here we go again! As the brutal hurricane season comes to an end, three storms may be brewing in the Caribbean that are already affecting cruising.
With this in mind, Royal Caribbean will reroute its ships Departing On cruises in the Bahamas and Western Caribbean. This includes the brilliance of the ocean, freedom of the seas, the brilliance of the oceanand ocean vision — out of an abundance of caution.
For the three cruise ships that have had their routes changed due to weather, this change will affect their upcoming sailings today and tomorrow (November 2-3, 2024). There is another ship that has started sailing.
Later today, on the evening of November 2nd, the brilliance of the ocean 7-night Bahamas cruise to set sail from tampa florida.
The original itinerary included stops in Bimini, Bahamas; Freeport, Bahamas; Nassau, Bahamas; and a perfect day with cruise line CocoCay Private Island Destinations in the Bahamas.
However, the itinerary has been completely rescheduled to avoid severe weather – new stops include Cozumel, Mexico; Roatan, Honduras; Belize City, Belize; and Costa Maya, Mexico.
“Together with Chief Meteorologist Craig Setzer, we have been monitoring severe weather along our intended route as a storm system is expected to develop that will bring increasingly strong winds to the area, impacting our planned ports and potentially make them unsafe.” Royal Caribbean sent a letter to affected guests.
Guests set off freedom of the seas exist Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida, A similar letter arrived in their email inbox tomorrow, November 3rd.
But Wind didn’t completely redo the itinerary for the six-night Western Caribbean cruise, Wind just changed the order of the port calls – the Liberty-class cruise ship swapped the dates she would visit Labatee and Georgetown, Haiti. Crocodile. The final port of call on the itinerary – Falmouth, Jamaica – is unaffected.
Passengers also reported changes to the Vision of the Seas’ Oct. 31 itinerary from Baltimore. The ship has docked at Port Canaveral and canceled calls at Nassau and CocoCay.
Splendor of the Seas, which will depart New Orleans on a seven-night Western Caribbean itinerary on November 2, is currently affected by a developing storm in the southwestern Caribbean. The ship has canceled its call in Grand Cayman and is visiting Belize instead.
Passengers currently aboard Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas ship also reported severe weather conditions during the short 3-night cruise from Port Canaveral. However, no changes to the itinerary have been confirmed yet. The large Oasis-class ship’s previous voyages were adjusted because Cruise Hive reports here.
Three possible storm systems
While three storms brewing in the Caribbean are not expected to be as severe Comparable in severity to hurricanes Helen and MiltonFlorida has been hit hard, and the safer and more comfortable option for cruise ships is to avoid any possible bad weather.
Cruise ships have Designed to handle rough seassuch as stabilizing the system. But rocky seas can certainly make sailing uncomfortable, especially for those prone to seasickness.
Additionally, storm systems can be somewhat unpredictable and intensify quickly – so out of an abundance of caution, it’s best to stay somewhere with blue skies and calm seas.
“While the specifics remain uncertain (how strong, where), a combination of weather systems over the next few days will affect Florida, the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, with unusually high winds and storms expected this week. period,” Royal Caribbean Chief Meteorologist Craig Setzer posted on X on the morning of Saturday, November 2nd.
according to National Hurricane Center (NOAA)Subtropical Storm Patty is moving across the northeastern Atlantic toward the Azores, bringing rain to Jamaica, Hispaniola and Cuba in the coming days.
Meanwhile, NOAA is monitoring a storm forming north of Puerto Rico in the southwest Caribbean Sea with an 80 percent chance of becoming a full-blown cyclone next week.
A third disturbance is also brewing near the Greater Antilles, but the current trough only has about a 10% chance of developing into a cyclone. It is expected to dissipate or be absorbed by another pressure system.
That is to say, Any potential storm likely poses no serious threat – Cooling water temperatures prevent storms from developing into dangerous hurricanes.
The annual hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, which means the worst is probably over.
