Markanddonna Posted December 23, 2021 #1 Share Posted December 23, 2021 So far, I have seen articles on: Georgetown, Cayman Islands (our itinerary there was changed to Cozumel on the Divina Jan 30-Feb 6.) Seems they will only allow ships where Georgetown is the first port of call. Ours isn't Aruba- I read today that a Carnival ship was not allowed to disembark. Please add other news as it surfaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted December 23, 2021 #2 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Bonaire, Curacao, probably Aruba...it seems to depend on whether there are covid cases onboard. Freedom and Odyssey both had cases, mostly among crew. EM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted December 23, 2021 #3 Share Posted December 23, 2021 8 hours ago, Essiesmom said: .it seems to depend on whether there are covid cases onboard. Freedom and Odyssey both had cases, mostly among crew. Yes, and that is -and will be- the case at Barbados too. Every now and then a ship gets refused entry due to one health problem or another, on board. It happened during Swine Flu and other recent minor pandemics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT Trips Posted December 25, 2021 #4 Share Posted December 25, 2021 St. Lucia reportedly didn’t allow a RCI ship to dock. A day or so later it took longer than usual for Anthem to clear as additional documentation was required by St. Lucia. Then each passenger had to pass, one by one, through a portal and have their temperature taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted December 25, 2021 #5 Share Posted December 25, 2021 I don't think you will be sure of getting to any port until the gangplank is placed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmoo here Posted December 25, 2021 #6 Share Posted December 25, 2021 4 hours ago, paul929207 said: I don't think you will be sure of getting to any port until the gangplank is placed. That didn't work for the Koningsdam in Puerto Vallarta a few days ago. Some passengers were allowed to debark, but then were held in the terminal until told to return to the ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco Posted December 26, 2021 #7 Share Posted December 26, 2021 We were just advised that our stop at Grand Cayman next month has been replaceed with a day at sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mom says Posted December 26, 2021 #8 Share Posted December 26, 2021 2 hours ago, marco said: We were just advised that our stop at Grand Cayman next month has been replaceed with a day at sea IIRC, Grand Cayman had been due to reopen to cruises next week, but changed their mind with the advent of Omicron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iancal Posted December 26, 2021 #9 Share Posted December 26, 2021 (edited) Adjust your expectations. You will not know until it is announced. Why invite disappointment. Assume no port stops and very limited entertainment. Then you will be pleasantly surprised if there is a port stop(s) or some on board entertainment. Edited December 26, 2021 by iancal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markanddonna Posted December 26, 2021 Author #10 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Yeah, I'm not spending a whole bunch of effort and money with downpayments of excursions. You are correct in suggesting we not invite disappointment. Personally, I'm just looking forward to sun and warm temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobandJames Posted December 26, 2021 #11 Share Posted December 26, 2021 1 hour ago, iancal said: Adjust your expectations. You will not know until it is announced. Why invite disappointment. Assume no port stops and very limited entertainment. Then you will be pleasantly surprised if there is a port stop(s) or some on board entertainment. I hope the cruise line will let us know as soon as they know so we can decide if we want to go or not. We are flying from the Uk to Florida for a Caribbean cruise (departing Jan 24th). We do not want to fly all that way to be stuck on the ship for 11 days! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iancal Posted December 26, 2021 #12 Share Posted December 26, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, RobandJames said: I hope the cruise line will let us know as soon as they know so we can decide if we want to go or not. We are flying from the Uk to Florida for a Caribbean cruise (departing Jan 24th). We do not want to fly all that way to be stuck on the ship for 11 days! The challenge is that the cruise line simply may not know until the day of or the day before. If we were cruising in the Caribbean in January we would be assuming that some ports would be a last minute miss and that shipboard activities/entertainment may be curtailed. Edited December 26, 2021 by iancal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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