Hurricane Dorian turns weekend cruise into a weeklong trip, but not everyone was happy about it

“When cruise ships are in the path of a hurricane, cruise lines are forced to make decisions in the best interest of their guests’ safety, while also reacting to any other changes to their regularly scheduled plans — significantly impacted ports, closed homeports, etc.,” said Chris Gray, managing editor of Cruise Critic. “There really is no ‘best practice,’ in these cases, as it’s all dependent on an individual sailing’s situation.