This is nice to see: http://www.bostonherald.com/lifestyle/t ... rico_after
On Thursday (9/28) Susan talked to the tour company we use in St. Thomas. They said that St. Thomas is a mess, but the airport and seaport are operational and they expect cruise ships to resume stops in St. Thomas in November. Electricity is back on in most areas.
As you can see in the article above, the port of San Juan is already open. Puerto Rico gets the most coverage because over 3 million people live there.
By the end of October (when our final payments are due) we expect all of the ports to be operational. We are going to check with the tour companies at each island. Susan will be in contact with RCL.
EPG Cruise 2018
EPG Cruise 2018
Dan Steffens
Energy Prospectus Group
Energy Prospectus Group
Re: EPG Cruise 2018
October 1st: Almost a week and a half after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, about half of the island’s 3.4 million residents still lack access to clean drinking water, according to the U.S. Department of Defense, while 95 percent remain without power.
Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossello noted, however, Saturday that some progress has been made. He said 51 of the island’s 60 hospitals are now open and airports and seaports are receiving shipments.
“We have 100 percent of landline telephones working now,” Rossello said, “although we still don’t have the robust telecom network ... we’re only at 33 percent.”
Rossello said the island’s roads are being cleared, but there are still some communities where the hurricane’s devastation has made travel difficult.
The U.S. Defense Department said 100 trucks carrying diesel and gasoline fuel will arrive by barge in San Juan, the island’s capital and largest city, by Monday. There have been complaints that food and other necessities were not being delivered across the island because there were not enough trucks and truck drivers to make the deliveries.
Life on the island remains hard, however, with residents lining up in the sweltering heat to get gas, food and cash.
VOA’s Celia Mendoza, who is in Puerto Rico, says all store transactions are in cash because shops do not have the electricity for card transactions. There are long lines at cash machines, Mendoza reports, with customers hoping to get access to their funds before the machines’ generators are shut down when the banks close.
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Several cruise lines have announced that regular service to San Juan will begin in November.
Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossello noted, however, Saturday that some progress has been made. He said 51 of the island’s 60 hospitals are now open and airports and seaports are receiving shipments.
“We have 100 percent of landline telephones working now,” Rossello said, “although we still don’t have the robust telecom network ... we’re only at 33 percent.”
Rossello said the island’s roads are being cleared, but there are still some communities where the hurricane’s devastation has made travel difficult.
The U.S. Defense Department said 100 trucks carrying diesel and gasoline fuel will arrive by barge in San Juan, the island’s capital and largest city, by Monday. There have been complaints that food and other necessities were not being delivered across the island because there were not enough trucks and truck drivers to make the deliveries.
Life on the island remains hard, however, with residents lining up in the sweltering heat to get gas, food and cash.
VOA’s Celia Mendoza, who is in Puerto Rico, says all store transactions are in cash because shops do not have the electricity for card transactions. There are long lines at cash machines, Mendoza reports, with customers hoping to get access to their funds before the machines’ generators are shut down when the banks close.
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Several cruise lines have announced that regular service to San Juan will begin in November.
Dan Steffens
Energy Prospectus Group
Energy Prospectus Group