Caribbean-bound cruises had to be diverted last week to avoid Hurricane Beryl and now flights in the US are being disrupted as the storm travels over Texas.
The Category 5 hurricane, which began developing on June 28, affected various Caribbean destinations, including Barbados, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and islands in the Yucatan Peninsula.
Last week, Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas had to forego visits to two islands in the southern Caribbean, while Wonder of the Seas cancelled stops in Roatán and Costa Maya, instead opting to sail to Nassau.
Additionally, Norwegian Cruise Line revised its Norwegian Breakaway week-long itinerary, cancelling calls to Roatan Bay Islands, Honduras; Harvest Caye, Belize and Costa Maya and Cozumel in Mexico.
However, cruise lines are now slowly returning to the southwestern side of the Caribbean as the storm travels northwest into the Gulf of Mexico. Beryl is now a Category 1 hurricane over Texas and, according to zoom.earth, will dissipate into a post-tropical cyclone over Detroit on July 11.
When the hurricane made landfall over Texas on Monday, July 8, more than 1 300 flights were cancelled. In statements to cbsnews.com, United and American Airlines reported that they were suspending all flights out of Houston.
"We'll evaluate conditions tomorrow to determine if it's safe to resume operations in the afternoon or evening," American said in a statement, adding that its customers could rebook their tickets without change fees. The carrier said it did not plan to change its Texas flight schedules in Austin, Brownsville, Harlingen or McAllen due to the storm.
Southwest Airlines on Monday cancelled flights at George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P Hobby Airport, both in Houston, and Corpus Christi International Airport, Corpus Christi, Texas. The carrier added that it expected schedule changes and urged customers to check their flight status for any changes.
