Bad news for those booked on Royal Caribbean's Adventure of the Seas trip on Sept. 30: It's been canceled.
The reason, however, is better news for residents of Puerto Rico. CNN reports that the ship will instead bring aid to San Juan, as well to the Virgin Islands, then turn around and bring evacuees to Fort Lauderdale.
Other cruise lines have similarly pitched in to help places devastated by the recent hurricanes. A look at other developments as Puerto Rico copes with a severe lack of food, water, and power:
- Trump's move: President Trump on Thursday waived the Jones Act, a move that will allow foreign ships to dock at Puerto Rican ports with aid. The Washington Post has an explainer about the act and why it exists in the first place.
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