{"id":893364,"date":"2026-10-24T19:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T19:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/893364\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T19:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T19:46:09","slug":"royal-carribean-cruise-to-the-bahamas-went-to-canada-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/893364\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Carribean cruise to the Bahamas went to Canada instead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This was one confused cruise.<\/p>\n<p>More than 5,000 passengers expecting a week of fun in the sun in the Bahamas instead found themselves headed for chilly Canada after stormy weather forced their Royal Caribbean cruise to change course.<\/p>\n<p>The Oasis of the Seas departed New Jersey on Oct. 18 for what was supposed to be a seven-day tropical getaway \u2014 but passengers were told with just half a day\u2019s notice that they were heading to Halifax, Nova Scotia, instead.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41497938\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2022-oasis-seas-royal-caribbean-146308018.jpg\" alt=\"The Oasis of the Seas cruise ship docks at Halifax Port.\" class=\"wp-image-41497938\"\/>The Oasis of the Seas left New Jersey on Oct. 18. with many disappointed passengers on board. joseph roland \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n<p>The sudden switch left some scrambling to pack winter clothes for the dramatically different temperatures. Worse, passengers were told they wouldn\u2019t be allowed to leave the ship while in port.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy husband said to me, \u2018This is a joke, right?&#8217;\u201d New Jersey resident Marie Durning told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/canada\/article\/thousands-packed-for-the-bahamas-but-ended-up-in-canada-now-theyre-having-a-blast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">CTV News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have my winter hat and earmuffs, but I forgot my scarf.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some passengers coming from states farther away, did not have time to transition their suitcases to winter clothes. <\/p>\n<p>Actress Mikayla Iverson went viral for her Instagram video lamenting the irksome situation \u2014 which she filmed in Newark Airport upon hearing the news. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust got told after landing in Newark that our family Bahamas <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/23\/us-news\/carnival-facing-backlash-for-canceling-cruise-bookings-due-to-website-glitch-showing-cheap-prices\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cruise<\/a> leaving in literally 12 hours, we will now be going to Nova Scotia?!? And that we will not be allowed to leave the ship all week. @royalcaribbean, we don\u2019t have the clothes for this,\u201d she wrote in the post, which racked up 1.4 million views.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5538695;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41497883\" width=\"917\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/www-youtube-com-watch-v-146304249.jpg\" alt=\"A large crowd of people walking along a boardwalk.\" class=\"wp-image-41497883\"\/>Royal Caribbean did give customers cash and travel vouchers for the inconvenience. CTV News<\/p>\n<p>Some passengers on board were Canadian \u2014 meaning the detour sent them straight back home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very disappointed,\u201d Nicholas Meli of Toronto, who drove seven hours with his family to New Jersey to board the ship, told the outlet. \u201cI am already from Canada, and I wanted to go to the Bahamas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Royal Caribbean did give the disappointed customers cash and travel vouchers for the inconvenience. The cruise line did not respond to The Post\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Still, some travelers decided to make the best of their unexpected change of plans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to the fact that we spent a nice penny on this trip, I told everybody to take out their frustrations before they get on the cruise ship, because once we get on the ship, I don\u2019t want to hear about that,\u201d Dwayne Hicks of Philadelphia told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the way the dice fell for us, but I\u2019m grateful and I\u2019m going to make the best of it,\u201d added Jim Matthews of New Jersey. \u201cAnd I have found out that Halifax is a beautiful city.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This was one confused cruise. 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