runningradical Posted January 10, 2014 #1 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Has any body ever got on the ship at the first port of call because they missed the ship due to bad weather. Wondering if Carnival refunds money for the missed portion of the cruise. Leaving Saturday for the Miracle and the weather report isn't the greatest we do have insurance and are leaving a day early but just curious what would happen if we had to catch the ship in Cabo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted January 10, 2014 #2 Share Posted January 10, 2014 No refunds for missed portion. Good luck. EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cccer Posted January 10, 2014 #3 Share Posted January 10, 2014 No refund from Carnival for missing days, depending on your insurance it may or may not pay off on that and your transportation to Cozumel. Good luck. hope you make it and have a great cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S.Oceanlover Posted January 10, 2014 #4 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Has any body ever got on the ship at the first port of call because they missed the ship due to bad weather. Wondering if Carnival refunds money for the missed portion of the cruise. Leaving Saturday for the Miracle and the weather report isn't the greatest we do have insurance and are leaving a day early but just curious what would happen if we had to catch the ship in Cabo. If the weather is bad from your home airport you might want to try and get out the day before if possible. Your airline may waive a change fee if they are expecting to shut down the airport the next day. Cabo is a tender port i believe so that would be an interesting start to the cruise if you have to catch the ship there. Good Luck and let's hope you don't have to implement any contingency plans. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rena921 Posted January 10, 2014 #5 Share Posted January 10, 2014 It is my understanding that the cruise line will not allow you to board in some foreign ports unless mechanical issues with transportation, which you will have to provide proof. Same thing with insurance, they will not cover loss unless you provide written proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningradical Posted January 10, 2014 Author #6 Share Posted January 10, 2014 It is my understanding that the cruise line will not allow you to board in some foreign ports unless mechanical issues with transportation, which you will have to provide proof. Same thing with insurance, they will not cover loss unless you provide written proof. I will call Carnival and ask if we would miss the ship due to weather if we can catch it in Cabo We are expecting snow and freezing rain tonight and our flight leaves early Saturday morning. We are going to look in to a back up plan just in case. Thanks for the well wishes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasminelee Posted January 10, 2014 #7 Share Posted January 10, 2014 (edited) It has to do with the Jones Act---or whatever it's called for passenger ships. When you leave the States, you must stop at a foreign port before you re enter the states-the only exception are the cruises that are round trip in Hawaii Edited January 10, 2014 by jasminelee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pirate4me2 Posted January 10, 2014 #8 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Good luck, I hope you can make it for the whole cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGGY63 Posted January 10, 2014 #9 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Has any body ever got on the ship at the first port of call because they missed the ship due to bad weather. Are you flying in the same day of your cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tapi Posted January 10, 2014 #10 Share Posted January 10, 2014 (edited) It has to do with the Jones Act---or whatever it's called for passenger ships. When you leave the States, you must stop at a foreign port before you re enter the states-the only exception are the cruises that are round trip in Hawaii You may be referring to the PSVA. The Jones Act relates to cargo ships. In any case, the PSVA would not affect the OP's ability to meet up with the ship in Cabo. That would only affect them if they tried to board the ship at a different US port, turning the cruise into a "one way" or open end cruise. Since you also mention Hawaii, that's not true either unless the ship is registered in the US. That's why NCL's ship is US registered. It's the only way they can do a 7 night intra-island cruise in Hawaii without visiting a foreign port. Edited January 10, 2014 by Tapi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningradical Posted January 10, 2014 Author #11 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Are you flying in the same day of your cruise? No we are flying in a day early so we do have a little wiggle room and we also have insurance. We look at it this way we are on vacation and no work wherever we may be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGGY63 Posted January 11, 2014 #12 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Good call! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningradical Posted January 11, 2014 Author #13 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Good call! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk currently it is icing right now and the roads are pretty slippery we will see what morning brings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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