Hurricane Michael: Eight cruise ships have modified itineraries to avoid the storm
Hurricane Michael: Eight cruise ships have modified itineraries to avoid the storm
.At least eight cruisers carrying more than 20,000 vacationers have been forced to change course this week to avoid Hurricane Michael.
On Tuesday, the carnival giant Carnival Miracle, with capacity for 2,124 passengers, skipped a call in Cozumel, Mexico, while moving away from the storm. The ship left Tampa on Sunday for a seven-day trip to the Western Caribbean.
On Tuesday, Carnival's 2,040-passenger Carnival Paradise, which is on a five-day trip from Tampa, was also changed. The ship is sailing in an inverse itinerary that will see it arrive in Cozumel on Wednesday and the Grand Cayman on Thursday.
The ships joined four others at the carnival that had been forced to redirect earlier in the week Because of Michael's approach. On Monday, the 2,980-passenger Carnival Glory, based in Miami, missed a call at Grand Cayman and stayed at sea to avoid the storm, while the 2,754-passenger Carnival Freedom, based in Galveston, Texas, left a call at Mahogany Bay in Honduras.
The Carnival Triumph, with capacity for 2,754 passengers, based in New Orleans, and the Carnival Victory, with capacity for 2,764 passengers, based in Miami, navigate inverse itineraries.
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The storm has also forced Norwegian Cruise Line to alter the itinerary of one of its largest ships, that of 4,248 passengers. Norwegian getaway, and at least one Royal Caribbean ship has seen its schedule slightly adjusted.
Getaway, based in Miami of Norwegian, called on Tuesday to Falmouth, Jamaica, instead of Roatan, Honduras. On Wednesday, he replaced a call in Grand Cayman for Costa Maya, Mexico.
On Wednesday morning, Royal Caribbean chief meteorologist James Van Fleet said in a cheep that the 2,350-passenger line, Majesty of the Seas, based in Tampa, would return to its port of origin on Wednesday, several hours late due to the storm.
Van Fleet also said the Grandeur of the Seas of 1,992 Royal Caribbean passengers could leave Baltimore two hours before Thursday to avoid the storm.
On Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said the category 4 storm is It is expected to move ashore on the Florida Panhandle Wednesday afternoon, becoming the strongest hurricane in recorded history to hit the region.
At 11 a.m. Wednesday's EDT, Michael was about 60 miles south-southwest of Panama City, Florida, and was moving from north to northeast at 14 mph. The hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 145 mph.
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