A friend was at Royal Islander La Plage during the hurricane. He said guests are fine. I think (not positive) that they had guests group together to have people in fewer rooms throughout the resort. My Dad talked to our friend last night - he said something about being with another male guest and they used the bathroom as a safe room. Awkward for sure, but it was smart planning on RI's part to get people to hunker down together. No idea on structural damages yet, I'm sure they aren't allowed to walk the grounds. He has no idea when he'll get out. He flew down from Boston via JB, and they'll let them know when planes are allowed in. I don't see it being any time soon with the extensive damage at PJIA.

I watched the helicopter tour that showed up on social media last night. They flew over RI - the pool is full of sand but the deck looked to be in decent shape structurally. The palms and foliage are no more, but that's to be expected. It looked like there was a slider or two missing on the Maho side - upper floor, maybe 3rd or 4th.

I'll post if I hear anything about our friend getting out, and any damage info. The whole thing is so sad. I'm heartbroken for all of our island resident friends and what they're going through. I don't care about the strong potential for my annual March vacation being a no go - I just want everyone to be ok <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" />