Strong Winds Cause Disney Cruise Line to Cancel Vi...

Cruise passengers on Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Want acquired phrase {that a} deliberate cease on the itinerary is not going to be occurring in any case.

On account of a growing climate system in The Bahamas, the cruise line has canceled the ship’s scheduled cease at Disney Castaway Cay this Sunday.

The climate has precipitated one other cruise line to shift schedules only a day after Carnival Sunshine was forced to head back to Norfolk.  In Carnival’s case, the ship was attempting to get again to homeport forward of a extreme winter storm that’s set to slam the east coast of the U.S.

For Disney Want, sturdy winds in The Bahamas are within the forecast, making it not possible to dock.

“Sturdy Winds and Opposed Sea Situations”

The choice comes after the cruise line’s climate groups seen a system predicted to convey “sturdy winds and opposed sea circumstances” to the area.  Cruise ships are like big sails in a robust wind, making it troublesome to dock safely.

To maintain everybody on board protected, the ship will skip the personal island and spend additional time at its earlier port of name.

Within the letter delivered to staterooms, the cruise line acknowledged:

“We won’t be able to go to Disney Castaway Cay on Sunday. We’ll as a substitute spend additional time in Nassau, on Saturday night time and all through the morning on Sunday…. The protection and well-being of our Visitors and Crew Members is our highest precedence. We respect your understanding concerning this obligatory itinerary change.”

The Up to date Itinerary

Whereas Castaway Cay is now off the desk for this journey, passengers can have extra time to discover Nassau. The ship will now stay docked there in a single day on Saturday and thru Sunday morning.

The revised schedule is as follows:

• Friday: Port Canaveral, Florida
• Saturday: Nassau, The Bahamas
• Sunday: Nassau, The Bahamas (beforehand Disney Castaway Cay)
• Monday: Port Canaveral, Florida

Dealing with Port Adventures and Reservations

For many who had already booked excursions on Castaway Cay, there isn’t any want to go to visitor providers for a refund. The letter states that any pre-reserved Port Adventures for the island “will robotically be eliminated out of your onboard account.”

Passengers can guide new excursions by way of the Disney Cruise Line Navigator app. The Port Adventures Desk may also be open to assist any visitors on board.

Utopia of the Seas Skips Non-public Island Too

Disney Want isn’t the one cruise ship impacted by this storm system. Royal Caribbean has additionally canceled its scheduled cease for Utopia of the Seas at Good Day at CocoCay that was scheduled for this Sunday.

The Oasis-class vessel may also depart Nassau an hour earlier to attempt to get forward of the storm earlier than the heavy winds set in.