wardwhitty Posted December 26, 2021 #1 Share Posted December 26, 2021 We have a cruise on the Freedom January 9th with a stop in Grand Turk. I know someone said Mardi Gras has been rerouted from Grand Turk but I was wondering if any of the smaller ships were able to visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htkodiak Posted December 26, 2021 #2 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Yes we were there on our Magic sailing of Dec 5th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmp03 Posted December 26, 2021 #3 Share Posted December 26, 2021 The Freedom stopped there earlier this month too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1025cruise Posted December 26, 2021 #4 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Yes, Carnival is cruising to Grand Turk again. The exception is Mardi Gras, due to them needing to dredge a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabux Posted December 26, 2021 #5 Share Posted December 26, 2021 42 minutes ago, 1025cruise said: Yes, Carnival is cruising to Grand Turk again. The exception is Mardi Gras, due to them needing to dredge a bit. Anyone hear any buzz about when they will dredge or how long that actually takes??? we are supposed to be in GT on 1/6 on MG, still on our planner... TIA!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audcc77 Posted December 26, 2021 #6 Share Posted December 26, 2021 1 hour ago, 1025cruise said: Yes, Carnival is cruising to Grand Turk again. The exception is Mardi Gras, due to them needing to dredge a bit. Huh? This is the first I’ve heard. My Jan 2 itinerary still says grand Turk. What are they substituting it with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted December 26, 2021 #7 Share Posted December 26, 2021 1 hour ago, kabux said: Anyone hear any buzz about when they will dredge or how long that actually takes??? we are supposed to be in GT on 1/6 on MG, still on our planner... TIA!! Still on the GT calendar, but the virus will determine, I imagine. http://www.grandturkcc.com/Port-Schedule.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audcc77 Posted December 26, 2021 #8 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Hmmm. I guess it doesn’t matter unless they replace with HMC. That would be great! GT is just not the same since the trees were taken out by a hurricane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD fun Posted December 26, 2021 #9 Share Posted December 26, 2021 We were on the Magic on Dec 5th and that was a sea day. Grand Turk was replaced by Amber Cove on that sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhinoMomIL Posted December 26, 2021 #10 Share Posted December 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, audcc77 said: Hmmm. I guess it doesn’t matter unless they replace with HMC. That would be great! GT is just not the same since the trees were taken out by a hurricane. Seems like they have been replacing it with Nassau up until now. I wonder if they will continue doing that until they dredge rather than making it a tender stop when GT seems to want to limit cruise passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goofy2010 Posted December 26, 2021 #11 Share Posted December 26, 2021 We were in Grand Turk yesterday on the Sunrise and it was wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audcc77 Posted December 26, 2021 #12 Share Posted December 26, 2021 1 hour ago, RhinoMomIL said: Seems like they have been replacing it with Nassau up until now. I wonder if they will continue doing that until they dredge rather than making it a tender stop when GT seems to want to limit cruise passengers. We are already going to Nassau and amber cove. We’re going on MG for the ship so it doesn’t matter to me I guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarasgrandma Posted December 27, 2021 #13 Share Posted December 27, 2021 We were on the Freedom, first Carnival ship back to Grand Turk since reopening! We were the only ship there during our time that day. It was fantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardwhitty Posted December 27, 2021 Author #14 Share Posted December 27, 2021 We are scheduled for Grand Turk with 2 other ships. I wish we were the only ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothFlying Posted December 27, 2021 #15 Share Posted December 27, 2021 8 hours ago, wardwhitty said: We are scheduled for Grand Turk with 2 other ships. I wish we were the only ones At this point and time, I'd be SURPRISED if even your ship is allowed to dock/disenbark with the current virus situation. Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3redheads Posted December 28, 2021 #16 Share Posted December 28, 2021 On 12/26/2021 at 4:11 PM, audcc77 said: We are already going to Nassau and amber cove. We’re going on MG for the ship so it doesn’t matter to me I guess. We are on MG next week and have the same itinerary. The Bahamas announced a covid testing requirement, but it's unclear if it applies to cruise ships. You have to have a negative test 2 days before you visit. If we can't go to Nassau/Bahamas and Grand Turks can't accommodate us, we only have one port. I can't figure what ports they could substitute. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrucern Posted December 28, 2021 #17 Share Posted December 28, 2021 On 12/26/2021 at 3:31 PM, goofy2010 said: We were in Grand Turk yesterday on the Sunrise and it was wonderful. Curious was Margaritaville open 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaz Posted December 29, 2021 #18 Share Posted December 29, 2021 On 12/26/2021 at 3:00 PM, audcc77 said: GT is just not the same since the trees were taken out by a hurricane. Totally agree. AND, those annoying "local operators" selling chairs and umbrellas closest to the shore. For anyone going there, the green GTCC umbrellas and chairs are FREE. On 12/26/2021 at 3:06 PM, RhinoMomIL said: Seems like they have been replacing it with Nassau up until now. I wonder if they will continue doing that until they dredge rather than making it a tender stop when GT seems to want to limit cruise passengers. It would be difficult indeed for Carnival to make Grand Turk a tender stop, since there are no tenders stationed there. They seldom, if ever, use ship's boats for tendering. Holland America does, though.... On 12/27/2021 at 7:19 AM, wardwhitty said: We are scheduled for Grand Turk with 2 other ships. I wish we were the only ones That will be...interesting, since the dock only accommodates two ships at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe4all Posted December 29, 2021 #19 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Our Freedom cruise end of January goes to Princess Cays, GT and Amber Cove. Will be interesting to see how this itinerary may change. Would hate to have Nassau in place of GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardwhitty Posted December 29, 2021 Author #20 Share Posted December 29, 2021 I was wondering about 3 ships as well. The Carnival magic and a NCL ship are scheduled from 7am to 3 pm and the Freedom is scheduled from 11am-6pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audcc77 Posted December 29, 2021 #21 Share Posted December 29, 2021 3 hours ago, Pellaz said: Totally agree. AND, those annoying "local operators" selling chairs and umbrellas closest to the shore. For anyone going there, the green GTCC umbrellas and chairs are FREE. It would be difficult indeed for Carnival to make Grand Turk a tender stop, since there are no tenders stationed there. They seldom, if ever, use ship's boats for tendering. Holland America does, though.... That will be...interesting, since the dock only accommodates two ships at a time. Thanks! I was wondering about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green4me Posted December 29, 2021 #22 Share Posted December 29, 2021 We are on the 1/02 MG sailing too. Hoping GT is still in play. We sailed the Magic October 17th and GT was replaced by HMC which we really enjoyed. At the time GT was not letting any ships in. Margaritaville is part of the Carnival enclave so expect it would be open. We like to walk the 300 yards down the beach and go to Jack's Shack. Have a safe and Happy New Year all. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goofy2010 Posted December 30, 2021 #23 Share Posted December 30, 2021 On 12/28/2021 at 9:43 AM, dbrucern said: Curious was Margaritaville open Yes it was open. We didn't go but saw lots of people there. The pool was open but it didn't look like the Wave Rider was going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goofy2010 Posted December 30, 2021 #24 Share Posted December 30, 2021 14 hours ago, Pellaz said: Totally agree. AND, those annoying "local operators" selling chairs and umbrellas closest to the shore. For anyone going there, the green GTCC umbrellas and chairs are FREE. The local operators weren't out when we were there. There were only blue chairs and no umbrella's on the beaches closest to the pier. From what we saw, all the blue chairs were fair game and people were moving them closer to the water if they wanted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaz Posted December 31, 2021 #25 Share Posted December 31, 2021 On 12/29/2021 at 8:59 AM, wardwhitty said: I was wondering about 3 ships as well. The Carnival magic and a NCL ship are scheduled from 7am to 3 pm and the Freedom is scheduled from 11am-6pm. IF they DO host 3 ships at once, I'd expect the NCL ship to tender using ships' boats, as there aren't any tender vessels stationed or available at Grand Turk. On 12/29/2021 at 8:57 PM, goofy2010 said: The local operators weren't out when we were there. There were only blue chairs and no umbrella's on the beaches closest to the pier. From what we saw, all the blue chairs were fair game and people were moving them closer to the water if they wanted. Cool, those blue chairs might be the complimentary Grand Turk Cruise Center chairs I was thinking of. (I thought they were green.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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