windsor26 Posted October 8 #176 Share Posted October 8 On 9/22/2024 at 4:54 PM, windsor26 said: my 24th Oct cruise has changed to use Santos and Vila I was having a bad day My cruise is 21st October and am happy to have Vila instead of Noumea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mycruiseobsession Posted October 8 #177 Share Posted October 8 In the news update this week. France’s new Prime Minister and his Overseas Territories Minister have set a conciliatory pathway for New Caledonia. This follows months of violent protests there over France’s attempted imposition of unilateral changes to voter eligibility, which would have reduced the impact of the indigenous vote. Paris is providing some hope that democratically based agreement on future governance might yet be achieved. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/paris-offers-signs-hope-new-caledonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted October 8 #178 Share Posted October 8 As far as I can tell by the tracking maps, they cruised to the vicinity of Mare, but didn't tender ashore. Now bound for Auckland. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDaze71 Posted October 17 #179 Share Posted October 17 UPDATE I just read in FB that cruise ships are returning to Noumea. Tour operators has started advertising in group pages. The first ship (don't know which one is due in that day) arrives on the 14th November. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted October 17 #180 Share Posted October 17 Not sure how that works. DFAT (Smartraveller) still has New Caledonia at Level 3 - Reconsider your need to travel. DFAT does not offer advance dates of when they anticipate changing the levels, so I can only presume the date is based on a change to the restrictions within Noumea - perhaps a lifting of curfews. The last ship due to call there was on Tuesday was Disney Wonder - it didn't. A non Aussie based expedition ship is heading for Lifou in the next couple of days - it will be interesting to see how that develops. The 14th November ship is Westerdam. It is also possible that HAL is yet to cancel any port bookings for Noumea, but that doesn't mean they won't be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted October 17 #181 Share Posted October 17 I think Lifou and Mare will see some ships this summer. I am not as confident about Noumea as their tourist body is. The civil unrest has backed-off, but there is no resolution and tensions are still simmering. Nice video though: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted October 17 #182 Share Posted October 17 Nat Geo Orion is anchored at Lifou this morning, and that is a good sign. Not being Aussie based, they are not guided by DFAT's travel advisory who don't have a separate advice for the Loyalty Islands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceeceeDee Posted October 17 #183 Share Posted October 17 Interesting. We're due to visit Noumea and Lifou (as you are all probably sick of hearing 🙄) in December. I'm actually hoping we don't go to Noumea. Even if the port is open I figure it would still look like a bomb site. Not one of my preferred destinations anyway and guess who will be staying on board in the event the ship docks?😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_P Posted October 18 #184 Share Posted October 18 Carnival ships are returning to Noumea. Recent update sent to people on the November cruise have been informed they'll be going to Noumea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceeceeDee Posted October 18 #185 Share Posted October 18 1 hour ago, Jim_P said: Carnival ships are returning to Noumea. Recent update sent to people on the November cruise have been informed they'll be going to Noumea. Still deafening silence from P&O. Whatever, we won't bother disembarking in Noumea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted Friday at 01:09 PM #186 Share Posted Friday at 01:09 PM 11 hours ago, Jim_P said: Carnival ships are returning to Noumea. Recent update sent to people on the November cruise have been informed they'll be going to Noumea. Hopeful expectations, but nothing definitive. It appears to be reliant on DFAT advice for New Caledonia being reduced to level two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted Friday at 01:36 PM #187 Share Posted Friday at 01:36 PM Carnival has been advising their changed itineraries 4 to 6 weeks ahead of sailing. While ever Carnival is hopeful of any possibility of docking in Noumea they are not about to offer an alternate itinerary, hence this advisory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceeceeDee Posted Friday at 10:59 PM #188 Share Posted Friday at 10:59 PM 9 hours ago, arxcards said: Carnival has been advising their changed itineraries 4 to 6 weeks ahead of sailing. While ever Carnival is hopeful of any possibility of docking in Noumea they are not about to offer an alternate itinerary, hence this advisory. We'll just have to see how it plays out, I guess. Any further updates from Carnival would be appreciated, Geoff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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