Pushka Posted June 30, 2015 #26 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Here are the Port numbers for this cruise until 30 Sept: Venice 19-Sep 18:30 14818 Norwegian Jade, Splendour Of The Seas, MSC Musica, MSC Poesia, MSC Magnifica 20-Sep 18:30 23-Sep-15 10:00 At Sea Istanbul 23-Sep 10:00 7042 MSC Opera, MSC Poesia 23-Sep 19:00 24-Sep-15 13:00 At Sea Mykonos 24-Sep 13:00 25-Sep-15 07:00 6025 Norwegian Spirit, MSC Opera Athens 25-Sep 07:00 25-Sep-15 17:45 1974 25-Sep-15 17:45 27-Sep-15 08:00 At Sea Naples 27-Sep 08:00 27-Sep-15 19:00 3240 Ryndam 27-Sep-15 19:00 28-Sep-15 07:00 At Sea Rome 28-Sep 07:00 28-Sep-15 19:00 18924 Vision Of The Seas, Celebrity Equinox, Costa Pacifica, Oceana, MSC Sinfonia, Costa Fascinosa 28-Sep-15 19:00 29-Sep-15 07:00 At Sea Livorno 29-Sep 07:00 29-Sep-15 18:00 Florence (Livorno), Italy 1974 29-Sep-15 18:00 30-Sep-15 07:00 At Sea Toulon30-Sep 07:00 30-Sep-15 16:00 Toulon, France 1974 30-Sep 16:00 01-Oct-15 06:00 At Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted June 30, 2015 #27 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Here are the Port numbers for this cruise until 30 Sept:Venice 19-Sep 18:30 14818 Norwegian Jade, Splendour Of The Seas, MSC Musica, MSC Poesia, MSC Magnifica 20-Sep 18:30 23-Sep-15 10:00 At Sea Istanbul 23-Sep 10:00 7042 MSC Opera, MSC Poesia 23-Sep 19:00 24-Sep-15 13:00 At Sea Mykonos 24-Sep 13:00 25-Sep-15 07:00 6025 Norwegian Spirit, MSC Opera Athens 25-Sep 07:00 25-Sep-15 17:45 1974 25-Sep-15 17:45 27-Sep-15 08:00 At Sea Naples 27-Sep 08:00 27-Sep-15 19:00 3240 Ryndam 27-Sep-15 19:00 28-Sep-15 07:00 At Sea Rome 28-Sep 07:00 28-Sep-15 19:00 18924 Vision Of The Seas, Celebrity Equinox, Costa Pacifica, Oceana, MSC Sinfonia, Costa Fascinosa 28-Sep-15 19:00 29-Sep-15 07:00 At Sea Livorno 29-Sep 07:00 29-Sep-15 18:00 Florence (Livorno), Italy 1974 29-Sep-15 18:00 30-Sep-15 07:00 At Sea Toulon30-Sep 07:00 30-Sep-15 16:00 Toulon, France 1974 30-Sep 16:00 01-Oct-15 06:00 At Sea Three big ships in Mykonos could be the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonbeam Posted June 30, 2015 #28 Share Posted June 30, 2015 The key is it only takes one port to cause an effect, so you only need 'port congestion' at one location to affect the entire itinerary (including things like travel time) - there are also issues with shipping lanes, tides, etc. Princess is NOT going to give you the exact reason because they may not have it. If the Harbormaster says change - you change. As I noted, Princess does NOT want to change itineraries. It costs them money and time. They did not just decide to do this for fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted June 30, 2015 #29 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Three big ships in Mykonos could be the problem. I just checked August - and there are several days over 5000 pax, and this one! :eek: 19-Aug-15 12883 Norwegian Spirit, Rhapsody Of The Seas, MSC Lirica, MSC Lirica, Costa Deliziosa, Costa Celebration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted June 30, 2015 #30 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I just checked August - and there are several days over 5000 pax, and this one! :eek:19-Aug-15 12883 Norwegian Spirit, Rhapsody Of The Seas, MSC Lirica, MSC Lirica, Costa Deliziosa, Costa Celebration Holy crap...would not want to be there that day. Can't remember if one or two can dock but that's going to be a lot of tendering. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted June 30, 2015 #31 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Holy crap...would not want to be there that day. Can't remember if one or two can dock but that's going to be a lot of tendering. :eek:Sounds like some people really want to be in port with that crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted June 30, 2015 #32 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I doubt this has do to with anything in Greece or a collision on the Bosporus. I thought there were issues (comments here on CC) with the Island and vibrations due to the remodel and cruising speed/engineering issue had to be cut back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted June 30, 2015 #33 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I just checked August - and there are several days over 5000 pax, and this one! :eek:19-Aug-15 12883 Norwegian Spirit, Rhapsody Of The Seas, MSC Lirica, MSC Lirica, Costa Deliziosa, Costa Celebration What ports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted June 30, 2015 #34 Share Posted June 30, 2015 What ports? We were discussing ships in Mykonos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted June 30, 2015 #35 Share Posted June 30, 2015 We were discussing ships in Mykonos. That's crazy. I know we end up in Istanbul on a Sunday. The bazaar and many other places are closed. Mykonos is a shortened day as well as Kusadasi. I hope more of this does not carry over to the rest of the Med cruises. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted June 30, 2015 #36 Share Posted June 30, 2015 A couple of years ago I read about a Princess cruise that changed from the Holy Land to a Black Sea itinerary. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted June 30, 2015 #37 Share Posted June 30, 2015 A couple of years ago I read about a Princess cruise that changed from the Holy Land to a Black Sea itinerary. :eek: That would be cause for a cancelation. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted June 30, 2015 #38 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Holy inflation! I just checked your itinerary...$4,200 pp for a balcony (Cdn). It's the same itinerary...same week actually...that we paid $1,199 for in 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barilla Posted June 30, 2015 #39 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Yes, it is a disappointment, but with area of the world where there is unrest, etc., it's a hazard you are forced to accept. You have my sympathies. If you notice, I mentioned that the "unrest" reason for cancellation was on a former cruise with Princess (a few years back). I understand this rationale and am not complaining about it, but merely mentioned I was disappointed. I then commented that we are now disappointed again, because on this cruise, Princess is changing the itinerary due to "port congestion" (???) and now we will be visiting Istanbul on the Sacrifice Holiday when the Grand Bazaar and other attractions will be closed. When the main purpose for choosing this cruise is the port of Istanbul, namely for the visit to the Grand Bazaar, as well as other attractions there, I think you can understand my disappointment. I have been to the Khan Kalili Market in Cairo, Egypt and loved that, and it was on my "bucket list" to visit the "Grand Bazaar" in Istanbul. This is the second attempt to visit the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, and I am pretty confident there will not be a third opportunity, which is disappointing for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corfe Mixture Posted June 30, 2015 #40 Share Posted June 30, 2015 The Greece thing could be to do with the economic problems. Many Government employees have not being paid for a couple of months and those that are being paid are being paid some months in arrears. The Greek ports are owned by the Government and even if they are being paid their salaries on time, I would guess that there is no overtime pay and no-one is working outside the normal working day. So if you are not out by 17.30 then your ship will probably be stuck overnight. Given that I'm not surprised Princess are leaving early. It may be a big issue for the OP that they are not staying until midnight, but looking at the bigger picture, I can't see many folks wanting to get off after dinner for a couple of hours and giving up that is probably better than missing a port altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted June 30, 2015 #41 Share Posted June 30, 2015 now we will be visiting Istanbul on the Sacrifice Holiday when the Grand Bazaar and other attractions will be closed. When the main purpose for choosing this cruise is the port of Istanbul, namely for the visit to the Grand Bazaar, as well as other attractions there, I think you can understand my disappointment. Check if the Spice Market will be open that day. It is about the same experience as the Grand Bazaar, just smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avalong Posted June 30, 2015 #42 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Thanks to the OP for posting this. I will be in Istanbul during this period and had no idea about this holiday. Not a darn thing I can do about it, but at least I'll be prepared. As to all those ships in Mykonos on a given day: you have to look at the times they'll actually be there. Some of those ships may be arriving after the others have left. That will be the case for us in Santorini--I thought there were 5 other ships in port with us, but it turns out that two of them are arriving after we depart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffanymom Posted July 1, 2015 Author #43 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Check if the Spice Market will be open that day. It is about the same experience as the Grand Bazaar, just smaller. The spice also call the Eygptian market will be closed for the 4 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonTehGreat Posted July 4, 2015 #44 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Check with your travel insurance carrier, some companies will pay you a settlement for an itinerary change. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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