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I have seen many cruise websites have not updated their information. So here's the itinerary update that I got from RCL for the Ovation of the Seas October 4-13 2024 Hawaii cruise.

10/4/24 - Vancouver

10/5/24 - Vancouver 1:00 AM departure (notice it's AM, not PM. So don't book any shore excursions)

10/6/24 - at sea

10/7/24 - at sea

10/8/24 - at sea

10/9/24 - at sea

10/10/24 - Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii

10/11/24 - at sea

10/12/24 - Napali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii (sail by only. So don't book shore excursions)

10/13/24 - Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii

Note: Honolulu is the only port of call that you can do shore excursions on this trip; so plan accordingly.

18 hours ago, CaliD said:

We are booked for that cruise as well (2 rooms), the news was truly disappointing. I contacted Royal Caribbean and escalated the case, still they said there's no option for deposit refund nor credit offered. Literally nothing they can do! I am beyond frustrated!! They offered full refund to the 2023 identical cruise, so why are they not offering to us?

It was very disappointing for us as we were really looking forward to this cruise. Luckily, we only put down a refundable deposit with the agent so we were able to cancel the cruise and get a full refund of the deposit.

17 hours ago, Coralc said:

Welcome to Cruise Critic. That is a bad itinerary change. It is not surprising that Lahaina is out, but they could have replaced it with single days in Hilo and Kona. Isn't Napali just a sail by, (Sea Day)? Which ship were you booked on? 

It on the Ovation of the Seas. Base on the information that I got, they will be staying in Vancouver until 1:00 Am the next day. That's AM so you cannot get out to do anything at all. The two days Lahaina Maui are cancelled. The Napali Kauai is only a cruise by (no shore stopping at the port). So the only port of call that you can get off the ship is Honolulu. This is a terrible itinerary and we are very disappointed. We'll cancel this trip and book something else.

It's on the Ovation of the Seas. Sorry I forgot to mention that.

Royal Caribbean has just announced itinerary change to the October 2024 Hawaii. The two days in Lahaina Maui will be skipped and they replace that with 1 day in Vancouver before departing, then head to Honolulu before going to Napali, then back to Honolulu for disembarkment. Don’t know what’s the point of spending the day in Vancouver and the ship will sails at 1pm. Very disappointed with this new itinerary. We’ll probably cancel to get a refund for this trip.