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As Hurricane Beryl moves across the Caribbean, many cruise lines have altered itineraries in the region to avoid the storm.
► Norwegian Cruise Line has altered nearly the entire itinerary for the week-long voyage of the Norwegian Breakaway, which departed Miami, Florida, on Sunday. The company canceled calls in Honduras, Harvest Caye in Belize and Costa Maya and Cozumel in Mexico, according to a letter to passengers provided by the company to USA Today. Instead, the ship will visit Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, St. Thomas, Tortola and Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas.
“We understand your disappointment, but these changes have been made with great consideration as your safety and the safety of our crew are always our top priority,” the letter said.
The company also modified a week-long voyage for the Norwegian Jade, which departed Port Canaveral on Saturday, rescheduling scheduled calls to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tortola and Puerto Plata instead of Falmouth, Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel.
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► Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Liberty ship rescheduled a Friday visit to Cozumel to Tuesday after leaving New Orleans, Louisiana, on a week-long cruise on Sunday. According to CruiseMapper:.
Carnival Horizon is 6-day itinerary The ship, which left Miami on Sunday, will skip a visit to Grand Cayman Island on Wednesday.
“The safety of our guests and crew remains our top priority and we will continue to monitor the forecast, consider direction from the National Hurricane Center, U.S. Coast Guard and local port authorities, and provide timely updates to our customers as more information becomes available,” spokesman Matt Lupoli said in an email.
▶ Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Fantasy, 1 week cruise The cruise will depart from Port Canaveral on Saturday, without a scheduled stop in Falmouth on Wednesday, which will instead be a day trip at sea.
The center of the storm is expected to “move rapidly across the southeastern and central Caribbean today,” passing near Jamaica on Wednesday and the Cayman Islands the following day. National Hurricane Center Said.
Nathan Diller is USA TODAY’s consumer travel writer based in Nashville. He can be reached at ndiller@usatoday.com.
