Hurricane Matthew is expected to reach the Florida coast on Thursday. Port Canaveral was evacuated as of noon today, Wednesday, October 5.
Due to the port being closed, the October 3 sailing on the Disney Dream will not be docking on Friday as originally scheduled. The Dream will return to Port Canaveral on Saturday, assuming the port is reopened by the Coast Guard at that time. If guests scheduled their air travel through Disney Cruise Line, those flights will be rescheduled for them. If guests booked their travel plans on their own, they will need to get in touch with the airlines and adjust those flights.
The October 7 sailing on the Disney Dream (a 3-night Bahamian itinerary out of Port Canaveral) has been cancelled due to the path of the storm. Refunds will be issued and guests will receive a 20% discount on a future cruise.
The Disney Magic was also scheduled to sail from the Port of New York on a 8-night Bahamian sailing on Friday, October 7, but the itinerary is changing. The ship will now sail to Canada instead of to the Bahamas. The new itinerary will be:
- October 7 – New York
- October 8 – Day at Sea
- October 9 – Day at Sea
- October 10 – Sydney, Nova Scotia
- October 11 – Day at Sea
- October 12 – Halifax, Nova Scotia
- October 13 – Saint John, New Brunswick
- October 14 – Day at Sea
- October 15 – New York
Guests who remain on this sailing will have a $100 credit per person added to their stateroom account. If anyone is not able to remain on the sailing, they can get a 20% discount on a future cruise before the end of 2017. If they cancel, they will get a full refund.
Contact your travel agent or Disney Cruise Line with any questions.
