Disney Cruise Line has communicated with visitors onboard Disney Want that attributable to Hurricane Ian’s predicted influence on Florida, together with close to Port Canaveral, because the storm crosses the state, the ship could also be delayed on its return on Friday, September 30.
This might have a knock-on impact and likewise delay embarkation on Friday for the subsequent crusing.
Disney Want is at the moment crusing a 4-night roundtrip crusing from Port Canaveral. The ship left Monday, September 26, calling on Nassau as we speak and visiting Castaway Cay, Disney Cruise Line’s personal island vacation spot in The Bahamas, on Wednesday, with a day at sea on Thursday.
Whereas the ship’s port itinerary has not been impacted by Hurricane Ian, the ship’s captain made an announcement on Monday that Disney Want could also be delayed returning to Port Canaveral on Friday.
“We anticipate that we might have a delayed arrival into Port Canaveral on Friday,” the announcement acknowledged. “Due to this fact, we advocate that if in case you have a flight departing earlier than 3 p.m. on Friday, that you simply take into account working along with your airline to depart later.”
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Right now, many airways are waiving change charges at central Florida airports to assist vacationers keep away from the storm, however particular person insurance policies and choices will fluctuate between airways.
How Lengthy a Delay?
As a result of Port Canaveral will shut forward of the storm and won’t reopen till climate circumstances allow and the port space has been inspected for harm, it isn’t doable to foretell how lengthy the ship’s return to her homeport could also be delayed, whether or not it’s just a few hours or could possibly be a full day.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Port Canaveral is at situation “Yankee” which signifies sustained gale pressure winds anticipated inside 24 hours.
The port is continuous to function below heightened alert, and vessels are departing forward of the storm. When the port reaches situation “Zulu” all operations could have ceased and the port will likely be closed.
What In regards to the Subsequent Cruise?
The Triton-class Disney Want is scheduled to depart on her subsequent crusing, a 3-night itinerary to Nassau and Castaway Cay, on Friday, September 30. If debarkation from the present crusing is considerably delayed, embarkation for that subsequent cruise will likely be equally delayed.
Company planning to journey to Port Canaveral for the September 30 crusing ought to keep in shut contact with the cruise line to be alerted instantly to any modifications to their embarkation time.
Disney Cruise Line has already reached out to booked visitors by way of e mail with notification of the chance of delayed embarkation, and suggested that additional updates will likely be forthcoming as quickly as doable.
“Thanks on your understanding,” the e-mail learn. “We are able to’t wait to welcome you onboard the Disney Want!”
An analogous temporary tropical climate replace has additionally been posted on Disney Cruise Line’s web site, however no additional particulars can be found.
Different Disney Ships
Disney Cruise Line’s different ships usually are not impacted by Hurricane Ian. Disney Dream is at the moment providing cruises from Miami, which is nicely outdoors the projected influence space of the storm.
Disney Fantasy is working from Port Canaveral, however is at the moment crusing a 7-night Jap Caribbean itinerary, nicely away from the storm, and isn’t scheduled to return to Florida till Saturday, October 1, lengthy after the storm could have handed.
Disney Magic is at the moment ending her summer season season in Europe, and departed on Sunday, September 18 from Dover, England on a 12-night transatlantic crusing to New York. The ship is scheduled to reach on Friday, earlier than any remnants of the storm may attain that far north.
The final ship within the Disney Cruise Line fleet, Disney Surprise, is at the moment homeported in San Diego, crusing Baja itineraries.
