CRLess Posted January 11, 2017 #1 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I didn't see this posted anywhere on the Princess Boards, so I thought I would pass this along.... http://carnival-news.com/2017/01/10/private-bahamian-destination-of-princess-cays-added-to-itineraries-of-six-carnival-cruise-line-ships-beginning-in-may-2017/ If you take into consideration Princess' current usage of Princess Cays....1 ship a week on average... it is a totally wasted resource. Not surprised about this announcement. I know Carnival ships often stop next door at Half Moon Cay (Holland America's Island). Truth be told, I would not be surprised if Princess Cays gets renamed in the not to distant future to be more Carnival specific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted January 11, 2017 #2 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Carnival is second priority at Half Moon cay, and will be second priority at Princess Cay. No need to change the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennybenny Posted January 11, 2017 #3 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I would assume 1 ship in port per day? Otherwise rental of cabanas and clamshells will be a war! [emoji15] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted January 11, 2017 #4 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Oceania stops at PC as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRLess Posted January 11, 2017 Author #5 Share Posted January 11, 2017 When we were at Princess Cays in November, the locals that work on the island were lamenting that Princess had really pulled back on visits to the island. If you look at the past cruise seasons, virtually every Regal/Royal and which ever jewel class ship(s) were in the area stopped there. Currently, the Regal stops there on the Western run, and the Royal stops on most itineraries....that's it. I guess my point is that there is an obvious conscious decision by Carnival to reduce Princess visits to the island for whatever reason. When you go from 3-4 Princess ships per week in past years, to 1 per week, it isn't by accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted January 11, 2017 #6 Share Posted January 11, 2017 When we were at Princess Cays in November, the locals that work on the island were lamenting that Princess had really pulled back on visits to the island. If you look at the past cruise seasons, virtually every Regal/Royal and which ever jewel class ship(s) were in the area stopped there. Currently, the Regal stops there on the Western run, and the Royal stops on most itineraries....that's it. I guess my point is that there is an obvious conscious decision by Carnival to reduce Princess visits to the island for whatever reason. When you go from 3-4 Princess ships per week in past years, to 1 per week, it isn't by accident. Not quite. Regal calls in on both E & W voyages. CB is also working the Caribbean and has many calls there. For the near term, those are the three ships regularly working the zone. Princess used to have a 4th ship with regular runs. So they are using it, but less opportunities to call in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingEA Posted January 11, 2017 #7 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Not quite. Regal calls in on both E & W voyages. CB is also working the Caribbean and has many calls there. For the near term, those are the three ships regularly working the zone. Princess used to have a 4th ship with regular runs. So they are using it, but less opportunities to call in. We were on the Eastern Caribbean in December on the Regal. We stopped at Amber Cove instead. Didn't Carnival Corp. develop Amber Cove for their ships? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRLess Posted January 11, 2017 Author #8 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Not quite. Regal calls in on both E & W voyages. CB is also working the Caribbean and has many calls there. For the near term, those are the three ships regularly working the zone. Princess used to have a 4th ship with regular runs. So they are using it, but less opportunities to call in. Not true. The Regal does not have any remaining stops at Princess Cays on voyages other than Western itinerary. Since Amber Cay opened, the Regal has used this port stop rather than Princess Cays on the Eastern itinerary. The Caribbean Princess has no stops at Princess Cays scheduled for the balance of the season. A quick search on the Princess website verified this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted January 11, 2017 #9 Share Posted January 11, 2017 We're on a 14 day Circle Caribbean in March of next year. No stop at PC. It will be our first Caribbean and I was a bit surprised that we won't be stopping there. Looking forward to this cruise. It is the first one on CB to have the new medallions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffbrig Posted January 11, 2017 #10 Share Posted January 11, 2017 A little surprising they're not using it more...we've always enjoyed a relaxing beach day at Princess Cays. I wonder if they're favoring ports with more potential for shopping/excursion income? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovevacadays Posted January 12, 2017 #11 Share Posted January 12, 2017 We were on the Eastern Caribbean in December on the Regal. We stopped at Amber Cove instead. Didn't Carnival Corp. develop Amber Cove for their ships? Not true. The Regal does not have any remaining stops at Princess Cays on voyages other than Western itinerary. Since Amber Cay opened, the Regal has used this port stop rather than Princess Cays on the Eastern itinerary. The Caribbean Princess has no stops at Princess Cays scheduled for the balance of the season. A quick search on the Princess website verified this. Correct for this season. However, for fall 2017 and winter 2018 the Regal is back at Princess Cays instead of Amber Cove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sox Fan Cruiser Posted January 12, 2017 #12 Share Posted January 12, 2017 And why couldn't they keep the name Princess Cays when a Princess ship is there and call it Carnival Cays when a Carnival ship is there? It actually seems silly to have two different "private islands" when they each aren't used as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted January 12, 2017 #13 Share Posted January 12, 2017 With Carnival stopping there it might increase the number of fish swimming around. I've hear that vomit makes good chum. Sorry. Have just read and heard so many stories of drunks puking on Carnival - something I have never seen or heard of on Princess (aside from folks who get ill from causes other than alcohol). I'm sure the folks who work there are happy as heck. The renewed revenue will certainly be most welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDC1 Posted January 12, 2017 #14 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Oceania stops at PC as well. Are you sure about that since Oceania is owned by NCL holding, it would be rather surprising that Carnival would give access to a competing company. Oceania I believe stops at Great Stirrup Cay, NCL's private island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted January 12, 2017 #15 Share Posted January 12, 2017 (edited) Are you sure about that since Oceania is owned by NCL holding, it would be rather surprising that Carnival would give access to a competing company. Oceania I believe stops at Great Stirrup Cay, NCL's private island. I know the purchase was in Sept 2014. They still stopped there as of early 2015. I am sure now it's GSC. ;) In my prior post I should have said stopped. :o Princess/Carnival gave them access to PC for a year or 2 and they were a competing company then. Edited January 12, 2017 by Colo Cruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted January 12, 2017 #16 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Are you sure about that since Oceania is owned by NCL holding, it would be rather surprising that Carnival would give access to a competing company. Oceania I believe stops at Great Stirrup Cay, NCL's private island. Oceania does stop at Great Stirrup Cay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted January 12, 2017 #17 Share Posted January 12, 2017 And why couldn't they keep the name Princess Cays when a Princess ship is there and call it Carnival Cays when a Carnival ship is there? It actually seems silly to have two different "private islands" when they each aren't used as much. There is plenty of signage there that says "Princess Cays." Would have to change it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sox Fan Cruiser Posted January 12, 2017 #18 Share Posted January 12, 2017 There is plenty of signage there that says "Princess Cays." Would have to change it all. Ah! Good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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