Propulsion Issue Prompts Mid-Sailing Change for Ro...

Key Elements:

• A propulsion concern has eliminated a cease from Attract of the Seas‘ itinerary on the final minute.
• Visitors will now have two days in Nassau, changing a deliberate cease in Falmouth.
• Royal Caribbean is compensating friends for the change.

Visitors aboard Royal Caribbean’s Attract of the Seas have had a whole port faraway from their itinerary, whereas they have been already en path to the vacation spot!

The 225,282 gross ton vessel left Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday, Could 24, for a 6-day western Caribbean crusing, with stops deliberate at Royal Caribbean’s Non-public Vacation spot, Good Day at CocoCay, in addition to Falmouth in Jamaica and Nassau within the Bahamas.

As friends loved a sea day after leaving CocoCay, a message came to visit the PA system informing them that, attributable to a technical concern with the ship’s propulsion, the go to to Falmouth was cancelled. 

As an alternative, they might be turning round and heading to Nassau two days early.

“We’re at present experiencing a technical concern with one among our propulsion methods. Whereas our crew works to resolve this, we’ll be crusing at a diminished pace and might want to make a slight adjustment to our itinerary.” Royal Caribbean wrote in a letter to friends.

The diminished pace was observed by passengers, prompting concern.

“It appears like we’re barely shifting!” one passenger . “I’d love some reassurance that we’re going to make it again!”

Curiously, the initially deliberate sea day between Falmouth and Nassau will stay intact. The ship will depart Nassau, sail round for a day, after which return to Nassau for the initially scheduled go to on Could 29, 2026.

“You’ll have a full day on Wednesday to discover the wonder and attraction of Nassau,” Royal Caribbean wrote within the letter. 

“We’ll then get pleasure from our stress-free Sea Day as deliberate earlier than returning to Nassau once more on Friday.” 

Visitors have been invited to go to the shore excursions desk on Deck 6, or browse the Royal Caribbean app to guide further actions for the bonus Nassau day.

Nassau is house to Royal Seashore Membership Paradise Island, an unique Royal Caribbean membership which opened for the first time in January 2026. Visitors who could have been on the fence about visiting the model new vacation spot in favor of different excursions will now have ample time to do all of it.

Whereas the ports have modified, the timing of the crusing stays unaffected, with the ship nonetheless scheduled to return to Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, Could 30, 2026.

There has additionally been no change issued for the next Attract of the Seas cruise, an 8-day, Jap Caribbean voyage departing from Fort Lauderdale within the afternoon of Could 30, 2026.

Cruisers Will Be Compensated

Royal Caribbean has assured friends with pay as you go excursions deliberate in Falmouth that they are going to be routinely cancelled and refunded within the type of onboard credit score. If these funds usually are not utilized by the top of the cruise, they are going to be refunded to the cruiser’s on file bank card inside 14 days of disembarkation.

Moreover, all friends will obtain further onboard credit score, various in quantity by stateroom kind. 

Visitors booked in inside or oceanview cabins will obtain $100 in onboard credit score. These in Oceanview/Neighborhood Balcony rooms will get $150 and fits will obtain $200. A further $50 in onboard credit score will probably be issued to each third and 4th visitor as effectively.

This information comes on the heels of a slew of itinerary adjustments for Attract of the Seas. 

Cruise Hive just lately reported on two separate 2027 cruises aboard the Oasis-class ship being reduce a full day shorter, one in January and one other in May. Cruise Hive additionally just lately reported on one other March 2027 cruise, which was cancelled entirely for a full-ship charter.