What We Know So Far

Hurricane season is in full swing as cruise traces make changes with their ships and itineraries as a result of Class 5 Hurricane Melissa.

Listed below are some modifications that ships have already made and what we all know as far as the large hurricane is anticipated to maneuver to the Northeast from its present place within the Caribbean Sea.

This storm is now thought of the strongest hurricane on report to strategy Jamaica, bringing heavy rainfall and excessive winds to a lot of the Caribbean, particularly Jamaica, Haiti, and jap Cuba.

A number of cruise traces have modified their itineraries because the storm’s path and depth turned clearer with some fashions and forecasts.

Hurricane Melissa is now a Class 5 storm with sustained winds hitting 160 mph. This has compelled a spread modifications to cruise itineraries throughout the Caribbean with cruise traces placing an emphasis on the protection of passengers and crew.

Jamaica has had obligatory evacuations in a number of coastal communities already.

The primary theme for many of those cruise ship modifications is that Japanese Caribbean itineraries are being swapped with Western Caribbean itineraries. Not less than 12 cruise ships are on the checklist thus far, however extra will probably be added as info turns into out there.

To see what occurs when there’s a hurricane or tropical storm throughout your cruise, you may see what cruise traces usually do right here.

Here’s a have a look at what modifications cruise traces have made thus far as a result of Hurricane Melissa.

Royal Caribbean: Icon of the Seas (Oct. twenty fifth Crusing)

Icon of the Seas has rerouted away from Japanese Caribbean locations (St. Maarten, St. Thomas) as a result of menace from Melissa. The change to ports of calls embrace Cozumel, Mexico and Roatán, Honduras as a part of the brand new schedule.

The go to at CocoCay has been rescheduled for an earlier date.

Royal Caribbean: Concord of the Seas (Oct. twenty seventh Crusing)

Concord of the Seas, which had scheduled stops in Jamaica and Labadee, Haiti, has additionally modified course to Western Caribbean ports. New calls will embrace Costa Maya, Mexico and Belize, skipping Jamaica fully.

Royal Caribbean: Odyssey of the Seas (Oct. twenty second Crusing)

Although Odyssey of the Seas is on a 14-day crusing out of Italy, the projected path of Hurricane Melissa has impacted the itinerary as properly.  As a substitute of visiting the Azores on October 30, the ship will go to Santa Cruz, Tenerife on the twenty ninth.  This port is additional south and may permit Odyssey of the Seas to sail throughout the Atlantic to New Jersey which ought to arrive on November 5.

Disney Cruise Line: Disney Treasure (Oct. twenty fifth Crusing)

Disney Treasure has moved away from a Western Caribbean crusing with new calls at Cozumel, Mexico and prolonged time at Castaway Cay as a result of storm’s observe over the Japanese Caribbean.

Disney Cruise Line: Disney Want (Oct. twenty seventh Crusing)

Disney Want’s itinerary noticed its Castaway Cay and Nassau stops rescheduled, with each ports now visited on earlier days to keep away from the storm. The brand new schedule has Disney Want leaving Port Canaveral at this time, visiting Castaway Cay on October 28 and Nassau on October 29.

Movie star Cruises: Movie star Past (Oct. twenty sixth Crusing)

Movie star Past modified its route from St. Kitts, St. Thomas, and Dominican Republic to Costa Maya, Belize Metropolis, and Roatán.

Carnival Cruise Line: Liberty (Oct. 26 Crusing)

Carnival Liberty departed from New Orleans on October 26.  The ship was scheduled to go to Montego Bay, Jamaica on the twenty ninth and Grand Cayman the next day.  These ports have been swapped with visits to Mahogany Bay and Belize.

Carnival Cruise Line: Celebration (Oct. 26 Crusing)

Carnival Celebration departed from Miami on October 26.  The primary port of name was purported to be Grand Turk adopted up by Amber Cove.  Because of the storm, these calls had been cancelled, and the ship will head to Cozumel as a substitute.

Carnival Cruise Line: Carnival Dream (Oct. 18 Crusing)

Carnival Dream is at the moment on a 14-day cruise from Galveston and the Wednesday port cease in Ocho Rios, Jamaica has been changed with a go to to St. Croix.

Margaritaville at Sea: Islander (Oct. nineteenth Crusing)

The Islander’s October 19–26, 2025 cruise initially deliberate stops at Ocho Rios, Jamaica, and George City, Grand Cayman. However as Hurricane Melissa obtained stronger through the cruise, the ship rerouted to Belize Metropolis and Roatan.

MSC Cruises: MSC World America (Oct. 18-Nov. 1 Crusing)

MSC World America has swapped out calls in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas for Western Caribbean stops like Cozumel, Costa Maya, and Roatán, becoming a member of the opposite cruise ships attempting to remain out of Melissa’s means.

Norwegian Cruise Line: Norwegian Pleasure (Oct. 27 Crusing)

Norwegian Pleasure will not go to Montego Bay and Ocho Rios, Jamaica on October 29 and 30 as was scheduled.  The go to will probably be changed by an in a single day name in Cozumel, Mexico.

Backside Line

Principally, cruise ships are avoiding Jamaica and Japanese Caribbean itineraries, particularly now that the storm has solely gotten stronger and can in all probability make landfall in Jamaica Monday night time. It appears to be like just like the Western Caribbean would be the foremost beneficiary as all these ships transfer west for calmer waters.

All cruisers booked on Caribbean cruises by early November ought to carefully monitor updates from their cruise line. Extra modifications and port cancellations might hold rolling in, relying on the trail of the storm.

Carnival’s Mardi Gras was beforehand talked about on this article because the ship is heading again to Port Canaveral on a 14-day crusing from Barcelona and could also be impacted by the storm’s trajectory. However nothing concrete has been introduced as of but.