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I hadn't thought of anything so adventurous! Was pretty much just looking for a scenic alternative to a bus ride. Now that the excursions seem to be canceled due to lack of interest, this will discourage people from even signing up.
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If recent history is any indicator, I'm now willing to be that for my repositioning cruise (arriving at Ward's Cove on April 24th) the excursion won't even be offered.
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EIGHT YEARS between shipyard visits? Is Norwegian Jade due?
dmwnc1959 replied to dmwnc1959's topic in Norwegian Cruise Line
Hmmmm. Was going off of some comments in an earlier thread from this year (and which referenced some 'official shipyard report data') where it was stated she had last been in 2017, and was due March 2025. Also reading current FB posts of her looking old, worn, and dated. 🤔 -
I've read that the last time Norwegian Jade was in the shipyard for upkeep and general maintenance was in 2017. She has a full schedule between now and the end of her Alaska season in 2025, and her Miami Fall 2024 schedule is a rotation of the shorter, high-turnover cruises with a lot of charters and weekend party cruises. Will there be no time between now and Spring 2025 when she will receive cosmetic upgrades to the public areas and staterooms? Eight years seems a loooong time. 🤔
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Check you arrival date here. Looks like the Carnival Spirit pretty much always docks at the Ore Dock. https://claalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SKG-Skagway-2024.pdf
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I looked at that as well. And in this one case it didn't, at least for me. The advantages of a single-leg longer cruise outweighed the cost benefit of getting more OBC in the fact that the cruise cost was significantly cheaper for the Norwegian Jade over other ships and lines when booking multiple legs.
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A lot of lines do offer this, but very few offer this extensive of a single-leg 25-night repositioning cruise all the way to Alaska on ships small enough that can still transit the historic locks of the Panama Canal. Most terminate in Los Angeles or Seattle. This went all the way to Whittier, so I added the SB sailing to make it 32-nights. I researched this endlessly, had spreadsheets and did the cost breakdowns, looked at what the contending smaller ships offered onboard and which ones matched my personal style (no formal nights is best), and Norwegian Jade won hands down. I even got what I consider a superb deal on a solo inside, a standard-sized cabin specific for single-occupancy at a solo discounted rate. I'm not worried about missing the ship in Ketchikan. I have plenty of time on both port stops to make it back, with the added benefit that it's a small ship and maybe one other cruise ship docked in port on the same day.
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Appreciate the advice. This will (only) be my 6th and 7th time to Ketchikan. I've been there on Princess Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, and Holland-America. I've already done the wildlife cruises, totem pole sights and lumberjack shows, visited Misty Fjords and Metlakatla. So I personally am not bothered at the loss of riding a school bus from Ward's Cove to town. On this B2B cruise the first call will be from 6a-4p, the second call 10a-6p. If NCL drops the price as previously mentioned in post #9, I'd love to take the slow hour-long scenic route. In both directions.
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dmwnc1959 started following Coastal Connection & Waterfront views-NCL excursion Ward Cove
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This will be my first cruise with NCL. I primarily picked this Norwegian Jade itinerary due to the fact that it goes to so many places I've never been - Panama Canal, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Cabo San Lucas and Acapulco - then roughly 10 days in Alaska after hitting the US West Coast. I don't mind that it goes to Ward's Cove, and I don't mind the fact that they offer the excursion transfer to and from downtown. Do it or don't. I don't see as being nickel and dimed. Personally I think it will be fascinating.
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Still definitely hoping it shows up for one of my B2B port stops at Ward's Cove. Seriously have nothing planned at all for either one, so the boat ride back be very neat.
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Margaritaville at Sea Islander Confirmed!
dmwnc1959 replied to Cruising89143's topic in Margaritaville at Sea
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Not sure what time of year you are going up for this itinerary, but, for example, sunset tonight up there is after 10pm. 😳
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I did read that. It did not explain why so many cruises have been canceled, why the ship is still not in Alaska, and why the ship has been in the shipyard twice - once for at least a week in a drydock in Panama, and this past week in North Vancouver.
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I'm sure it'll fit under the bed. Those empty suitcases under there will hold that just fine.