Key Aspects:
- Vision of the Seas will not be visiting Bermuda on her August 14 sailing in order to avoid Tropical Storm Erin.
- Instead, the ship will spend a day at Port Canaveral and have a longer visit in Nassau.
- Tropical Storm Erin should intensify into a hurricane in the next couple of days, but there is still great uncertainty in her track later in the week.
Royal Caribbean is wasting no time in ensuring the safety of its ships, or at least one ship, that would likely be directly in the path of Tropical Storm Erin.
The cruise line has contacted guests due to board Vision of the Seas on Thursday, August 14, 2025 to alert them to an itinerary change that will now skip Bermuda entirely.
The ship is homeported from Baltimore, Maryland and her August 14 departure is a 9-night Bermuda and Perfect Day cruise.
To ensure a more perfect vacation than sailing into what will likely be a hurricane, Vision of the Seas will now head south instead of aiming for Bermuda.
“Along with our Chief Meteorologist, Craig Setzer, our Captain has been monitoring Tropical Storm Erin and its expected track that will take it near Bermuda during our sailing,” the email reads. “In the interest of safety, we have decided to avoid the storm and head south.”
Vision of the Seas was scheduled to visit Bermuda overnight on Saturday and Sunday, August 16-17. While the storm isn’t likely to reach Bermuda until early next week, the ship would have had to pass through the storm’s path to continue on to the Bahamas.
Now, the ship will keep much further west and well away from the roughest waters churned up by what may be a major hurricane at the time.
Instead of visiting Bermuda, Vision of the Seas will visit Port Canaveral (Orlando) on Sunday, August 17. Guests will have the opportunity to enjoy iconic Cocoa Beach, explore the stars at Kennedy Space Center, or experience outstanding theme parks.
This change will also permit Vision of the Seas to reach Nassau several hours earlier than originally planned. Instead of being in port from 1-8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 19, the ship will now reach the Bahamian capital at 7 a.m.
Guests can take advantage of earlier shore tours, spend the morning hours exploring on their own, or enjoy more leisurely time onboard while others are already off the ship.
Of course, pre-booked tours for the cancelled Bermuda visit will be automatically refunded to the original form of payment.
The ship’s visit to Perfect Day at CocoCay and her return to Baltimore are not expected to be impacted.
Ultimately, of course, the safety of the ship is the foremost concern. Should further itinerary changes be necessary, Royal Caribbean will notify guests as soon as possible.
Update on Tropical Storm Erin
Though still located more than 1,600 miles east of the easternmost Caribbean ports, Tropical Storm Erin continues to move west and is forecast to become a hurricane by late Thursday or early Friday.
Currently, the storm’s maximum sustained winds are 45 miles per hour, well below the 75 mph threshold to be classified as a hurricane. The National Hurricane Center notes that intensification is expected by late Wednesday, August 13.
At this time, no warnings have yet been issued for the storm, but there is still a lot of uncertainty over the next few days.
“Erin could move close enough to the northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico over the weekend to produce some impacts on those islands,” the 5 p.m. Tuesday forecast discussion notes. “However, the magnitude of those impacts is still not known.”
Undoubtedly, Vision of the Seas will only be the first of several ships to adjust itineraries in order to offer smooth, comfortable, and most of all, safe sailing to guests.
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Any travelers with cruises booked to the Eastern Caribbean, Bahamas, or Bermuda in the next 7-10 days should stay alert to possible adjustments.
Staying in close contact with one’s cruise line is the best way to ensure prompt notification of such updates.
