nasha1229 Posted August 31, 2010 #76 Share Posted August 31, 2010 That's bad news! I was really looking forward to doing this island intensive cruise again. (We sailed Victory in 2008.) Dominica was a highlight of our last trip and was the port I was most excited to visit again. What a disappointment. This will be my 9th cruise with Carnival but maybe I'll switch to another line in the future. If I want sea days it might as well be a new experience with a new cruiseline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quampapetet Posted August 31, 2010 #77 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I am on the phone right now with my PVP; Carnival just had an emergency meeting with thier PVPS this was released early they were going to announce it on Friday. It is true Carnival is pulling out of Dominca, they are NOT pulling out of StThomas. They will make Dominica a sea day. This is fact straight from my PVP. I am diassapointed for many reasons but this will not ruin my cruise and I still like Carnival! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: (That is aimed at CARNIVAL, not SeashineSunshine.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quampapetet Posted August 31, 2010 #78 Share Posted August 31, 2010 My TA just got off the phone with Carnival after I sent her SeashineSunshine's post and she confirmed that Dominica is cancelled. :( She said they are replacing it with St. Maarten, which was already as the last day of the cruise, so perhaps they are changing the order of the cruise - maybe the sea day will be the last day, as it is on many cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashinesunshine Posted August 31, 2010 #79 Share Posted August 31, 2010 My TA just got off the phone with Carnival after I sent her SeashineSunshine's post and she confirmed that Dominica is cancelled. :( She said they are replacing it with St. Maarten, which was already as the last day of the cruise, so perhaps they are changing the order of the cruise - maybe the sea day will be the last day, as it is on many cruises. They replaced Antigua with St Maarten, Dominica is going to be a sea day. I hope they change the order of the cruise, if I have a sea day, I would like it to be at the end, not the beginning. My PVP said he has not heard about changing the order of the days....yet. BTW, Antigua was great too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictoryLover2 Posted August 31, 2010 Author #80 Share Posted August 31, 2010 They replaced Antigua with St Maarten, Dominica is going to be a sea day. I hope they change the order of the cruise, if I have a sea day, I would like it to be at the end, not the beginning. My PVP said he has not heard about changing the order of the days....yet. BTW, Antigua was great too! Will the cost go down (for those who have paid) or will we get an onboard credit for the tax & port fees that are being cut out????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamatiger Posted August 31, 2010 #81 Share Posted August 31, 2010 We really enjoyed the tour with Levi and Gary on Dominica and swimmimg in the waterfalls. I hope Carnival reconsiders not stopping there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashinesunshine Posted August 31, 2010 #82 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Will the cost go down (for those who have paid) or will we get an onboard credit for the tax & port fees that are being cut out????? I am positive there will be no refunds given, it is part of the travel aggreement/contract that ports can be changed at any time for any reason. I have heard when they change an itinerary, you have 24 hours to get a full refund even with early saver, not positive though. I am choosing not to be mad or upset about this, I am sad though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2sigs Posted August 31, 2010 #83 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Dang it! I'm booked on the 12/5/10 sailing and have booked my flight and paid for my hotel through price line. Is there any risk that they would change more than just skipping Dominica? I'm disappointed but can deal with the loss of one port - although like many of you I chose this itineary specifically because it was a new port every day - I'm not a fan of sea days. I hope they annouce this soon since so many of us are aware of the pending change. Thank goodness for these forums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stcruiser1 Posted August 31, 2010 #84 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I wish everyone would call and complain about this, I just did, although I know it probably would not help. I was really looking forward to Dominica too. I feel bad for the tour operators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictoryLover2 Posted August 31, 2010 Author #85 Share Posted August 31, 2010 The word is out from CCL... some PVPs are telling clients it was leaked... details were to be out on Friday.... sounds like the itinerary is going to be mixed up too..... the ship will work its way to Barbados, possable sea day at the end... I guess we will have to wait for the "Official" word. Brookie & Ed:(:(:(:(:(:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl23 Posted September 1, 2010 #86 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I emailed guest services last night and they confirmed today that they are definitely not going to Dominica. I called my PVP at Carnival who was not in so I spoke to a guy who had no clue what I was talking about. He said if a change was being made I would have received an email. I looked and there is a Royal Carib. cruise leaving same dates and going to Dominica, Aruba, Curacao (not sure if I spelled right) and St Thomas...only $47 more than carnival......am seriously considering changed cruise lines for this trip...and my tour guide is available for the day Royal is there :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjohn113 Posted September 1, 2010 #87 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I posted this info in the Oct 31 Victory Roll Call also. My PPV called me tonight because I had left a message and insured me we would stop at Dominica on Nov 2nd, but the Victory would not stop there when she comes out of drydock on Nov 21st. A real shame! The sister line Princess skips Dominica too. It's only sea day also; prices actually cheaper right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitt Lady Posted September 1, 2010 #88 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I called Carnival tonight too. :( My PVP had no idea the changed happened. I told her what I had read on here...she put me on hold...came back and SAID, "wow, you taught me something tonight". We aren't sure what we are going to do. The PVP said "formal letters" are being sent out Friday with details. That if we wanted to cancel (and she hoped not) that even though we booked ES we would still be able to get a full refund. I told her that honestly, we would have to think about it cause no at sea days was our main reason for booking the Victory - with the second being a new port every day. I have air booked, night in OSJ booked, end of cruise transportation booked...:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KampsvilleKruisers Posted September 1, 2010 #89 Share Posted September 1, 2010 This is ridiculous..I booked this cruise and considered no others solely on the fact that there were no Sea Days. Save on fuel costs? Customer demand of Sea Days? BS. They don't sell nearly enough $7.00 "Fun Ship Specials", or whatever they call those daily special drinks, on port days, and thats all it boils down too. I rounded up family members and have currently booked 4 rooms on the June 5, 2011 sailing. Hopefully they replace it with a new port of call, or at least change the Sea Day to the last day. I wouldn't be happy with the latter, but would be better than a Sea Day in the middle of the trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonniemari Posted September 1, 2010 #90 Share Posted September 1, 2010 We did the port intensive cruise on the Destiny in May 08. One of my favorite cruises. I really enjoyed river tubing in Dominica and the fruit stand (the name of the fruitstand escapes me at the moment). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesheltonj Posted September 1, 2010 #91 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Well, I just got off the phone with them and yes the letter goes out friday. Its replaced with a sea day. This cruise was pushed on the Conquest this summer. I booked it when I got home so I could make sure about airfare. They may reserve the right to make port changes, but I highly doubt this decision was made in a day. By the way, does any one know of another criuse line with a southern carribean cruise without a sea day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokergirl34 Posted September 1, 2010 #92 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Well we are definitely disappointed :(. Bad move Carnival. If Royal's ship didn't leave the day before, we'd be on it. The whole reason we booked Victory was the lack of sea days. If we wanted a sea day we would have booked a trip with one (or more). We'll still go and will still have a good time, but I am definitely disappointed. I hope they give us some incentive to enjoy the sea day, even if it's just port taxes from that stop. But I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KampsvilleKruisers Posted September 1, 2010 #93 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Yes, does anyone know of any alternative cruises without a sea day. Sorry Carnival, I have no allegiance. I will go with the best cruise, which you for sure offered until today. Now, I have to start checking again so I can cancel if I need to when i am "notified." They better at least knock off the port taxes for that port off the final price of the trip. Hopefully offer those of us currently booked some sort of on board credit, but probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashinesunshine Posted September 1, 2010 #94 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Well, I just got off the phone with them and yes the letter goes out friday. Its replaced with a sea day. This cruise was pushed on the Conquest this summer. I booked it when I got home so I could make sure about airfare. They may reserve the right to make port changes, but I highly doubt this decision was made in a day. By the way, does any one know of another criuse line with a southern carribean cruise without a sea day? There is no onther cruise without a sea day, in fact last time I checked every other cruise in every other line has at least 2 sea days. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesheltonj Posted September 1, 2010 #95 Share Posted September 1, 2010 RCL has one sea day, too. Princess site is currently down. Now its time to shop port calls and prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokergirl34 Posted September 1, 2010 #96 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Yeah it appears they all have one sea day and all are well above what I paid already for Victory *sigh*. Royal has one leaving the same day as us that does go to Dominica, but it's $360 more per person and we'd lose our L shaped room with the long balcony and $100 OBC. Princess is about $70 more per person but it's a guarantee category which I really am not comfortable with. Plus we'd miss the casual atmosphere of Carnival. At least on Royal we'd be able to dine in several forums without dressing up. Oh well. We'll just roll with it and hope we get a little price reduction as other people cancel. If I hadn't paid for airfare already, we'd be canceling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyImagination Posted September 1, 2010 #97 Share Posted September 1, 2010 They better at least knock off the port taxes for that port off the final price of the trip. Hopefully offer those of us currently booked some sort of on board credit, but probably not. http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Static_Templates/Port_Cancellation_Policy.aspx REFUND OF GOVERNMENT FEES AND TAXES: If a port is cancelled from the scheduled itinerary, a refund of the government fees and taxes for the cancelled port will be provided via a shipboard credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockinmomla Posted September 1, 2010 #98 Share Posted September 1, 2010 We really enjoyed the tour with Levi and Gary on Dominica and swimmimg in the waterfalls. I hope Carnival reconsiders not stopping there. We had a BLAST with Bumpingtours as well! I would hate to see this happen to them! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quampapetet Posted September 1, 2010 #99 Share Posted September 1, 2010 http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Static_Templates/Port_Cancellation_Policy.aspx REFUND OF GOVERNMENT FEES AND TAXES: If a port is cancelled from the scheduled itinerary, a refund of the government fees and taxes for the cancelled port will be provided via a shipboard credit. That's good to know! I wish they had kept Dominica and gotten rid of one of the other ports instead, like Barbados. :( I sure hope another ship agrees to a weekly stop in Dominica so the poor tour guides and tourist attractions don't lose out on money!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missymac Posted September 1, 2010 #100 Share Posted September 1, 2010 http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Static_Templates/Port_Cancellation_Policy.aspx REFUND OF GOVERNMENT FEES AND TAXES: If a port is cancelled from the scheduled itinerary, a refund of the government fees and taxes for the cancelled port will be provided via a shipboard credit. That is really good to know....thanks for the info!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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