Royal Caribbean To Evacuate Staff From Hurricane Irma On Luxury Cruise Ship

Royal Caribbean is using one of its luxury cruise ships as a safe haven from Hurricane Irma .

The Enchantment of the Seas was due to set sail on Friday from the Port of Miami for a weekend cruise to the Bahamas. But with Irma barrelling toward the region, company bosses canceled that voyage and decided to use the ship to evacuate employees and their relatives to safe waters.

Update on #Irma regarding future sailings @RoyalCaribbean pic.twitter.com/5E86YjdmvT

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Update on #Irma regarding future sailings @RoyalCaribbean pic.twitter.com/5E86YjdmvT
James Van Fleet (@JamesVanFleet) September 6, 2017

Enchantment of the Seas was scheduled to sail on Friday for a weekend cruise, Royal Caribbeans spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez told CNN Money on Thursday. That sailing was canceled. So we offered our employees and their family the option of evacuating on the ship.

The 990-foot-long ship can carry just under 2,500 passengers. Its currently unknown how many of its staff plan to take advantage of the evacuation offer. Its also not known exactly when the ship will set sail, to where it will head or when it may possibly return to port.

For ongoing @RoyalCaribbean Hurricane Irma updates, visit https://t.co/qFStMpMS5g #hurricaneirma2017

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For ongoing @RoyalCaribbean Hurricane Irma updates, visit https://t.co/qFStMpMS5g #hurricaneirma2017
Royal Caribbean PR (@RoyalCaribPR) September 6, 2017

Irma has also forced Royal Caribbean to cancel a Friday sailing to the Bahamas on the Majesty of the Seas and a Saturday cruise to Cuba on the Empress of the Seas, according to the companys website.