"HURRICANES! I AINT AFRAID OF NO STINKING HURRICANE!"

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  Common logic states that ships and hurricanes don't mix.  I can honestly tell you it is a MYTH (unless you sail directly into one).  Carnival did a remarkable job at making it seem like there wansn't even a hurricane only 400 miles away.  I have been on worse seas in normal weather.  

  I just did a cruise out of Baltimore on the CARNIVAL PRIDE.  She left port on Sunday, August 21th and was supposed to return to port on Sunday, August 28th.  While Hurrican Irene was creating havoc all over the Caribbean, the Carnival Pride was adjusting her itinerary to avoid the massive storm.  

 She was suppoed to arrive in Port Canaveral, Florida on Wednesday, Nassau (The Bahamas) on Thursday, and Freeport (The Bahamas) on Friday and finally arriving back in Baltimore in Sunday morning.  The first change that was made was arriving in Port Canaveral on Tuesday,  My family and I didn't get off the ship because we have been there a few times already.  Wednesday became the Freeport day. which was sunny and beautiful.  I got to swim almost clear water (churnred up a little because of the storm) which is my main reason for going to the Caribbean.  

  They canceled going to Nassau.  It was supposed to be the highlight of my trip because I was supposed to do the Stuart Cove's Shark Dive.  Just as well.  The Sharks were probably in a bad mood because of the choppy ocean resulting from Irene.  ANGRY SHARKS AND SCUBA DIVING REALLY DON'T MIX.

  Anyway, back to the great job Carnival did.  We ate. We Swam. We saw shows and gambled a little. We ate some more.  After that, we ate again.  There are fitness centers for those who feel guilty for eating a lot.

   I am not worried about sailing on a cruise during hurricane season.  Has anyone ever moved an island out of the path of a hurricane? I have never heard of it happeneng,  The cruise industry handles these thing great.  They do it every year.

  Irene also followed us home to NY.