The captain of a Carnival cruise ship despatched a message to the company on board relating to the vessel’s deliberate go to to Cozumel on Saturday.
Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula simply north of Tulum earlier at present and the storm at present has most sustained winds of 100 mph. All cruise ports within the area are closed at present.
Carnival Cruise Line has been monitoring the storm from their Fleet Operations Heart and has been altering itineraries all through the week to maintain company and crew members protected.
Carnival Valor departed from New Orleans yesterday on a 4 day cruise with one cease in Cozumel on Saturday.
Carnival Valor’s Captain Mazzi despatched the next message to company on the cruise ship relating to their deliberate go to to Cozumel:
“Hurricane Beryl continues its westerly path throughout the Caribbean and is ready to influence the Yucatan Peninsula within the subsequent few days, passing south of Cozumel, Friday afternoon. The climate appears promising for Saturday, however native authorities should conduct an evaluation after the storm passes Cozumel. They’ll preserve us up to date about port circumstances.”
“For now, we’re heading to Cozumel, as deliberate, remaining a protected distance from the storm. We’ll present well timed updates as we sail.”
“Security is our precedence, and we are going to stay a long way from the storm.”
Carnival Cruise Line beforehand made the next modifications to itineraries resulting from Hurricane Beryl:
- Carnival Paradise will go to Nassau, The Bahamas on Saturday, July 6 as an alternative of visiting Cozumel, Mexico
- Carnival Breeze didn’t go to Progresso, Mexico as scheduled on July 4, 2024
- Carnival Horizon will add a go to to Nassau on Friday, July 5 as an alternative of visiting Cozumel on Thursday, July 4. The ship’s go to to Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands on Wednesday, July 3 was canceled
- Carnival Liberty visited Cozumel on Tuesday, July 2 as an alternative of Friday, July 5
Carnival Cruise Line’s Model Ambassador John Heald has been issuing updates on behalf of the cruise line on his Fb web page.
For the most recent on Hurricane Beryl, you may go to the Nationwide Hurricane Heart’s web site right here.
Hurricane season runs from June 1 by means of November 30. To examine what occurs if there’s a hurricane or tropical storm throughout your cruise dates, you may learn our article right here.
No cruises have been canceled resulting from Hurricane Beryl.
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