AngJoel Posted July 1 #1 Share Posted July 1 We're booked on the Norwegian breakaway October 13th 2024 and have realized that there are no bar harbor short excursions. We were told by Norwegian that they just haven't shown up on there yet but I'm starting to wonder are we even going there anymore? Anybody have any information out there??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted July 1 #2 Share Posted July 1 It all depends on when NCL reserved that spot. Suggest that you search for Bar Harbor limits cruise ships for more details. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1025cruise Posted July 1 #3 Share Posted July 1 Bar harbor does not want cruise passengers. Plus, the sidewalk gets rolled up right after Columbus Day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted July 1 #4 Share Posted July 1 Breakaway is not listed on the Bar Harbor port schedule for Oct. 13, 2024: https://maine.portcall.com/#!?tab=2&port=Bar Harbor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrysFox Posted July 2 #5 Share Posted July 2 But she is listed for the 15th. 8am - 5pm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted July 2 #6 Share Posted July 2 I am also on the Breakaway on that sailing. Bar harbor released the ship a few months ago as posted in post 4 that does not show the breakaway going to Bar Harbor on October 16, the day Norwegian says the ship is suppose to be there. There is rumors that the ship is going to Boston, as the ship is listed to visit the port on October 15, the same day as Portland: https://www.massport.com/flynn-cruiseport/cruise-directory/cruise-schedule Portland ship schedule here: https://maine.portcall.com/#!?tab=2&port=Portland also shows the breakaway visiting on October 15 too. Who knows what is going to happen to Portland/Bar Harbor and maybe Boston too. Norwegian has been very quiet about this with not sending any official itinerary changes, it sucks that is now after final payment Another oddity about this cruise is the port times for St John and Halifax is changed. the ship will now be in St John for about 12 hours, from 10am to 10pm and then Halifax gets shifted to late afternoon from 3pm to about 11pm. If you look at the shore excursions for these ports, you will notice the times have already been adjusted. Norwegian has also keep these changes quiet too, with no notification.. the planner and booking website still shows the original times 8/10 am times St John ship schedule: https://www.sjport.com/cruise-schedule Halifax ship schedule : https://portcontrol.portofhalifax.ca/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathyRW Posted July 27 #7 Share Posted July 27 We are also booked on this cruise and I wish that NCL would let us know what is going on...especially if they are going to swap around so many ports onto different days. I need to plan something for Portland but now I don't know which day we will be there (or if we are skipping it?). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngJoel Posted July 28 Author #8 Share Posted July 28 I also hope that they inform us sooner than later because we have friends that are planning on meeting us on that specific day in Portland. We've called the cruise line but we've been told there's been no changes which is hard to believe. Thanks for your input 😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare luv2kroooz Posted July 28 #9 Share Posted July 28 (edited) You are not going to Bar Harbour. You are going to Boston. Boston is a cool town. NCL just hasn't gotten around to telling you. If past behavior is any indication, they will tell you very close to sailing. They'll share in your disappointment and will tell you how it is always their intention to deliver published itineraries. They'll tank you for sailing with them and tell you they remain at your service. Edited July 28 by luv2kroooz 1 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare craig01020 Posted July 28 #10 Share Posted July 28 More of the same nonsense from NCL. They are still advertising cruises that go to Bar Harbor through 2026...shameless. https://www.ncl.com/vacations?port-of-call=bhb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted July 28 #11 Share Posted July 28 49 minutes ago, luv2kroooz said: You are not going to Bar Harbour. You are going to Boston. Boston is a cool town. NCL just hasn't gotten around to telling you. If past behavior is any indication, they will tell you very close to sailing. They'll share in your disappointment and will tell you how it is always their intention to deliver published itineraries. They'll tank you for sailing with them and tell you they remain at your service. Norwegian is not the only cruise line doing this too. For November i booked a cruise on royal Caribbean independence of the seas to labadee, haiti . With the way how that island is right now and the port being shut down since march or so i doubt i will go there for my cruise. Royal, just like Norwegian is keeping quiet and not saying anything about itinerary changes i somewhat expect to get itinerary changes for this oct 13 cruise and the November cruise on boarding day. it will be a piece of paper in the room with the daily schedule Cruise lines love to wait till the last minute for these situations to avoid any last minute cancellations and/or to prevent to giving out any future cruise credits for itinerary changes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted August 1 #12 Share Posted August 1 On 7/1/2024 at 11:30 PM, ChrysFox said: But she is listed for the 15th. 8am - 5pm Breakaway is listed for Oct. 15, 2025. This thread is about 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat343 Posted August 1 #13 Share Posted August 1 On 7/28/2024 at 4:33 PM, shof515 said: Norwegian is not the only cruise line doing this too. For November i booked a cruise on royal Caribbean independence of the seas to labadee, haiti . With the way how that island is right now and the port being shut down since march or so i doubt i will go there for my cruise. Royal, just like Norwegian is keeping quiet and not saying anything about itinerary changes i somewhat expect to get itinerary changes for this oct 13 cruise and the November cruise on boarding day. it will be a piece of paper in the room with the daily schedule Cruise lines love to wait till the last minute for these situations to avoid any last minute cancellations and/or to prevent to giving out any future cruise credits for itinerary changes Labadee has been cancelled due to the ongoing extreme violence in Haiti. Labadee is RC's private beach - they invested a lot of money to build it and very much want to return as soon as it is safe enough to do so (and the executives who approved this project must be very greatly regretting their choices now). RC has very publicly announced closures in advance in large batches and Labadee is currently completely closed through September, and there are reports of Labadee's substitutions as far out as January 2025 https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/royal-caribbean-cancels-shore-excursions-labadee . It is a bit odd that you haven't been notified yet while some people in January have, but my guess is that they might be trying to avoid adding sea days and are grabbing replacement ports wherever they can. The Bar Harbor referendum was passed in 2022, and did not come as a surprise (just as it won't be a surprise if Santorini passes regulations limiting cruise ships). NCL has had plenty of time to make itinerary changes and notify people prior to final payment for Bar Harbor rescheduling. It's not like Labadee where the hope is that violence might calm down enough for ships to return - the government of Maine has made it clear that they will limit cruise ships, and the cruise ships need to modify their schedules. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAmome Posted August 2 #14 Share Posted August 2 On 7/2/2024 at 6:35 AM, shof515 said: I am also on the Breakaway on that sailing. Bar harbor released the ship a few months ago as posted in post 4 that does not show the breakaway going to Bar Harbor on October 16, the day Norwegian says the ship is suppose to be there. There is rumors that the ship is going to Boston, as the ship is listed to visit the port on October 15, the same day as Portland: https://www.massport.com/flynn-cruiseport/cruise-directory/cruise-schedule Portland ship schedule here: https://maine.portcall.com/#!?tab=2&port=Portland also shows the breakaway visiting on October 15 too. Who knows what is going to happen to Portland/Bar Harbor and maybe Boston too. Norwegian has been very quiet about this with not sending any official itinerary changes, it sucks that is now after final payment Another oddity about this cruise is the port times for St John and Halifax is changed. the ship will now be in St John for about 12 hours, from 10am to 10pm and then Halifax gets shifted to late afternoon from 3pm to about 11pm. If you look at the shore excursions for these ports, you will notice the times have already been adjusted. Norwegian has also keep these changes quiet too, with no notification.. the planner and booking website still shows the original times 8/10 am times St John ship schedule: https://www.sjport.com/cruise-schedule Halifax ship schedule : https://portcontrol.portofhalifax.ca/ Thanks for all this information. As bad as it is losing Bar Harbor AND NCL knowing its gone and not telling pax, the other changes seem loco. If swapping port order and time and the port schedules are out there, why not tell pax so they have time to make arrangements? If Boston is Oct 15 then I'd think Newport on the 16th. But why would Halifax on Oct 18 change to 3pm-11pm? I don't see any ship in the berth earlier on the schedule. Sun sets around 7 and it will probably be cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tscoffey Posted August 2 #15 Share Posted August 2 On 7/28/2024 at 3:37 PM, luv2kroooz said: They'll tank you for sailing with them Perhaps an intentional misspell? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted August 2 #16 Share Posted August 2 (edited) 6 hours ago, SAmome said: If Boston is Oct 15 then I'd think Newport on the 16th. But why would Halifax on Oct 18 change to 3pm-11pm? I don't see any ship in the berth earlier on the schedule. Sun sets around 7 and it will probably be cold. Here is what i found out when looking at the various port schedules for the October 13 sailing, the cruise i am on: Newport ship schedule: https://www.discovernewport.org/industry/cruise-ship-schedule/ shows the breakaway on Monday October 14. This matches Norwegian itinerary Portland ship schedule: https://maine.portcall.com/#!?tab=2&port=Portland correctly show the breakaway on Tuesday October 15 with the correct port times . This matches Norwegian itinerary Bar Harbor ship schedule: https://maine.portcall.com/#!?tab=2&port=Bar Harbor does not show the breakaway on Wednesday October 16. This is the day the Norwegian itinerary says we will be there St John ship schedule: https://www.sjport.com/cruise-schedule correctly shows the breakaway on Thursday October 17 with a port time of 10am to 10pm Canada time. The date matches the Norwegian itinerary but the port times is incorrect. Norwegian itinerary says 8am to 4pm Halifax ship schedule: https://portcontrol.portofhalifax.ca/ correctly shows the breakaway on Friday October 18 with a port time of 3pm to 11pm local Canada time. The date matches the Norwegian itinerary but the port times is incorrect. Norwegian itinerary says 10am to 8pm If the late departure at St John of around 10pm is correct, then that means the ship will be arriving in Halifax late afternoon the next day due to the distance the ship needs to sail between these two ports Boston ship schedule: https://www.massport.com/flynn-cruiseport/cruise-directory/cruise-schedule shows the breakaway on Tuesday October 15. that is the same day as Portland Who knows what is going to happen to Portland and Bar Harbor dates with the addition of the Boston stop the original itinerary on their website and my cruise confirmation has correct dates with wrong ports and wrong port times Here is what i am think is going to happen: With Norwegian track record of adjusting itinerary to "optimize fuel efficiency " or something like that. the new revised itinerary will look like this: Newport as originally schedule -> Boston -> Sea Day -> St John as originally scheduled with the adjusted port times -> Halifax as originally scheduled with adjusted port times -> Sea Day as originally scheduled I do not see the ship going from Newport to Portland which requires passing Boston and then sailing down south a bit to dock at Boston Is it now about 71 days to my sail date and i am t very surprised Norwegian has not send out anything about itinerary changes What i find even stranger is the some of the excursions for St John have an 11am start time which matches with the late arrival and a 4pm times for Halifax which also matches the late arrival. someone at Norwegian knows when the ship will dock exactly Edited August 3 by shof515 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrysFox Posted August 3 #17 Share Posted August 3 On 8/1/2024 at 2:08 PM, Host Jazzbeau said: Breakaway is listed for Oct. 15, 2025. This thread is about 2024. 🤦♀️ oops - so I see, and so it is. My apology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KKB Posted August 3 #18 Share Posted August 3 Bar Harbor is still listed on CruiseMapper for Oct. 16. https://www.cruisemapper.com/ports/bar-harbor-port-543?month=2024-10#schedule Conspiracy theories are not helpful. Here is what we KNOW: --Shore excursions for Bar Harbor not on NCL site for 10/13/24 (according to OP) (we do NOT know why--conflicting info from NCL) --Bar Harbor has enacted policy to limit cruise passengers to 1K/day BUT that is ONLY for NEW ship reservations. This was already on the books before the policy passed. (Passed in 2022, but not upheld in court until this year) --Some ships are cancelling Bar Harbor in reaction. --Cruise lines cancel ports ALL THE TIME for many reasons (some entirely unclear to us) Once you board you will know for sure, if not sooner. I will be curious to find out if you get to go or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted August 3 #19 Share Posted August 3 5 hours ago, KKB said: Bar Harbor is still listed on CruiseMapper for Oct. 16. https://www.cruisemapper.com/ports/bar-harbor-port-543?month=2024-10#schedule cruise mapper uses the same information as the cruise line, they too are not reliable if you look at the official port schedule: https://maine.portcall.com/#!?tab=2&port=Bar Harbor it does not show Oct 16 for the breakaway October 9 is the last day the breakaway is scheduled for Bar Harbor The portcall site is legit because it is on the bar harbor government page as current schedule: https://www.barharbormaine.gov/190/Cruise-Ship-Information 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KKB Posted August 4 #20 Share Posted August 4 19 minutes ago, shof515 said: cruise mapper uses the same information as the cruise line, they too are not reliable if you look at the official port schedule: https://maine.portcall.com/#!?tab=2&port=Bar Harbor it does not show Oct 16 for the breakaway October 9 is the last day the breakaway is scheduled for Bar Harbor The portcall site is legit because it is on the bar harbor government page as current schedule: https://www.barharbormaine.gov/190/Cruise-Ship-Information Thx for this resource! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathyRW Posted August 8 #21 Share Posted August 8 On 8/2/2024 at 4:57 PM, shof515 said: Here is what i am think is going to happen: With Norwegian track record of adjusting itinerary to "optimize fuel efficiency " or something like that. the new revised itinerary will look like this: Newport as originally schedule -> Boston -> Sea Day -> St John as originally scheduled with the adjusted port times -> Halifax as originally scheduled with adjusted port times -> Sea Day as originally scheduled I do not see the ship going from Newport to Portland which requires passing Boston and then sailing down south a bit to dock at Boston Is it now about 71 days to my sail date and i am t very surprised Norwegian has not send out anything about itinerary changes What i find even stranger is the some of the excursions for St John have an 11am start time which matches with the late arrival and a 4pm times for Halifax which also matches the late arrival. someone at Norwegian knows when the ship will dock exactly I will be very unhappy if NCL chooses to skip Portland. It is the one port I really want to go to because I want to rent a car and visit the Main Cabin Masters site in Manchester. It is only an hour from Portland. Grrrr.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted August 8 #22 Share Posted August 8 12 minutes ago, kathyRW said: I will be very unhappy if NCL chooses to skip Portland. It is the one port I really want to go to because I want to rent a car and visit the Main Cabin Masters site in Manchester. It is only an hour from Portland. Grrrr.... Just know that your guess about a modified itinerary is as good as anyone else’s. Truthfully no one knows what will happen even using port schedules to try to guess. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor75 Posted August 8 #23 Share Posted August 8 So, not to make this too confusing, but I'm booked on the Getaway October 12, 2025, yes 2025. I don't see it listed in Portland or Bar Harbor. I already figured Bar Harbor was being replaced with Boston; but, now am I right in understanding we're probably not going to Portland too? I will be following this cruise and may have to change mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted August 8 #24 Share Posted August 8 it is toooooo early for the 2025 port schedule. There is a tentative 2025 schedule with 2025 days that incorrectly have the breakway instead of the getaway. the dates seems to match norwegian 2025 dates, just the ship is wrong Usually in March is when the ports released their ship schedule for the year so you might need to check the port schedules around march 2025 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor75 Posted August 8 #25 Share Posted August 8 Ok, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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