Disney’s Treasure and Wish Itineraries Changed as Hurricane Melissa Intensifies to Category 5

“Catastrophic” Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Forces Disney Cruise Line to Reroute ‘Treasure’ and ‘Wish’

Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a “catastrophic” Category 5 storm, prompting Disney Cruise Line to make significant itinerary changes for the Disney Treasure and Disney Wish sailings to ensure guest safety.

The National Hurricane Center’s latest report shows Melissa with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, exceeding the 157 mph threshold for a Category 5 hurricane.

According to the Weather Channel, the storm is beginning a “catastrophic, historic, multiday strike on Jamaica,” with life-threatening flash flooding, landslides, and destructive storm surges of 9 to 13 feet expected. Forecasters anticipate landfall in Jamaica around 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, with some areas potentially seeing up to 40 inches of rain.

In response to the storm’s path, Disney Cruise Line has altered its Eastern Caribbean and Bahamian sailings.

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Disney Treasure Itinerary Rerouted

Guests currently sailing on the Disney Treasure, which departed Port Canaveral on Saturday, October 25, have been alerted to a major reroute. The ship’s original Eastern Caribbean itinerary, which included stops in Tortola and St. Thomas, has been completely changed. The ship will now sail to the Western Caribbean and The Bahamas.

The new itinerary is as follows:

• Saturday, Oct. 25: Departed Port Canaveral, Florida
• Sunday, Oct. 26: Day at Sea
• Monday, Oct. 27: Day at Sea
• Tuesday, Oct. 28: Cozumel, Mexico (previously Tortola, British Virgin Islands)
• Wednesday, Oct. 29: Day at Sea (previously St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands)
• Thursday, Oct. 30: Disney Castaway Cay (previously Day at Sea)
• Friday, Oct. 31: Disney Castaway Cay
• Saturday, Nov. 1: Return to Port Canaveral, Florida

Disney Wish Itinerary Altered

The upcoming sailing of the Disney Wish, scheduled to depart today, October 27, has also been preemptively altered. The ship’s original schedule was modified, swapping its “Day at Sea” and “Castaway Cay” days to keep the ship clear of the storm’s potential path.

The new itinerary is as follows:

• Monday, Oct. 27: Port Canaveral, Florida
• Tuesday, Oct. 28: Disney Castaway Cay (previously Day at Sea)
• Wednesday, Oct. 29: Nassau, The Bahamas
• Thursday, Oct. 30: Day at Sea (previously Disney Castaway Cay)
• Friday, Oct. 31: Return to Port Canaveral, Florida

For guests on both sailings, any Port Adventures previously booked for the now-canceled stops (like Tortola and St. Thomas) will be automatically removed from their accounts and refunded. Guests can book new excursions for their updated ports of call through the Disney Cruise Line Navigator app or by visiting the Port Adventures Desk onboard.

This marks the third time this hurricane season that sailings have been impacted, following itinerary changes for the Disney Treasure due to Hurricane Erin in August and a Disney Wish sailing in September.

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