Is Carnival traveling to the Cayman Islands?

[bobbismith]

Good evening, 

Our cruise is in November out of Tampa. Our first stop is the Cayman Island and it is still listed on the website.  

Any information would be great.  Thanks,  Bobbi

[BlerkOne]

Cayman Islands are currently closed 

[firefly333]

Caymans said closed for the rest of the year .. but I guess they could change their mind.

 

Not a poor island, lots of banking done there. Different than most ports they dont care about cruise money so much.

[WhaleTailFlCruiser]

No, And that isi because the Cayman islands have decided no cruise visits until next year. 

[bobbismith]

If Cayman is closed then where are the ships going?

 

Bobbi

[TooManyWakeUpsTilWeSail]

4 minutes ago, bobbismith said:

If Cayman is closed then where are the ships going?

 

Bobbi

The port changes vary.  If you were scheduled GC, Jamaica and Cozumel on Horizon….your Western Caribbean will likely become an Eastern Caribbean.

 

Let us know your ship & date in order to help.

Edited August 9, 2021 by TooManyWakeUpsTilWeSail

[ColeThornton]

If anyone is interested, here is their tourism schedule:

 

 

https://www.visitcaymanislands.com/en-us/plan-your-trip/travel-requirements

[bobbismith]

36 minutes ago, TooManyWakeUpsTilWeSail said:

The port changes vary.  If you were scheduled GC, Jamaica and Cozumel on Horizon….your Western Caribbean will likely become an Eastern Caribbean.

 

Let us know your ship & date in order to help.

We are sailing November 21 on the Pride out of Tampa.  Thanks!

Edited August 9, 2021 by bobbismith

[pitmindi]

We are sailing on the same ship the week before. How can we find out about our itinerary.  I understand everything could change but we just had to pay our balance so now we’re really in.

[Sailin_Pirate]

1 hour ago, pitmindi said:

We are sailing on the same ship the week before. How can we find out about our itinerary.  I understand everything could change but we just had to pay our balance so now we’re really in.

 

like changes to itineraries from the  last few weeks I'm guessing

 

You'll get an email from Carnival/read it here or somewhere else or you'll log into your carnival account and see a different itinerary listed

[SNJCruisers]

Grand Cayman is not opening till the end of January.  Any port substitutions are pure speculation at this point.  As your cruise date gets closer, then Carnival will have a better idea where the different port stops stand regarding ship visitation and passenger dispersion.  It is in the terms and conditions that Carnival can change the port stops on a given cruise.

[BoozinCroozin]

No, Caymans are closed to cruises until 2022. Carnival has not made itinerary changes because they have no clue where ships will travel to that far out. I suspect Carnival doesn't know where ships will be sailing to in September and expect many itinerary changes. People need to start liking Nassau, Bimini, Amber Cove, and HMC because I think that is going to be a bulk of the eastern Caribbean sailings soon.

[Indiansbaseball]

Carnival is making itinerary changes. They changed 3 out of 4 ports for my October 23, Freedom cruise. But I have to assume they will potentially change again because Curaçao is just as bad as Bonaire ! 

Edited August 9, 2021 by Indiansbaseball
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[bobbismith]

14 hours ago, TooManyWakeUpsTilWeSail said:

The port changes vary.  If you were scheduled GC, Jamaica and Cozumel on Horizon….your Western Caribbean will likely become an Eastern Caribbean.

 

Let us know your ship & date in order to help.

I am fine with whatever ports we go to. I am just anxious and excited.  I want to book excursions.  We have 4 ports on a 7 day cruise with 4 adults. That is alot of planning.  Bobbi

[TooManyWakeUpsTilWeSail]

1 minute ago, bobbismith said:

I am fine with whatever ports we go to. I am just anxious and excited.  I want to book excursions.  We have 4 ports on a 7 day cruise with 4 adults. That is alot of planning.  Bobbi

As explained above, you will not be sailing to Grand Cayman due to the island’s (not Carnival’s) restrictions thru 2021.

 

My best personal guess is you WILL be going to Mahogany Bay, Belize and Cozumel.  You

MAY either be picking up a Central America port such Progresso or only get 3 ports.  
 

My recommendation is to research the 3 ports you are fairly certain won’t be canceled and book excursions there.  DON’T book anything at Grand Cayman

 

I hope things go as expected for you.  Bring a positive attitude and let things flow.

[jsglow]

I want to remind everyone to pack two things as La Lido Loca suggests..... patience and grace.

[Bases5]

12 hours ago, pitmindi said:

We are sailing on the same ship the week before. How can we find out about our itinerary.  I understand everything could change but we just had to pay our balance so now we’re really in.

We are on the same cruise as you. If the Cayman remains closed I’m figuring 1of 3 choices. 
1. Add a sea day

2. Add key west

3. Add Costa Maya. 
If I was to guess I’m thinking #1

[bobbismith]

A sea day is fine, sleeping on a cruise is heavenly. It is the best sleep.  Resting, some sun and a book is fine with me.

Bobbi

[FTLCruiseGal]

I am perfectly fine with whatever ports — just want to be on a ship.  If I don’t like the port, I will stay on the ship and get better use of Cheers!