Cruise lines cancel voyages as Hurricane Ian heads toward Florida

Cruise lines are canceling trips and rerouting ships as Hurricane Ian approaches Florida, where those in the storm's path readied on Wednesday for storm surges and potentially deadly winds. 

Carnival Cruise Line has canceled a Thursday, Sept. 29 cruise on the Carnival Paradise from Tampa, where the port is currently closed to maritime traffic, along with a sailing the same day from Jacksonville. Passengers will receive a full refund and a 25% credit for future cruises, Miami-based Carnival said in an update posted Wednesday.

Carnival Elation, which departed the now-shuttered Jacksonville port on Saturday, is switching up its itinerary around the Bahamas to bypass the hurricane and will stay at sea until Jacksonville's JaxPort reopens. Carnival Paradise, which left the Port of Tampa Bay on Saturday and was in Cozumel on Wednesday, said it will extend its current sailing until the hurricane has passed and the port in Tampa reopens, possibly on Saturday.