THL1313 Posted June 13, 2018 #1 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Hi all, Received an email saying our December Christmas cruise on the BREEZE itinerary is changed. Same ports, just changed to port days around with slightly different times. The letter said the change was "Due to operational considerations". Just wondering if anyone knows what that means? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted June 13, 2018 #2 Share Posted June 13, 2018 We had our Conquest itinerary this past Spring similarly scrambled due to HMC being over capacity on the day we were to stop there (HAL had two ships calling, in addition to us, so we were bumped). Carnival's official explanation for the itinerary change was "operational considerations" in that situation as well but we know it was the HMC ship capacity issue and HAL having priority. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeroyankee Posted June 13, 2018 #3 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Had this happen on the cruise we did for Christmas. Grand Cayman was the scheduled port for Christmas Day and it was switched with our Cozumel stop. Reasoning was that most everything was going to be closed in Grand Cayman whereas in Cozumel there would still be things open for the ships that were in port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiCruiseDreamer Posted June 13, 2018 #4 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Hi all, Received an email saying our December Christmas cruise on the BREEZE itinerary is changed. Same ports, just changed to port days around with slightly different times. The letter said the change was "Due to operational considerations". Just wondering if anyone knows what that means? TIA Could really be a variety of reasons. I am thinking since the port days were changed, it has to do with the ports themselves having some issue. Ports can only handle so many ships as well as so many passengers and while one would think they would have that figured out ahead of time, that is not always the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted June 13, 2018 #5 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Probably one of the above but they will never tell you the real reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiacruizers Posted June 13, 2018 #6 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I am on this sailing as well. Looks like there are already 5 ships that are expected to call in Cozumel on 12/24. The Breeze would have been the 6th ship. Perhaps this may have something to do with the change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger0613 Posted June 13, 2018 #7 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I am on this sailing as well. Looks like there are already 5 ships that are expected to call in Cozumel on 12/24. The Breeze would have been the 6th ship. Perhaps this may have something to do with the change. There are six berths between the three piers in Cozumel. I think a seventh ship can be accommodated, but it will be a tender port for that ship. I wouldn't want to be in Cozumel when it is at at full capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldreps Posted June 13, 2018 #8 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I'm on the Magic sailing 12-23-18 and will be in Cozumel on Christmas day along with 6 others ships. I wonder if any changes will happen for any of those ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjstenman Posted June 13, 2018 #9 Share Posted June 13, 2018 How do you find out what ships are in a Port on any given day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldreps Posted June 13, 2018 #10 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I go here if it will let me post a link: http://www.cruisecal.com/portal/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maldenmusic Posted June 13, 2018 #11 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Our May 2018 cruise on the Dream had a change in schedule for the same reasons you were given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted June 13, 2018 #12 Share Posted June 13, 2018 How do you find out what ships are in a Port on any given day? I find this site to be usually very accurate and easy to use: https://www.cruisetimetables.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiacruizers Posted June 13, 2018 #13 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Cruisett.com tells you what ships are in port on given days as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docboy Posted June 13, 2018 #14 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Family and I have an upcoming trip departing Long Beach to the Mexican Rivera June 30, 2018. Got an email from Carnival, ship is leaving 1 hour earlier "to give us even more fun." Spent a whole day stressing and rearranging flights and schedule so we don't miss the boat. First time this every happened to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserbrianj Posted June 13, 2018 #15 Share Posted June 13, 2018 How do you find out what ships are in a Port on any given day? CruiseMapper.com works well Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winddawn Posted June 13, 2018 #16 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I've cruised over Christmas several times. In my experience, almost everything is closed in the Caribbean/Bahamas on Christmas Day regardless of port of call. Your best bet is for Christmas Day to be a sea day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted June 13, 2018 #17 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I've cruised over Christmas several times. In my experience, almost everything is closed in the Caribbean/Bahamas on Christmas Day regardless of port of call. Your best bet is for Christmas Day to be a sea day. If you can figure out the transportation always a beach to go to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winddawn Posted June 13, 2018 #18 Share Posted June 13, 2018 If you can figure out the transportation always a beach to go to Even lots of beaches close on Christmas Day. And like you stated, transportation to them is another issue. And even if you can get there, where are you going to find an umbrella drink? Just like in the U.S., almost nothing is open on Christmas Day in the Caribbean/Bahamas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pntnnc Posted June 14, 2018 #19 Share Posted June 14, 2018 I am curious I am on the same sailing but never got an email that it changed? Anyone know how to check why I am not receiving email? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lottacruises Posted June 14, 2018 #20 Share Posted June 14, 2018 These things happen from time to time. As far as not receiving the email, you may want to check your booking online and be sure the email address is in there and correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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