00:00Stuart, how closely are cruise lines monitoring tropical activity right now?
00:06Well, this time of year, everyone is looking at it.
00:08But the good thing is that these cruise ships have all of the technology that they have,
00:13let's say, at the weather center, the National Hurricane Center.
00:17Cruise ships are actually providing data to the National Hurricane Center as they traverse the Caribbean.
00:23And Stuart, when tropical weather does threaten,
00:25how do cruise lines decide whether to change course or maybe skip a port or alter an itinerary?
00:31And how much notice do passengers typically receive?
00:35Well, it could be a couple of days before.
00:37It could be as they're getting on board, they're being notified that,
00:41hey, their Eastern Caribbean itinerary just became Western Caribbean
00:45because they had to flip the itinerary in order to avoid these weather systems.
00:50It's very, very rare, but it does happen.
00:53And they're going to do everything they can to ensure that the ships,
00:57the passengers and crew are as safe as possible.
01:00So for somebody with an upcoming cruise,
01:02what should they do before leaving home to protect their trip
01:04and prepare for some of these last minute itinerary changes
01:07or maybe an unexpected delay before getting back?
01:10Well, keep an eye on the weather.
01:12You can check it on the cruise lines website.
01:16So they do a very good job at providing updates as far as what's going on.
01:21All right.
01:22Stuart Sheeran, the cruise guy.
01:23Stuart, thanks so much for joining us.
01:25My pleasure.
