UNICEF is supporting emergency preparedness efforts as the strongest storm of the 2025 hurricane season approaches landfall.

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

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.

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica.