Hurricane Katrina Altered Cruise Plans for the Caribbean

Fort Lauderdale´s Port Everglades reopened to daytime vessel traffic late last week, but the Port of Miami remained closed following the landfall of Hurricane Katrina.

Carnival Cruise Lines altered the Aug. 28 departure of the Carnival Miracle, pulling the ship from Tampa to avoid running into Hurricane Katrina.

The ship will depart instead from Fort Lauderdale and will end, as scheduled, on Sept. 4 in Tampa. Passengers are asked to proceed to Tampa for embarkation, and Carnival will provide bus transportation from Tampa to Fort Lauderdale between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Carnival said it is working to switch flights for passengers who purchased air through the cruise line.