SunnyMer

And now on our July 24 sailing Juneau has disappeared….again. What is going on?

We just received an email that Skagway will be replaced with Icy Strait Point on our July 24 sailing.

Same for our July cruise. It’s completely disappeared from the app, but still listed in the online cruise planner. However, if I try to “reserve” one of the Juneau excursions online, I’m getting a sorry we’re revamping our excursions message…

Thank you all again for the input. It gives us much to discuss. As much I I would be disappointed to miss out on the smaller entertainment venues, I realize that’s just the nature of such places. The dining is a bit more concerning for us. For those of you who have sailed Prima, was it difficult to get specialty dining reservations at the 130 day mark? We would most likely want to make reservations at the specialty restaurants at least half of the evenings. What is the likelihood we could get these reservations made before boarding if we make them the first day they’re available to us online?

Thank you for all of your replies. I appreciate the first hand experiences and opinions.

A quick background. We are not what I would call frequent cruisers, but have some experience. We’ve been on 7 Disney cruises over the years, and once our children were a bit older (they are now 15 & 17), we moved on to RCL and have cruised them 3x (Voyager, Freedom, Allure) and have an Alaskan on Quantum booked this summer. We booked the Iceland/Norway cruise on Prima for next summer. We selected this cruise solely for the itinerary. After researching a bit, the Prima looked like an exciting new ship that our older teens would really enjoy. However, the more reviews I read, the more I begin to second guess this. The main issues I see are all related to the design of the ship not handling crowds well. I realize when you cruise with 3k of your closest friends, some crowds are unavoidable. My concern is on a cold weather itinerary, with limited access to the outdoor spaces, the interior crowds will be even worse than the reviews I’m reading for Caribbean routes. RCL does offer a similar itinerary (excluding Norway) on the Jewel, but we were really looking forward to Norway. For those more familiar with NCL, I would love to hear your thoughts, feedback, opinions, etc! We are considering making the switch to the Jewel, but I’m so conflicted. Any help would be great. Thank you all in advance!