WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Hurricane Irma has hit the cruise industry very hard with several cruise lines and their customers suffering as the storm tears through the Caribbean islands, one of the most frequented places.
Many major cruise lines have cancelled trips for some cruise ships while at the same time extending those of others, in order to evade Irma, which is a Category 5 storm and one of the strongest and largest on record in the Atlantic.
Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line, Carnival and Walt Disney's Disney Cruise Lines canceled cruises that were set to depart from Miami, Port Canaveral and Tampa this week. Cruise lines have canceled 10 voyages so far and changed itineraries on 15 more, according to a tally by CruiseCritic.com.
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