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As Hurricane Beryl moves across the Caribbean, many cruise lines have altered itineraries in the region to avoid the storm.
► Norwegian Cruise Line has altered nearly the entire itinerary for the week-long voyage of the Norwegian Breakaway, which departed Miami, Florida, on Sunday. The company canceled calls in Honduras, Harvest Caye in Belize and Costa Maya and Cozumel in Mexico, according to a letter to passengers provided by the company to USA Today. Instead, the ship will visit Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, St. Thomas, Tortola and Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas.
“We understand your disappointment, but these changes have been made with great consideration as your safety and the safety of our crew are always our top priority,” the letter said.
The company also modified a week-long voyage for the Norwegian Jade, which departed Port Canaveral on Saturday, rescheduling scheduled calls to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tortola and Puerto Plata instead of Falmouth, Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel.
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► Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Liberty ship rescheduled its Friday stop at Cozumel to Tuesday. The ship departed from New Orleans, Louisiana, on Sunday for a week-long cruise, according to Cruise Mapper.
The Carnival Horizon, which left Miami on a six-day voyage on Sunday, will skip a stop at Grand Cayman Island on Wednesday.
“The safety of our guests and crew remains our top priority and we will continue to monitor the forecast, consider direction from the National Hurricane Center, U.S. Coast Guard and local port authorities, and provide timely updates to our customers as more information becomes available,” spokesman Matt Lupoli said in an email.
► Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Fantasy departed from Port Canaveral on Saturday for a week-long cruise, but will not stop in Falmouth as scheduled on Wednesday. The port call will be a day at sea.
The National Hurricane Center said the center of the storm was “moving rapidly across the southeastern and central Caribbean today,” and was expected to pass near Jamaica on Wednesday and the Cayman Islands the following day.
Nathan Diller is USA TODAY’s consumer travel writer based in Nashville. He can be reached at ndiller@usatoday.com.
