Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Fantasy is crusing a totally totally different itinerary this week than the ship’s authentic schedule, as a result of impression of Hurricane Fiona. Now, as an alternative of an Japanese Caribbean itinerary, Disney Fantasy is crusing to in style Western Caribbean ports.
Disney Fantasy Adjustments Itinerary
Friends have been notified by e-mail of the itinerary change on Friday, September 16, 2022, the day earlier than the ship departed Port Canaveral, Florida, on the 7-night cruise.
“Based mostly on the storm’s forecast monitor and the doable impression to the Japanese Caribbean over the subsequent few days, we’ve got made the choice to alter your itinerary,” the e-mail learn.
The ship’s preliminary itinerary had begun with two days at sea, adopted by port stops in Tortola within the British Virgin Islands, St. Thomas within the U.S. Virgin Islands, one other day at sea, and at last, Castaway Cay – Disney Cruise Line’s non-public island in The Bahamas, earlier than returning to Port Canaveral on Saturday, September 24.
Now, the ship will likely be crusing a Western Caribbean itinerary as an alternative, with simply sooner or later at sea to begin, adopted by port visits to Cozumel, Grand Cayman, and Jamaica, yet another day at sea, and nonetheless ending up with the go to to Castaway Cay on Friday, earlier than returning to Port Canaveral on Saturday.
“The protection and well-being of our visitors and crew members is our highest precedence,” the e-mail learn. “We recognize your understanding relating to this vital itinerary change.”
Disney Cruise Line did make clear of their communication that “based mostly on the present predicted storm timing and path, we don’t anticipate extra modifications to different sailings presently.”
Shore Excursions Refunded
As is commonplace follow when a port of name is canceled, all pre-booked shore excursions – which Disney Cruise Line calls “Port Adventures” – will likely be refunded. This solely applies to excursions booked by the cruise line, nevertheless, and if visitors has made unbiased tour preparations, they would wish to contact these tour operators to request a cancelation and refund.
Because of the last-minute change, visitors weren’t in a position to ebook new excursions for Cozumel, Grand Cayman, or Jamaica on-line earlier than crusing, however might make these reservations as soon as onboard Disney Fantasy.
As a result of there is no such thing as a change to the ship’s go to to Castaway Cay on Friday, these pre-booked excursions stay in place. If visitors haven’t but booked a tour for that port, they will test for added choices onboard.
Hurricane Fiona Replace
Disney Fantasy is only one of a number of cruise ships to have modified itineraries or port plans as a consequence of Hurricane Fiona, as all cruise strains working within the area should be involved for his or her ships’ security.
Royal Caribbean Worldwide’s Concord of the Seas has additionally switched from an Japanese Caribbean crusing to a Western Caribbean route as an alternative.
Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Freedom and Carnival Legend have each altered their deliberate Japanese Caribbean itineraries, as has MSC Cruises’ MSC Seashore.
As of 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Hurricane Fiona is classed as a Class 3 “main” hurricane, with most sustained winds of 110 miles per hour (177 kilometers per hour). The middle of the storm is situated barely east of the Turks & Caicos, with hurricane warnings in place all through the area.
The storm is shifting north-northwest at 9 miles per hour (15 kph), starting the anticipated flip that can finally have the storm shifting northeast by Thursday.
Whereas any storm may be tough to foretell greater than a day or two sooner or later, Fiona’s anticipated monitor has the storm remaining a significant hurricane and passing near Bermuda on Thursday evening and within the early hours of Friday morning.
