The cruise ship Liberty of the Seas returned to port in Bermuda just hours after leaving this weekend owing to an injured passenger.

According to the Department of Marine and Ports website, at around 9pm on Saturday Meyer’s Agency contacted the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre reporting that the ship would be returning to the Island.

“The ship had left Bermuda at 5.12pm and had got 60 miles south en route to St Maarten, when a 74-year-old lady had reported a hip injury and hospital treatment was necessary,” a spokesman said.

“This patient was accompanied ashore by a ship’s medical professional and landed safely by the Pilot Cutter St David to an awaiting ambulance minutes after midnight. The ship departed again for its next port.”

The 1,112ft Liberty of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean International vessel, is scheduled to visit Bermuda again next Monday.