TROPICAL Storm Isaac has forced itinerary
changes for several ships sailing in the Caribbean.
Isaac has given authorities more than a slight
headache, churning its way through the
Caribbean causing waves as high as 10-feet, and
hitting the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto
Rico, before heading towards Florida on
Monday.
Some experts are predicting the storm will turn
into a hurricane as it makes its way towards
the Northern Gulf today and Wednesday.
Vessels affected in Carnival Cruise Lines fleet
include Carnival Valour, with her scheduled sixday
Caribbean voyage (which departed
yesterday) shortened to five days, visiting
Grand Cayman and Montegro Bay and skipping
Key West.
Carnival Imagination’s three day voyage
which (departed last Friday) was extended as
the vessel waited out at sea for the Port of
Miami to reopen yesterday, whilst guests on
Carnival Legend’s 19 August Caribbean cruise
had to be bussed from Port Canaveral to the
Port of Tampa due to a closure of the latter,
whilst those scheduled to depart from the
Port of Tampa on Sunday onboard Legend, were
bussed in reverse, from Tampa to Canaveral.
Carnival Ecstasy was also forced to swap out
a recent Half Moon Cay call for Freeport.
Meanwhile Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the
Seas had to extend one voyage by two days at
sea, and in turn cut her following itinerary by
two days; whilst both Majesty of the Seas and
Monarch of the Seas had to cut calls to
CocoCay in the Bahamas.
