Hurricane Rina disrupts cruise itineraries

Hurricane Rina, now a Category 2 storm heading towards Mexico, is wreaking havoc with cruise ship itineraries. Carnival Cruise Lines alone changed eight itineraries due to the late-season hurricane. Several Carnival ships headed early to Cozumel so they can be out of the area before the storm makes landfall.

Carnival Inspiration, for instance, skipped Grand Cayman and visited Cozumel yesterday and was calling at Progresso, Mexico, today on its five-day cruise from Tampa. Carnival Imagination, on a four-day sailing from Miami, is skipping Cozumel altogether and on Thursday will call instead at Nassau, Bahamas.

Hurricane Rina has also impacted the itineraries of the Carnival Legend, Liberty, Freedom, Valor, Triumph and Destiny.

Other cruise lines were monitoring the situation. Norwegian Cruise Line reports no changes "at this time."

USA Today