Carnival cruises largely sticking to itineraries as Dorian nears

As Hurricane Dorian approaches Florida, Carnival Cruise Line says most of its ships are sticking to their itineraries, at least for now.

The company said Thursday that the Carnival Sunshine would visit Key West instead of Princess Cays on Saturday. It leaves Charleston on Thursday.

Carnival says no changes have been made yet in itineraries for several ships leaving Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Port Canaveral and Tampa over the next two days, although it is still evaluating the situation. The Liberty’s visit Saturday to Nassau, Bahamas, will be shortened.

Some sailings planned for early next week could be affected if the storm prevents ships from returning to their original port.

Carnival promises another update Thursday night.