All Cruise Ships Impacted by Winter Storm Fern

Winter Storm Fern is ravaging a lot of the US with bitterly chilly temperatures, heavy snowfall, ice accumulation, freezing rain and sleet, and additional south, sturdy thunderstorms that will produce tornadoes.

The Nationwide Climate Service is noting heavy snowfall as excessive as 18 inches from the Ohio Valley to the Northeast, in addition to “catastrophic ice accumulation” within the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.

Whereas many of those impacts are removed from cruise ports, a number of cruise ships and US homeports have nonetheless been impacted with delays or itinerary modifications, whereas others stay on alert in case additional changes are mandatory.

Cruise Hive will proceed to maintain this checklist up to date with the most recent:

Odyssey of the Seas

To allow time for shore-based operations to enhance following the storm, Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas is delaying her return to Cape Liberty, New Jersey till Tuesday, January 27. The ship was initially scheduled to return from her 11-night crusing on Monday, January 26.

The Southern Caribbean itinerary first departed New Jersey on January 15, 2026, nicely earlier than the storm’s severity was anticipated.

This additionally means the following cruise, initially a 12-night Southern Caribbean itinerary, is shortened by sooner or later. With the intention to allow the ship to sail the smoothest course doable, the port visits to Puerto Rico and St. Thomas are cancelled and Odyssey of the Seas will get pleasure from extra time at sea as an alternative.

Concord of the Seas

Coming back from what was to have been a 7-night Western Caribbean itinerary that initially departed on Sunday, January 18, 2026, Royal Caribbean’s Concord of the Seas opted to pace up her return to Galveston forward of the storm.

The ship arrived in port on Saturday afternoon as an alternative of Sunday morning, giving visitors onboard the chance to debark early in the event that they wished to start out dwelling extra rapidly. This permitted many vacationers to make their means dwelling earlier than the worst of the storm’s influence in Texas.

Visitors weren’t required to debark early, nonetheless, and will have remained onboard the Oasis-class ship to benefit from the final evening of their cruise with modified actions. Due to native laws, retail retailers and the ship’s on line casino had been closed as soon as Concord of the Seas approached the port.

The ship’s subsequent crusing, one other 7-night Western Caribbean cruise to Roatan, Costa Maya, and Cozumel, shouldn’t be impacted and will depart Galveston as deliberate on Sunday, January 25.

Carnival Satisfaction

Carnival Satisfaction has finished the other of Concord of the Seas and has remained at sea on Sunday, January 25 as an alternative of returning to her Baltimore homeport as deliberate on the finish of her 14-night Caribbean and Panama itinerary that departed on Sunday, January 11.

As a substitute, the ship will likely be again to Maryland on Monday at midday, with embarkation to start at roughly 4 p.m. The subsequent crusing, a 7-night Bahamas cruise, is now shortened by sooner or later and will likely be unable to go to Bimini as initially scheduled.

Each personal island port visits – Princess Cays on Thursday, January 29 and Celebration Key on Friday, January 30 – ought to stay as deliberate, however additional operational updates could also be mandatory as soon as the ship units sail.

Visitors on the now-shortened cruise are receiving a one-day, pro-rated refund of their cruise fare and of any pre-purchased packages reminiscent of drink packages, web service, or pre-paid gratuities.

Carnival Jubilee

Crusing from Galveston, Carnival Jubilee was on alert for her Saturday, January 24 embarkation and departure in case modifications had been mandatory. Carnival Cruise Line reached out to visitors and urged them to enroll in textual content alerts and keep in shut communication in case of additional updates.

Thankfully, the Excel-class ship was in a position to depart as deliberate for her 7-night crusing, with visits deliberate to Roatan, Costa Maya, and Cozumel.

Presently, there aren’t any modifications for Carnival Jubilee and she or he ought to get pleasure from clean crusing and an on-time return to the Lone Star State on Saturday, January 31.

Carnival Sunshine

On the east coast, Carnival Sunshine was additionally on a weather-related alert for her Saturday, January 24 departure from Norfolk, Virginia, with visitors urged to enroll in textual content alerts in case of last-minute modifications.

Thankfully, the storm’s influence on the Outdated Dominion State was minimal forward of the ship’s departure, and she or he was in a position to set sail as deliberate for her 8-night Jap Caribbean itinerary to Celebration Key, Princess Cays, and Grand Turk.

The ship is underway as deliberate and no modifications are anticipated both to her itinerary or her return to Virginia on Sunday, February 1.

MSC Meraviglia

Whereas elements of New York are anticipated to obtain as much as 12 inches of snow, MSC Meraviglia has arrived as deliberate on the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal on Sunday, January 25.

The ship is because of depart on a 7-night Bahamas itinerary with visits to Port Canaveral, MSC Ocean Cay Marine Reserve, and Nassau earlier than returning to the Massive Apple on Sunday, February 1.

Due to winter climate circumstances within the area, visitors have been urged by MSC Cruises to take additional precautions to make sure their well timed arrival to the cruise terminal. The ship is anticipated to depart on schedule and delayed visitors could also be unable to board in the event that they miss the cutoff time for ultimate boarding.

Different Journey Impacts

In accordance with FlightAware, greater than 27,000 flights throughout the US have been cancelled or delayed because of the storm, inflicting unbelievable congestion and journey challenges for cruise visitors attempting to succeed in their homeports or return dwelling after their sailings.

This unlucky scenario emphasizes how essential it’s for cruisers to be versatile with their journey plans as they head for a cruise and to have different choices in place in case of journey disruptions.

Even when cruise ships are usually not straight affected, cruise visitors ought to all the time be conscious of climate that would influence how they attain their ships to allow them to you should definitely set sail easily and safely.