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Caribbeanqueen03

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getupgo

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This year Carnival is getting into Nassau too late to go on Stuart's Cove's morning snorkel trip and leaving too early for the afternoon trip. Very disappointing because its one of the reasons we like Nassau. We are substituting a beach swim to a reef and hoping for the best. 30 minutes either way would have made a big difference. Makes no sense since we are going to Nassau from Freeport which is a short enough distance to arrive by 7:30 am easily. I think they are trying to eliminate non ship excursions.

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HollandAvery

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We are only in Grand Cayman until 4 and I'm pretty upset about that. We get there early in the morning but leave early in the afternoon...not much to do at 7am in Grand Cayman from what I was told. Plus, our excursion doesn't leave until 10am (get there by 9:15am) so we probably will be lucky to have shops be open for an hour before we leave, if even.

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MickCruiser

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Not sure but I suspect more at sea time equals more casino is open time.

 

 

And/Or perhaps slower sailing speeds....to save fuel? [edit opps meant a question mark :-) ]

 

We were giddy over late night stop in Aruba with Curaçao up the next day. We did leave early (2pm) from Grand Turk to make an overnight run to La Romana.

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chadci

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Last year we were in St. Thomas well after dark and staying in Cozumel until 10 in a few weeks. I'm sure we'll be on board by 5 or so though. Not really interested in exploring nightlife in an unknown area when any issues could cause major headaches later on, especially with a kid tagging along.

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kingoftheicedragons

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And/Or perhaps slower sailing speeds....to save fuel? [edit opps meant a question mark :-) ]

 

We were giddy over late night stop in Aruba with Curaçao up the next day. We did leave early (2pm) from Grand Turk to make an overnight run to La Romana.

 

This sounds like a similar itinerary as our next cruise...but I was thinking we have a late arrival/departure in Curacao (1-10pm)...I could have those two islands mixed up though.

 

Maybe I haven't been sailing long enough to remember more late night stays. We started in 2007, and on most ports we were sailing by dinner time with maybe two exceptions.

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Orison

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Am I the only one who is noticing that Carnival Caribbean cruises seem to have shorter port time compared to the past?

 

 

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I guess you have to be more specific. I remember my first cruise in the 80's, and my first stop in Nassau was from 9 to 1. A stop in Cabo in the 90's was the same. A stop in Totola in the 00's, again the same.

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I believe that all lines are scheduling slower steaming speeds to save fuel, and this equates in many cases to shorter port calls, depending on itinerary (i.e. how far to next port).

 

This has the added benefit of longer time onboard for more onboard revenue.

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getupgo

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I also read on one of the other cc boards that Carnival is saving millions by slowing down. No one on that board thought it would be a problem, but looking at later arrival times, it is a problem for excursions. Time for me to switch to RCI for my Bahamas yearly snorkel trip at Stuart's Cove. I'll miss it this year. I still can't understand taking so long getting from Freeport to Nassau.

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golfadj

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I also read on one of the other cc boards that Carnival is saving millions by slowing down. No one on that board thought it would be a problem, but looking at later arrival times, it is a problem for excursions. Time for me to switch to RCI for my Bahamas yearly snorkel trip at Stuart's Cove. I'll miss it this year. I still can't understand taking so long getting from Freeport to Nassau.

 

uphill????:):)

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