Jennyhays

Interesting, we haven't received any advice via email. Disappointing also, in their lack of regard for their customers in not advising us.

 

 

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I take that back, the email just arrived.

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Several people on our NCL Pearl April 8th 21 day cruise have received emails that our itinerary has been changed again.

The first change was going to Costa Maya instead of Roatan.

Now we get to miss Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala in exchange for a sea day :(

They have also changed our port days in Acapulco and Cabo to be one day earlier than originally scheduled. It's only 3 weeks before embarkation so I hope those with private excursions aren't left without something to do if those excursions are booked up for our new day in port.

It almost amazes me they don't change the itinerary on their website at the same time they send out the email or even before they send out emails. It is still showing what is now the old itinerary. Is it me or does it comes across they don't really care about accurately informing their customers and potential customers?

We will not let these changes diminish our cruise experience at all. :D:D

Personally, if a port were to be changed or cancelled, I thought Acapulco would have been the port as the US State Department has issued a level 4 warning, the highest level, “Do Not travel” for the state of Guerrero which includes Acapulco.

Do changes like this happen very often this close to embarkation? I know while at sea sometimes ports are missed due to weather or other unforeseen reasons.

Interesting, we haven't received any advice via email. Disappointing also, in their lack of regard for their customers in not advising us.

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Go immediately and get a copy of Rick Steve's Mediterranean Cruise Ports. You must do your homework for a trip to Europe. The time you put in before will be paid back tenfold! Your group will have to decide what sites are the most important in each port. You will NOT be able to see and do it all in one day. Less is more! Pick one or two main sites and then immerse yourself. Driving by a bunch of places with a quick photo stop is counterproductive to what it's all about. Don't be afraid to go off the beaten path and pick someplace or something that really speaks to you.

Rick also has some utube videos which are well worth watching. And we also viewed videos of other excursions to get a feel for a place.

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I am traveling to Rome in May and taking NCL 7 night Western Mediterranean cruise leaving from Civvitavecchia. It will be myself (44 y/o female) my 69 y/o mom and my 22 year old daughter traveling. It is our first cruise and first trip to Europe. I am completely overwhelmed by options for excursions at each port. I just know we want to see the highlights of each area but don’t want to spend a fortune. The cruise excursions are way too expensive. I want to keep it mid price range and skip anything not worth the money. Please help!

We used Romeinlimo tours for Rome, but you may not need a tour there as it is your departure port, they were excellent, small group! We also paid extra for the Vatican guide which was well worth it as we by passed many of the big queues.

Regarding Naples, we did Herculaneum on a ship tour and were pleased we chose that over Pompeii.

In Florence we caught a private shuttle (taxi) to town, stopping at Pisa on the way. It is another long trip. This was not guided so we all did Florence on our own then met back up for the trip back.

In Barcelona we did a private tour, about 7 of us in a van. What ever you do don't miss the Gaudi architecture.

Also, are you on the CC roll call for the cruise as lots of people will be doing private tours and will post vacancies.

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Venice to Barcelona on 24th on Norwegian Spirit.

October 2015

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Thanks.

I believe our final docs indicated our boarding time as 12 noon, but we didn't board until 4-5 pm. Some passengers boarded, returned to Venice, & re-boarded prior to sailing.

Venice to Barcelona on 24th on Norwegian Spirit.

As we are doing this same cruise in October, I was wondering what time you are able to begin boarding the ship. We haven't got our final docs yet, but itinerary says embarkation is 11 pm.

We don't need to spend the day in Venice as we have a week there when we return after the cruise.