A cruise scheduled to sail to the sunny Bahamas this week took a northward turn for the worse when it got rerouted to chilly Canada instead.

More than 5,000 passengers boarded Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas in New Jersey on Oct. 18, expecting a seven-day cruise to Florida and the Bahamas. But forecasts of stormy weather off the East Coast prompted the cruise line to change the itinerary, sending the ship north to Halifax, Nova Scotia, according to reports.

The ship stopped in Halifax for about 24 hours, giving passengers time to explore ashore, shop and take harbor rides. It departed Wednesday evening and is scheduled to return to New Jersey on Sunday after three days at sea.

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The line announced the changed itinerary the evening before the ship sailed, according to reports, leaving passengers with little time to adjust.

"My husband said to me, 'This is a joke, right?'" New Jersey resident Marie Durning told CTV News. "I have my winter hat and earmuffs, but I forgot my scarf," she said, adding that she was left scrambling to repack.

Daytime temperatures hovered in the upper 40s to low 50s this week in Halifax, with overnight lows in the 30s, according to weather reports.

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For some, the surprise destination was a chance to make the most of an unfamiliar city.

"I’m grateful and I’m going to make the best of it," Jim Matthews, who lives near Paterson, New Jersey, told the outlet. "And I have found out that Halifax is a beautiful city."

But not everyone was onboard.

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"I am already from Canada, and I wanted to go to the Bahamas," Nicholas Meli, who drove seven hours with his family from Toronto to New Jersey to board, told CTV News.

Online, commenters in Reddit’s r/canada thread expressed sympathy for the passengers but also shared their fondness for Halifax.

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One commenter called it their favorite Canadian city to visit, but said they would be "bummed" to end up there while expecting a Bahamas beach vacation.

Another summed up the change more bluntly, writing, "Halifax is gorgeous, but it is not the Bahamas."

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PEOPLE reported that passengers received a 50% travel voucher and refunds for shore excursions.

Weather and other circumstances can prompt Royal Caribbean to alter or substitute ports, according to its website, and it is not necessarily required to refund fares or provide compensation.

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Fox News Digital has reached out to Royal Caribbean for comment.

Cruise passengers could soon pay different prices for drinks and Wi-Fi depending on when and where they sail.

Carnival Cruise Line announced that it will introduce dynamic pricing for its beverage packages and Wi-Fi plans beginning Dec. 1. Prices will vary based on the length of the cruise, itinerary and season, according to the company.

The change was disclosed near the bottom of an announcement on Oct. 14 that largely focused on Carnival's new "FunPacks," which bundle several cruise extras into one pre-cruise purchase.

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The dynamic pricing will apply only to individual beverage and Wi-Fi packages, Carnival told Fox News Digital in a statement.

"Importantly, once a guest purchases a package, their confirmed price is locked in and will not change even if pricing is adjusted later," the company said.

More broadly, dynamic pricing is a strategy in which prices can change based on factors such as supply and demand, competitor pricing and available inventory, according to a blog post from Harvard Business School.

The cruise line said the changes will provide passengers with "greater flexibility and more options for tailoring their Carnival vacation experience."

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The move quickly drew reaction from cruise passengers online, with some questioning whether the new system could make budgeting for a trip more complicated.

"I've never heard a single person that was happy about dynamic pricing," one Reddit user commented.

Another traveler had a more direct concern.

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"Who's wishing for more complications on vacation?" the person wrote.

"I officially dropped Carnival for the rest of my life," said another person. 

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Others said the approach could make sense depending on how Carnival ultimately sets its prices.

One commenter suggested beverage packages could potentially cost less on longer or more port-heavy cruises, while Wi-Fi prices could vary differently depending on the length of the trip.

"I have no issue with this," one Reddit user wrote. "We’d be more open to it if it were dynamic pricing."

Fox News Digital previously reported on another cruise line changing the price of popular vacation extras.

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Princess Cruises raised the cost of its Plus and Premier packages by $5 per person per day beginning Oct. 13, bringing the standard rates to $70 and $105 per day, respectively.

The cruise line also changed its standalone Wi-Fi options, retiring its four-device plan and introducing a two-device package for $39.99 per day. 

Single-device internet purchased onboard increased to $39.99 for 24 hours or $33.99 per day when purchased for the entire sailing.

Princess told Fox News Digital at the time it periodically reviews package prices based on changes in its operating environment while aiming to offer guests value by bundling popular amenities.

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Jessica Mekles of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.