Non-closed loop cruises?

[kazbar]

Hi :)

 

Do Carnival offer many cruises that start and finish in different ports?

 

I understand that there is the Jones Act to take in to consideration but do they ever do then except for the repositioning cruises?

 

If yes, is there an easy way to find them on the website?

[Rosefloater]

Hi :)

 

Do Carnival offer many cruises that start and finish in different ports?

 

I understand that there is the Jones Act to take in to consideration but do they ever do then except for the repositioning cruises?

 

If yes, is there an easy way to find them on the website?

 

Yes. From Los Angeles or San Diego to Hawaii. It stops in Ensenada.

On the Carnival site, just enter 'Hawaii' in the Cruise Search parameters.

[kazbar]

Thanks :)

Do you know if they do any on the East coast?

[Vegas Lobster]

Yes. From Los Angeles or San Diego to Hawaii. It stops in Ensenada.

On the Carnival site, just enter 'Hawaii' in the Cruise Search parameters.

 

 

I love the fish countdown picture!!!! How do you do that? :)

[5waldos]

Thanks :)

Do you know if they do any on the East coast?

 

Don't they go NYC to Montreal, then return? Too lazy to check.

[S.S.Oceanlover]

Thanks :)

Do you know if they do any on the East coast?

 

I don't think that's possible as they would have to visit a distant foreign port first.

 

Bill

[kazbar]

Don't they go NYC to Montreal, then return? Too lazy to check.

 

Its the "return' bit that is the problem. I am looking to find a cruise that starts in one east coast port, goes to an international port (to satisfy the Jones act) and then returns to a different US port

[cb at sea]

There are Panama Canal cruises that start on either the East or West Coast and end on the other side.....different U.S. ports, with stops in other countries!

[kazbar]

Yes. They are the repositioning cruises

[lv2bgoing]

Hi :)

 

Do Carnival offer many cruises that start and finish in different ports?

 

I understand that there is the Jones Act to take in to consideration but do they ever do then except for the repositioning cruises?

 

If yes, is there an easy way to find them on the website?

 

They call them Transition cruises. I am on one on Monday leaving Long Beach and ending up in Tampa, Fl. it is a 14 day Cruise. Many of the cruise lines have them. Good luck. :)

[big_duck]

Its the "return' bit that is the problem. I am looking to find a cruise that starts in one east coast port, goes to an international port (to satisfy the Jones act) and then returns to a different US port

 

It isn't just an international port it must be a "distant" foreign port and none of the Caribbean islands qualify.

 

Besides, such cruises would not be very popular. Airfare would be more expensive for those who fly, and such a cruise would be of no interest to those that drive to ports.

[DaytonCruiser]

Not Carnival, but this is Royal's Jewel OTS

 

Sun Oct 28 Boston, MA 5:00pm

Mon Oct 29 At Sea

Tue Oct 30 At Sea

Wed Oct 31 At Sea

Thu Nov 1 St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 8:00am 5:00pm

Fri Nov 2 St. Kitts 8:00am 5:00pm

Sat Nov 3 St. Lucia 8:00am 5:00pm

Sun Nov 4 Barbados 8:00am 5:00pm

Mon Nov 5 At Sea

Tue Nov 6 Curacao 8:00am 5:00pm

Wed Nov 7 Aruba 8:00am 5:00pm

Thu Nov 8 At Sea

Fri Nov 9 At Sea

Sat Nov 10 At Sea

Sun Nov 11 Tampa, FL 7:00am

 

and Brilliance OTS

 

Fri Nov 2 Bayonne, NJ 4:30pm

Sat Nov 3 At Sea

Sun Nov 4 At Sea

Mon Nov 5 At Sea

Tue Nov 6 St. Kitts 8:00am 5:00pm

Wed Nov 7 St. Maarten 8:00am 5:00pm

Thu Nov 8 Tortola, British Virgin Islands 8:00am 6:00pm

Fri Nov 9 St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 8:00am 6:00pm

Sat Nov 10 San Juan, Puerto Rico 6:00am

[DaytonCruiser]

It isn't just an international port it must be a "distant" foreign port and none of the Caribbean islands qualify.

 

Besides, such cruises would not be very popular. Airfare would be more expensive for those who fly, and such a cruise would be of no interest to those that drive to ports.

 

They are quite popular, due to the low cruise fare.

[big_duck]

They are quite popular, due to the low cruise fare.

 

Or the cruise fare is low because they aren't popular.

 

I take it your examples are re-positioning cruises?

[DaytonCruiser]

Or the cruise fare is low because they aren't popular.

 

I take it your examples are re-positioning cruises?

 

Yes, Royal and NCL have several repo cruises, because they just dont have a fleet to match Carnival Corp. They have to move the ships anyway, so the price reflects that.

 

Carnival chooses to sail their ships empty, when they move from one east coast port to the other. With the exception of Victory 3 years ago, probably because Puerto Rico is exepmt from the PVSA.