The Brilliance of the Seas, a cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International, skilled a delay in its arrival to Port Tampa Bay immediately, January 2, 2023. In a press release to visitors, the corporate defined that the delay was attributable to dense fog within the space.
Despite the inconvenience, Royal Caribbean assured visitors that they had been working to debark passengers as quickly as potential and prolonged using their staterooms till the ship’s arrival.
In the meantime, breakfast has been expanded to incorporate brunch within the Windjammer and Dining Room. Two different cruise ships are additionally delayed, together with the Norwegian Dawn and Celebrity Constellation.
Brilliance of the Seas Delayed
Brilliance of the Seas, which is because of conclude a 4-day Western Caribbean cruise to Cozumel immediately, is only one of three cruise ships that might be arriving late to Port Tampa Bay. Royal Caribbean knowledgeable visitors earlier immediately that the vessel might want to navigate by means of some dense fog, severely limiting the pace at which the cruise ship can function.
A passenger who’s at present onboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship stated, “We are currently in an anchorage area north of the channel into Tampa Bay. Once we have clearance from the USGS, it will take 3.5 hours to reach the dock, then we need to clear customs. All guests have been given 60 minutes of free internet access to contact airlines/family/etc. Crew is great, they are putting on extra activities.”
The heavy fog has been inflicting issues round Northern Florida, primarily on the Eastern aspect of the state, but in addition across the Gulf of Mexico. Visibility in lots of areas has been severely restricted, with the National Weather Service issuing a hazardous climate alert for Monday morning.
The letter visitors obtained states the next: “We have some important news to share with you. Due to some dense fog, our arrival in Tampa has been delayed. We’re hopeful we can begin debarkation as soon as possible today. We’ll update you shortly, as the weather is constantly changing.”
Guests don’t want to fret about leaving their cabins lengthy earlier than arriving in port; the vessel has prolonged entry to staterooms till simply earlier than arrival and might be serving breakfast/brunch within the Windjammer Cafe and the Dining Room:
“In the meantime, breakfast leading into brunch will be served in the Windjammer and Dining Room until shortly before arrival. We’ve also extended your stateroom until shortly before arrival,” the letter acknowledged.
Brilliance of the Seas will function from Tampa for a couple of extra months, crusing a sequence of 4 and five-night cruises to the Western Caribbean.
Brilliance of the Seas was in-built 2002 and is a part of the Radiance class of ships, which additionally consists of the Serenade of the Seas and the Radiance of the Seas. The Brilliance of the Seas is 90,090 gross tons and might carry as much as 2,501 passengers.
More Cruise Ships Impacted
It’s price noting that fog generally is a severe security concern for ships, as it could possibly scale back visibility and make navigation tougher. It’s not unusual for ships to expertise delays or diversions attributable to fog.
According to the Cruise Ship Tracker, there are two different cruise ships additionally at anchorage, ready for the climate situations to enhance. Norwegian Dawn is ending an 11-night Caribbean Christmas and New Year’s itinerary, and the Celebrity Constellation is ending a 10-night vacation crusing within the Caribbean.
Whether or not the delayed arrival into Port Tampa Bay will have an effect on the next cruise for Brilliance of the Seas just isn’t identified right now. As lengthy because the vessel arrives in port within the morning hours, embarkation for the five-night Western Caribbean cruise ought to be on time. The ship might be crusing to Grand Cayman and Cozumel.