The cruise industry is helping with relief efforts for Bahamian victims of Hurricane Dorian. The Grand Celebration, a vessel owned by Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, brought over 1,100 Bahamians to West Palm Beach over the weekend. News reports say they "were met upon arrival at the port by volunteers from...
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Tropical Storm Gordon Delays Carnival and Royal Caribbean Cruises
Tropical Storm Gordon, with winds reaching 65 mph across the Gulf Coast made landfall in Mississippi. Leading up to Gordon's reaching land, the storm impacted cruise travel plans for Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruises. Royal Caribbean’s Chief Meteorologist James Van Fleet said that even with the delayed departure for Majesty...
Carnival Cruise Ship Passengers Wade 6 Blocks in Floodwaters to Make Departure
Passengers in Galveston Texas who were looking to make their departure for a Labor Day Carnival Cruise vacation, were forced to wade through floodwaters – or miss their boat. According to KHOU 11 News, "Dozens of people were packed and ready to hop onboard a Carnival cruise ship but were...
Anthem of the Seas Royal Caribbean Experiences Rough Sea
Reports from CruiseHive.com from yesterday (Labor Day 2016) showed video images from Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas cruise ship dealing with "extremely rough sea conditions." Apparently the boat was traveling in 90+ mile per hour winds and high waves...the leftover remnants of the once-hurricane, but downgraded tropical storm Hermine...