Royal Changes Next Week b/c of Lee?

[vision14k]

For those sailing out this weekend or on Monday, when would Royal typically announce any itinerary changes due to Hurricane Lee? It looks like it’s going to cause some headaches for the Caribbean.

[Sunshine3601]

I'm sure they are closely watching the storm path and putting together Plan B for ships scheduled to be in that area.   

May start to hear revised itineraries by tonight or Friday for those sailing this weekend.

[smokeybandit]

It's way too early for that.

[BND]

They might not announce before boarding.  Lee is forecast to stay off the coast until it hits Canada late next week.  Bermuda and NE/Canada cruises could be impacted.  So, it depends on timing and location.

[mo&fran]

30 minutes ago, BND said:

They might not announce before boarding.  Lee is forecast to stay off the coast until it hits Canada late next week.  Bermuda and NE/Canada cruises could be impacted.  So, it depends on timing and location.

The forecasts are getting better , but not that much better. 

[Another_Critic]

1 hour ago, BND said:

They might not announce before boarding.  Lee is forecast to stay off the coast until it hits Canada late next week.  Bermuda and NE/Canada cruises could be impacted.  So, it depends on timing and location.

Boarding today for 9 night NE/CA.

[mo&fran]

The forecast I looked at was NWS.   I just looked at the local forecast the show the spaghetti plots, and all models predict a turn to the North well off the Fl coast. 

They seem very certain of the turn.

[ONECRUISER]

6 hours ago, vision14k said:

For those sailing out this weekend or on Monday, when would Royal typically announce any itinerary changes due to Hurricane Lee? It looks like it’s going to cause some headaches for the Caribbean.

Closer to when they know when/where it will be. A Week out, not yet. Most time I've had Changes it's after onboard

Edited September 7, 2023 by ONECRUISER

[SchoolNurseMom]

We're boarding Mariner next Friday for Bermuda and Bahamas..🙃 Probably not in reality...but that's the itinerary as of right now. 

[mickeygirl78]

When I sailed last September, we were notified the night before sailing of the itinerary change. I’m sailing this Saturday on Adventure so I’ve been watching. The good news is Fort Lauderdale looks good so as long as I’m on the ship I’ll be happy.

[RyderJ201]

Boarding Mariner on Saturday and waiting (and hoping) for word of a change.

Itinerary has us at Labadee Monday when storm passes. It may be off coast of Haiti but 5 ft swells are expected. This would make for rough seas, bad weather, and difficulty docking. Doesn't seem worth it. And then Jamaica the next day. If sea is so rough the pools have to close, we picked the wrong route. Hoping for a switch to Mexico to be farther away from it all. 🙏

[Marie51]

4 minutes ago, RyderJ201 said:

Boarding Mariner on Saturday and waiting (and hoping) for word of a change.

Itinerary has us at Labadee Monday when storm passes. It may be off coast of Haiti but 5 ft swells are expected. This would make for rough seas, bad weather, and difficulty docking. Doesn't seem worth it. And then Jamaica the next day. If sea is so rough the pools have to close, we picked the wrong route. Hoping for a switch to Mexico to be farther away from it all. 🙏

We are boarding Mariner on Sat also, hoping for the best at this point.

[little britain]

4 hours ago, BND said:

They might not announce before boarding.  Lee is forecast to stay off the coast until it hits Canada late next week.  Bermuda and NE/Canada cruises could be impacted.  So, it depends on timing and location.

Sailing from Cape Liberty next Thursday to Halifax and Greenland…watching with interest as this is unique itinerary 

[RyderJ201]

1 hour ago, Marie51 said:

We are boarding Mariner on Sat also, hoping for the best at this point.

Someone just told me Disney is rerouting it's Sunday departure from Bermuda to Mexico. Hoping we head to the gulf as well. 

[smokeybandit]

At this point I'd only be concerned about Bermuda and possible Canada itineraries being affected. But still way too early to tell.

[Troinaa]

I’m also going on the mariner bermuda cruises next Friday and I don’t have my hopes very high that it won’t be changed to elsewhere

[Jimbo]

3 hours ago, little britain said:

Sailing from Cape Liberty next Thursday to Halifax and Greenland…watching with interest as this is unique itinerary 

What day are you flying across the pond?

[little britain]

6 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

What day are you flying across the pond?

Sunday  ✈️ 

Edited September 7, 2023 by little britain

[cruiseorcamp]

Supposed to arrive in Baltimore next week for the NE/Canada cruise, and we are concerned that we will arrive in Baltimore, cruise cancelled and not be able to get transportation to return home.

 

We have sailed this itinerary in the past and never had an issue.  I sure hope we don't have one this trip.  Safety is our biggest concern.

 

How does RCCL normally notify guests?  We are seasoned cruisers and have never experienced a disruption in plans.  Fortunate thus far.

[Bead Pirate]

First to act will get the coveted port spots. I read this afternoon that Disney is moving a cruise to Mexico ports (as i suspect several others will as well). Lee is a big storm with an extremely wide wind field. Would not be great to miss it by 150 miles and still have 80 MPH winds on your excursion.

[Royal Fun]

We will be sailing Oasis this Sunday to the Bahamas...hoping Lee stays out to sea!

[little britain]

1 hour ago, Jimbo said:

What day are you flying across the pond?

Sunday 

[Bead Pirate]

Confidence remains high in the track for Lee, with almost no change
made to the NHC track forecast. Lee should continue moving
west-northwestward along the southern edge of the subtropical ridge
for the next 5 days. The ridge is forecast to gradually weaken by
early next week, causing Lee to slow down. This track should keep
the core of Lee and its damaging winds north of the Leeward Islands.
There is uncertainty in any northward turn of Lee beginning early
next week, but it is too soon to speculate about specific potential
impacts a week or more out.

[shipgeeks]

59 minutes ago, cruiseorcamp said:

Supposed to arrive in Baltimore next week for the NE/Canada cruise, and we are concerned that we will arrive in Baltimore, cruise cancelled and not be able to get transportation to return home.

 

We have sailed this itinerary in the past and never had an issue.  I sure hope we don't have one this trip.  Safety is our biggest concern.

 

How does RCCL normally notify guests?  We are seasoned cruisers and have never experienced a disruption in plans.  Fortunate thus far.

We are on this cruise. I say there is zero chance of it being cancelled. We will be on the ship; chances pretty good with original itinerary, some possibility of some port changes.  We will be safe.  Happy that I am not booked at a resort that can't move itself out of harm's way! I'm planning to just add a pair of shorts to my packing, in case we end up going south.

Where are you coming in from?

We've sailed this itinerary any times in September, and have never had an issue.  I guess we'll see what lies in store in a week!  I'm not worried; it will still be a cruise on a good ship.

[smokeybandit]

Baltimore/NJ cruises may be in for a bumpy ride south