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The fact the lodge and most of the nearby resort escaped the hellish firestorm is a testament to the work of Smith’s team and firefighters.

That already makes for a hellish hurricane season in Florida.

But there are advantages to visiting the ship in its off-seasons, whether to avoid the hellish hours-long traffic jam for parking or to experience events like the Transatlantic Vacation or New Year’s Eve bash where big band dance parties transport guests back into the ghosts’ timeline.

That includes telling people to stay out for a week or two when the foliage is bone-dry and another hellish heat wave appears in the weather forecast.

We are only just getting a first taste of cooler weather along our stretch of the Gulf Coast, and, boy oh boy, are we grateful to have those hellish temperatures we endured in our rear view.