MagnoliaFly Posted January 25, 2011 #1 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I'm wondering how often this happens on cruises that have 2+ ports scheduled. My first cruise we missed the first port due to weather. Some of the other passengers said that particular port (Grand Cayman) is missed about 70% of the time so it wasn't a big surprise to them. The big problem was the fact that it was a tender port so the little boats didn't have a chance with 20 foot waves. On the cruises you've been on how often have you missed a port completely and not had it replaced with something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPete Posted January 25, 2011 #2 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Never ...... YET! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauer-kraut Posted January 25, 2011 #3 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Yep, on a 2 port atlantic crossing. Hurricane Otto was messing things up in the Southern Atlantic and Ponta Delgada was going to be sitting in a high pressure zone around the time we were to be there. The captain made the decision to sail a more southerly route to go around the weather, so we missed Ponta Delgada (our 2nd stop) coasted by Madeira about 50 miles offshore and weren't too far away from the Canaries (but couldn't afford the time to call in there). Oh well, we were reimbursed the $8 port charges....:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klfrodo Posted January 25, 2011 #4 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Grand Cayman is often missed. However, 70% is on the high side. Back to your original question though,,,out of 9 cruises, I don't think I've ever missed a port. That includes 4 times to GC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yst347 Posted January 25, 2011 #5 Share Posted January 25, 2011 We had all ports canceled after sailing! :eek: Destiny, Valentine's Day 2000 We had the entire itinerary changed as well as the ship before sailing, We were supposed to sail Ecstasy to Cozumel and Calica departing Halloween 2005. Instead we sailed Elation to Progreso and Vera Cruz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vfb2girls Posted January 25, 2011 #6 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Missed GC in November 08 due to high winds, keeping fingers crossed that we will make it there this March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpattershoppe Posted January 25, 2011 #7 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Yes, but not with Carnival. This past October, we took a 4-day to the Bahamas with NCL. The weather was horrible...wind and waves the whole time. Plates slid off of the tables. The first day we ported in Freeport, but all water excursions/activities were canceled. It was raining and there was nothing to do. The second day we were supposed to port at Nassau. The captain tried and tried, but we could not get in. By late afternoon, they finally rounded up enough tugs to pull us in. We were allowed to get off of the ship that evening and then we stayed at Nassau all of the next day instead of going to NCL's private island. The poor captain, he sounded so tired and frustrated. It's was disappointing for us, but we could clearly see the reason we couldn't port. The waves were so bad, it took me a full week to recover from the rocking once we got back on land. I was more seasick afterward than on the boat! -pitterpattershoppe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenMo Posted January 25, 2011 #8 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Yes, twice. Once was Hurricane Dean's fault. The other was H1N1...went Eastern instead of Western. BTW...we've never missed Grand Cayman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImmortalxKiss Posted January 25, 2011 #9 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I too have missed a port but not with Carnival. Back in September we had to miss coco cay due to a tropical depression in the gulf. We then went to Nassau but all excursions were cancelled. It was an awesome cruise but we didn't get a very dry vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv2trvlnow Posted January 25, 2011 #10 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Our missed port was Cozumel, due to the Swine Flu. When we left Galveston on Sunday everything was a go. By Tuesday April 28, 2009, Carnival has made the decision not to call on any ports in Mexico. Since we were already going to Jamaica and Grand Cayman they could find no other port for us, so we had another day at sea. Of course this is really unusual. At least we made it into Grand Cayman, otherwise it would have been a 7 day cruise with a 1 day stop in Jamaica :eek:. Sharon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauer-kraut Posted January 25, 2011 #11 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I forgot about the entire Mexico fiasco with H1N1 when no ships were docking. We didn't find out until into the first sea day that we weren't going anywhere. We did end up getting a berth in Nassau, was completely disappointed and hated the Imagination. Oh well. C'est la vie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA Dutchman Posted January 25, 2011 #12 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Out of 27 cruises we missed 2 ports. Not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammymacb Posted January 25, 2011 #13 Share Posted January 25, 2011 We missed Grand Cayman on our FOS, January 9th cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Kat Posted January 25, 2011 #14 Share Posted January 25, 2011 On the Jan 8, 2011 cruise, we went to Cozumel and Belize. Then missed Roatan, and had an extra sea day. Then we were told we could not dock at Costa Maya, so went back to Cozumel, for a cold, windy, rainy day. But it was still a great cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo Didly Posted January 25, 2011 #15 Share Posted January 25, 2011 St Lucia and St Kitts , TWICE due to weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnoliaFly Posted January 25, 2011 Author #16 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Missed GC in November 08 due to high winds, keeping fingers crossed that we will make it there this March. Me too! I was really disappointed we missed it. Hoping I can see it in March. BTW...we've never missed Grand Cayman. I wonder if it has something to do with the time of year? We missed Grand Cayman on our FOS, January 9th cruise. :( I think the only good thing about missing a port is getting reimbursed port charges and drinking those up at the bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRock59 Posted January 25, 2011 #17 Share Posted January 25, 2011 yes we have missed ports due to bad weather but we've been cruising for 20 years so a missed port or two isn't unexpected. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simkoreb Posted January 25, 2011 #18 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Out of 5 cruises we missed Progresso once, and they docked us in Key West instead (which I loved!!!!) So I have been a lucky cruiser! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATL2LAS Posted January 25, 2011 #19 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Have missed Cozumel twice on separate cruises. First miss was during the H1N1 fiasco. The second was due to Hurricane Paula. Both times we went to Nassau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoryred Posted January 26, 2011 #20 Share Posted January 26, 2011 15 plus cruises never missed a port..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank12 Posted January 26, 2011 #21 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Been on 10 cruises and have never missed a port. Keeping my fingers crossed! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseAdict218 Posted January 26, 2011 #22 Share Posted January 26, 2011 On my second cruise on the Caribbean Princess, Halifax got canceled due to the threat of Earl but it got replaced with Manhattan, woopie :mad: (we live 2 hrs from the city) due to the QM2 calling in Brooklyn, and she got priority, although alittle off topic seeing the Carnival Miracle pulling in NYC that day was wonderful, it really made my day :D(she missed Nassau due to Earl) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattyfresh Posted January 26, 2011 #23 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Has anyone ever missed a port on a Alaskan cruise for any reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pafam4 Posted January 26, 2011 #24 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Out of 4 cruises, we have missed one port: Costa Maya, this past June due to high winds and waves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livestocruisetoo Posted January 26, 2011 #25 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Never ...... YET! Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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