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The 'Mariner of the Seas' dropped a scheduled visit to Cozumel, Mexico on Oct 8, 2024, and remained at sea instead to avoid the hurricane Milton.

The 'Harmony of the Seas', which had departed Galveston, Texas on Oct 6, had to skip a port call in Honduras due to hurricane Milton and replaced it with a stop in Costa Maya, Mexico. On Oct 8 the passengers were informed that plan had to change again because the widening storm meant a visit to Costa Maya would be impossible. To maintain a safe distance from the storm, and its widespread impacts, the heading was adjuisted to find smoother seas before resuming to the original course towards Cozumel. Instead, the ship skipped Costa Maya and remained at sea which meant just one port visit in total for the entire cruise.

The 'Adventure of the Seas' originally was to spend Oct 9 at sea and visit CocoCay on Oct 10. Instead, the ship visited Turks & Caicos on Oct 9 and had a sea day on Oct 10 due to hurricane Milton.

The 'Sun Princess' had to turn back before docking at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in anticipation of its grand arrival at its winter homeport. As the Category 5 hurricane Milton approached Florida’s west coast, the US Coast Guard elevated Port Everglades to “Port Condition YANKEE” on Oct 7. This indicated that gale-force winds were expected within the next 24 hours, and the ship could not reach its destination. All docked vessels were required to vacate the port, and incoming ships were barred from entry. Passengers aboard the ship fell ill and were evacuated by helicopter. They were scheduled to disembark at Port Everglades. It was unknown where the passengers were taken after their helicopter pickup. The ship had set off from Barcelona on a one-way 25-day trip to Fort Lauderdale. The hurricane left the 'Sun Princess' stranded five miles off the coast of Florida Reports with video: https://www.suggest.com/cruise-passengers-airlifted-from-ship-off-florida-coast-ahead-hurricane-milton/2834142/ https://www.wideopencountry.com/cruise-ship-passengers-airlifted-from-ship-as-hurricane-milton-barrels-down-on-florida/

The 'Icon of the Seas' had skip a visit to Royal Caribbean's private island on Oct 11, and instead stay out to sea due to the hurricane Miltlon. The ship stayed docked in port longer in St. Thomas and St. Kitts until sunset.