CCC3 Posted September 22, 2019 #1 Share Posted September 22, 2019 (edited) I’m on Symphony now. The captain just announced that we are being rerouted due to the Tropical Storm Karen. Skipping Puerto Rico and St Maarten, keeping Labadee, and adding Cozumel and Coco Cay. Safety first, and always!! Edited September 22, 2019 by CCC3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTCruiser76 Posted September 22, 2019 #2 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Coco Cay is great …..good trade off over PR in my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted September 22, 2019 #3 Share Posted September 22, 2019 We like coco cay. Enjoy! (Been to Cozumel too many times). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renza Posted September 22, 2019 #4 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Coco cay is the worst to me. Like a Disney resort. I live in Florida, if I wanted Disney I would go there. Never would want to go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starrcards Posted September 22, 2019 #5 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Excuse me for being cynical but TWO RCCL private islands on the same cruise. Huuummm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilyclub Posted September 22, 2019 #6 Share Posted September 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, starrcards said: Excuse me for being cynical but TWO RCCL private islands on the same cruise. Huuummm. If you look at the schedule they have some ships doing that next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallux Posted September 22, 2019 #7 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Not to mention that it's probably a LOT easier to schedule into port there than it is to negotiate to port at a "public" location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONECRUISER Posted September 23, 2019 #8 Share Posted September 23, 2019 1 hour ago, starrcards said: Excuse me for being cynical but TWO RCCL private islands on the same cruise. Huuummm. More Common then know, nothing new. Did it 20+ yrs ago during Hurricane Season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcruzin Posted September 23, 2019 #9 Share Posted September 23, 2019 1 hour ago, starrcards said: Excuse me for being cynical but TWO RCCL private islands on the same cruise. Huuummm. It's a bonus for those who have the drink package. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starrcards Posted September 23, 2019 #10 Share Posted September 23, 2019 14 hours ago, hallux said: Not to mention that it's probably a LOT easier to schedule into port there than it is to negotiate to port at a "public" location. And that RCCLs costs are lower and they stand to make more money stopping at their own islands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_G Posted September 23, 2019 #11 Share Posted September 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, starrcards said: And that RCCLs costs are lower and they stand to make more money stopping at their own islands. I'm not sure that would concern me if I'm rerouted for a storm and I'm pretty sure their options are limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTHodgeman Posted September 23, 2019 #12 Share Posted September 23, 2019 15 hours ago, starrcards said: Excuse me for being cynical but TWO RCCL private islands on the same cruise. Huuummm. I don't really see it that way... Especially if you have a drink package because then their costs actually go up with people drinking more of their liquor for the same amount of money collected. Same with food. When in port, not many people stay on and eat RC's food. When in an RC owned port, everyone is eating RC food -- again without a revenue increase. Sure - some people will partake in activities on CocoCay, but if someone is just looking for a beach/pool day, that is totally free. I think the biggest reason for adding in one of their own ports is operational flexibility. It has to be a lot easier for them to add CocoCay, which they own/lease forever than to add another port where they may be competing with ships from other companies, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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