Our Nicaragua port was cancelled

[itsazu]

We're booked on Princess for a 2025 cruise to PC and our Nicaragua port was cancelled, and changed to Puerto Chiapas, Mexico. Not thrilled to have a 3rd Mexico port... but I guess it is what it is. Curious as to why- Princess didn't tell us of the change, just changed it in our booking information. Anyone know why ships still aren't stopping there? 

[WillCruiseForMoney]

@itsazu Nicaragua authorities are still not allowing Cruise ships in their ports.  It has been the situation since the start of the Covid Pandemic.  

[HalifaxUKFirstTimers]

We have had the same change with Princess. The downside is that will will be in Puerto Chiapas on Christmas Day where I imagine everything will be closed. 
 

A quick look says that there isn’t much there anyway so we will (along many others I suspect) stay on board.

 

 

[Turtles06]

@itsazu and @HalifaxUKFirstTimers We had a port call to Puerto Chiapas on our first Panama Canal cruise in 2017.  It was a pretty forgettable stop. If you’d like to see my reactions to our day there, they start at comment 59 of my review, here:

 

 

[HalifaxUKFirstTimers]

Thanks @Turtles06 for this. I read your comments and always good to get the views of someone who has been.

 

You have confirmed what I thought and like you I do like to explore places when in port (not that we have been to many - this will be only our second cruise) - it’s why we cruise - I think staying on board will be preferable, especially as it is Christmas Day.

[9tee2Sea]

On 8/8/2024 at 8:19 AM, HalifaxUKFirstTimers said:

We have had the same change with Princess. The downside is that will will be in Puerto Chiapas on Christmas Day where I imagine everything will be closed. 
 

A quick look says that there isn’t much there anyway so we will (along many others I suspect) stay on board.

 

 

I would want to find a close local church, just to see how the Christmas Services are.  You can actually say...: we went to Christmas Services in mexico one year".  

[itsazu]

@Turtles06 Thanks for the info on Puerto Chiapas. I have been doing lots of searching and was feeling about same as you describe about the port. I wouldn't mind seeing the ruins, just because we are there... Lots for us to think about.  Thank you for your trip review, love the pictures!