MORE: Franklin woman aboard cruise ship diverted by Hurricane Irma
Royal Caribbean informed the group that their cruise trip would be altered to steer away from the path of Hurricane Irma.
Tardiff said the group was nervous about the weather conditions, and they were thankful to land safely back in Ohio.
“I felt extremely relieved. Since it was a girls trip, my husband was here in Ohio,” she said. “Until I was actually on the plane coming home to him, there was always the question about how easy getting home would be.”
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Moore said the ship’s crew did a great job of monitoring the weather and staying ahead of the storm.
“They always had weather information updated for us as they were watching the storm closely,” she said. “The biggest concern for me personally was for the people stranded on the (Caribbean islands) because they were stationary and we were at least able to move around.”
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