Hurricane Season Cruise News

There’s a whole set of conventions about what makes a storm and what makes a hurricane, and yesterday Tropical Storm Bill was re-designated a hurricane, with wind speeds of 75 mph, which means it could go on to become a major hurricane (one with impacts on human settlement) by the middle of the week. Both Princess and Carnival have altered their Caribbean sailings to avoid hitting Bill at his strongest. The ships affected are Carnival Victory, Carnival Freedom, Carnival Glory and Carnival Liberty and Caribbean Princess. Day to day changes in itinerary can be seen on the websites of the respective cruise lines.

Insurance companies generally will not refund on holiday itineraries that have been altered during Hurricane Season because they consider that the safety of the ship and passengers is paramount and you travelling in the hurricane zone at this time of year is obviously a calculated risk, so before you book cruises at this time and in that area, you have to be aware that your holiday is subject to change without warning and no refund.