Tropical Storm Ernesto Begins a Caribbean Ship Shuffle

Carnival Cruise Lines

Due to the forecasted path of Tropical Storm Ernesto in the Caribbean, the port of call sequence for Carnival Triumph’s 5-day Western Caribbean itinerary sailing from Galveston, Texas on Saturday, August 4, 2012 has been revised as follows.

8/4/2012 Sat GALVESTON, TX, Depart 4:00pm
8/5/2012 Sun AT SEA
8/6/2012 Mon COZUMEL, MEXICO 9:00am-4:00pm
8/7/2012 Tue PROGRESO, YUCATAN, MEXICO 7:30am-4:00pm
8/8/2012 Wed AT SEA
8/9/2012 Thu GALVESTON, TX, Arrive 8:30am; Depart 4:00pm

Disney Cruise Line

Due to the possible impact of this storm over the next few days in the Western Caribbean, the itinerary of the August 4, 2012, sailing of the Disney Fantasy has been modified to include ports of call a safe distance away from the storm. The revised itinerary is:

Saturday: Depart Port Canaveral
Sunday: Day at Sea
Monday: Day at Sea
Tuesday: St. Maarten
Wednesday: St. Thomas
Thursday: Day at Sea
Friday: Disney’s Castaway Cay
Saturday: Arrive Port Canaveral

Those are the only itinerary alterations we’ve heard about at this time, but we will post others as necessary.