Celebrity Beyond’s Oct. 26 itinerary will visit the Western Caribbean rather than the Eastern Caribbean, according to the cruise line’s parent company, Royal Caribbean Group. The ship will visit Costa Maya in Mexico, Belize and Roatan, Honduras.

Melissa strengthened into a deadly Category 5 hurricane Monday with catastrophic impacts expected across the Caribbean, similar to Sarasota last year.

President Donald Trump’s military campaign against drug cartels in Latin America could soon be forced to reckon with the devastating impact of Hurricane Mellissa.

Vision of the Seas is skipping Sydney on her last Canada sailing of the season due to rough weather, but will overnight in Halifax instead.

A fast-developing storm was expected to bring “unprecedented” amounts of rain to several countries, meteorologists said.

HOUSTON — Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

A cold front is expected to push through the area mid-week, bringing pleasant temperatures and zero rain chances for those planning to trick-or-treat.

Members of Waterloo region's Caribbean association say they are feeling anxious and optimistic as Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, made landfall in Jamaica Tuesday afternoon.