RCI website port/weather updates

TrvlPro · #1 (**permalink**) 07-12-2008, 01:09 PM

When you pull up the Royal Caribbean website right now a a pop-up appears with a "Tropical Weater Updates" link to see if your itin has been changed or affected by the storm. No changes scheduled at this time but if you're sailing out of an East Coast port in the next week or so, I'd check in from time to time.

Cheers, Neil

Edited to fix link. -LP

LisaP · #2 (**permalink**) 07-12-2008, 01:25 PM

Thanks, Neil. I especially like the feature that enables a passenger to check the status of his or her specific cruise.

MCPayne · #3 (**permalink**) 07-12-2008, 08:58 PM

It's good that RCI is doing this. Hopefully other cruise lines will follow if any storms get close enough to ports of call. As my mom works for the Red Cross, I know that hurricane season in the Atlantic is from June 1 to November 30, so you may want to watch the news for developing systems, as it is forecasted to be an active tropical storm /hurricane season.

LisaP · #4 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008, 04:32 AM

It looks like Royal Caribbean has the note on its main page only when there's an itinerary change... so it's now gone. BUT, we can check itinerary updates, directly from the line, by clicking here. Right now it says that there are no "significant" changes.

JIM2TAK · #5 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008, 06:22 AM

I cannot believe that the Explorer of the Seas is still headed for Bermuda.

Dave · #6 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008, 06:33 AM

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I cannot believe that the Explorer of the Seas is still headed for Bermuda.

I imagine the seas are swelling quite nicely even with the storm on the other side of Bermuda.

LisaP · #7 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008, 07:03 AM

The ships likely to be affected are those that are planning to go through the Town Cut in St. George's in Eastern Bermuda. NCL has not made any statements yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if N. Majesty were to be diverted to another port in Bermuda if high winds persist tomorrow.

Sorry for the diversion... so back to Explorer of the Seas. When is she scheduled to arrive at King's Wharf?

JIM2TAK · #8 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008, 10:13 AM

Explorer of the Seas
Sat 12/07/08 Cape Liberty / USA 17:00
Sun 13/07/08 At Sea
Mon 14/07/08 Kings Wharf / Bermuda Islands 09:00
Tue 15/07/08 Kings Wharf / Bermuda Islands 17:00
Wed 16/07/08 At Sea
Thu 17/07/08 Cape Liberty / USA 07:00

JIM2TAK · #9 (**permalink**) 07-14-2008, 11:26 AM

Explorer of the Seas will be postponing its planned Bermuda port stop, which was scheduled for today, until Tuesday, July 15.

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