Lisbon port pilot strike 12/6-7; Epic cancels Malaga and Cadiz, goes to Lisbon 12/5, 2 days earlier

[Middleager]

We're on Epic 2022.11.26-12.7 Rome to Lisbon cruise.  We were to go to Malaga 12/5 and Cadiz 12/6, and Lisbon 12/7.  But due to Lisbon harbor Pilot strike on 12/6-7, Epic cancels port calls to Malaga and Cadiz, and will get to Lisbon 12/5 at 10pm -- just before the strike.

 

Epic is also leaving Lisbon on 12/8 at 2am instead of 12/7 night, and will also miss Ponta Delgada, so it can make New York 6 days later.

 

At our Meet & Greet meeting this morning, the GM explained that if Lisbon is not a turn-around port, they can just skip Lisbon.  But because it is a turn-around port, they need to get to Lisbon to let people off, and people on.  So they had to take this change, in order to get to Lisbon.

 

There is also a separate issue of Tap airlines strike on Dec. 8-9.  So a lot of people who had flights 12.8 or 12.9, are scrambling (some with NCL as they bought flights through NCL).

[RobertDuff]

Thank you!

[Travelling2Some]

Just back from Lisbon TA and flew TAP back to New York.  Feeling like we dodged a few bullets even if we did pick up covid somewhere in Europe.  Had a great time - ya can't win em' all.

Edited December 7, 2022 by Travelling2Some