The after effects of Hurricane Milton changing cruise ship itineraries isn't over yet.
While the storm passed through Florida on Wednesday and Thursday, there are still three ships that have yet to return because of the storm.
The hurricane disrupted the original travel plans for many ships, but it had the worst impact on ships sailing from Tampa or Port Canaveral.
Wind gusts recorded near Tampa reached 100 mph.\
Those two ports were directly in the path of Hurricane Milton, and the cleanup and repair process takes time. The U.S. Coast Guard inspects each port after a hurricane, and no ships can go in or out until that process is complete and the waterways deemed safe.
Royal Caribbean said those efforts are, "still evolving" and they're doing their best to keep passengers informed along the way.
The good news is there is a plan in place for each of the ships to return, albeit, a few days late.
Enchantment of the Seas
Royal Caribbean extended Enchantment of the Seas by two additional days, and won't return to Tampa until Monday.
Due to Hurricane Milton's impact to Port Tampa Bay, the ship cannot return until then.
The new plan is for Enchantment of the Seas to make it back on October 12. As a result, the next sailing has been shortened by two days.
The former October 12 sailing will be only 5 nights and visit Cozumel, Mexico and Costa Maya, Mexico.
Royal Caribbean described the situation in Tampa as "fluid", "Please know our return to Tampa Bay is fluid, and once our times are finalized, we’ll send an email with updated check-in times."
Royal Caribbean is also working on compensation details to make up for the disappointment, "While these circumstances are beyond our control, we understand that this change impacts your vacation, and we’re truly sorry."
Serenade of the Seas
Another ship based in Tampa, Serenade of the Seas, was supposed to go out on October 11. Instead, she's delayed by two days to October 13.
The revised next sailing will head to the western Caribbean.
Grandeur of the Seas
Similar to Serenade, Grandeur of the Seas will shift to an October 13 departure as well. She was due into port on October 12 originally.
As a result of the change, Grandeur will skip a visit to Costa Maya, Mexico.
Port Canaveral is back open
While the Port of Tampa is close to re-opening, Port Canaveral is operational again.
As of 11:30am on October 11, the U.S. Coast Guard re-opened the port with no restrictions.
Three different Royal Caribbean ships had to change their schedule because of the storm's impact on Port Canaveral.
Both Utopia of the Seas and Adventure of the Seas were due back originally on October 11, but delayed that until October 12.
As a result of that change, Utopia of the Seas dropped its visit to Nassau and will only visit Perfect Day at CocoCay in The Bahamas.
Adventure of the Seas departed on October 12 and removed a scheduled visit to Curacao.
The new plan is for Adventure to proceed to Oranjestad, Aruba; Cabo Rojo, Dominican Republic; and Perfect Day at CocoCay.
Lastly, Wonder of the Seas did not have to change the day it returned to port, but did adjust its itinerary to avoid the storm.
Wonder of the Seas skipped a visit to Roatan, Honduras and Costa Maya, Mexico. Instead, Wonder visited Cozumel and Falmouth, Jamaica.
