Hurricane Earl has caused several ships to change itineraries in order to avoid the storm. Some of the most popular Islands in the Caribbean like St. Maarten and St. Thomas are too close to the projected path of Hurricane Earl. So in the interest of safety and not ruining vacations the cruiselines have altered some [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Weather’
July 23, 2010
Cruise Impacts: Tropical Storm Bonnie
Tropical Storm Bonnie is causing some minor impacts to cruise itineraries. TS Bonnie referred to as “Rain with a Name” by @wxBrad , has forced the Carnival Pride, Carnival Destiny, and Grandeur of the Seas to make minor itinerary changes in order to avoid the storm. The Carnival Destiny is swapping ports, while the Grandeur [...]
February 28, 2010
Chile Earthquake & Tsunami impacts on Cruise Vacations
Current updates from the Cruise lines in regards to the 8.8 magnitude Earthquake in Chile and the Tsunami warnings that followed. The best news is that the Hawaiian Islands and the NCL Pride of America which was due to be in Honolulu yesterday were not damaged. The Pride of America and Naval Vessels stayed at sea because [...]
January 30, 2010
Major Snow Storm – Most Flights Cancelled
Sitting at the Charlotte-Douglas Airport, we are very fortunate that our flight is not cancelled. Most flights out of Charlotte have been cancelled, but our Lufthansa flight to Munich then on to Venice is on schedule. I can’t stress the importance of Travel Insurance for protecting your Cruise Vacation from the unkown. You can search [...]
August 26, 2009
Tropical Storm Danny, Cruise Forecast
The Weather Forecast for Tropical Storm Danny is provided by Brad Panovich, Chief Meteorologist at WCNC in Charlotte, NC. The Red Italics are the potential cruise impacts that go along with Brad’s forcast. Tropical Storm Danny Track Danny is a very weak and lopsided storm with most of the intense thunderstorms and winds on the [...]
August 26, 2009
Announcement: CruiseSource’s Guest Hurricane Expert
CruiseSource.us was the first site to aggregate all of the Cruise Lines itinerary changes in one place. Checkout Hurricane Cruise Tracker for all updates from the cruise lines. Now we are teaming up with one of the Best Storm Trackers in the weather business so that you can get expert thoughts and predictions on the [...]
August 26, 2009
Huricane Danny…Not Yet, Just Tropical Storm Danny
Hurricane Danny? Its a possibility. Amazing how fast things can change in the Atlantic this time of year. All I can say right now is for the East Coast to stay Alert as we now have TS Danny brewing in the Atlantic. Due to the newness and location of the Storm there are not any [...]
August 21, 2009
Hurricane Bill best case scenario for Cruises
Hurricane Bill appears to be taking the path of least impacts for the cruise industry. I know there are many of you concerned about your cruise this weekend. Especially those leaving the from the Northeast because of inquiries and traffic to the CruiseSource.us. At this time, all ships are leaving on schedule because all reports [...]
