Since the cruise was already extended by 2 nights before they even boarded, I’m guessing the guests onboard knew it could be extended further. Hurricanes are unpredictable to say the least. Pretty sweet to pay for a 3 night cruise that turns into 6 and, I’m sure the ship isn’t near capacity either as guests were given the opportunity to get their money back if the revised sailing did not hit their schedule. Pretty sweet!!
There will be plenty of food. Before they left FL it was already loaded for a 5 night cruise and given the circumstances I’m sure they added extra food to be on the safe side. Also, because the sailing was longer than originally scheduled, guests were given the option to not board and receive a refund which I’m sure some people chose. I’m sure food is not a problem on-board ship.
I have been at the grocery store here on my island when a cruise ship needed to restock.
I am guessing they just bought when they docked or had a ship from a close by island meet them with an order.
Yeah, a few years ago during Huricanne Harvey a 7-night Liberty of the Seas cruise got extended for a total of 8 or 9 nights IIRC, they did finally head to MIA to drop people off on like day 6. There were some pretty irate and some pretty happy posters on Cruise Critic. They did all get an extra Crown and Anchor point for each extra night.
I've done Galley Tours on RCI, they have said they always carry enough supplies for the full length of the cruise+4 days. During hurricane season they'll bump that to length of cruise+7 days. If they know of a specific threat they can add even more provisions. I an sure they left with plenty of supplies with a hurricane predicted (at that time) to make landfall on their home port.
Yes, guests were advised the day before their sailing that the length of their cruise and their itinerary were being changed to avoid Dorian.
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