Hurricane Erin Causes Flight Cancellations, Cruise Changes

The first major storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane Erin, brought heavy rainfall and strong winds to Puerto Rico on Sunday as it passed just to the north of the island.

As of 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, the storm was about 235 miles north-northwest of San Juan and 200 miles east of Grand Turk Island. It was moving west-northwest at 13 mph. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecasts Erin to pass to the east of Turks and Caicos and the southeastern Bahamas from Sunday night through Monday.

“Heavy rainfall will continue into Monday across Puerto Rico, but is expected to diminish over the Virgin Islands later today,” the NHC said in its latest advisory.

The NHC expects Erin to turn north, keeping it generally out of the Caribbean and off the U.S. East Coast through next week. While there is danger of flooding and heavy surf in the Caribbean and along the East Coast, the storm is not expected to be a major issue for travelers if it follows the current projected path.

“Erin is expected to produce life-threatening surf and rip currents along the beaches of the Bahamas, much of the U.S. East Coast, Bermuda, and Atlantic Canada during the next several days,” the NHC warned. “Interests along the North Carolina Outer Banks and Bermuda should monitor the progress of Erin.”

Hurricane Erin Cruise and Flight Impact

Travelers have escaped the worst of Hurricane Erin’s expected impact, but there have been disruptions.

Cyril E. King Airport (STT) in St. Thomas saw more than half of its flights canceled Sunday, according to FlightAware. Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) in San Juan also reported above-normal delays and cancellations.

With Erin now in the open Atlantic, its impact is more likely to be felt by cruise ships over the next few days. Several ships have already made itinerary changes.

• Disney Treasure is skipping its original Eastern Caribbean calls in Tortola and St. Thomas on its Aug. 16 sailing, instead heading to Cozumel, George Town, and Falmouth.
• Carnival Sunshine canceled a Bermuda call on Aug. 20-21, opting instead for Celebration Key and Nassau.
• Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas was also announced as skipping Bermuda last week, opting to visit Port Canaveral before returning to Baltimore on Aug. 14.
• Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas is skipping its Aug. 17 call in Nassau to return to Miami early on Aug. 18.
• MSC Cruises’ MSC World America’s planned port calls to Puerto Plato in the D.R. on Aug. 18 and San Juan on Aug. 18, have been replaced with calls to Costa Maya on Aug. 19 and Cozumel on Aug. 20.