Is it legal? - NCL changes to port departure times

[Laszlo]

Pearl - October 18, 2015 sailing -

Puerto Limon, Cost Rica was 8 a.m. to 6 p.m NOW 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

 

Escape - January 23, 2016 sailing -

St. Thomas - was 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. NOW 7 a.m. to 3 p.m

Nassau - was 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. NOW noon to 7 p.m.

 

Gem - April 30, 2016 sailing -

Port Canaveral - was noon to 9:30 p.m. NOW noon to 9 p.m.

 

So far my other cruises haven't changed.

 

Harriet

 

 

Thats just crazy and makes ZERO since at all. From the dock at St. Thomas to the Tortola its only 30 miles by boat

 

 

Day Cruise Ports Arrive Depart

Sat Miami, Florida (EMBARK) --- 4:00 pm

Sun At Sea --- ---

Mon At Sea --- ---

Tue St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands 7:00 am 3:00 pm

Wed Tortola, British Virgin Islands 8:00 am 4:00 pm

Thu At Sea --- ---

Fri Nassau, Bahamas 12:00 pm 7:00 pm

Sat Miami, Florida (DISEMBARK) 8:00 am ---

Edited July 20, 2015 by Laszlo

[hpecorari]

Of course it makes sense....for NCL. The longer they're at port the less money they bring in. Once at sea, drinks are purchased, stores are open as is the Casino. They make more money cruising then sitting in port.

 

Harriet

 

 

Thats just crazy and makes ZERO since at all. From the dock at St. Thomas to the Tortola its only 30 miles by boat

 

 

Day Cruise Ports Arrive Depart

Sat Miami, Florida (EMBARK) --- 4:00 pm

Sun At Sea --- ---

Mon At Sea --- ---

Tue St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands 7:00 am 3:00 pm

Wed Tortola, British Virgin Islands 8:00 am 4:00 pm

Thu At Sea --- ---

Fri Nassau, Bahamas 12:00 pm 7:00 pm

Sat Miami, Florida (DISEMBARK) 8:00 am ---

[Laszlo]

Of course it makes sense....for NCL. The longer they're at port the less money they bring in. Once at sea, drinks are purchased, stores are open as is the Casino. They make more money cruising then sitting in port.

 

Harriet

 

Your right, for them not us. Thats going to be a deal breaker for us.

[Paulchili]

After all FDR is all about saving money no matter how it effects the passengers.

 

You of all people should (and do) know better.

[Paulchili]

Once at sea, drinks are purchased, stores are open as is the Casino. They make more money cruising then sitting in port.

 

Harriet

 

..and who exactly forces you to do ANY of these things? :D

[hpecorari]

..and who exactly forces you to do ANY of these things? :D

 

Nobody forces anyone to do any of the above.....

 

however, it is done.

 

It's a known fact the ships make more money at sea than sitting in port.

 

Harriet

[HarpHarp]

..and who exactly forces you to do ANY of these things? :D

 

Nobody, especially if we cancel. I think I'll book at Sapphire & wave as the ship sails away to circle aimlessly all night.:rolleyes:

[Cruise4Real]

23 hours in port for a 7 day cruise is pretty paltry. Back in the 80's and 90's it seemed like port times on a 7 day cruise were in the 35-40 hour range cumulative.

 

When we cruised on Gem in 2008 we went to four ports (Pt. Canaveral, GSC, Nassau, and Freeport) in 7 days. Now the Gem does three ports (minus Freeport) in 8 days.

[SissasMomE]

Hi everyone,

 

We are looking into these itinerary changes and were wondering if you could provide the exact ships that are being affected by the changes, and what ports have been adjusted. (Time in port has been shortened as well?)

 

Thank you!

 

~Cruise Critic staff

 

Escape March 5, 2016.

[Paulchili]

Nobody, especially if we cancel. I think I'll book at Sapphire & wave as the ship sails away to circle aimlessly all night.:rolleyes:

 

Isn't it wonderful to live in a free world (and free economy) to be be able to make choices.

Consider the alternative :)

[SissasMomE]

BTW, yes it is legal and I can't believe a few hours less at a port it going to hurt any of us.

 

There is a huge difference between leaving at 6pm and leaving at 3pm. That is smack in the middle of the day, and yes, it makes a difference.

[LrgPizza]

My Escape itinerary still hasn't changed:

[maywell]

My Escape itinerary still hasn't changed:

Haven't seen any changes for my Breakaway trip this year and my Escape trip for next year, either. (Wish this year Tortola stop was longer but sigh...[emoji17] )

 

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[LrgPizza]

Haven't seen any changes for my Breakaway trip this year and my Escape trip for next year, either. (Wish this year Tortola stop was longer but sigh...[emoji17] )

 

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I also did a mock booking for May 21, just in case my itinerary simply hasn't been updated, but it also still shows 8am to 6pm. That makes me think this change is just temporary, for a few months only. That's what makes me wonder if maybe it's coming from scheduling at the port or something out of the control of NCL. I have no clue for sure, but I'm not sure why NCL would just change it for a few months, then go back to normal, which so far is what is happening. I hope everyone gets some answers though. Leaving St. Thomas at 3pm would suck for most.

[maywell]

I also did a mock booking for May 21, just in case my itinerary simply hasn't been updated, but it also still shows 8am to 6pm. That makes me think this change is just temporary, for a few months only. That's what makes me wonder if maybe it's coming from scheduling at the port or something out of the control of NCL. I have no clue for sure, but I'm not sure why NCL would just change it for a few months, then go back to normal, which so far is what is happening. I hope everyone gets some answers though. Leaving St. Thomas at 3pm would suck for most.

 

Makes me wonder if they still working on the Dock/ Terminal at St.Thomas or (was it Tortola)?

 

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[HarpHarp]

Makes me wonder if they still working on the Dock/ Terminal at St.Thomas or (was it Tortola)?

 

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The pier in Tortola is finished, though they are still working on the stores. No work being done in St Thomas & 3 other ships will be with the Escape on 11/16, 2 at Havensight . All ships leave at least 2 hours after the Escape.

[Laszlo]

Makes me wonder if they still working on the Dock/ Terminal at St.Thomas or (was it Tortola)?

 

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Even if we had to tender at both ports its still doesn't make any sense. Tortola is only 30 miles away from ST. Heck the passengers could row the ship there in a few ours........lets not give NCL any idea's

 

Thats an 18 Hour window to go 30 miles...........:rolleyes:

Edited July 20, 2015 by Laszlo

[dna529]

Even if we had to tender at both ports its still doesn't make any sense. Tortola is only 30 miles away from ST. Heck the passengers could row the ship there in a few ours........lets not give NCL any idea's

 

Thats an 18 Hour window to go 30 miles...........:rolleyes:

 

Agreed! This makes no sense at all. Very disappointing. If I wasn't getting ksf and a new ship this itinerary would make me rethink this booking.

Edited July 20, 2015 by dna529

[emcelh]

There is a huge difference between leaving at 6pm and leaving at 3pm. That is smack in the middle of the day, and yes, it makes a difference.

 

And makes no sense

[pizzalady1]

Hi everyone,

 

We are looking into these itinerary changes and were wondering if you could provide the exact ships that are being affected by the changes, and what ports have been adjusted. (Time in port has been shortened as well?)

 

Thank you!

 

~Cruise Critic staff

 

Dawn 9/11/15 from Boston to Quebec: Halifax is now 11am-7pm and it was 9am-6pm (the 2 hours lost in the am is much more valuable than the 1 hour gained in the pm (the later hour in the pm interferes with dinner plans and entertainment).

 

There is no excuse for NCL not to be sending out emails in a timely fashion to notify us of these changes. We know they have our emails since they sent out the email about the DSC change.

[momoftwinteens]

Can anyone confirm or deny if the Dawn to Bermuda schedule has changed? My E-docs for my cruise say "arrive at 1:00PM and leave 2 days later at 5:30". NCL website says the same. I honestly didn't notice if that had changed since we booked it a year ago. Thank you.

[calmpets]

Can anyone confirm or deny if the Dawn to Bermuda schedule has changed? My E-docs for my cruise say "arrive at 1:00PM and leave 2 days later at 5:30". NCL website says the same. I honestly didn't notice if that had changed since we booked it a year ago. Thank you.

 

The previous schedule for the Dawn had an arrival of 11am on Sundays, and left Bermuda at 5pm on Tuesdays. I'm sailing in October on the Dawn, and my original confirmation has the pre-change info.

[sjbdtz]

Of course it makes sense....for NCL. The longer they're at port the less money they bring in. Once at sea, drinks are purchased, stores are open as is the Casino. They make more money cruising then sitting in port.

 

Harriet

 

 

More time for them to dole out the free drinks in UBP... and the free meals in UDP/SDP.

 

 

At the moment with all of the promos, I'm not sure they make more money moving than sitting.

 

 

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[StolidCruiser]

More time for them to dole out the free drinks in UBP... and the free meals in UDP/SDP.

 

 

At the moment with all of the promos, I'm not sure they make more money moving than sitting.

 

 

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A reasonable mind is a terrible thing to waste. ;)

[Laszlo]

Just rechecked everything on our Gem repositioning cruise October 2016. For now nothing has changed and we are in St. Thomas from 8am to 5pm docking in San Juan the next morning

 

If anything changes on the we will cancel. One of the reason's we picked that was the long port days at each stop

Edited July 20, 2015 by Laszlo