Carnival Cancels Two Cruises as Hurricane Ian Approaches Florida

With Hurricane Ian heading for Florida and already creating impacts for the state’s 5 cruise ports, Carnival Cruise Line has opted to cancel two upcoming sailings attributable to port closures.

The September 29, 2022 sailings of Carnival Paradise from Port of Tampa and Carnival Elation from Jaxport in Jacksonville have now been canceled, and their ongoing sailings can be prolonged till their respective homeports safely reopen.

Carnival Paradise Cancelation

The Fantasy-class Carnival Paradise, at the moment crusing what was to have been a 5-night Western Caribbean crusing calling on Roatan, Honduras and Cozumel, Mexico with two days at sea, can be remaining in Cozumel through Wednesday.

As a result of Port Tampa Bay is now closed as Hurricane Ian approaches, the ship is unable to maintain its unique schedule, because it was to have returned to Tampa on Thursday, September 29.

A climate alert replace issued by Carnival Cruise Line states:

“[Carnival Paradise] will resume its course to Tampa and stay safely behind the storm. This permits us one of the best alternative to dock as soon as the port reopens which we hope will occur on Saturday.”

Due to the prolonged delay, the following crusing – a 4-night itinerary departing September 29 that was to have visited Cozumel – is now canceled.

Company booked on the now-canceled cruise will obtain a full refund and a 25% future cruise credit score (FCC), primarily based on the cruise fare.

Carnival Elation Cancelation

One other Fantasy-class vessel, Carnival Elation, can be impacted by Hurricane Ian on the identical day – September 29. Crusing from Jaxport in Jacksonville, Florida, the ship is at the moment on a 5-night Bahamas itinerary that was to have visited Princess Cays as we speak, however will as a substitute dock in Nassau on Wednesday, September 28.

As a result of return to Jacksonville on Thursday, the ship will now be delayed as a result of port’s closure as Hurricane Ian is forecast to north alongside the Florida peninsula, remaining sturdy sufficient to influence marine operations.

Carnival Elation will sail north as security permits and can dock as soon as the port reopens. As with Carnival Paradise, the following crusing – a 4-night cruise scheduled to depart on Thursday, September 29, can be canceled.

Carnival Elation‘s booked friends for the canceled crusing may even obtain a full refund and a 25% FCC.

All friends impacted by the canceled sailings can be emailed particulars of their refunds and future cruise credit.

Extra Potential Impacts

As a result of there may be ongoing uncertainty concerning the storm’s actual observe, further cruise ports might be impacted. This contains Port Canaveral, which can have delays in reopening after the storm that might influence the Conquest-class Carnival Liberty, in addition to the Port of Charleston in South Carolina, the place Carnival Sunshine could also be impacted later within the week.

Carnival Cruise Line model ambassador John Heald has introduced that there can be an extra replace posted by the cruise line by midday on Wednesday, September 28. At the moment, there was no change to the operations of both Carnival Liberty or Carnival Sunshine.

“We’re after all monitoring all the opposite residence ports and can share any additional information with you,” Heald mentioned.

Heald additionally addressed feedback to friends at the moment onboard Carnival Paradise and Carnival Elation, who could also be anxious to return residence and decide the storm’s influence on their properties and family members.

“Please do your best to permit our good crew to do what they do greatest,” he mentioned. “That’s to serve you, to entertain you, and to be sure that your enjoyable continues and continues safely.”

Carnival Cruise Line, and all cruise traces, put their friends’ security and well-being as the very best precedence for any crusing, and whereas last-minute changes are sometimes essential throughout hurricane season, the cruise traces are usually not unmindful of the stress these conditions can create.

“All of us hope that these within the path of this massive storm do every thing they’ll to remain secure and please know that we are going to all be pondering of you,” Heald mentioned. “All of you’re Carnival household.”

Keep tuned to Cruise Hive for further updates about Hurricane Ian’s impact on cruise operations for all cruise traces.