75 people aboard P&O cruise ship sick in gastrointestinal illness outbreak

With multiple ships sailing in the impacted area, Royal Caribbean has released several waves of changes to accommodate port closures and avoid the path of the storm. But even though Hurricane Milton has now passed through Florida, the local cruise industry is still reeling. Key ports like Port Canaveral and Port Tampa Bay remain closed to maritime traffic, which is delaying scheduled returns, … [Read More...]

With Port Tampa Bay remaining closed following the devastating impact of Hurricane Milton, Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Paradise may not be able to return to her homeport for the debarkation of her latest sailing and embarkation of her next guests. The ship departed Tampa on Sunday, October 6, 2024 on what was to have been a 4-night Western Caribbean sailing to Cozumel, Mexico. Hurricane … [Read More...]

While Hurricane Milton has now been downgraded to a post-tropical-cyclone and moved into the Atlantic, away from the Florida coast, cruise lines have a great deal of aftermath to contend with. For Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Elation, the ship’s Jacksonville homeport remains closed at this time and the ship will be unable to return as planned on Thursday, October 10, or even Friday, October … [Read More...]

Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas can’t catch a break.  After departing for a 5-night cruise from Tampa on October 7, 2024, the 73,817-gross-ton ship had to alter its course from Mexico to the Bahamas to avoid what was then-Tropical Storm Milton, which formed in the Gulf of Mexico on October 5. As Milton gained strength and, at several points, reached Category 5 … [Read More...]