Key Aspects:
- Royal Caribbean advised guests booked to sail aboard Liberty of the Seas on October 11, 2025 that the ship will not be able to visit Bermuda due to Tropical Storm Jerry swirling in the Atlantic.
- The ship will instead head north, to Saint John, New Brunswick, and spend an overnight there rather than at Bermuda’s Royal Naval Dockyard.
- A notice from the cruise was sent to booked guests, and it does not indicate there will be any compensation for the revised itinerary.
So long, Bermuda. That’s what guests booked to sail aboard the next voyage of Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas are saying, thanks to a tropical storm that is causing the cruise line to alter course.
The 3,634-guest Liberty of the Seas, a Freedom-class ship that launched in 2007, was scheduled to embark guests at her New York homeport on October 11, 2025, for a 5-night Bermuda cruise with an overnight stay at the destination’s Royal Naval Dockyard.
Guests were expecting warm ocean breezes as they strolled along Bermuda’s pink sand beaches, but instead they will sail to Saint John, New Brunswick, and spend an overnight there.
“Along with our Chief Meteorologist, Craig Setzer, we’ve been closely monitoring the developing low-pressure coastal storm system in conjunction with the path of Tropical Storm Jerry impacting our voyage path south,” Royal Caribbean wrote in a notice to guests.
“These storms’ forecast tracks make it hard to provide you with a safe and comfortable journey toward Bermuda,” the line explained.
Tropical Storm Jerry is currently impacting the Lesser Antilles, in the Caribbean, drenching islands with rainfall up to one inch per hour, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The storm, packing maximum wind gusts up to 50 mph, is headed north and expected to affect the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico through October 11, 2025.
From there, the expected path continues to take the storm northeast, past Bermuda. At the same time, a Nor’easter is set to affect the New England region. While neither of the storms will reach the US mainland, they will affect ocean conditions.
Royal Caribbean looked at alternative itineraries and chose to reroute the ship to the Canadian port. The line apologized for the revised cruise but noted that safety is its top priority.
Guests were advised to pack sweaters and other clothing appropriate for Saint John’s chilly temperatures, which range from 40 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit in mid-October. That’s a pretty big contrast to Bermuda, where temperatures are still in the 80s.
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However, there’s plenty to see and do in Saint John, which is situated on the Bay of Fundy and is known for its historic architecture. One of the top activities is watching the Reversing Falls, where the Saint John River empties into the bay through a tight gorge as the tide changes, falling some 52 feet.
Other Cruise Ships Take Steps to Bypass Storms
The weather activity in the Atlantic has prompted other ships, including those operated by Royal Caribbean, to alter itineraries and change embarkation times in an effort to avoid the worst of the stormy seas.
The cruise line’s newest ship, Star of the Seas, altered her itinerary away from St. Maarten and toward Puerto Rico on a 7-night Eastern Caribbean sailing that departed Port Canaveral on October 5, 2025.
Looking to avoid Tropical Storm Jerry, the 5,610-guest ship dropped the St. Maarten call and shifted away from the Leeward Islands.
Another ship, Symphony of the Seas, moved up guest embarkation times by two hours so that the ship can depart earlier than scheduled from New Jersey’s Cape Liberty on October 12, 2025. That day is expected to be impacted by high winds and rough seas along the New Jersey coast.
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