ms Rotterdam itinerary change for November 8, 2024 sailing

[tpwolfe]

Just got notified that the November 8, 2024 Southern Caribbean sailing on the Rotterdam has been changed to the Eastern Caribbean.  They said it was changed because of port congestion.  

[KAKcruiser]

Unbelievable.  The HAL website still has it listed as a Southern Caribbean sailing.  But, a travel agency has it listed as an Eastern itinerary.  Wouldn't you think that the cruise line would want to have accurate information on their website?

[tpwolfe]

6 hours ago, KAKcruiser said:

Unbelievable.  The HAL website still has it listed as a Southern Caribbean sailing.  But, a travel agency has it listed as an Eastern itinerary.  Wouldn't you think that the cruise line would want to have accurate information on their website?

I would think so.  Here is the email I received:

 

November 22, 2023

 

Dear Valued Guest,

 

We look forward to welcoming you on board Rotterdam for your upcoming voyage departing November 8, 2024 

 

We are writing to advise you know of a change to your cruise itinerary. Due to port congestion, your voyage will no longer be a Southern Caribbean Seafarer sailing but will follow an Eastern Caribbean itinerary. As a result, your voyage has been revised as follows:

 

Date	Destination	Arrive	Depart
Friday, November 8	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		3:00 PM
Saturday, November 9	At Sea
Sunday, November 10	At Sea
Monday, November 11	Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Tuesday, November 12	St John's, Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Wednesday, November 13	Road Town, Tortola, BVI	8:00 AM	6:00 PM
Thursday, November 14	San Juan, Puerto Rico	7:00 AM	5:00 PM
Friday, November 15	Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands	Noon	7:00 PM
Saturday, November 16	At Sea
Sunday, November 17	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	7:00 AM

 

For guests with Holland America Line tours booked for the cancelled ports, you will receive a refund to the original form of purchase. Updated shore excursion information will be available online within the next two weeks.

 

Should you wish to consider an alternative voyage, please reach out to your travel advisor or to Holland America Line at the appropriate office to discuss your options:

 

 

[horseymike]

Not good.

[kazu]

Itinerary changes are always frustrating but, at least It’s a year away.  Plenty of notice to ponder and cancel if it doesn’t appeal to those booked.

[pirate cruiser]

I'm starting to think that if there are any places you have always wanted to visit do it as soon as you can-seems like more and more ports are restricting ships and people-we are booked on a Panama Canal cruise for next Dec. and they have already taken Key West off. With politics and protesters becoming more involved it will be interesting to see what cruising looks like in 10 years.

[Cruise Suzy]

Our November 27, 2024 cruise itinerary also was changed a day or so ago. It was to start with 2 sea days, then 6 port days, then a sea day and finally HMC. The pattern is still the same, but the 6 ports were completely reversed and times in port altered. The HAL shore excursions and specialty dining were not available before this change and still aren't. Plenty of time to adjust any independent excursions.

[iflyrc5]

1 hour ago, tpwolfe said:

I would think so.  Here is the email I received:

 

November 22, 2023

 

Dear Valued Guest,

 

We look forward to welcoming you on board Rotterdam for your upcoming voyage departing November 8, 2024 

 

We are writing to advise you know of a change to your cruise itinerary. Due to port congestion, your voyage will no longer be a Southern Caribbean Seafarer sailing but will follow an Eastern Caribbean itinerary. As a result, your voyage has been revised as follows:

 

Date	Destination	Arrive	Depart
Friday, November 8	Fort Lauderdale, Florida		3:00 PM
Saturday, November 9	At Sea
Sunday, November 10	At Sea
Monday, November 11	Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Tuesday, November 12	St John's, Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Wednesday, November 13	Road Town, Tortola, BVI	8:00 AM	6:00 PM
Thursday, November 14	San Juan, Puerto Rico	7:00 AM	5:00 PM
Friday, November 15	Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands	Noon	7:00 PM
Saturday, November 16	At Sea
Sunday, November 17	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	7:00 AM

 

For guests with Holland America Line tours booked for the cancelled ports, you will receive a refund to the original form of purchase. Updated shore excursion information will be available online within the next two weeks.

 

Should you wish to consider an alternative voyage, please reach out to your travel advisor or to Holland America Line at the appropriate office to discuss your options:

 

 

Interesting - no visit to HMC - that is a bummer.

[KAKcruiser]

That is really unusual.  I wonder why no HMC.