Hurricane Rina - Update and Cruise Vendor Changes

Hurricane Rina  -  Rina may either dissipate over the Yucatan Peninsula (if it indeed moves inland) or weaken significantly once it turns toward Cuba or South Florida. If Rina holds together, in some form, it may affect South Florida this weekend. At this time, there is only a slight chance of Rina affecting South Florida as a hurricane.

Warnings and Watches:

·         A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the east coast of the Yucatan peninsula.  

Vendor Changes:

As Hurricane Rina continues to strengthen and a hurricane warning was issued for part of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, Carnival Cruise Line changed itineraries for eight ships and Celebrity Cruises changed the itinerary for Celebrity Millennium.

On the morning of Oct. 25, the storm was about 305 miles southeast of Tulum, Mexico with sustained winds of 105 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Instead of calling at Grand Cayman on Oct. 25 and spending Oct. 26 at sea, Celebrity Millennium will spend today at sea and call on Nassau tomorrow.

Carnival Freedom, which departed Fort Lauderdale on Oct. 22, will visit Montego Bay on Oct. 26 and Grand Turk on Oct. 28 instead of Limon, Costa Rica, and Colon, Panama.

Carnival Inspiration, which departed Tampa on Oct. 22, visited Cozumel on Oct. 24 and Progreso on Oct. 25 instead of Grand Cayman and Cozumel.

Carnival Destiny, which departed Miami on Oct. 22, was at sea today instead of calling at Grand Cayman and will visit Nassau on Oct. 26 instead of spending the day at sea.

Carnival Liberty, which departed Miami on Oct. 22, will visit Ocho Rios instead of Grand Cayman on Oct. 26 and Grand Turk on Oct. 27 instead of Ocho Rios.

Carnival Legend, which departed Tampa on Oct. 23, switched the order of its ports of call and will call at Cozumel on Oct. 25 and Belize on Oct. 26. It also will call at Progreso on Oct. 27 instead of Roatan and will skip the Oct. 28 call at Grand Cayman.

Carnival Valor, which left Miami on Oct. 23, will skip Belize on Oct. 26 and spend the day at sea and will call at Grand Cayman on Oct. 27 instead of a sea day.

Carnival Triumph, which departed Galveston on Oct. 24, will visit Cozumel on Oct. 26 and Progreso on Oct. 27.

Carnival Imagination, which departed from Miami on Oct. 24, will skip Cozumel Oct. 26 and spend the day at sea and will visit Nassau on Oct. 27 instead of a day at sea.