A number of Royal Caribbean cruise ships are prone to have itinerary shifts and port adjustments this weekend and early subsequent week because of the impression of Tropical Storm Fiona.
Particular person ships might be receiving confirmations of adjustments later as we speak, and all visitors crusing near the storm needs to be ready for schedule disruptions.
A number of Ships Impacted in Japanese Caribbean
A number of Royal Caribbean cruise ships at present crusing jap and southern Caribbean itineraries are prone to have schedule adjustments attributable to Tropical Storm Fiona.
In a publish by way of his in style Twitter feed, James Van Fleet – chief meteorologist for Royal Caribbean Worldwide – introduced the a number of vessels might have changes to their schedules to keep away from the worst impression of the storm within the coming days.
In keeping with Van Fleet, the Oasis-class Attract of the Seas will seemingly flip its subsequent itinerary, an 8-night Southern Caribbean crusing departing Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, September 17, 2022. The unique itinerary deliberate to first go to the cruise line’s non-public vacation spot Labadee within the Dominican Republic on Monday, September 19.
As a result of Tropical Storm Fiona is forecast to be straight over the Dominican Republic on Monday, it’s seemingly the ship will reverse its itinerary route, visiting Labadee final and as a substitute transferring up the visits to Aruba and Curacao which are additionally on the schedule.
This may allow the vessel to take pleasure in the identical ports, albeit in a distinct order, whereas avoiding the roughest climate of the storm.
Van Fleet additionally famous that different Royal Caribbean ships are prone to have schedule adjustments, together with Concord of the Seas, Independence of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas, and Oasis of the Seas.
The precise nature of such itinerary adjustments has not been introduced, however might embrace altering port orders, adjusting arrival instances, or canceling ports as obligatory. At all times, cruise strains put the security of their visitors, crew, and vessels as the highest precedence when making such changes.
Along with Royal Caribbean vessels, a number of different cruise strains at present have ships crusing within the impacted area, together with Virgin Voyages, Carnival Cruise Line, Disney Cruise Line, and Norwegian Cruise Line.
Any cruise traveler booked on an jap or southern Caribbean crusing – with any cruise line – within the subsequent week ought to keep in shut contact with their cruise line for potential schedule adjustments and itinerary updates.
Replace on Tropical Storm Fiona
Tropical Storm Fiona is at present 200 miles (322 kilometers) west-southwest of Puerto Rico, impacting a lot of the jap and southern Caribbean, together with Barbados, St. Lucia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tropical storm warnings and watches are at present in place for affected areas.
As of 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, September 16, the storm has most sustained winds of fifty miles per hour (80 kph), and is transferring west at 14 miles per hour (22 kph). This places the storm nicely beneath hurricane power (74 miles per hour / 120 kph) presently.
Fiona is forecast to move barely to the south of Puerto Rico on Saturday night time, September 17, earlier than turning to the north and certain crossing northwest over the Dominican Republic.
Whereas the storm is prone to strengthen to hurricane pressure, it isn’t anticipated to take action till early subsequent week, because it approaches The Bahamas.
As a result of the storm’s general power, monitor, and wind subject can differ broadly within the coming days, no cruise itinerary or route adjustments associated to The Bahamas have been made to this point prematurely.
At the moment, the storm isn’t anticipated to strongly impression Florida or the a number of cruise homeports on the state’s Atlantic coast.
