Cruise Radio News Brief - September 30, 2018

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🗓️ 30 September 2018

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Cruise Radio News Brief - September 30, 2018. Two Carnival Cruise Line ships are repositioning to new homeports this weekend, a week after Carnival Vista and Carnival Horizon repositioned. Grand Cayman could be in trouble if they don't step up there cruise docking situation. And more flooding means more cruise ship delays in Galveston.

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0:00.0	I'm Doug Parker, and this is your Sunday morning news brief for September 30th, 2018.
0:05.8	Central Florida is going through the cruise ship shuffle this weekend as Carnival Magic departed Port Canaveral on Saturday for her new home in Miami.
0:13.5	She will join Carnival Horizon, who arrived last weekend.
0:17.1	Carnival Breeze will take over Carnival Magic's itineraries in Port Canaveral. And if things are heating up in Grand Cayman, representatives from both Carnival Breeze will take over Carnival Magic's itineraries in Port Canaveral.
0:22.0	And if things are heating up in Grand Cayman, representatives from both Carnival and Royal Caribbean
0:26.2	warned that if Grand Cayman doesn't step up their game where docking facilities are concerned,
0:31.5	they could lose a lot of passengers.
0:33.9	Royal Caribbean said that within the next five years, traffic could drop from 450,000 to potentially 250,000 if a new birthing facility isn't built.
0:43.9	Carnival echoed those same numbers.
0:45.9	Grand Cayman has been slowed to build a pier there in fear of damaging the local reefs.
0:50.3	Right now, Grand Cayman is just a tender port.
0:53.5	And it's raining again in Gavleston, Texas, and heavy flooding is expected through the weekend.
0:58.0	On Saturday, Carnival Freedom's disembarkation was delayed because of flooding, and if the rain continues, it could impact Sunday's sailing of Carnival Vista.
1:07.2	Gavleston is prone to flash floods due to the low-lying areas on the island.
1:11.8	You can find more stories at cruiseradio.net.
1:15.0	Doug Parker Cruise Radio News.

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