While MSC Cruises only has two ships operating from Florida homeports at this time, both vessels have some impacts due to Hurricane Milton and booked guests should stay informed.
MSC Seashore
MSC Seashore is homeported from Port Canaveral and departed on her current sailing, a 4-night Bahamas itinerary, on October 6, visiting Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve as well as Nassau as planned.
Because the ship is due to return to her homeport on October 10, however, it is likely to be extended and remain at sea due to port closure. The next cruise, a 3-night Bahamas itinerary to, may also be impacted.
UPDATE: October 9
In MSC Cruises’ latest advisory update, it is confirmed that MSC Seashore’s October 10 departure from Port Canaveral is now cancelled. The cruise line is providing further details to booked guests, including a full refund.
MSC Magnifica
Homeported from PortMiami, MSC Magnifica departed on a 4-night Bahamas sailing on October 7, with visits planned to Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve and Nassau. The visit to Nassau was scheduled for October 10, but has been cancelled with Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic added to the itinerary as an alternative.
The ship’s return to Miami on October 11 is not expected to be impacted, nor are there any changes at this time for the following sailing, a 3-night itinerary to Key West and Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve. Booked guests should still stay in close contact, however.
UPDATE: October 10
The October 11 sailing is set to go ahead as scheduled.
Princess Cruises – Sun Princess
Princess Cruises’ newest ship and first in the Sphere class, Sun Princess, is unable to arrive with her planned fanfare at Port Everglades due to Hurricane Milton.
Instead of her planned arrival in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, October 9 to mark the successful completion of her inaugural transatlantic crossing, the ship will remain at sea until the port safely resumes full operations.
While this will extend the current sailing, future sailings will not be impacted as Sun Princess is not welcoming her first Florida-based guests until Monday, October 14, for a 5-night cruise to Puerto Plata and Grand Turk.
UPDATE: October 10
Guests onboard have been given some good news! Now that POer Everglades is back open, the Sun Princess is set to arrive in the early hours of Friday, October 11. Cruise Hive has all the details here.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas in Florida (Photo Credit: Lisa Bronitt)
Several ships in the Royal Caribbean fleet have significant hurricane-related changes at this time, including vessels homeported from PortMiami, Port Tampa Bay, Galveston, Port Canaveral, and Cape Liberty.
Adventure of the Seas
Guests on the Adventure of the Seas October 5 sailing out of Port Canaveral have been informed that the ship will no longer be able to return on October 11. The ship will now arrive a day later, on October 12.
As a result, the following October 11 Caribbean sailing has been impacted. The voyage will now not depart until October 12 and the call to Willemstad in Curacao has been cancelled.
Independence of the Seas
With Portmiami closing due to Hurricane Milton, Independence of the Seas’ October 5 sailing will be delayed and will not be able to return until October 11.
With the delayed return of Independence of the Seas, the following October 10 sailing will now be departing on October 11 instead. It also means the planned call to Labadee in Haiti must be canceled. Royal Caribbean has added a call to Perfect Day at CococCay on Sunday, October 13 instead.
Grandeur of the Seas
Sailing from Port Tampa Bay, Grandeur of the Seas completely altered her 5-night, October 7 departure itinerary to avoid Hurricane Milton. Instead of visiting Costa Maya and Cozumel for the Western Caribbean sailing, the ship is visiting Nassau as the only port destination.
The ship is scheduled to return to Tampa on October 12, but that timing is subject to change based on the port’s closure and eventual reopening plans after safety inspections are completed and operations are restored.
UPDATE: October 9
As Cruise Hive already reported here, Grandeur of the Seas remains at sea, but Royal Caribbean is working on alternative ports for disembarkation in Florida. The cruise line will release a further update to guests once a decision has been made.
Harmony of the Seas
On her 6-night Western Caribbean sailing from Galveston that departed the Lone Star State on October 6, Harmony of the Seas was unable to visit Costa Maya on October 8 as originally planned. The ship will also skip the call to Roatan on October 9.
This leaves just the visit to Cozumel, Mexico on October 10 intact, with the rest of the voyage spent at sea. While it is not ideal to have just a single port of call on a 6-night cruise, Royal Caribbean is providing all guests with a one day refund of their cruise fare as refundable onboard credit for compensation, along with refunds for any pre-paid shore tours booked through the cruise line that are no longer possible.
Icon of the Seas
The largest cruise ship in the world, Icon of the Seas will skip her planned October 11 visit to Perfect Day at CocoCay, the cruise line’s private island destination in the Bahamas, on her current 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise. Instead, the ship will enjoy a day at sea.
This sailing departed PortMiami on October 5, the ship’s first cruise following emergency repairs. At this time, there are no expected changes to her return to Florida on October 12 for the conclusion of the voyage.
Symphony of the Seas
Surprisingly, even ships from homeports well away from the storm also have changes, as is the case with Symphony of the Seas. The ship departed Cape Liberty, New Jersey on October 6 for a 7-night Bahamas cruise.
The ship’s planned visit to Port Canaveral on October 8 has been cancelled, as have the calls to Perfect Day at CocoCay as well as Nassau. Instead, the ship is visiting Puerto Plata as well as Labadee, the cruise line’s private destination in Haiti.
Utopia of the Seas
Royal Caribbean’s newest ship, Utopia of the Seas is sailing from Port Canaveral straight into her first hurricane season. On her current 4-night Bahamas cruise to Nassau and Perfect Day at CocoCay, the ship swapped the days of the port visits to ensure smoother sailing.
It is also likely that the ship’s return to Port Canaveral on October 11 could be delayed, depending on when the port reopens after the storm passes.
UPDATE: October 9
Royal Caribbean has updated guests onboard of a further change to the current October 7 sailing out of Port Canaveral. Utopia of the Seas has cancelled its planned call to Nassau in the Bahamas. Instead, the ship is visiting Labadee on Thursday, October 10 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Oasis-class cruise ship will now be arriving back at Port Canaveral on October 12 instead of the original date of October 11.
As a result, the following sailing, which was originally scheduled to depart Port Canaveral on October 11, has now been impacted. This sailing will now take place on October 12 instead, and the planned call to Nassau has been cancelled.
Wonder of the Seas
Also sailing from Port Canaveral, Wonder of the Seas departed on October 6 and made her visit to Perfect Day at CocoCay as planned the following day.
To stay away from the storm’s influence, however, the visit to Cozumel on October 9 was cancelled with Falmouth, Jamaica used as an alternative port of call instead. Furthermore, the planned visits to Roatan and Costa Maya are likewise cancelled, replaced with a sea day and a later visit to Cozumel on October 11.
Wonder of the Seas is due back at Port Canaveral at the conclusion of her 7-night sailing on October 13.
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