Hurricane Rachel
If you are booked on a ship in the table, Rachel means a Pacific Mexico call may already be off, or the line may be holding a backup route it has not published. The row is only as specific as that post. A replacement port, a refund, or onboard credit is in the row only when that post's sources named one. If your ship is not listed, we have not published a Rachel story for it. The line's own note can still arrive first.
| Ship | Line | Sailing | What changed | Story |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Princess | Princess Cruises | 25 Sep 2026 Los Angeles sailing, ten-night | The Cabo San Lucas call Cruise Hive says had shifted to 2 Oct is cancelled for Hurricane Rachel. The 1 Oct update does not publish a new compensation figure. | Grand Princess cancels the 2 Oct Cabo call for Rachel |
| Carnival Miracle | Carnival Cruise Line | 26 Sep 2026 Seattle sailing, repositioning to Galveston | Cabo San Lucas on 1 Oct is cancelled for Hurricane Rachel. The ship is scheduled to arrive in Galveston on 12 Oct. The reports name no replacement port and no compensation figure. | Carnival Miracle drops Cabo on the way to Galveston |
| Carnival Panorama | Carnival Cruise Line | 26 Sep 2026 Long Beach sailing | La Paz on 1 Oct and Cabo San Lucas on 2 Oct are cancelled. The ship returns to Ensenada on 1 Oct. 2 Oct and 3 Oct are sea days. The Long Beach return on 4 Oct stays. Carnival is posting $300 onboard credit per stateroom to Sail & Sign and adding extra activities. | Carnival Panorama drops La Paz and Cabo for Rachel |
| Coral Princess | Princess Cruises | The Coral Princess arrival Asipona Vallarta had listed for Friday 2 Oct 2026 | Puerto Vallarta on Friday 2 Oct 2026 is off the port calendar, which Quadratín Jalisco ties to Hurricane Rachel. Cruise Fever also reports the cancellation. Neither source names a replacement port, a new arrival time, or a fare refund. | Coral Princess drops a Puerto Vallarta call as Hurricane Rachel nears |
| Brilliant Lady | Virgin Voyages | 3 Oct 2026 Los Angeles sailing | Brilliant Lady's 3 Oct 2026 Los Angeles sailing still lists Cabo San Lucas on 5 Oct, Mazatlán on 6 Oct, and Puerto Vallarta on 7 Oct, with a Los Angeles return on 10 Oct. Virgin told sailors on 29 Sep that it has a backup itinerary for Hurricane Rachel and has not published the ports. No reroute is confirmed. Pack a light jacket. | Brilliant Lady's 3 Oct sailing still lists Mexico while Virgin watches Hurricane Rachel |
What to do if your sailing is affected
- Open the cruise line's app and the email on the booking. That note is the one for your cabin. Use the linked post to see which outlet reported the change, and the date on that report.
- When a port is skipped, the port fees and government taxes for that call are typically refunded to your onboard account. That is the usual treatment. It is not a fare refund, and it is not an onboard credit. Check the statement in your account for the line item. The table names a credit only when the linked post's sources printed one.
- If you bought travel insurance, read the policy for a missed port or an itinerary change. The policy says what it covers. A skipped port is not, by itself, a cancelled cruise.
- If you have a flight to the ship or home from the return port, confirm the embarkation time and the return time in the app before you change the ticket. Do that even when the skipped port is in the middle of the cruise. The posts name a new arrival or return only when a source did.
How a sailing gets on this list
Add hurricane-rachel to tags on the news post in src/content/news/. This page reads that tag. It does not keep a second list.
tags: [hurricane-rachel]When the post has an itineraryChange block, the row uses that ship, that sailing, and what changed. When it does not, the row uses the first ship on the post, the optional sailing field, and the short answer. Use sailing for a story that concerns a booking and does not yet record a port skip, a delay, or a swap.
Write the row from facts already in the post and its sources. Leave the tag off a mention that does not concern a sailing a guest is holding.