Cruise stop in Greenland?

[Gari]

Hi all

I am reaching out as I'm headed on a Journey  cruise to Greenland and Canada   Wondering if anyone has suggestions on what to do. Any suggestions or advice would be welcomed 

Thanks everyone for your help 

Gari

[crazycatlady82]

We stopped in greenland last year on a NCL cruise. Both ports, we just got off the ship and walked due to a lot of the excursion companies contracting with NCL and low availability. 

[jimbo5544]

On 8/12/2023 at 9:49 AM, crazycatlady82 said:

We stopped in greenland last year on a NCL cruise. Both ports, we just got off the ship and walked due to a lot of the excursion companies contracting with NCL and low availability. 

I would be interested in your thoughts walking around these two small towns,

[BobbiSox]

Stopped there on my HAL 42-day Viking Cruise July/August of last year. We walked to a 'village' where there was a small grocery store, and nothing else. We were not welcomed there. The locals are begging for money; the whole town was impoverished. There is alittle 'museum' there, which is not much bigger than a closet. I couldn't believe cruise ships even stop there. Stay on the ship, is my advice. I know you would enjoy Iceland; it's fabulous. 

Edited August 14, 2023 by BobbiSox

[crazycatlady82]

17 hours ago, jimbo5544 said:

I would be interested in your thoughts walking around these two small towns,

We stopped in Nanortalik first. We walked around the town, and there is not much there. If you like hiking, there are a few paths that go up the mountain side. It is definitely rural hiking, so when I say paths, basically just small foot paths and fairly steep. It's beautiful though. 

 

We honestly didn't care for the capital, Nuuk. I didn't feel the local were happy to see us and definitely we put a damper in their morning commute with everybody walking around. We searched a lot for excursions and the ones posted by NCL were quickly sold out. 

[jimbo5544]

7 hours ago, crazycatlady82 said:

We stopped in Nanortalik first. We walked around the town, and there is not much there. If you like hiking, there are a few paths that go up the mountain side. It is definitely rural hiking, so when I say paths, basically just small foot paths and fairly steep. It's beautiful though. 

 

We honestly didn't care for the capital, Nuuk. I didn't feel the local were happy to see us and definitely we put a damper in their morning commute with everybody walking around. We searched a lot for excursions and the ones posted by NCL were quickly sold out. 

Thanks

[CruizinSusan70]

On 8/14/2023 at 6:13 AM, BobbiSox said:

 I know you would enjoy Iceland; it's fabulous. 

Not gonna happen.  It's an overpriced 14 day cruise out of Baltimore on a 21 year old ship that has 8 sea days and makes 3 port stops in Canada and 2 port stops in Greenland.  Doesn't stop in Iceland.

[jimbo5544]

4 hours ago, CruizinSusan70 said:

Not gonna happen.  It's an overpriced 14 day cruise out of Baltimore on a 21 year old ship that has 8 sea days and makes 3 port stops in Canada and 2 port stops in Greenland.  Doesn't stop in Iceland.

Can’t wait.  

[MadManOfBethesda]

On 8/16/2023 at 2:23 AM, CruizinSusan70 said:

Not gonna happen.  It's an overpriced 14 day cruise out of Baltimore on a 21 year old ship that has 8 sea days and makes 3 port stops in Canada and 2 port stops in Greenland.  Doesn't stop in Iceland.

What's wrong with a 21-year-old ship? I'm on it right now and it is absolutely fine. Great crew, good food, plenty to do. I think it is the perfect size. Some of us don't want to sail on a ship with 5,000 people on it.  And I also happen to like the ratio of 8 sea days to 5 port days. That sounds ideal to me. It's why I enjoy transatlantic and other repositioning cruises the best. I don't much care for cruises where you're in port 5 or 6 days out of 7.

 

I can't address the overpriced aspect of your comment as I am here on a casino offer and don't know what the going rate was. Or what you consider "overpriced" for that matter. I paid $200 for my cabin and in return received $200obc + $100 in cash from the casino. 

[crzndeb]

42 minutes ago, MadManOfBethesda said:

can't address the overpriced aspect of your comment as I am here on a casino offer and don't know what the going rate was. Or what you consider "overpriced" for that matter. I paid $200 for my cabin and in return received $200obc + $100 in cash from the casino. 

I priced the Aug. cruise when it first came out, and it was $4k-ish for an interior cabin, as a solo. It may have come down over the months. I sail both Carnival and Royal, so when Royal came out with the basic same itinerary (3 Greenland ports, 2 Canada) on the Jewel for $2k-ish, it was a no brainer for me. I have friends that moved over, but other friends who stayed on Carnival, since Baltimore was more convenient than Bayonne, NJ. 

[luvs2beachit]

On 8/16/2023 at 7:13 AM, jimbo5544 said:

Can’t wait.  

And I can't wait for you to go so I can read your review!  I am booked on the same cruise for Sept. 2024.  Have a great cruise!

Edited August 18, 2023 by luvs2beachit

[maryann2]

1 hour ago, MadManOfBethesda said:

 

I can't address the overpriced aspect of your comment as I am here on a casino offer and don't know what the going rate was. Or what you consider "overpriced" for that matter. I paid $200 for my cabin and in return received $200obc + $100 in cash from the casino. 

I wish people would stop bragging about their casino rates.

When solos would have to pay $4000   Shocking prices for most.

[MadManOfBethesda]

3 hours ago, maryann2 said:

I wish people would stop bragging about their casino rates.

When solos would have to pay $4000   Shocking prices for most.

First of all, I wasn't bragging about anything; I was making a simple statement as to why I couldn't address that one aspect of the previous poster's complaint about the ship, the cruise, and the itinerary. Secondly, if you don't like the fact that some people get discounted or free cruises because they spend a significant portion of their cruise gambling in the casino while you apparently have to pay full price for the same cruise, there is a simple way to change that dynamic. I'm sure that given enough time, you'll be able to figure it out.

[jimbo5544]

3 hours ago, luvs2beachit said:

And I can't wait for you to go so I can read your review!  I am booked on the same cruise for Sept. 2024.  Have a great cruise!

Thanks, I will be posting live (internet permitting).

[jimbo5544]

53 minutes ago, MadManOfBethesda said:

First of all, I wasn't bragging about anything; I was making a simple statement as to why I couldn't address that one aspect of the previous poster's complaint about the ship, the cruise, and the itinerary. Secondly, if you don't like the fact that some people get discounted or free cruises because they spend a significant portion of their cruise gambling in the casino while you apparently have to pay full price for the same cruise, there is a simple way to change that dynamic. I'm sure that given enough time, you'll be able to figure it out.

Gotta love cruisecritic

[Jamman54]

5 hours ago, luvs2beachit said:

And I can't wait for you to go so I can read your review!  I am booked on the same cruise for Sept. 2024.  Have a great cruise!

Us too! Looking forward to Jimbo's review and any others that pop up! 😎

[luvs2beachit]

7 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

Us too! Looking forward to Jimbo's review and any others that pop up! 😎

LOL and then I will be looking forward to reading your review even though I think we will be on the same cruise!

[CruizinSusan70]

17 hours ago, MadManOfBethesda said:

What's wrong with a 21-year-old ship? I'm on it right now and it is absolutely fine. Great crew, good food, plenty to do. I think it is the perfect size. Some of us don't want to sail on a ship with 5,000 people on it.  And I also happen to like the ratio of 8 sea days to 5 port days. That sounds ideal to me. It's why I enjoy transatlantic and other repositioning cruises the best. I don't much care for cruises where you're in port 5 or 6 days out of 7.

 

I can't address the overpriced aspect of your comment as I am here on a casino offer and don't know what the going rate was. Or what you consider "overpriced" for that matter. I paid $200 for my cabin and in return received $200obc + $100 in cash from the casino. 

Of course, you're a gambler and have zero reality as to what the normal cruiser pays for a cruise.  This unique itinerary when it first came out sold out in like two days, so they came out with another date. 

As a stockholder I'd like to thank you for cruising on a 21 year old ship.  I've been cruising for over 35 years and the only time I've ever cruised on a ship that was over 10 years old was once, last year on the refurbished Oasis OTS. We took the Carnival blinders off years ago and spread the wealth around. 

 

I fully realize that certain cruisers like yourself like the smaller to mid size ships.  I will agree with you regarding sea days, we do like them, but it was highway robbery what Carnival was charging for these unique cruises.  They have 3 of them next year, the May 2024 is over 2000 for an inside, while the other two sailings in Aug and Sept are around 1800.  This is 10 times what you paid and the regular folk are not getting 300 in OBC or cash either unless they own Carnival stock.  Enjoy your cruise and good luck with the bones.

[CruizinSusan70]

15 hours ago, maryann2 said:

I wish people would stop bragging about their casino rates.

When solos would have to pay $4000   Shocking prices for most.

Every single one of them are clueless as to what the normal cruiser has to pay.  But, their donations make the on board spend increase, so that helps the bottom line.  As a stockholder, that's a good thing. 

[aztekpm]

15 hours ago, luvs2beachit said:

And I can't wait for you to go so I can read your review!  I am booked on the same cruise for Sept. 2024.  Have a great cruise!

 

Me too!

 

10 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

Us too! Looking forward to Jimbo's review and any others that pop up! 😎

 

I didn't realize you were on the same cruise, I thought you were on the Aug one for some reason. I'll finally be on a ship with you!

[maryann2]

8 hours ago, CruizinSusan70 said:

Every single one of them are clueless as to what the normal cruiser has to pay.  But, their donations make the on board spend increase, so that helps the bottom line.  As a stockholder, that's a good thing. 

Not so sure that it helps the bottom line though. Many cruisers, especially solos, are jumping ship.

Other lines are much more affordable than Carnival now.

 

I agree they are clueless.

 

 

[CruizinSusan70]

3 hours ago, maryann2 said:

Not so sure that it helps the bottom line though. Many cruisers, especially solos, are jumping ship.

Other lines are much more affordable than Carnival now.

 

I agree they are clueless.

 

 

The best line for solos would be NCL, since they have an entire section on their breakaway, breakaway plus and prima class ships specifically for solos.  The newer builds on Celebrity and RCI also have solo cabins, even some with balconies.

[maryann2]

3 minutes ago, CruizinSusan70 said:

The best line for solos would be NCL, since they have an entire section on their breakaway, breakaway plus and prima class ships specifically for solos.  The newer builds on Celebrity and RCI also have solo cabins, even some with balconies.

Yes l know.

Sailing Celebrity to Japan next month. From Vancouver too.

[maryann2]

Just now, maryann2 said:

Yes l know.

Sailing Celebrity to Japan next month. From Vancouver too.

Have read on FB that tendering on the Legend in Greenland is a mess.

[jimbo5544]

1 hour ago, maryann2 said:

Have read on FB that tendering on the Legend in Greenland is a mess.

I am in 3 different grtoups and have seen nothng on it except early pick up times for tickets