The Star Princess, a cruise ship that was scheduled to arrive in Astoria on Sunday, will bypass the Columbia River Bar because of an impending storm.

The vessel is heading from San Francisco to Vancouver, British Columbia, and had been scheduled to stop in Astoria carrying up to 2,600 passengers.

Bruce Conner, cruise ship marketer for the Port of Astoria, said the decision was made to stay at sea because of safety and scheduling concerns. Conner has begun the process of contacting volunteer hosts, vendors, restaurants, tour guides, the Sunset Empire Transportation District and others involved in cruise ship visits.

“We figure any given cruise ship day, there are 150 people impacted,” he said. “This is kind of rare. I’m glad they gave us a couple days.”

Astoria is expected to have five cruise ships visit in May. Overall, the city is scheduled to play host to 24 cruise ships this year carrying more than 35,000 passengers.