Patricia Strongest Hurricane Recorded Impacts Cruises & Ports

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Hurricane Patricia

UPDATE: OCT 24

Hurricane Patricia made landfall at the speed of 165 MPH and then quickly began to weaken.  Early reports indicated that it would not be as catastrophic as predicted, fortunately.   We have gotten word that AM Resorts and the airport in Puerto Vallarta has reopened for example, so that is very good news.   

Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Hurricane Patricia Dated: October 24, 2015

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The largest hurricane to ever assault the Western Hemisphere headed toward Mexico’s southwest Pacific coast on Friday with 200 MPH winds. Patricia was expected to make landfall by early evening, according to Mexico’s national weather service, with the eye passing along the small beach towns of Playa Perula and Playa Chamela, both in the state of Jalisco. The government of Mexico declared a state of emergency in dozens of municipalities in the states of Colima, Nayarit and Jalisco.

Hurricane Patricia is expected to remain a Category 5 hurricane until landfall in southwestern Mexico in a few hours. After landfall, a combination of the mountainous terrain of Mexico and increasing shear should cause the cyclone to rapidly weaken, with the system likely to dissipate completely after 36 hours, if not sooner.

NHC issuing advisories for the Eastern Pacific on Hurricane PATRICIA
CPHC issuing advisories for the Central Pacific on OLAF

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Full coverage of this, and all tropical storms, can be found on our Hurricane Zone page.   There are RSS feeds from the National Hurricane Center posted there giving you up to the minute information.   For storms that impact cruises, we will bring you information on those details as well.  Please bookmark that page for further reference during the Hurricane Season which runs now through November 30th.

HURRICANE PATRICIA	400 PM CDT FRI OCT 23 2015 ...POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC HURRICANE PATRICIA SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL IN MEXICO IN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...
WIND:	190 MPH...305 KM/H with higher gusts
WATCHES/ WARNINGS:	A Hurricane Warning is in effect for... * San Blas to Punta San Telmo A Hurricane Watch is in effect for... * East of Punta San Telmo to Lazaro Cardenas A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for... * East of Punta San Telmo to Lazaro Cardenas * North of San Blas to El Roblito
SHIP IMPACT:	Princess Cruises cancelled  Ruby Princess'scheduled call  at Cabo San Lucas Friday, October 23, due to swells. The ship will return to Los Angeles Sunday, October 25, as scheduled.

 

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HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

WIND:  Hurricane conditions should spread across the hurricane
warning area during the next few hours, with the worst conditions
occurring near where the eye of Patricia makes landfall.  Tropical
storm conditions are spreading across portions of the warning area.
Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to
completion.  Hurricane conditions are possible in the hurricane
watch area this afternoon and this evening.

RAINFALL:  Patricia is expected to produce total rainfall
accumulations of 8 to 12 inches, with isolated maximum amounts of 20
inches, over the Mexican states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima,
Michoacan, and Guerrero through Saturday.  These rains could produce
life-threatening flash floods and mud slides.

STORM SURGE:  An extremely dangerous storm surge is expected to
produce significant coastal flooding near and to the right of where
the center makes landfall.  Near the coast, the surge will be
accompanied by large and destructive waves.

SURF:  Swells generated by Patricia are already affecting portions
of the southern coast of Mexico, and will spread northwestward
during the next day or so.  These swells are likely to cause
life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.  Please consult
products from your local weather office.

HISTORICAL NOTES

1000 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2015

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS SOUTH OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
...EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN...

1000 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2015

...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS INTO THE SIXTEENTH TROPICAL STORM OF
THE SEASON SOUTH OF MEXICO... 

400 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2015

...NOAA PLANE FINDS PATRICIA STRONGER AND FARTHER WEST...
...HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED FOR THE COAST OF MEXICO...

400 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2015

...PATRICIA CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN...
...LIKELY TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE LATER TODAY...

100 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2015

...NOAA HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND PATRICA IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE...
...PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION IN THE HURRICANE
WARNING AREA TODAY...

1230 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2015

...CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE PATRICIA STRENGTHENS EVEN MORE...
...POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC LANDFALL IN SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO LATER
TODAY...

1000 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2015

...POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC HURRICANE PATRICIA MOVING NORTHWARD
TOWARD LANDFALL IN SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO...

Ships Still Skipping Grand Turk

Grand Turk Cruise Center

Not Busy These Days

Q: What's missing in this live webcam image?

A: People

This once busy cruise center has been quiet since early March due to an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness, commonly known as Norovirus.

Carnival Corporation, in an abundance of caution, discontinued stops in Grand Turk for all their brands through the end of March shortly after the outbreak March 11th.

Additional Port Cancellations 

While investigations are still underway by Carnival Corporation, Grand Turk Cruise Center, and local authorities,  Carnival Corporation changed the itineraries of several more voyages for this week:

• Carnival Breeze April 1 -  replaced with Nassau
• Carnival Victory April 4 - replaced with Freeport
• Carnival Liberty April 4 - extended port time in San Juan to 10 p.m., added sea day 
• Ruby Princess April 5 - replaced with Nassau
• Holland America's Eurodam and Nieuw Amsterdam visits - sailing to San Juan instead

UPDATE:
Carnival Corp. confirmed that Carnival Cruise Lines and Princess Cruises ships will begin calling on Grand Turk on Monday, April 8.

Read More: 

Health Ministry Reports Decrease in Vomiting and Diarrhoea Cases in Grand Turk
Grand Turk Cruise Center

Crown Princess Cruise Ends Early

Southern Caribbean Cruise Cut Short

A second outbreak of excessive gastrointestinal illness on Crown Princess has caused Princess Cruises to end the cruise two days early.

Three ships, from two different cruise lines, had delayed their boarding last weekend for additional sanitation in the wake of an increase in illness on the ship during the previous week.

For details about last week's outbreak as well as information about Norovirus and other gastrointestinal illness (GI), see: Delayed Boarding Today Voyager of the Seas

Returning to Fort Lauderdale for Sanitation

Crown Princess will return to its Fort Lauderdale homeport on Thursday instead of Saturday, where it will undergo two days of sanitation in consultation with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).


Princess indicated that 114 passengers (3.7 percent out of 3,078) and 59 crew (5 percent of 1,178) on the weeklong Southern Caribbean cruise have reported a gastrointestinal illness believed to be Norovirus. Cruise lines participating in the CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program, which Princess and all major lines does, are required to report the total number of GI cases evaluated by the medical staff before the ship arrives at a U.S. port when sailing from a foreign port. A separate notification is required when the count exceeds 2 percent of the total number of passengers or crew onboard.

This cruise had already been delayed six hours for the vigorous sanitation program done under CDC oversight February 4th.

According to Princess, the upcoming two-day disinfection will include "bringing aboard additional cleaning crew to assist with a thorough sanitization of all public spaces and surfaces including soft furnishing and carpets, railings, door handles and the like. Additionally, once all of the passengers have disembarked on Thursday morning, all bed linens and towels will be removed from every stateroom. The staterooms will be sanitized multiple times before making up the rooms with fresh linens and towels on Saturday morning, just prior to passenger embarkation."

Compensation for Impacted Passengers

Impacted passengers will receive full refunds for the cruise, flights home, coverage of change fees if air was not booked through Princess, hotel accommodation if necessary and a 25 percent future cruise credit.

February 11th cruise is scheduled for normal departure time presently.  We will monitor the situation and announce any reported changes.

Norovirus Can be Prevented

Norovirus is the second most common illness next to the common cold, and is highly contagious, spreading easily in confined spaces like hospitals, hotels, dormitories and cruise ships. Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea, and millions are infected each year.

It can be prevented if everyone washes their hands and uses sanitation liquids found throughout the ship.  Also, if you have been sick prior to boarding the ship, please do your fellow passengers a favor and reschedule your cruise.   It doesn't take much to turn a sanitized ship into a sick camp once the disease takes hold.

As of press time, the other two ships that had GI outbreaks last week, Ruby Princess and Voyager of the Seas have not reported a repeat of last week's outbreak.

Delayed Boarding Today Voyager of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Voyager of the Seas

Delays Boarding

Boarding for February 4th sailing of Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas is being delayed to allow time for sanitation of the ship (public areas and cabins) due to an unusual reports of gastrointestinal illness.

We received the following announcement from Royal Caribbean:

"During Voyager of the Seas' last sailing, a number of guests onboard experienced gastrointestinal illness.In an abundance of caution, we are conducting enhanced sanitizing onboard the ship and within the cruise terminal to help prevent any illness from affecting your client's cruise."

Check-in Process Begins at 1 PM


"Because of this additional sanitizing, the check in process is now anticipated to begin at approximately 1:00 p.m. We apologize for this delay to your client's boarding.

We are also sanitizing guest staterooms, and they will be available to guests at approximately 3:00 p.m. Once guests board the ship, they can explore public areas, open decks and lounges and enjoy lunch, until their stateroom is ready."

Two Princess Cruise Ships Also Delayed

UPDATE: Feb 8

Crown Princess had a second outbreak this week and has cut its 7 Night Southern Caribbean short by two days to allow for sanitation.   see:   Crown Princess Cruise Ends Early

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Princess Cruises has also announced delayed embarkation times for the next sailings of Crown Princess and Ruby Princess, following an increased number of Norovirus cases on each of the ships' current voyages. 

According to statements from the line, 81 of Ruby Princess' 3,133 passengers and nine of its 1,186 crew members have come down with the virus. Meanwhile, 364 of 3,103 passengers and 30 of 1,168 crew on Crown Princess were affected.

Although the numbers are relatively small, cruise lines are required to report all cases of Noro to the CDC, and a "special report" is created when numbers reach 2 percent of a ship's total onboard population. (Ruby Princess' have reached nearly 3 percent of passengers and Crown Princess' more than 11 percent.)

Because the gastrointestinal virus is highly contagious, both ships will be given special cleanings upon their return to their Fort Lauderdale homeport. As a result, embarkation for Crown Princess' next cruise will be delayed on Saturday, and Ruby Princess' will be pushed back until 2 p.m. on Sunday.

About Norovirus
According to health experts, as many as 300 million people worldwide are affected by norovirus each year. Only the common cold is more prevalent. However, we would prefer if none of our guests became ill.

Prevention:

Royal Caribbean asked us to convey the following preventive measures.

• wash your hands thoroughly with soap and hot water after usingthe bathroom and before eating anything
• use the complimentary sanitizing gel that is available at various locations onboard
• if you experienced any gastrointestinal symptoms within the last three days, we ask that you please consider rescheduling your cruise

Here are some additional resources that we have compiled (these can also be found on our International Travel static tab above).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (advice about any health advisories here and abroad)

Traveler's Health (CDC Travel specific topics)

  

Facts About Noroviruses on Cruise Ships  -  gastrointestinal (GI) illnesses can be prevented

It's that time of year, so PLEASE:

Wash hands often. Wash hands after using the bathroom or changing diapers and before eating or preparing food.  Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer along with hand washing.

Norovirus outbreaks, when they occur on a cruise ship, always make the news.  The truth is these outbreaks can occur anywhere there are groups of people in a small area such as nursing homes, restaurants, catered events, hotels, and cruise ships.

Vessel Sanitation Program - prevention and control of spread of gastrointestinal (GI) illnesses on cruise ships

We had a similar experience when we boarded our Princess Cruise to the Mediterranean and Greek Isles last spring.  They also sanitized the ship and put some additional measures in place for the first few days of our sailing.  During that time, we were not allowed to serve ourselves in either the buffet or dining room.  The wait staff served all items to us, including sugar packets and other condiments.  Things returned to normal once the ship was satisfied that there were no additional reports of illness.

Princess Mediterranean - Greek Isles - Holy Land 2012

Princess Cruises Europe Cruise Images 

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Mediterranean, Greek Isles & Holy Land cruises

Endless treasures await you in this legendary region. Whether you wish to walk among the stoic ruins of Rome and Athens or the hallowed sites of the Holy Land; whether you dream of Renaissance Florence, timeless Venice or a sun-kissed beach on a picturesque Greek isle, Princess offers countless ways to see it all.

• 12-day options, like the Grand Mediterranean, Greek Isles and Holy Land, visit a wide variety of captivating ports.
• Convenient 7-day Interlude Cruises on small ships that visit popular ports and off-the-beaten-path gems.
• 2-Day Experiences and overnight stays in extraordinary places like Giza, Egypt and Jerusalem, Israel and Venice to explore even more.
• Cruisetours pairing a 12-day Mediterranean cruise with a glorious land tour to places like Florence or Venice.

If you are interested in this article, also see: 

Princess Cruises 2012-13 Europe Deployment
Princess Scandinavia - Russia - Norway 2012
Princess British Isles - Iceland - Canary Islands 2012 

Itinerary	Itinerary Highlights†	Ship	2012 Dates
Mediterranean Interlude	7 Nights Barcelona, Sète, Portofino, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), La Goulette (for Tunis &Carthage), Sorrento (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia)	Ocean	Sep 2
Greek Isles Interlude	7 Nights Rome (Civitavecchia), Itea (for Delphi), Cephalonia (Argostoli), Santorini,Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Crete (Aghios Nikolaos), Athens (Piraeus)	Ocean	Sep 9, 30
Venetian Interlude	7 Nights Athens (Piraeus), Mykonos, Katakolon (for Olympia), Corfu, Dubrovnik,Ljubljana (Koper), Venice	Ocean	Sep 16, 23
European Explorer	8 Nights London (Dover), Bilbao, Lisbon, Algarve Coast (Portimão), Gibraltar,Barcelona	Ocean	Aug 25
Grand Mediterranean	12 Nights Venice (overnight), Athens (Piraeus), Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Istanbul, Mykonos, Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia), Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Monte Carlo, Barcelona	Ruby	May 6, 18, 30; Jun 11, 23; Jul 5, 17, 29; Aug 10, 22; Sep 3, 15, 27
Greek Isles	12 Nights Venice (overnight), Dubrovnik, Corfu, Katakolon (for Olympia), Athens (Piraeus), Mykonos, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Rhodes, Santorini, Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia)	Crown	May 24; Jun 17; Jul 11; Aug 4, 28; Sep 21; Oct 15; Nov 8, 20
Greek Isles & Mediterranean	12 Nights Rome (Civitavecchia), Monte Carlo, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Santorini, Athens (Piraeus), Mykonos, Katakolon (for Olympia), Corfu, Split, Venice (overnight)	Crown	Jun 5, 29; Jul 23; Aug 16; Sep 9; Oct 3
Egypt & Aegean	12 Nights Rome (Civitavecchia), 2-day Egypt Experience (Alexandria overnight – for Pyramids of Giza & Cairo Overnight Excursion), Mykonos, Istanbul, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Athens (Piraeus), Venice (overnight)	Crown	May 12; Oct 27
Holy Land	12 Nights Athens (Piraeus), Patmos, Santorini, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), 2-day Israel Experience (Haifa – for Galilee/Nazareth & for Jerusalem Overnight Excursion; Ashdod – for Jerusalem/Bethlehem), 2-day Egypt Experience (Port Said – for Pyramids of Giza & Cairo Overnight Excursion; Alexandria), Sorrento (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia)	Pacific	May 12; Sep 21; Oct 3, 15, 27; Nov 8, 20
Holy Land	12 Nights Venice, Ravenna (for San Marino & Bologna), Dubrovnik, Patmos, 2-day Israel Experience (Haifa – for Galilee/Nazareth & for Jerusalem Overnight Excursion; Ashdod – for Jerusalem/Bethlehem), 2-day Egypt Experience (Port Said – for Pyramids of Giza & Cairo Overnight Excursion; Alexandria), Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Athens (Piraeus)	Pacific	Apr 30; Jun 5, 17; Jul 11, 23; Aug 4, 16
Mediterranean Collection	12 Nights Venice (overnight), Korcula (Croatia), Kotor (Montenegro), Corfu, Valletta (Malta), Sicily (Messina – for Mt. Etna & Taormina), Sorrento (for Capri & Pompeii), Nice (for Monte Carlo & Cannes), Portofino, Rome (Civitavecchia)	Pacific	May 24; Sep 9
Black Sea & Crimean Coast	12 Nights Venice, Split (or Koper), 2-day Istanbul Experience (includes 2 full days & overnight), Nessebar (Bulgaria), Constanta (for Bucharest), Odessa (Ukraine), Yalta (Ukraine), Volos (for Meteora), Athens (Piraeus)	Pacific	Jun 29; Aug 28
Mediterranean Medley	14 Nights London (Southampton), Seville (Cádiz), Sardinia (Alghero), Rome (Civitavecchia), Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Cannes (for Monte Carlo), Barcelona, Gibraltar, London (Southampton)	Grand	Jun 9; Jul 28; Sep 21
Mediterranean Adventurer	14 Nights London (Southampton), Málaga (for Granada), Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Rome (Civitavecchia), Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Corsica (Ajaccio), Gibraltar, London (Southampton)	Grand	May 19; Aug 11
Mediterranean & Greek Isles Grand Adventure®	14 Nights Barcelona, Sète, Portofino, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), La Goulette (for Tunis & Carthage), Sorrento (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia), Itea (for Delphi), Cephalonia (Argostoli), Santorini, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Crete (Aghios Nikolaos), Athens (Piraeus)	Ocean	Sep 2
Greek Isles Grand Adventure®	14 Nights Venice, Ljubljana (Koper), Dubrovnik, Corfu, Katakolon (for Olympia), Mykonos, Athens (Piraeus), Crete (Aghios Nikolaos), Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Santorini, Cephalonia (Argostoli), Itea (for Delphi), Rome (Civitavecchia)	Ocean	Sep 9, 23
Roman Passage	14 Nights Ft. Lauderdale, Gibraltar, Alicante, Barcelona, Marseille/Provence, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Rome (Civitavecchia)	Crown	Apr 28
Mediterranean Passage	14 Nights Ft. Lauderdale, Madeira (Funchal), Rome (Civitavecchia), Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Monte Carlo, Barcelona	Ruby	Apr 22
European Explorer Grand Adventure®	15 Nights London (Dover), Bilbao, Lisbon, Algarve Coast (Portimão), Gibraltar, Barcelona, Sète, Portofino, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), La Goulette (for Tunis & Carthage), Sorrento (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia)	Ocean	Aug 25
Mediterranean & Adriatic	17 Nights London (Southampton), Seville (Cádiz), Malta (Valletta), Venice, Split, Dubrovnik, Corfu, Gibraltar, London (Southampton)	Grand	May 2; Sep 4; Oct 5
Venetian Passage	17 or 20 Nights Venice, Rome (Civitavecchia), Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Cannes (for Monte Carlo), Barcelona, Lisbon, Azores Islands (Ponta Delgada), Ft. Lauderdale, Galveston Note: This voyage may be booked at 17 days to Ft. Lauderdale or 20 days to Galveston	Crown	Dec 2
Renaissance Passage	18 Nights Rome (Civitavecchia), Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Sicily (Palermo), Barcelona, Gibraltar, Casablanca (for Marrakech), Madeira (Funchal), Bermuda (West End), Ft. Lauderdale	Pacific	Dec 2
Venetian Passage	19 Nights Venice (overnight), Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia), Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Cannes (for Monte Carlo), Barcelona, Casablanca (for Marrakech), Azores Islands (Ponta Delgada), Ft. Lauderdale	Ruby	Oct 9
Mediterranean Grand Adventure®	21 Nights Barcelona, Sète, Portofino, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), La Goulette (for Tunis & Carthage), Sorrento (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia), Itea (for Delphi), Cephalonia (Argostoli), Santorini, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Crete (Aghios Nikolaos), Athens (Piraeus), Mykonos, Katakolon (for Olympia), Corfu, Dubrovnik, Ljubljana (Koper), Venice	Ocean	Sep 2
European Explorer Grand Adventure®	22 Nights London (Dover), Bilbao, Lisbon, Algarve Coast (Portimão), Gibraltar, Barcelona, Sète, Portofino, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), La Goulette (for Tunis & Carthage), Sorrento (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia), Itea (for Delphi), Cephalonia (Argostoli), Santorini, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Crete (Aghios Nikolaos), Athens (Piraeus)	Ocean	Aug 25
Mediterranean & Egypt Grand Adventure®	26 Nights Ft. Lauderdale, Gibraltar, Alicante, Barcelona, Marseille/Provence, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Rome (Civitavecchia), 2-day Egypt Experience (Alexandria overnight – for Pyramids of Giza & Cairo Overnight Excursion), Mykonos, Istanbul, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Athens (Piraeus), Venice (overnight)	Crown	April 28
Mediterranean Grand Adventure®	26 Nights Ft. Lauderdale, Madeira (Funchal), Rome (Civitavecchia), Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Rome (Civitavecchia), Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Mykonos, Istanbul, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Athens (Piraeus), Venice (overnight)	Ruby	Apr 22
Holy Land & Mediterranean Grand Adventure®	30 Nights Athens (Piraeus), Patmos, Santorini, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), 2-day Israel Experience (Haifa – for Galilee/Nazareth & for Jerusalem Overnight Excursion; Ashdod – for Jerusalem/Bethlehem), 2-day Egypt Experience (Port Said – for Pyramids of Giza & Cairo Overnight Excursion; Alexandria), Sorrento (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia), Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Sicily (Palermo), Barcelona, Gibraltar, Casablanca (for Marrakech), Madeira (Funchal), Bermuda (West End), Ft. Lauderdale	Pacific	Nov 20
Mediterranean Grand Adventure®	31 Nights Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Rome (Civitavecchia), Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Mykonos, Istanbul, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Athens (Piraeus), Venice (2 overnights), Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia), Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Cannes (for Monte Carlo), Barcelona, Casablanca (for Marrakech), Azores Islands (Ponta Delgada), Ft. Lauderdale	Ruby	Sep 27
Holy Land & Mediterranean Grand Adventure®	30 Nights Athens (Piraeus), Patmos, Santorini, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), 2-day Israel Experience (Haifa – for Galilee/Nazareth & for Jerusalem Overnight Excursion; Ashdod – for Jerusalem/Bethlehem), 2-day Egypt Experience (Port Said – for Pyramids of Giza & Cairo Overnight Excursion; Alexandria), Sorrento (for Capri & Pompeii), Rome (Civitavecchia), Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Sicily (Palermo), Barcelona, Gibraltar, Casablanca (for Marrakech), Madeira (Funchal), Bermuda (West End), Ft. Lauderdale	Pacific	Nov 20
Greek Isles & Mediterranean Grand Adventure®	29 or 32 Nights Rome (Civitavecchia), Naples (for Capri & Pompeii), Santorini, Rhodes, Kusadasi (for Ephesus), Mykonos, Athens (Piraeus), Katakolon (for Olympia), Corfu, Dubrovnik, Venice (overnight), Rome (Civitavecchia), Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Cannes (for Monte Carlo), Barcelona, Lisbon, Azores Islands (Ponta Delgada), Ft. Lauderdale, Galveston Note: This voyage may be booked at 29 days to Ft. Lauderdale or 32 days to Galveston	Crown	Nov 20

†Port order and content for all itineraries may vary.