Will the cruise ship Crown Princess be changing its port schedule because of the weather?
The 3000-passenger Crown Princess listed heavily on Tuesday afternoon as she turned north towards New York from Port Canaveral. The Crown Princess had just sailed away from Port Canaveral when it experienced problems with its steering equipment, according to Coast Guard officials. Princess reported on Thursday that 240 injured passengers were treated onboard, and 94 transferred to local hospitals. Five people remain hospitalized, and all are expected to fully recover. After the accident, the Crown Princess returned to Port Canaveral where she was met by Coast Guard officials and medical personnel. Princess officials are investigating the cause of the sudden list, and told the media that the watertight integrity of the ship was not compromised. Passengers are safe to remain on the ship until Princess can make arrangements for them to fly back to New York. Port Canaveral was the last port of call on a 9-day Western Caribbean cruise roundtrip from New York. Passengers will be given a full
(7:30 a.m. EST) — Hurricane Ida, now a category one storm, has finished pounding Mexico’s Caribbean coast and Grand Cayman and is now setting its sights on the U.S. Gulf Coast. A hurricane watch is in effect from Eastern Louisiana to Florida’s panhandle. A hurricane watch means that Ida could begin to affect weather conditions there in the next 24 – 36 hours. The National Hurricane Center specifically notes that Hurricane Ida will not impact New Orleans. Ida is expected to weaken to tropical storm status before making landfall early Tuesday morning. Crown Princess will be rearranging the port calls on its November 7 itinerary to avoid Ida. The ship did depart Fort Lauderdale as scheduled, and the new cruise itinerary is as follows: Princess Cays; sea day; Grand Cayman; Roatan, Honduras; Cozumel, Mexico; sea day; return to Fort Lauderdale. Carnival Liberty, after departing Saturday from Miami, will have its regularly scheduled sea day and then visit Ocho Rios. On Tuesday, it will be at
Ida is expected to weaken to tropical storm status before making landfall early Tuesday morning. Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Spirit, which is based in New Orleans, did depart 1.5 hours early yesterday as a precaution. Cruise lines that left this weekend for Western Caribbean cruises from other ports — namely Ft. Lauderdale’s Port Everglades, Miami and Tampa, along with Galveston — departed on schedule but did rearrange itineraries for ships such as Princess’ Crown Princess and Carnival’s Inspiration, Liberty and Conquest. Cruise Ship Itinerary Changes Crown Princess will be rearranging the port calls on its November 7 itinerary to avoid Ida. The ship did depart Fort Lauderdale as scheduled, and the new cruise itinerary is as follows: Princess Cays; sea day; Grand Cayman; Roatan, Honduras; Cozumel, Mexico; sea day; return to Fort Lauderdale. Sources: http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?
