Tbh Josie, you should think yourself really lucky to have cruised anywhere.

We are following the antics of a cruise line at the moment. Their ship has had an engine out for 6 months but they don't tell a soul til they have paid final balance. The itineraries have been ruined, cruises cancelled at short notice and to cap it all, the company has earned in the region of over a million dollars on surcharges alone in the last 6 months. They refuse to assure their booked passengers as to the fitness of the ship...which is due to go to Antarctica in November.

Thank your lucky stars that Carnival had the presence of mind to change course away from the storms and keep you safe and well.

If you do not wish to be diverted due to Mother Nature, then don't sail in the hurricane season. It is absolutely impossible to change the course of a hurricane, but a ship its easy.