Meteorologists: Royal Caribbean blew it on sailing into storm

Royal Caribbean should have known better.
That's the word Tuesday from weather experts who closely monitored the development of the storm that rocked the line's Anthem of the Seas on Sunday and Monday.

The 168,666-ton vessel shouldn't have been allowed to sail southward from New York into the path of the growing weather system, which eventually packed winds of up to 100 mph and created waves in excess of 20 to 30 feet, WeatherBell meteorologist Ryan Maue told USA TODAY.
“The risk was easily avoidable as the storm was well-forecast by private and public forecasting outfits,” Maue said.