Why is NCL offering a substitute cruise in Alaska when we are on POA on 6/9?

[Linda the Book Lover]

Dear Valued Guest,

At Norwegian Cruise Line, our goal is to provide you with the best vacation experience possible. Unfortunately we are writing to let you know that the below tours have been cancelled due to operational needs. We apologize for this inconvenience and we will issue a full refund to your credit card in the next several days if applicable. This refund will be reflected on your future statement.

HNL_09 / EARLY BIRD PEARL HARBOR (AIRPORT DROP OFF)

We also have a number of other tour options available in KETCHIKAN. To book a new tour, please visitwww.ncl.com or see our specialists at the Shore Excursion Desk and they will be happy to assist you by finding an alternate tour.

Sincerely,

SHORE EXCURSIONS

P:+1 866.625.1167 | www.ncl.com

Norwegian Cruise Line

7427 E. Hampton Ave., Suite 121 | Mesa AZ 85209

Freestyle Cruising ®

[joyy7403]

Hmmmmmm, a typo maybe? Enjoy your Hawaii cruise, a very beautiful state! Drink the coffee & eat the fruit, delicious!

[ElaineKeagy]

Obviously an error. Call NCL.

 

All your links appear as broken ( at least to me). So I’m not sure if that would change my comment.

 

 

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[www3traveler]

My guess would be because of the situation in Hawaii and not knowing that is going to last, they are offering you an Alaskan cruise as a replacement should you choose to cancel your Hawaii one ( lots of people are canceling Hawaiian cruise right now).

[Linda the Book Lover]

Hmmmmmm, a typo maybe? Enjoy your Hawaii cruise, a very beautiful state! Drink the coffee & eat the fruit, delicious!

Plan to-we are having a great time so far.

[ColinIllinois]

They offered a substitute tour, not cruise. ;p

 

 

Pineapples and Grizzlies on the same cruise. Cool

[Linda the Book Lover]

Obviously an error. Call NCL.

 

All your links appear as broken ( at least to me). So I’m not sure if that would change my comment.

 

 

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Not calling NCL and have them upset my happy pre-trip in Oahu. I will handle this and other issues once on ship.

[Linda the Book Lover]

My guess would be because of the situation in Hawaii and not knowing that is going to last, they are offering you an Alaskan cruise as a replacement should you choose to cancel your Hawaii one ( lots of people are canceling Hawaiian cruise right now).

 

The cruise they recently offered as a substitute on NCL never existed. But I should would take an offer of a new one. :D

[Linda the Book Lover]

They offered a substitute tour, not cruise. ;p

 

 

Pineapples and Grizzlies on the same cruise. Cool

Love it the 49th and 50th state merged into a perfect tour plan!

[littlelulu01]

Likely an autocorrect mistake. Both states have so many cities starting with a “k” that can be difficult to spell. The person typing the letter probably just didn’t notice. Ketchikan/Kahului or something like that. Have a wonderful time.

[Budget Queen]

My guess would be because of the situation in Hawaii and not knowing that is going to last, they are offering you an Alaskan cruise as a replacement should you choose to cancel your Hawaii one ( lots of people are canceling Hawaiian cruise right now).

 

Absolutely not, it's simply a typo, that is probably already corrected.

[dexddd]

Are you on a back-to-back Hawaii/Alaska trip?

[Sauer-kraut]

Heehehe your 7-day around the islands has turned into a trans-Pacific ... I'd book that in a heartbeat~

[zqvol]

It is a typo.

 

The memorial itself is closed at Pearl Harbor, though the rest of the facility is open. There is no timetable as to when the memorial will reopen, as the damage is more severe than the park Service anticipated.

 

It has nothing to do with the volcano, which is on the Big island about 300 miles away.

[Maniacal Cruiser]

Dear Valued Guest,

 

At Norwegian Cruise Line, our goal is to provide you with the best vacation experience possible. Unfortunately we are writing to let you know that the below tours have been cancelled due to operational needs. We apologize for this inconvenience and we will issue a full refund to your credit card in the next several days if applicable. This refund will be reflected on your future statement.

HNL_09 / EARLY BIRD PEARL HARBOR (AIRPORT DROP OFF)

 

We also have a number of other tour options available in KETCHIKAN. To book a new tour, please visitwww.ncl.com or see our specialists at the Shore Excursion Desk and they will be happy to assist you by finding an alternate tour.

 

Sincerely,

 

SHORE EXCURSIONS

P:+1 866.625.1167 | www.ncl.com

Norwegian Cruise Line

7427 E. Hampton Ave., Suite 121 | Mesa AZ 85209

 

Freestyle Cruising ®

 

They did not send you anything about anther cruise, they sent you email about excursions.

[Linda the Book Lover]

Are you on a back-to-back Hawaii/Alaska trip?

Now that would be interesting! Lol I wonder how many days to accomplish that one. Oh the sea days in the spa!

[Linda the Book Lover]

Heehehe your 7-day around the islands has turned into a trans-Pacific ... I'd book that in a heartbeat~

That would be great!

[Linda the Book Lover]

They did not send you anything about anther cruise, they sent you email about excursions.

Someone teased about a cruise offer. I know it is an excursion.

[Linda the Book Lover]

Hold on everyone! I know that the message was most likely someone not checking their work before sending an email. I thought it was funny to be offered to change to an excursion for an Alaskan cruise. I loved all of the fun responses! There are two many unhappy things that go on to not enjoy a few moments of laughter over NCL sending an email that made no sense. Besides wouldn’t it be nice to have a cruise from Hawaii to Alaska?

[KeithJenner]

Now that would be interesting! Lol I wonder how many days to accomplish that one. Oh the sea days in the spa!

 

Our original plan for this Summer was to fo an Alaska cruise then fly to Hawaii and board the POA.

 

In the end we scrapped it because of the logistics. The time between the two is too long to just fly out there directly, but not quite long enough to complete a good land section between them unless we put a 2 week gap between the cruises, which wasn't really practical.

 

I do remember that when we first cruised with NCL about 15 years ago, they were advertising an itinerary called something like "Fire and Ice", which was basically a joint Alaska and Hawaii itinerary. I don't remember the details, such as whether you flew between them or whether you sailed there.

 

Edit: It is discussed here: https://boards.cruisecritic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=311048

Edited June 8, 2018 by KeithJenner

[dexddd]

Actually NCL did have an Alaska to Hawaii on Jewel last year.

 

I don't recall how long it took but our POA trip from SFO to Hawaii was set as 11 days but cut to 10 so Alaska to Hawaii would probably be around that many days.

[Linda the Book Lover]

Wow! In my mind The mention of these cruises kind of jogs my memory but I can’t put my finger on it. Thanks for sharing.