. [ 47 ]
Icon of the Seas’ June 29 sailing will now visit Cozumel, Mexico, and Costa Maya, Mexico, instead of Philipsburg, St. Maarten, and Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas.
Some cruise lines are having to change up some of their ships’ itineraries or port dates to keep out of the way of Tropical Storm Ernesto, which was bashing the northern Caribbean Tuesday ...
St. Martin's Day (celebrated in Saint Martin and Sint Maarten) [42] 2020 Belizean general election [178] November 12 – COVID-19: At least seven people test positive during the first cruise in months. [179] November 13 – Tropical Storm Theta; November 14 – Deepavali, Hindu holiday; Guyana, Suriname
Hurricane Beryl has forced several major cruise lines to divert and change their itineraries as the Category 4 storm barrels through the Caribbean.. The storm, which broke records as both the ...