Hurricane Jimena Threatens the Mexican Riviera
Currently Hurricane Jimena, a Category Four hurricane is making its way towards the California Peninsula. The national Hurricane Center issued an advisory for the southern portion of the Baja California Peninsula from Bahia Magalena and San Evaristo Southward. What this means is hurricane conditions will most likely develop with 24 hours. There is also a hurricane watch in effect from those areas north to Punta Abreojos and Mulege which means that it is very likely hurricane condition will develop within 36 hours. Right now Hurricane Jimena’s maximum sustained winds have increased to 145 miles per hour, although there may be some fluctuations in the storms strength over the next few days.
In response to the growing dangers in the region, Carnival has altered the itineraries of both the Carnival Splendor and the Carnival Elation:
The Carnival Splendor was originally supposed to sail South towards Puerto Vallarta will now be staying closer to its long Long Beach homeport. Instead of sailing two days to the Mexican port the Splendor will be visiting Catalina Island today and Ensenada on Tuesday. For now the rest of the itinerary remains the same.
The Carnival Elation which departed Saturday from San Diego will be at sea today and will visit Catalina and Ensenada on Tuesday and Wednesday. It was originally supposed to visit Cabo San Lucas on Monday and Tuesday.
Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas did depart on schedule yesterday and was scheduled to be at sea today. There is currently a plan in place to sail a reverse itinerary depending on how the storm continues to track. However, the final plans won’t be known until Royal Caribbean makes their announcement later today.
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