
Greg Chin, a spokesperson for Miami International Airport said MIA notified domestic airlines about the situation at the port, and they are waiving rebooking fees for cruise passengers affected by the situation at the port. #Update 2 Captain of the Port authorized reopening the South channel to resume maritime transportation system operations into while the North channel remains closed as crews continue efforts to remove the sunken obstruction. Thanks for your patience and cooperation.”Įarlier Sunday, Carnival told passengers that “This is not the way we expected to start your cruise, and we appreciate your patience and understanding.”

Please do not proceed to the port until you have received our final update. “Once the ship arrives, we must allow debarking guests to leave before we can accommodate your arrival. “Good news! PortMiami has re-opened and the ship is sailing in,” Carnival said. This is what Carnival told Celebration passengers in a text at 3 p.m. The MSC Seascape had 5,358 to debark and about 5,250 embark, Trutie said it was ending a seven-day cruise to the western Caribbean and departing for a seven-day eastern Caribbean cruise. said it was returning from a seven-day Caribbean cruise on Sunday and scheduled to depart on the same itinerary. The NCL Escape had 5,081 passengers scheduled to debark Sunday and approximately 5,000 to embark, Trutie said. The website showed the Celebration ending an eight-day cruise to the southern Caribbean and scheduled to depart Sunday for a seven-day eastern Caribbean cruise. Port spokeswoman Suzy Trutie said Carnival Celebration had 6,216 to debark and about 6,100 to embark. The Escape, scheduled to depart at 5:30 p.m., and the Seascape, scheduled to depart, at 6 p.m., both were docked by 4 p.m.

A livestream from showed the Celebration was arriving after 4 p.m. The port, in a separate statement on Twitter, said the closure of the PortMiami channel affected arrival and debarkation of passengers on Carnival Celebration, MSC Seascape and NCL Escape.
