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I don't know how true this is but I read somewhere that its because Nicaragua is only open to people who are vaccinated but cruise ships are allowing non-vaccinated passengers so they are not opening to cruise ship passengers in general.

I am in the same "boat" different cruise though. I have read several posts and news article that reported that no cruise ships have stopped at San Juan Del Sur thus far. So I am hesitant in booking any shore excursion. Not meant to alarm anyone but its good to be at least mentally prepared rather than a last minute rude shock. My March cruise still has it listed as a port but my SIL's April cruise has that cancelled as well as the Punta Arenas port cancelled. Searching through the cruises in the next few months and beyond, Punta Arenas seems to have disappeared too. Sad but we will still be going and making the most of it.

Thanks Teresa for such a detail report. Really enjoyed reading it and getting very useful information for our cruise in March on the Jewel. We will be sailing from Colon to San Diego so just wondering if an Aft facing cabin will not be getting the sun like yours did? Or anyone else have this experience?

Thanks both for your replies!

Oh I wasn't aware that downgrading has a penalty. We are not into final payment yet - so wouldn't I be able to cancel and rebook without penalty?

We are booked on an Ocean View stateroom and considering downgrading to Obstructed Ocean View. At the same time, we have received invitation to bid. So question is if we downgraded (saving $400), are we still eligible to bid for a balcony? And does it make a difference bidding from an OV or Obstructed OV or an inside (in terms of chances to succeed or do they just look at the amount you bid?). Appreciate any advice or sharing of experience. Thanks!

Thank you so much for answering my questions. Exactly what I was looking for. We were originally thinking of getting a balcony but the price keep going up so difference between OV and Balcony became pretty substantial.

We are thinking of booking a family OV on NCL Jewel Deck 8. Understand that AFT is less noisy so looking at Rooms 8110 or 8116. It appears to be above the Tradewinds Tax & Duty Free - is it likely to have a lot of noise from that big white space on Deck 7 (not sure if all of it is occupied by Tradewinds Tax & Duty Free)? Also what is the difference between Ocean View and Family Ocean View? Slight bigger I guess? Will be great if someone can share their experience with similar cabins and what are pros and cons of those cabins. Thanks!