The eye of the powerful category 3 hurricane named Joaquin is ravishing central Bahamas with top sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour the National Hurricane Center reported.

Joaquin, which intensified in the last hours, is located about 125 kilometers south-southeast of San Salvador and his eye is in the archipelago of the Bahamas.

In its bulletin at 15:00 GMT today, the hurricane center said that the hurricane was located at latitude 23.0 north and longitude 73.0 west, moving slowly to the southwest at a speed of 9 mph.

Forecast for Saturday and Sunday is that the hurricane will move north in the direction parallel to the eastern United States, but far from land.

Different computer models project that Joaquín will hit northwest Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina on the coast. All the cruise ship in the path of the hurricane Joaquin are divertin thear course skipping the Bahama ports and mostly spending day at sea. 

Change of Itinerary for Carnival Cruise Line Ships

Carnival Valor will have fun day at sea instead the scheduled stop in Grand Turk on Thursday.

Carnival Pride will also have fun day at sea skipping stop at the private island of Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas.

Change of Itinerary for Princess Cruises

Royal Princess will spend a day at sea instead of their planned visit of the cruise line’s private island, Princess Cays.

Change of Itinerary for Norwegian Cruise 

NCL Norwegian Getaway will divert the scheduled course to Nassau, Bahamas and will stay at sea.

Change of Itinerary for Norwegian Cruise

Disney Dream will skip the port of Nassau scheduled for October 2 with day at sea

Disney Magic will switch the course and visit Key West instead Castaway Cay and Nassau. 

Disney Fantasy will skip Castaway Cay scheduled for October 2