Heads up! Eurodam is replacing Westerdam for September, October, and November 2021 in the Med and the TA

[madera1]

Wonder if they plan to replace the 2022 Westerdam Greek Cruises  with the Eurodam ?

[VMax1700]

20 minutes ago, madera1 said:

Wonder if they plan to replace the 2022 Westerdam Greek Cruises  with the Eurodam ?

Eurodam is scheduled for Alasak in summer 2022 so I see no reason to change ships.  This year is different because Eurodam was in 'cold storage' on the South Coast of UK, whereas Westerdam is presently situated on West Coast USA.

[zelker]

Interesting ... they opened up bookings on these Eurodam itineraries today to the public and are offering the Have It All promo. 

[NCTribeFan]

Yeah, doesn't look like I'll be booking that TA for a B2B.  Too much $$ when I have so many other cruises lined up for the next 2 years and FCCs still to use. 😪

[NCTribeFan]

Just received an email from HAL that our 11/14 10 night sailing has been changed to 8 nights, departing 11/16 instead of 11/14.

 

Your voyage will now be an 8-day cruise, and will begin on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 rather than Sunday, November 14. This change is necessary due to updated mandatory testing and inspection requirements for ships returning to the United States from international homeports that must take place before the beginning of your cruise and in order to obtain necessary permissions to embark guests in the U.S.

 

We get $100 OBC; fare will be pro-rated; lose both Aruba and Curacao ports.  At least they didn't cancel it entirely!

[vswan]

Sorry to hear you are missing both Aruba and Curacao, but for me it was a good thing to hear that they are planning to sail. I get on the day you get off and I was wondering if it was going to be cancelled. For now, it sounds like they plan on going. I question some of the ports, but like everything else with covid, will go with the flow, protect myself and just stay on the ship if I'm not comfortable. Thanks for the heads up.

[Vict0riann]

1 hour ago, NCTribeFan said:

Just received an email from HAL that our 11/14 10 night sailing has been changed to 8 nights, departing 11/16 instead of 11/14.

 

Your voyage will now be an 8-day cruise, and will begin on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 rather than Sunday, November 14. This change is necessary due to updated mandatory testing and inspection requirements for ships returning to the United States from international homeports that must take place before the beginning of your cruise and in order to obtain necessary permissions to embark guests in the U.S.

 

We get $100 OBC; fare will be pro-rated; lose both Aruba and Curacao ports.  At least they didn't cancel it entirely!

 

Very interesting.  I imagine HAL has had some sort of word about what the requirements will be after November 1, and this takes that into account, after all the non-American passengers were kicked off the Transatlantic!

[Chickadee910]

It will be interesting to see how many are sailing the transatlantic now. Maybe the upgrade fairy will visit everyone left.

[kazu]

48 minutes ago, Chickadee910 said:

It will be interesting to see how many are sailing the transatlantic now. Maybe the upgrade fairy will visit everyone left.

 

Or the transatlantics might not go with passengers.  Check the requirement for ships to sail empty for 14 days if they are returning to the U.S.

i guess time will tell. But FWIW I think this is only the beginning.  For the sake of everyone left on these sailings,  I hope I am wrong.

[Chickadee910]

I do hope you are wrong. The cruise was the only way to talk my husband into the vaccine. I’ll never hear the end of it if it’s cancelled….again…if it is they are either going to extend the dates of FCC or let us use them towards  excursions etc. on the cruises we have already booked.

[rochelle_s]

NCTribeFan….Thank you very much for the heads up. After reading your post I checked my email and sure enough I received the same one. I have rebooked new flights and my pre cruise hotel this evening. 
 

I too have a casino booking. My mother is going to cancel and I am hoping that the changes to the itinerary will allow me to cancel her from the reservation without being restricted by the non refundable policy in place for casino bookings. I would even be willing to take the funds for her as an OBC for myself. Will have to speak with my PCC and see how that all plays out.

 

I am a Canadian so hope that won’t play against me as it has for those booked on the TransAtlantic. Fingers crossed this cruise is a go, I am more than ready for a holiday.

 

Rochelle

[NCTribeFan]

I rebooked my flight.  Price drop of $55 so that means more credit on SW for whenever I get around to booking flights for my December NA cruise.  Haven't decided on a hotel yet.

 

For me, although I'd rather have 10 nights to 8, and I really like Curacao, so I'm disappointed to miss that, I have a very small silver lining.  I can now purchase my annual Allianz travel plan to begin on 11/15.  That means it will end the day after I disembark my B2B2B that begins in Rome next October on Carnival Pride.

 

There was a reason I hadn't booked any excursions, spa appointments, or specialty dining.  I've actually been expecting this to be cancelled entirely.  Now to see when they get the revised itinerary loaded properly.  Right now it shows sea day, sea day, HMC, 2 more sea days, Gatun Lake and Colon, Costa Rica, then disembark the next morning.  Actual itinerary starts with HMC with two sea days between Costa Rica and return to FLL.  As usual, the website is incorrect.  I'd prefer they just leave it as inaccessible until they get it right.  You just know there will be people not paying attention who will book things that turn out to be on totally different days than they realize.