Cat 5: Puerto Vallarta [Hurricane Patricia]

[davidvel]

Hurricane Patricia heading to Puerto Vallarta

 

[Ty1on]

Hurricane Patricia heading to Puerto Vallarta

Please loop West please loop West please loop West. I'll never hear the end of it from my wife if we get hit with a SA.

 

[Karen G]

Please loop West please loop West please loop West. I'll never hear the end of it from my wife if we get hit with a SA.

What is an SA?

 

[Ty1on]

What is an SA?

Sorry, Special Assessment.

 

[Karen G]

Sorry, Special Assessment.

Oh, good. I thought it was something to do with the hurricane strength!

 

[davidvel]

Please loop West please loop West please loop West. I'll never hear the end of it from my wife if we get hit with a SA.

We can only hope, but for now forecasts calling for a direct hit:

Mexico's Pacific Coast is bracing for a worst-case scenario after Hurricane Patricia became a Category 5 storm Thursday evening just 200 miles offshore while beginning an ominous northward turn. Its dangerous eye is expected to move onshore Friday night, potentially becoming the most powerful hurricane to cross Mexico's Pacific coastline in modern history.
http://www.weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/hurricane-patricia-mexico-coast

 

[Ty1on]

We can only hope, but for now forecasts calling for a direct hit:

Yeah, I saw one model with the eye hitting just South of PV....not enough South to spare Velas. 58% chance of 75+MPH winds in PV.

Accuweather and NOAA are calling Manzanillo to host the direct hit.

 

[PamMo]

We're at Grand Luxxe now. Everyone was told to stay in their rooms after 7pm tonight. The resort is eerily quiet, as workers are busy clearing decks and tying everything down. The marinas and airports have issued warnings. We were supposed to fly out tomorrow on American, but can't get out until Monday afternoon. Puerto Vallarta is getting prepared to be blasted by Patricia - now a Category 5+ storm with 160+mph winds and strengthening. Unbelievably, she grew from a tropical storm to a major hurricane in 24 hours. The locals could definitely use your thoughts and prayers!

 

[x3 skier]

I imagine the Marina looks different. Any boats left in port?

Cheers

 

[Passepartout]

Historic Hurricane to hit Mexico's West Coast Today

Hurricane Patricia, packing 200 mph winds and 6-12" rains is expected to hit between Manzanillo and Puerto Vallarta this afternoon. Much damage and flooding is expected. More here: http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/23/americas/hurricane-patricia/index.html

Batten the hatches and be safe, anyone who's in the area.

Jim

 

[Patri]

Why oh why did they name it Patricia?????

 

[vacationhopeful]

Would the "Peril's of Pauline" been better?

Wilma as in the Flintstone's already was used.

Katina also been used.

I think I am seeing a pattern!

Should have just kept using men's names ... IMHO.

 

[Ironwood]

How do RCI or II deal with booked vacations that have to be cancelled a day or two before because of hurricanes or other sudden disasters that render a resort unvisitable.....my spell check says that isn't a word? I ask because a friend is to fly to PV today.

 

[Passepartout]

How do RCI or II deal with booked vacations that have to be cancelled a day or two before because of hurricanes or other sudden disasters that render a resort unvisitable.....my spell check says that isn't a word? I ask because a friend is to fly to PV today.

Your friend better be checking with the airline. And the resort. And RCI/II. And their travel insurance carrier. Right now, I'd be saying it's pretty iffy for today- and maybe for some time, based on last year's damage to Cabo by Hurricane Odile.

 

[vacationhopeful]

I had a hurricane come on shore at the end of a timeshares exchange thru II.

The resort management was "NOT HELPFUL" other than to slip a paper under the door AFTER 6PM for 3 nights before ... staying "We might be closing the resort", "looks like the resort will be closed at 6PM in 2 days" and finally, "the resort is closing at 6PM" due to the weather ... and every closing statement was contact FEMA for more info.... "WTF, I don't live here. I don't have a car. I don't know where the emergency shelters are. I don't have friends off shore." And NO, I got no refund or vacation credit from II.

Yep, the big towering timeshare on the beach with the letter M on it.

PS When a CAT 4-5 storm hit FLL... my little old resort down the block housed many (of the big M's) refugees per an II request ... it had just completed the new hurricane rated patio doors and windows plus a new roof earlier in the year.

 

[T-Dot-Traveller]

Thanks PamMo

Please give updates - (if you have power & wifi )

& good luck and prayers for all residents and visitors in PV and surrounding
areas of Mexico.

 

[Passepartout]

Authorities are saying now that this is the most powerful storm to ever hit land in the Western Hemisphere. Ever! And that many cities and communities will be uninhabitable for weeks or months.

Be careful, and if you have PV vicinity plans coming up, consider changing them.

Jim

 

[icydog]

Friends at Grand Mayan in Nuevo Vallarta! They were also in Cabo last Hurricane!

My friends are at the GM in NV RIGHT NOW! Last year they were in Cabo for the hurricane that hit in September. They had a terrible time and really suffered the last time. Needless to say I am doubly worried this year because it is an even bigger hurricane.

Funny thing is we joked about hurricanes on Monday before it was even forecast. She said the waitstaff told her Hurricanes rarely hit PVR so therefore it was a big joke.

They are both in their upper 70's. I'm very worried about them. Last year they had a ceiling fall on them, a major flood in their room, a bathroom under water, and nothing to eat but Mayan supplied ham sandwiches. They are both in the late 70's so there is need to worry.

Last year I told them to follow the advice of other Tuggers. To get on the plane my friend told them her real age and explained her husband's heart condition. It worked and they got out on the third day of evacuations.

 

[Ty1on]

Authorities are saying now that this is the most powerful storm to ever hit land in the Western Hemisphere. Ever! And that many cities and communities will be uninhabitable for weeks or months.

Be careful, and if you have PV vicinity plans coming up, consider changing them.

Jim

And if you were thinking about depositing PV, today would be the day :rofl:

 

[blackjack]

Pam, Stay safe out there. Cabo barely getting back on their feet and now an even bigger hurricane. Prayers sent your way.

 

[Snowbird22]

Puerto Vallarta Hurricane

I made a great trade last year, getting a 3 bedroom at the Grand Luxxe Nuevo Vallarta for 1 side of my SDO starting today Oct 23rd

Obviously with the massive hurricane coming in all flights are cancelled and we won't be travelling. I didn't purchase the Interval insurance and I am not sure if my Amex Gold has any coverage.

I just called II and they said I can retrade for a trade fee into whatever inventory is available today which is limited. I have to do this within the next 7 days.

I am looking for advice from people who have been in a similar situation.

Thanks

 

[PamMo]

You sure don't want to come down here right now! We're headed to a storm shelter within the hour. We look around the area and don't see a building that looks any safer than ours. We don't know where we're going. Our living room is piled high with furniture from the balcony. It looks like a ghost town outside. The Grand Luxxe staff has been wonderful (sadly, some of the guests not so much). The weather is eerily calm. The monster storm is supposed to hit this evening.

 

[VacationForever]

Do you really think the II agent was unhelpful? He gave you a rebook option. When I was with RCI, Charley hit Punta Gorda hard and the resort that I had booked had suffered massive damage and closed for the week that I had booked. I asked for options and was told that since I did not buy insurance I was out for the week, no retrade option.

 

[Passepartout]

The weather is eerily calm. The monster storm is supposed to hit this evening.

If there is a chance of getting a flight out- to anywhere- you should take it. Reports here are saying that major damage for weeks/months. And remember last year's storm in Cabo wiped out the airport- and it was a lesser storm than Patricia.

I just read of a 39 FOOT!!! storm surge possible in PV area. Please head for the highest ground and be safe if you can't get out.

Jim

 

[Ty1on]

You sure don't want to come down here right now! We're headed to a storm shelter within the hour. We look around the area and don't see a building that looks any safer than ours. We don't know where we're going. Our living room is piled high with furniture from the balcony. It looks like a ghost town outside. The Grand Luxxe staff has been wonderful (sadly, some of the guests not so much). The weather is eerily calm. The monster storm is supposed to hit this evening.

From what I've been reading, getting a ways away from the beach is the most important safety measure.