BALTIMORE — A fire that broke out aboard a Royal Caribbean ship Monday did enough damage that the rest of the cruise was canceled and the cruise line said the more than 2,200 passengers aboard will be flown from the Bahamas back to Baltimore.
The fire on the Grandeur of the Seas began at 2:50 a.m. Monday and was extinguished about two hours later with no injuries reported. The cause was not immediately known.
Royal Caribbean said in a series of tweets that executives have met with passengers and that the cruise line is arranging flights for all 2,224 guests on Tuesday. It said passengers will receive a full refund of their fare and a certificate for a future cruise.
Aboard ship, the captain announced during the fire that passengers needed to go to their muster stations, rousing Mark J. Ormesher, among others, from his stateroom.
Ormesher said in an e-mail that immediately after the announcement, his room attendant knocked on the door and told him and his girlfriend to grab their flotation devices, saying it was not a drill.
Ormesher, a native of England who lives in Manassas, Va., said he and his girlfriend smelled acrid smoke as they went to their muster station, the ship’s casino. The crew quickly provided instruction.
‘‘This encouraged calm amongst the passengers,’’ he said. Passengers remained at their stations for four hours, he said, and the captain ‘‘provided us as much information as we needed to stay safe.’’