Key Aspects:
- Neither Crown Princess nor Oceania Vista were able to visit St. John’s (Newfoundland-Labrador), Canada, on July 14, 2026.
- According to port authorities, the double call was cancelled due to forecasted bad weather.
- Per cruise tracking data, both vessels spent the day at sea and are en route to their next port calls.
Thousands of cruise guests were forced to miss out on exploring the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
According to the City of St. John’s, Princess Cruises’ Crown Princess and Oceania Cruises’ Oceania Vista were both forced to cancel their calls at the last minute due to inclement weather.
“The Oceania Vista cruise ship and the Crown Princess cruise ship, both scheduled to arrive in the Port of St. John’s today, Tuesday, July 14, at 8 a.m., have been cancelled due to forecasted weather,” the City of St. John’s posted on Facebook.
Per cruise tracking data, both vessels spent the day at sea instead of pivoting to a different port.
The 3,090-guest Crown Princess is now en route to Corner Brook, Newfoundland, which is her next stop on July 16.
Princess Cruises’ Grand-class vessel is currently in the middle of a 114-night world cruise, which, as Cruise Hive reported, is the longest world cruise to ever set sail from Australia.
Oceania Vista included St. John’s as part of a much shorter voyage. The current 14-night one-way sailing embarked in New York on July 9 and will conclude in Reykjavik, Iceland, on July 23.
The next port call for the 1,200-guest ship will be at Grundarfjordur, Iceland, on July 18.
How Bad is the Weather?
As of the time of publication, there are no cyclones or hurricanes brewing in the Atlantic, nor is St. John’s under any severe weather alerts from the Government of Canada.
Throughout the day on July 14, the Canadian cruise destination has been experiencing rain showers and winds of around 20 miles per hour.
While these wind speeds aren’t particularly treacherous, standalone gusts could be stronger. The winds could also still cause shifts in the current or create swells that make docking dangerous.
For context, cruise ships generally require significantly lower wind speeds to safely dock than to sail in the open ocean.
The cruise port, which uses two piers in the heart of downtown, is also on the smaller side. This can make navigating large cruise ships more challenging as well.
Alternatively, cruise ships will sometimes reroute to avoid poor weather along their course even when conditions at their intended destination are suitable for visiting, which in theory, could have been the case here.
Unfortunately, it will be a while before any cruise guests get a chance to return to St. John’s. Cruise tourism will go silent until a flurry of activity begins with the arrival of Holland America Line’s Zuiderdam on August 18, 2026.
Holland America’s Volendam, Azamara Cruises’ Azamara Journey, Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic Explorer, and Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Silhouette will also visit St. John’s before the end of August, weather permitting.
St. John’s is frequently impacted by storms during the Atlantic Hurricane Season thanks to its location on the eastern tip of the island of Newfoundland, directly on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. But luckily, experts are predicting a quieter year.
