all NY cruises now showing sold out until late October.

[CaptainHazelwood]

2 minutes ago, cmh said:

I assume they will let us know before final payment is due!

 

That wasn't the case when I had an Alaska cruise cancelled a few month ago (scheduled to sail last May).  They were dragging their feet on a refund, so I just clawed it back from my credit card company.

[reeinaz]

1 hour ago, MsTabbyKats said:

My Oct  Canada/New England is now "default itinerary name".  Oh well, not surprised at all........

My September one on the Breakaway still looks normal. Which ship is yours on?

[EllieinNJ]

The same is happening on Princess.  The September and October NE and Canada cruises from NY say "unable to book at this time" for awhile but are not cancelled.  I am booked on the reposition cruise from NY to Ft Lauderdale in November but worry that it will be cancelled if the previous ones are cancelled because then there would be no reason for the ship to be in NY.

[MsTabbyKats]

12 hours ago, reeinaz said:

My September one on the Breakaway still looks normal. Which ship is yours on?

The Joy

[Roger88]

12 hours ago, EllieinNJ said:

The same is happening on Princess.  The September and October NE and Canada cruises from NY say "unable to book at this time" for awhile but are not cancelled.  I am booked on the reposition cruise from NY to Ft Lauderdale in November but worry that it will be cancelled if the previous ones are cancelled because then there would be no reason for the ship to be in NY.

New Your is very problematic to place to start your cruise with. I doubt the situation will change drastically any time soon. We need to wait a little longer. The place is a very popular destination 

[zerooveride]

This is inaccurate. I am on the NCL Website right now and I selected the earliest listed month (August) and it appears I can book a Cabin on the Breakaway to Canada/NE for the August 29th-September 5th cruise.

 

So not ALL Canada and not ALL New York cruises are cancelled until late October.

 

 

[RunBikeCruiseDC]

Following this thread - we are booked late Sept/early Oct for NE/Canada cruise out of NY.  I think we are going to go ahead a cancel as we are considering buying a new home,  probably don't need the stress of moving and worrying about a cruise, too.

[All-ready2cruise]

Unfortunately @zerooveride , whether the cruises to Canada are still bookable or not, Canada's ports are not open and very unlikely to open prior to their already posted date of Feb. 2022. 

 

But, dream on.. seems that's all we do now anyway. 

[oteixeira]

IMPACTED SHIPS AND SAILINGS:

 

Norwegian Encore: all embarkation dates from July 4, 2021 through and including October 28, 2021

Norwegian Jewel: all embarkation dates from July 5, 2021 through and including October 6, 2021

Norwegian Jade: all embarkation dates from July 4, 2021 through and including November 4, 2021

Norwegian Joy: all embarkation dates from July 1, 2021 through and including October 9, 2021

Norwegian Gem: all embarkation dates from July 1, 2021 through and including October 22, 2021

Just now listed as all redeployment.

[like2cruise]

Dear Valued Guest:
On behalf of Norwegian Cruise Line, thank you very much for your loyalty and for making us your vacation of choice.
We are writing with important information regarding your upcoming sailing . As a result of fleet redeployment, the following
voyages have been canceled:
· Norwegian Joy with embarkation dates through October 9, 2021
· Norwegian Gem with embarkation dates through October 22, 2021
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this has caused .
Please be advised that a full monetary refund of the fare paid will be automatically returned to the form of payment provided at
the time of reservation. No further action is required; your refund will be automatically processed within 30 business days.
You will see the refund returned to the original form of payment 7-10 business days from the processed date. The visibility of
the funds is dependent on each financial institution’s internal policies .
For those reservations paid via a previously issued Future Cruise Credit (FCC), 100% of the FCC used will be automatically
re-applied to your Latitudes account. No further action is required. The FCC will be automatically added to the account within
7 days of the cancelation date.
As we are sure you share our disappointment, we have issued a 10% discount in the form of a Future Cruise Credit. This
credit can be used for up to one year from date of issue and can be applied towards any of our currently published sailings
through December 31, 2022. The Future Cruise Credit will be available on March 25, 2021.
If you are interested in selecting another sailing for your upcoming vacation, please contact your travel advisor.

 

[AstoriaPreppy]

23 hours ago, Yesimapirate said:

Lovely.   We're booked on the Epic NY to Puerto Rico repositioning cruise in December.   Part of the reason we booked it was to have a few days in our old home of NY  pre-cruise.

 

There's no reason to reposition if they aren't in position in NY to begin with. 

We're booked on the Rome-NY transatlantic over Thanksgiving. Already assuming it's going to be canceled.

[BirdTravels]

Dear Valued Guest:

On behalf of Norwegian Cruise Line, thank you very much for your loyalty and for making us your vacation of choice.

We are writing with important information regarding your upcoming sailing . As a result of fleet redeployment, the following voyages have been canceled:

· Norwegian Joy with embarkation dates through October 9, 2021

· Norwegian Gem with embarkation dates through October 22, 2021

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this has caused .

Please be advised that a full monetary refund of the fare paid will be automatically returned to the form of payment provided at the time of reservation. No further action is required; your refund will be automatically processed within 30 business days. You will see the refund returned to the original form of payment 7-10 business days from the processed date. The visibility of the funds is dependent on each financial institution’s internal policies

For those reservations paid via a previously issued Future Cruise Credit (FCC), 100% of the FCC used will be automatically re-applied to your Latitudes account. No further action is required. The FCC will be automatically added to the account within 7 days of the cancelation date. 

As we are sure you share our disappointment, we have issued a 10% discount in the form of a Future Cruise Credit. This credit can be used for up to one year from date of issue and can be applied towards any of our currently published sailings through December 31, 2022. The Future Cruise Credit will be available on March 25, 2021.

If you are interested in selecting another sailing for your upcoming vacation, please contact your travel advisor.

In addition, we are enhancing our health and safety measures on board to ensure the well-being of our guests and crew. We sincerely appreciate your understanding and look forward to welcoming you aboard very soon .

Sincerely,
Katty Byrd
Vice President, Guest Services

Edited March 24, 2021 by BirdTravels

[Sand and Seas]

On Joy, the 11 Day October 19th out of Miami is showing as the first cruise available now. 

Were the earlier Joy cruises in October all out of New York, or was one repositioning to Miami?   

[zerooveride]

1 hour ago, All-ready2cruise said:

Unfortunately @zerooveride , whether the cruises to Canada are still bookable or not, Canada's ports are not open and very unlikely to open prior to their already posted date of Feb. 2022. 

 

But, dream on.. seems that's all we do now anyway. 

i know that, was just making a point that not all NY cruises are closed out

[cmh]

On 3/24/2021 at 6:16 AM, zerooveride said:

This is inaccurate. I am on the NCL Website right now and I selected the earliest listed month (August) and it appears I can book a Cabin on the Breakaway to Canada/NE for the August 29th-September 5th cruise.

 

So not ALL Canada and not ALL New York cruises are cancelled until late October.

 

 

I am on this cruise and I check daily and it has not been canceled.  I even tried to book a shore excursion and it allowed me to do so.  Not sure why it is not canceled since we are sailing to Canada, but it is still on the website and allows bookings.  

[Sand and Seas]

48 minutes ago, cmh said:

I am on this cruise and I check daily and it has not been canceled.  I even tried to book a shore excursion and it allowed me to do so.  Not sure why it is not canceled since we are sailing to Canada, but it is still on the website and allows bookings.  

For an August cruise, perhaps they would change it to a Bermuda itinerary.  When there was a hurricane threatening Bermuda, they changed it to Canada.

[BirdTravels]

On 3/24/2021 at 11:17 AM, Sand and Seas said:

On Joy, the 11 Day October 19th out of Miami is showing as the first cruise available now. 

Were the earlier Joy cruises in October all out of New York, or was one repositioning to Miami?   

Yeah, they were NY to Bermuda followed by a short repositioning cruise. We were on one of the September Bermuda cruises that were cancelled yesterday morning 😞

 

NCL is supposed to make an announcement today or tomorrow on their ship redeployment plans and reopening plans. We'll see if they actually do it. That will result in a bunch more cancellations as they make plans to slowly ramp up in targeted geographic locations. Other ships will remain on "vacation" in the Med and Asia. 

Edited March 25, 2021 by BirdTravels

[Topdog52]

On 3/24/2021 at 9:54 AM, like2cruise said:

Dear Valued Guest:
On behalf of Norwegian Cruise Line, thank you very much for your loyalty and for making us your vacation of choice.
We are writing with important information regarding your upcoming sailing . As a result of fleet redeployment, the following
voyages have been canceled:
· Norwegian Joy with embarkation dates through October 9, 2021
· Norwegian Gem with embarkation dates through October 22, 2021
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this has caused .
Please be advised that a full monetary refund of the fare paid will be automatically returned to the form of payment provided at
the time of reservation. No further action is required; your refund will be automatically processed within 30 business days.
You will see the refund returned to the original form of payment 7-10 business days from the processed date. The visibility of
the funds is dependent on each financial institution’s internal policies .
For those reservations paid via a previously issued Future Cruise Credit (FCC), 100% of the FCC used will be automatically
re-applied to your Latitudes account. No further action is required. The FCC will be automatically added to the account within
7 days of the cancelation date.
As we are sure you share our disappointment, we have issued a 10% discount in the form of a Future Cruise Credit. This
credit can be used for up to one year from date of issue and can be applied towards any of our currently published sailings
through December 31, 2022. The Future Cruise Credit will be available on March 25, 2021.
If you are interested in selecting another sailing for your upcoming vacation, please contact your travel advisor.

 

I was booked on the Gem in Oct. I have received all my FCC back into my account already and their was also a 10% cruise discount there also!!! I was waiting for NCL to balk on the discount but it came through.

[seadoll]

Ugh - I should have caught up on the blog BEFORE booking a trip this fall.  I called NCL this morning and booked the Breakaway out of NYC to New England / Canada for Mid-October. It lists all the excursions available and airport transfers, etc.  

[Ed342]

Here's the latest New York port info

 

https://worldshipny.com/current-arrivals-and-departures/

[Chris_2448]

43 minutes ago, seadoll said:

Ugh - I should have caught up on the blog BEFORE booking a trip this fall.  I called NCL this morning and booked the Breakaway out of NYC to New England / Canada for Mid-October. It lists all the excursions available and airport transfers, etc.  

If the port in NYC is actually opened by Sept/Oct, my guess would be that these Breakaway cruises out of NYC to Canada will be switched to either a Bermuda or Bahama cruises as Canada is not allowing cruises until sometime in 2022 and that is why they have not cancelled the Canada cruises yet.   

[billslowsky]

On 3/25/2021 at 11:33 AM, Sand and Seas said:

For an August cruise, perhaps they would change it to a Bermuda itinerary.  When there was a hurricane threatening Bermuda, they changed it to Canada.

I had a July cruise to Canada in 2014.  A hurricane came up the coast and they diverted the cruise to Bermuda!  They announced the change before we boarded (they delayed the boarding and it was getting more than too warm in the terminal).  Crowd cheered.  

[Laszlo]

Glad the Gem 2-8-2022 sailing is still on Lol

[njkate]

I don't see cruises departing from NYC until next spring at the earliest

[BirdTravels]

On 4/22/2021 at 3:41 PM, Chris_2448 said:

If the port in NYC is actually opened by Sept/Oct, my guess would be that these Breakaway cruises out of NYC to Canada will be switched to either a Bermuda or Bahama cruises as Canada is not allowing cruises until sometime in 2022 and that is why they have not cancelled the Canada cruises yet.   

Yeah,,, we're hoping that the cruise rules in Canada change soon.

 

Folks look at rules being cast in stone, but rules can change. For example, New York just stated allowing indoor fitness classes to restart. And a few days ago, lifting the curfew on casinos, movie theaters, bowling alleys, gyms, etc.

 

One day there is a rule. Next day,,,, not so much as reopening continues.