Port of Charleston is closed. Cruise lines announce more

cruise itinerary changes

and cancelations as Hurricane Dorian continues its path of destruction. Yesterday, on September 4, Hurricane Dorian regained its strength and became Category 3 storm again.

Photo courtesy of National Hurricane Center

Port Canaveral is open.
Port of Miami is open.
Port Everglades is open.
Port of Jacksonville is closed.
Port of Charleston is closed.  

Carnival Elation 09/02/2019 sailing is canceled.
Carnival Ecstasy will depart on her 09/05/2019 sailing from Port Canaveral because Port of Jacksonville is closed. The ship won't visit Freeport.
Grandeur of the Seas 9/05/2019 sailing was modified. She will depart on Friday 9/06/2019, will visit Boston, Massachusetts on 9/08/2019 instead of 9/07/2019 and won’t call at the port of Saint John, New Brunswick.
Disney Dream 8/30/2019 sailing will return to Port Canaveral on 9/05/2019. The ship’s 09/02/2019 sailing was canceled.
Norwegian Sky 9/05/2019 sailing will depart as scheduled and will visit Key West and Nassau.
Norwegian Sun 9/07/2019 sailing will depart as scheduled and will have an overnight stop in Nassau.

Current key messages for Hurricane Dorian

Photo courtesy of National Hurricane Center

Disney Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean International, Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, Carnival Corporation, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, MSC Cruises announced their intention to help the Bahamas recover after a devastating disaster. 

We will continue to monitor the situation closely and update you as often as possible.
Please, stay safe wherever you are!

UPDATE (9/06/2019 03.00 AM EDT)

The Port of Jacksonville is open.
The Port of Charleston is closed.

Royal Caribbean International

• Adventure of the Seas will depart from Cape Liberty on her 9/06/2019 sailing at 6:00 PM instead of 3:00 PM. The ship won't call at the port of Bar Harbor, Maine.
• Harmony of the Seas 9/01/2019 sailing was delayed until 9/05/2019. The ship will visit Nassau on 9/06/2019 and will spend a day at sea on 9/07/2019.
• Mariner of the Seas sailing that will depart on 9/06/2019 will spend the morning of 9/07/2019 in Grand Bahama Island. Then the ship will visit Nassau from 2:30 PM to 11:00 PM.
• Navigator of the Seas sailing that will depart on 9/06/2019 will spend the morning of 9/08/2019 in Grand Bahama Island. Then the ship will visit Nassau from 2:30 PM to 7:30 PM.
• Serenade of the Seas 8/25/2019 sailing was modified. The ship won't visit Halifax, Nova Scotia on 9/08/2019 but will remain in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
• Symphony of the Seas 9/04/2019 sailing will spend the morning of 9/06/19 in Grand Bahama Island instead of a day at sea.

 
Carnival Cruise Line

• Carnival Sunshine 9/07/2019 sailing was modified. The ship will visit Nassau instead of Princess Cays. 

Norwegian Cruise Line

• Norwegian Escape departed from New York on 9/01/2019. Her return to New York will be delayed to 2 PM or sooner on 9/08/2019. As a result, the ship's 9/08/2019 departure was delayed until 10 PM.  

 

UPDATE (9/08/2019 02.00 EDT)

The Port of Charleston is open.
Freeport, Bahamas remains closed.

• Majesty of the Seas sailing that departed on 9/07/2019 will spend some time on 9/09/2019 in Grand Bahama Island.
• Serenade of the Seas 8/25/2019 sailing was modified and extended. She didn't call at the port of Sydney, Nova Scotia but had an overnight stop in Sept-Iles, Quebec. The ship will return to Boston, Massachusetts on 9/11/2019 instead of 9/10/2019. As a result, Serenade of the Seas 9/10/2019 sailing will be shortened. She will depart on 9/11/2019. Time in Bermuda will be shortened.
• Grand Celebration 9/07/2019, 9/09/2019, 9/11/2019 sailings were canceled. The ship is on a humanitarian mission.
• MS Insignia 9/01/2019 sailing was modified. The ship didn't visit Sydney, Nova Scotia on 9/07/2019 but had a sea day.
• Seven Seas Navigator 9/03/2019 sailing was modified. The ship didn't visit St. John, New Brunswick on 9/07/2019 but called at the port of Portland, Maine.
• P&O Aurora 9/01/2019 sailing was modified. The ship won't visit Corner Brook, Newfoundland on 9/08/2019.
• Star Pride current sailing was modified. The ship will call at the Port of Portland, Maine on 9/10/2019.
• MS Zuiderdam 9/03/2019 sailing was modified. She didn't visit Sydney, Nova Scotia and Saint Pierre et Miquelon. Instead, she had a day at sea and called at the port of Gaspe.

Currently, Hurricane Dorian is a hurricane-force post-tropical cyclone affecting Atlantic Canada.