Hurricane Beryl majorly impacts Caribbean as it heads west, also impacting travel. NBC6’s Amanda Plasencia reports
Record-breaking Hurricane Beryl ripped through the Caribbean as it headed west, also impacting travel.
Grenada was especially hard hit on the island of Carriacou, where Beryl made landfall as a Category 4 storm.
Jamaica is currently under a hurricane watch as they are next in Beryl’s projected path.
Cruise lines are actively monitoring forecasts of the hurricane's path. As of now, they’ve adjusted the following itineraries:
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Carnival Cruise Line
- Carnival Horizon will cancel a visit to Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands on Wednesday, July 3.
- Carnival Liberty will visit Cozumel, Mexico on Tuesday, July 2 instead of Friday, July 5, which will now be a day at sea.
Royal Caribbean
- Celebrity Beyond’s 6/29 sailing will swap Kralendijk, Bonaire with Oranjestad, Aruba on July 2 and move Kralendijk, Bonaire to July 4.
- Icon of the Seas’ 6/29 sailing will now visit Cozumel, Mexico, and Costa Maya, Mexico, instead of Philipsburg, St. Maarten, and Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas.
- Grandeur of the Seas’ 7/1 sailing will now visit Yucatan (Progresso), Mexico on Day 4 and Cozumel, Mexico, on Day 3.
- Wonder of the Seas’ 6/30 sailing will now have a Sea Day on Day 5 instead of visiting Roatan, Honduras and will enjoy a visit to Nassau, Bahamas on Day 6, instead of visiting Costa Maya, Mexico.
- Harmony of the Seas’ 6/30 sailing will now visit Cozumel, Mexico on Day 3 and Costa Maya, Mexico on Day 4, instead of Roatan, Honduras.
Norwegian Cruise Line
- Norwegian Breakaway 6/30 sailing - The visit to Roatan Bay Islands, Honduras, has been replaced with a visit to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Visits to St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands; Tortola, British Virgin Islands; and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas, have been added.
- Norwegian Jade 6/29 sailing - The visit to Falmouth, Jamaica, has been canceled and replaced with a visit to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The visit to George Town, Grand Cayman, has been replaced with Tortola, British Virgin Islands, and Cozumel, Mexico, has been replaced with a visit to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.
