Are cruise ships visiting Corinto, Nicaragua in 2023-2024?

[whogo]

I think Nicaraguan ports were being avoided because of civil strife or something. Nicaragua is still on cruise itineraries. What's the situation today, please? The US Department of State website is not encouraging:

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"Nicaragua, Republic of Nicaragua, Travel Advisory, December 5, 2022, Nicaragua - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
"Reconsider travel to Nicaragua due to limited healthcare availability and arbitrary enforcement of laws. Exercise increased caution in Nicaragua due to crime, and wrongful detentions."

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages.html

[ColeThornton]

Not sure I understand the purpose of your post.   Is that a port you want to go to?

[Meander Ingwa]

Nicaragua has been this way for decades with no likelihood of changing. 

 

  It is ingrained and systemic and not likely to change in foreseeable future.  People fleeing Nicaragua have Temporary Protected Status.  The infrastructure ; water healthcare etc are poor.  The social structure is authoritarian with plain clothes para-police

 

I am not sure why cruise lines this the costal areas are a viable destination.  Sexual assault is a mentioned risk.

 

[whogo]

1 hour ago, ColeThornton said:

Is that a port you want to go to?

Yes, as long as I am in the neighborhood. Corinto is on an itinerary I am considering.

 

[njhorseman]

We've been to Corinto Nicaragua several times.

AFAIK the country simply never reopened to cruise ships after the COVID pandemic shutdown, not particularly because of political strife. 

https://nica-biz.com/no-date-for-cruise-ships-returning-to-nicaragua/

[CunucuMom]

1 hour ago, whogo said:

Yes, as long as I am in the neighborhood. Corinto is on an itinerary I am considering.

 

Perhaps post your question in the applicable cruise company forum since you've already identified a Nicaragua itinerary. 

[LHT28]

looking at cruise time tables several lines seem to be stopping there

HAL VIKING, OCEANIA

That was just  Oct  to Dec  I checked

[whogo]

I searched the Cruise Critic boards, found that at least some Corinto stops were cancelled in January and April, 2023. Oceania Insignia will have a day at sea instead of visiting Corinto on July 21, 2023. Corinto is still a schedued stop on a number of Panama Canal cruises. I will expect to have the port cancellation announced after final payment is due.

[cruisemom42]

2 hours ago, whogo said:

I searched the Cruise Critic boards, found that at least some Corinto stops were cancelled in January and April, 2023. Oceania Insignia will have a day at sea instead of visiting Corinto on July 21, 2023. Corinto is still a schedued stop on a number of Panama Canal cruises. I will expect to have the port cancellation announced after final payment is due.

 

I'm on an Oceania Panama Canal cruise departing Dec 29 -- it has Corinto as a port of call. We shall see, I suppose....

 

[Linlin2115]

Leaving 11/3 on Oceania Vista, LA to Miami.

They removed Nicaragua from itinerary about 3 weeks ago. Waiting for Acapulco notification. Lots of time at sea.  

 

 

[Shmoo here]

Are cruise ships visiting Corinto, Nicaragua in 2023-2024?

 

 

This site may be of interest to you:

https://www.cruisetimetables.com/cruises-to-corinto-nicaragua.html

 

[njhorseman]

31 minutes ago, Shmoo here said:

Are cruise ships visiting Corinto, Nicaragua in 2023-2024?

 

 

This site may be of interest to you:

https://www.cruisetimetables.com/cruises-to-corinto-nicaragua.html

 

They just copy what the cruise lines have on their published itineraries and since it's not unusual for a cruise line to not drop a port from an itinerary until the very last minute just being listed on this website is no guarantee that a port call will actually be made.

AFAIK Nicaragua still hasn't reopened to cruise ships.

[cruisemom42]

On 7/9/2023 at 6:52 PM, cruisemom42 said:

 

I'm on an Oceania Panama Canal cruise departing Dec 29 -- it has Corinto as a port of call. We shall see, I suppose....

 

 

Got my cancellation notice for Corinto this week. Can't say that it was unexpected.

[Shmoo here]

1 hour ago, njhorseman said:

They just copy what the cruise lines have on their published itineraries and since it's not unusual for a cruise line to not drop a port from an itinerary until the very last minute just being listed on this website is no guarantee that a port call will actually be made.

AFAIK Nicaragua still hasn't reopened to cruise ships.

Oh, I know.  But it seems like they're keeping their options open.