Which Cruise Ship Itineraries Tropical Storm Dorian Is Impacting
As tends to happen in situations like this, Tropical Storm Dorian is impacting the itineraries of numerous cruise ships. If you or someone you know is worried about whether they’ll see an itinerary change during an upcoming cruise, check back here regularly. We will update this story as new details become available over the coming days, adding the most recent itinerary changes and updates on the situation to the top of this story.
Carnival Breeze in Port Canaveral.
Two Carnival Cruise Ships Make Itinerary Changes
On Tuesday afternoon, Carnival Cruise Line confirmed to Cruise Radio that two of their ships would experience relatively minor itinerary changes because of Dorian. The modifications were made “in order to avoid the current path of… and remain a safe distance from the storm,” the statement read in part. “Our Fleet Operations Center continues to monitor the storm and will make any adjustments as needed, as the safety of our guests and crew is our No. 1 priority.”
The impacted ships were the current sailings of both the Carnival Breeze and the Carnival Sunrise. In the case of the Breeze, the ship will wind up skipping San Juan to spend the day at sea. The Carnival Sunrise, meanwhile, is slated to make all of the stops on her itinerary, but in a different order. The Breeze will return to Port Canaveral on Saturday, August 31st, and the Sunrise will be back in New York City on September 4th, both expected to arrive as originally scheduled.
Disney Cruise Line Itinerary Change
The Disney Fantasy will replace San Juan with St. Thomas on its upcoming voyage. (Photo courtesy of Disney Cruise Line)
Disney Cruise Line announced that the current sailing of the Disney Fantasy would exchange its originally scheduled Eastern Caribbean itinerary for one sailing the Western Itinerary in order to avoid the wrath of Tropical Storm Dorian. As a result, the ship will be stopping at Grand Cayman and Cozumel as opposed to Tortola and St. Thomas. Despite this change, they were hoping to call on Castaway Cay — the line’s very popular private destination — on Friday, August 30th.
Royal Caribbean International Announces Three Itinerary Changes
Harmony of the Seas docked in Nassau, Bahamas.
Passengers on several Royal Caribbean International ships were informed that Tropical Storm Dorian would be impacting their itineraries. Harmony of the Seas avoided the storm by switching from an Eastern to a Western Caribbean itinerary, as did Allure of the Seas. Symphony of the Seas, meanwhile, opted to skip a visit to St. Maarteen and end their current sailing with a visit to Perfect Day at CocoCay.