Disney and Royal Caribbean cruises have had to change their itineraries in the wake of the tropical storm.

Cruise lines sailing to the Caribbean have been forced to rethink their Caribbean cruise routes this week to avoid being hit by Tropical Storm Dorian. Royal Caribbean has had to reroute three of its ships, including Allure of the Seas, Harmony of the Seas and Symphony of the Seas, from eastern and western Caribbean.

Harmony of the Seas, which was meant to follow its eastern Caribbean cruise itinerary when it set sail from Port Canavarel on 25 August, has instead switched to a western Caribbean sailing.

It will now stop at the cruise line’s private island Perfect Day at CocoCay, Cozumel (Mexico) Roatan (Honduras) and Costa Maya (Mexico). The ship is scheduled to return to Port Canaveral on 1 September 2019.

Symphony of the Seas has also switched to a western Caribbean itinerary and will sail to Perfect Day at CocoCay, Cozumel, Roatan and Costa Maya.

Finally, Allure of the Seas, which recently underwent a $165 million transformation, has been diverted from its usual eastern Caribbean itinerary after setting sail from Fort Lauderdale and will instead follow an eastern Caribbean route. Stops include Labadee, San Juan and Perfect Day at CocoCay.

Director of corporate reputation for Royal Caribbean Cruises, Melissa Charbonneau, has commented how they changes were made to ensure the safety of passengers on board.

“We continue to monitor the path of Tropical Storm Dorian and potential impact to our vessels, and will communicate any scheduling changes to our guests,” she said in an official statement from the cruise line.

Meanwhile, other cruise lines have also begun to modify their itineraries following the weather news. Disney Cruise line, for instance, has changed the itinerary of its Port Canaveral-based Disney Fantasy, from an eastern Caribbean to a western Caribbean route.

According to the latest reports, a Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for Puerto Rico and a Hurricane Watch remains for St. Lucia. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Caribbean islands Barbados, Martinique, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

At 5am on Tuesday 27 August, the National Hurricane Centre issued the latest report on Storm Dorian, highlighting how it will continue to bring tropical storm conditions to portions of the Lesser Antilles and rainfall of three to six inches in expected from Martinique to St Vincent with isolated totals as high as 10 inches possible.

Hurricane conditions are possible in Puerto Rico on Wednesday (28 August 2019) and rainfall of two to four inches (maximum of six) are possible across Puerto Rico and St Croix.

Wind and rain impacts are also possible in the Bahamas and Florida later this week and this weekend. Visitors have been advised to stay informed of the latest information from the NHC.

This story will be updated.