My best friend and I decided to have a girl's getaway by taking a short three day cruise on Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas out of Miami. Unfortunately, Tropical Storm Issac was in effect before we ever left. Concerned about the storm and our safety, we called Royal Caribbean before leaving home and were assured that the ship would either 1)not leave and we would be reimbursed for all costs including our flights; or 2) be re-routed to avoid the storm. During this call, I specifically asked what would happen if we did not make it back to the port at the scheduled time on Monday. I was told that RCI would take measures to get me home by rescheduling my flight and covering any costs associated with doing so, and give me up to $500 for hotel and food costs incurred in connection with the late arrival. Based on this information, we arrived at the ship at our scheduled departure time.
Upon boarding we were told that we would not be going to their private island but instead we would be going straight to Nassau. We were completely fine with this and boarded this ship.
Once the ship was out of the port, it began to rock and sway to such a degree that the captain came over the loud speaker and told us we should hold on to the handrails while moving around the ship. If we only knew what was to come . . .