While Helene has currently been downgraded to a post-tropical storm following wreaking havoc on Florida and much of the southeast after making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, not all cruise homeports have yet reopened.
This has led Carnival Cruise Line to make a very difficult decision that will undoubtedly be disappointing to many travelers.
Because Port Tampa Bay has not yet reopened after the storm, Carnival Paradise has been unable to return to her homeport as planned. Originally, the ship departed on what was to have been a 5-night Western Caribbean sailing on Saturday, September 21…