Royal Caribbean Swine Flu Update
Royal Caribbean yesterday announced that they were temporarily suspending any port calls in Mexico following the emergence of Swine Flu. The decision has been made in caution and no further decision will be taken until the full impact of the virus is better understood.
Yesterday’s decision will affect four Royal Caribbean cruise ships which make regular port calls in Mexico, the Enchantment of the Seas, the Freedom of the Seas, the Liberty of the Seas and the Mariner of the Seas.
Also involved are two additional Royal Caribbean ships which are scheduled to make upcoming Mexico port calls, the Serenade of the Seas and the Radiance of the Seas. Both of these ships will follow a revised itinerary as follows:
Enchantment of the Seas
• Five-night cruises departing Port Everglades on Mondays will replace port calls at Cozumel with additional time in Key West, as well as an additional day at sea.
• Four-night cruises departing Port Everglades on Thursdays will replace port calls at Cozumel with additional time in Key West, as well as port calls in Nassau (Bahamas).
• Five-night cruises departing Port Everglades on Saturdays will replace port calls at Cozumel with port calls in Ocho Rios (Jamaica).
• Seven-night cruises departing Port Canaveral on Sundays will replace port calls at Cozumel with additional time in George Town in the Cayman Islands, as well as an additional day at sea.
Liberty of the Seas
• Seven-night cruises departing Miami on Saturdays will replace will replace port calls at Cozumel with port calls in Coco Cay (Bahamas).
• Seven-night cruises departing Los Angeles on Sundays will operate on a fully revised itinerary, which will now include Canada and the U.S. West Coast.
• On its current voyage, the Serenade of the Seas will replace its port call in Cabo San Lucas (Mexico) with a port call in San Diego (California).
• On its current voyage, the Radiance of the Seas will replace its port call in Huatulco (Puerto Vallarta) and Cabo San Lucas (Mexico) with an extended port call in San Diego (California), as well as additional time at sea.
Royal Caribbean has insisted that they will continue to monitor Swine Flu developments in the future before making any further decisions. The cruise line will also be providing guests with Swine Flu information, screening guests and crew members regarding recent visits to, or via Mexico, as well as carrying out enhanced sanitization of all high-touch areas onboard.
