Although the above storms have ravaged the waters between Bermuda and the US over the past week, none of the Island's regular shipping visitors were delayed.

The only tardy ship was the Regal Empress which this week made its second trip to the Island of the three it has scheduled for the summer.

It arrived in the Great Sound from New York two hours late on Tuesday with 998 passengers on board. It departed that afternoon for Newport, Rhode Island.

Meyer Agencies spokesman George Butterfield said the ship was late because it diverted around the rough seas being caused by Tropical Storm Claudette off to the west of the Island.

Meanwhile the Celebrity Cruise liner Zenith arrived in Hamilton from New York on Monday with 1,594 passengers. It shifted to St. George's yesterday morning and was set to depart this afternoon.

The Dreamward , of Norwegian Cruise Lines, arrived in St. George's from New York on Monday with 1,417 passengers. It shifted to Hamilton on Tuesday and was due to leave this afternoon.

And the Meridian -- also of Celebrity Cruise Lines -- arrived with 1,333 passengers at King's Wharf on Tuesday. The vessel is out of New York this week and is due to return there on Friday.

John S. Darrell spokesman Saleem Talbot said his firm's two charges, the Royal Majesty and the Song of America were also on schedule.

The Royal Majesty arrived on Tuesday with 1,224 passengers from Boston. It berthed in St. George's and was set to leave tomorrow afternoon.

The Song of America arrived in St. George's on Tuesday also. It shifted with its 1,521 passengers to Hamilton yesterday and was due to return to New York tomorrow afternoon.

In other shipping news, Mr. Butterfield said the Somers Isles arrived on Sunday with a total of 84 containers on board including 13 refrigerated containers.

It left that afternoon to return to Fernandina Beach in Florida.

On Monday, he continued, the Bermuda Islander arrived with 86 dry containers and 14 refers from New York. It departed the following day.

And the Oleander arrived on Sunday and sailed on Tuesday, reported Container Ship Management spokeswoman Glynnis Dickinson.

While berthed in Hamilton it off loaded 145 dry containers, 45 refrigerated containers, 12 cars, a boat on a trailer and three trailers of structural steel.

Elsewhere, Mr. Talbot said the 545-foot-long Liberian flagged motor tanker Alma arrived at the ESSO oil docks on Monday from the Bahamas.

After discharging jet and diesel oil, the tanker shifted to the Commercial Berth in Dockyard on Tuesday where it discharged gas oil before leaving the Island yesterday for Haiti.

And he said the 458-foot USS Elrod -- an Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigate -- was scheduled to arrive today for fuel and supplies. The naval vessel was due to leave in the afternoon.