Many of our readers have been concerned about their cruises this weekend aboard Royal Caribbean cruise ships.  Royal Caribbean has issued the following statement at 6:00pm eastern time.

Royal Caribbean International is closely monitoring the path and progress of Hurricane Sandy to ensure guests enjoy safe and comfortable cruises, and to make certain our ships steer clear of the storm. The safety of our guests and crew is always our foremost concern.

At this time, given Hurricane Sandy's current location and projected path, Royal Caribbean has not altered the itineraries of any ship that departs this Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday. However, we encourage guests sailing on Majesty of the Seas, Monarch of the Seas, and Oasis of the Seas monitor this website for any additional updates.

If you have not done so already, we strongly suggest guests complete their online check-in as soon as possible, including the section on your preferred method of contact while traveling.

Royal Caribbean will continue to closely monitor weather conditions and will update this information again tomorrow, Thursday, October 25, at 11:00 a.m. E.S.T. 

Tropical Storm Sandy is causing Royal Caribbean to change its itineraries for the world's largest cruise ship.

Allure of the Seas will not stop at Falmouth, Jamaica on Wednesday.  Instead, Allure of the Seas will stay at sea.

The United States National Hurricane Center expects Tropical Storm Sandy to turn into a hurricane as it nears Jamaica on Wednesday.

Royal Caribbean has made no other itinerary changes to its cruise ships yet but we will post any updates here as soon as we hear anything.