Passengers leaving Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas at Port Canaveral on Nov. 2 encountered heavy rain, with one guest reporting standing water and flooding in some lanes along State Road 528.
The Oasis-class ship returned from a three-night sailing that departed Port Canaveral on Oct. 30 and called at Nassau and Royal Caribbean’s CocoCay in the Bahamas. The vessel arrived back at the Florida port at 6 a.m., according to the published itinerary.
A guest who shared conditions on Facebook said passengers were soaked while making their way to their cars and urged travelers headed to the port to allow additional time. The ship itself was not delayed, according to TheTravel, and other vessels including Disney Wish, Norwegian Getaway, Carnival Freedom and Carnival Glory also handled passengers at Port Canaveral that day.
Utopia of the Seas departed Port Canaveral at 4 p.m. on Nov. 2 for its next four-night round-trip sailing. That itinerary was scheduled to visit Nassau and CocoCay before returning to Port Canaveral on Nov. 6.
Separately, Carnival Cruise Line told affected Carnival Glory guests that several upcoming Port Canaveral departures would move 30 minutes earlier, from 3:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Carnival said the change was intended to give guests more time to enjoy onboard experiences. The cruise line also moved some Carnival Elation departures from Jacksonville 30 minutes earlier, while stating the remaining itineraries for both ships were unchanged.
