Now we are rushing to get out of Miami,” Allen said. “We saw some people crying, and they are not directing traffic to help people get off the ship.”The couple is among some of the luckier cruise ship passengers. Courtesy of Natasha Allen Natasha Allen and husband Richard spent Sept. 4 in Nassau, Bahamas, before they found out their cruise was cut short because of Hurricane Irma. “I was shopping at Costco Tuesday when Carmen called and asked me to help her find a new flight,” Lauber said. Allen and her husband had the option of staying on the cruise ship, as did passengers on other cruises, such as Norwegian Cruise line and MSC Cruises.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 07, 2017 23:15 UTC