Have you ladies heard bout Hurricane Rina?  She is supposed to come very close to the entire Riviera Maya this coming Thursday / Friday / Saturday!!

http://www.weather.com/weather/hurricanecentral/storms/2011/Rina

For those brides with weddings during this time, I hope for the best for you.  Fingers crossed that the projected path is off.  And for those of us with weddings soon after (mine is a week from Saturday) I hope any damage is minimal.

I'm supposed to get married this Sunday, 10/30 in Puerto Aventuras, just south of Playa. I'm really hoping the storm will turn! We're flying out Friday morning (hopefully!) Agh.. this is stressful!

Oh no!!!  I am putting out positive vibes into the universe for you ladies getting married this week and next!!!

Try not to stress too much  We can't control the weather.  Keep in mind, the news/media will most likely blow this out of proportion because bad news sells.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed for everyone.  We leave for Playa del Carmen 10/31, but four of our guests are schedule to arrive 10/29.  I'm hoping for safe, stress-free travels for all of our guests and all of yours.  

ps - we are going to let our guests find out about Rina on their own when they watch the news tonight/tomorrow.  We figured there is no sense in sending an email or text to the guests because we are optimistic and don't want everyone stressing us out.

Here is the most current posting from Travel Impressions Tour operator pertaining to the hurricane:

Travel Notifications

Updated: 10/25/11

Hurricane Rina:
Travel Impressions continues to monitor all severe weather activity. For any travel locations affected by severe weather, we work with our hoteliers to accommodate any delayed departures or arrivals. Please check your Airline carrier's website for up to date flight status and travel waiver policies.

If your customer's flight is canceled or delayed:
Notify Travel Impressions Customer Care immediately at 1-800-284-0022, prompt #3, so we can ensure that your hotel accommodations will be available upon arrival.

If your customers are at their vacation site and have questions:
Contact Travel Impressions Customer Care at 1-800-284-0022, prompt #3.

Customer Care is available to assist you 24/7

For all pre-departure inquiries related to changing your customer's reservation:
Contact Travel Impressions Reservations at 1-800-284-0022, prompt #2.
Hours of operation: Mon. - Fri. 9:00am - 9:00pm & Sat. 10:00am - 6:00pm EST.

For all pre-departure online bookings:
Contact eCommerce Online Support at 1-800-999-4321.
Hours of operation: Mon. - Fri. 9:00am - 9:00pm, Sat. 10:00am - 4:00pm and Sun.11:00am - 3:00pm EST.

Please see the latest weather updates from the National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

For specific airline policies, please check the carrier's website:

• AeroMexico - www.aeromexico.com
• Air Tran - www.airtran.com
• Alaska Airlines - www.alaskaair.com
• American Airlines - www.aa.com
• British Airways - www.ba.com
• Continental Airlines - www.continental.com
• Delta Air Lines - www.delta.com
• Fly Frontier - www.flyfrontier.com
• JetBlue - www.jetblue.com
• Lufthansa - www.lh.com
• SAS - www.flysas.com
• United Airlines - www.united.com
• US Airways - www.usairways.com
• Virgin - www.flyvirgin.com

I also just checked with Gogo Tours and no cancellation of flights or hotel stays is reported today.

Fingers crossed for everyone!!!

TA Wendy

I will be sure to send some good vibes as well. 

I'm on the verge of an anxiety attack. We (in theory) leave for Cancun on Thursday. Wedding is on 11.1.11... I am hoping that's going to be enough days in between. If the tail end of the trip and latter half is still fantastic, then I will have no qualms. I am just really stressed. More than for myself, I'm actually really worried about our guests who have paid all that money and arranged for time off to come to the wedding. Even in these natural disaster cases, it's not easy to reschedule everything. Not impossible.. just not easy. 

Does anyone remember what happened a few months back in August? I think there was a hurricane forecasted to hit Jamaica, but I can't recall any of the details and if it really came to fruition. Maybe time for googling skills... 

Serious good vibes, hopes, and prayers to my brides out there!!! 

Forgot to mention, we're calling our group over the next day or two so that we can all make a decision together. Our group is so small and close knit that it's important to us that it's a group decision. Not that everyone has to adhere to our decision, but at least everyone will have a say in things. 

I wish I could give you a big hug.  I am right there with you on the anxiety attack - all of the excitement about the wedding is gone and nothing but stress is left behind.

Have you contacted your airline to see what they are saying?  Please keep me up to date on what your plans are, because I have certainly got my fingers crossed for you.

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Originally Posted by Vettiebean 

I'm on the verge of an anxiety attack. We (in theory) leave for Cancun on Thursday. Wedding is on 11.1.11... I am hoping that's going to be enough days in between. If the tail end of the trip and latter half is still fantastic, then I will have no qualms. I am just really stressed. More than for myself, I'm actually really worried about our guests who have paid all that money and arranged for time off to come to the wedding. Even in these natural disaster cases, it's not easy to reschedule everything. Not impossible.. just not easy. 

 

Does anyone remember what happened a few months back in August? I think there was a hurricane forecasted to hit Jamaica, but I can't recall any of the details and if it really came to fruition. Maybe time for googling skills... 

 

Serious good vibes, hopes, and prayers to my brides out there!!! 

I also have my fingers crossed for everyone being affected by Rina. I'll be praying that everything goes well for you all.