More Anthem of the Seas problems

The Anthem of the Seas is having a rough go of it lately. The ship had to alter its most recent itinerary and return to New Jersey two days early in order to avoid another storm. The good news is that Royal Caribbean learned their lesson and erred on the side of caution this time. A shortened cruise is a better experience (and better PR) than another trip that puts passengers and crew in danger.

The decision was based on the new weather policy. Passengers will get a partial refund for the inconvenience.

Weather wasn't the only issue. There was a small norovirus outbreak too.

The new ship remains popular so this should not hurt future cruises or sales. Just hope that those future passengers don't run into the same bad luck on their trips.

Royal Caribbean to change weather plans after storm scare

As the Anthem of the Seas passenger disembarked Wednesday, the media was there to hear about their cruise from hell. Predictably most of the comments were scary and have them questioning cruising in the future. But the bigger issue for Royal Caribbean was could they have avoided the storm?

Initially the Captain thought the ship could avoid the heavy waves and storms. The plan was to sail ahead of it. That didn't happen. Now Royal Caribbean is going to invest in more weather forecasting in their Miami offices. This should give the crew and the company better information so that they never get that close to a storm again.

The ship is scheduled to return to its normal schedule this week.