Information on Impacted & Cancelled Cruises

Table Of Content

• Cruise Industry News Email Alerts
• Mariner of the Seas Cancelled Sailings
• Island Princess Cruises Departing from Ft. Lauderdale through April 17, 2022
• Good to Go: Icon of the Seas Completes Sea Trials
• Crown Princess Cruises Departing from the West Coast through April 29, 2022
• All Destinations & Ships
• Royal Princess Cruises Departing from Vancouver through April 25, 2022

Royal Caribbean's Vision of the Seas is unable to set sail on Saturday due to the development of a tropical storm that will impact Baltimore. In a Facebook group for Radiance of the Sea passengers, one user wrote that she had flown from Australia to San Francisco for the cruise and is now stuck figuring out a "plan-b" vacation with her family. The ship is currently undergoing repairs and is expected to sail as planned on September 15, the spokesperson told Insider.

Cruise News Update: NCL Cancellations, Carnival Repair, Royal Caribbean - Cruise Hive

Cruise News Update: NCL Cancellations, Carnival Repair, Royal Caribbean.

Posted: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 08:00:00 GMT [source]

Cruise Industry News Email Alerts

This is due to the ongoing engine repair issue that began during the ship’s August 25 cruise and has already cancelled the September 1 sailing. Sailing out of Long Beach on a year-round basis, the Carnival Panorama offer six- to eight-night cruises to the Mexican Riviera and Baja Mexico. “As you may be aware, the Carnival Panorama is experiencing an issue that is affecting its maximum cruising speed and it was necessary to remove the ship from service to complete the required repairs,” Carnival Cruise Line said.

Mariner of the Seas Cancelled Sailings

According to Cruise Industry News independent research, at least six cruise vessels have now had their itineraries cancelled due to the armed conflicts in the area. Instead, Royal Caribbean has reached out to booked guests to notify them of the cancellation. Royal Caribbean has cancelled a second Radiance of the Seas cruise due to continued propulsion issues and needed repairs. As a result, the cruises that were previously scheduled to depart on Dec. 9 and Dec. 16, 2023, had to be cancelled, Carnival added. While traveling to and from Alaska, the Cutkomps spent approximately $2,400 and the Wookeys spent about $2,800 on travel expenses including flights, baggage fees, hotel rooms, shuttles, food, pet care, parking, and tips, receipts show. The ship is undergoing repairs and is expected to sail as planned on September 15, the spokesperson told Insider.

Island Princess Cruises Departing from Ft. Lauderdale through April 17, 2022

The ship’s maiden voyage is a 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise from Fort Lauderdale on December 3, 2023. Following the inaugural, Celebrity Ascent will operate 7-night Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises through the winter season. The November 11 and 18 cruises were 5 nights, and the November 26 departure was to be 6 nights. Passengers may be able to transfer their booking to another cruise in place of a refund, Kuther said.

We have suspended all visits to Labadee fleetwide through May 2024, and we continue to monitor the situation with our Global Security & Intelligence team. We are committed to keeping you informed, and itinerary modifications are being communicated directly to guests ahead of their sailings. At this time, there is no indication if the ship’s next sailing – a 9-night Canada & New England cruise departing Baltimore on Thursday, September 28 – will be affected. The 78,340-gross ton ship can welcome 2,050 guests at double occupancy, or as many as 2,514 travelers when fully booked.

Concerned they wouldn't be able to find flights for under $600, the group headed to the ship's conference center to book their flights through Royal Caribbean, Cutkomp said. There, they waited in a three-hour line to give their flight preferences and contact information to an employee who worked in the ship's food service department, she told Insider. According to CNN, the new HLC company would get a “temporary ship” to sail for a few months before acquiring a permanent vessel. By Thursday, the storm should be either fully dissipated or will have moved far out of the area. Guests booked on that next sailing, however, will want to stay in close contact with Royal Caribbean in case of any updates. “Unfortunately, the weather will prevent us from safely conducting our upcoming cruise on Vision of the Seas, and we’ll have to cancel our September 23rd, 2023 sailing,” the notification read.

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Norwegian Cruise Line Cancels in Favor of Full Ship Charter - Cruise Hive

Norwegian Cruise Line Cancels in Favor of Full Ship Charter.

Posted: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 08:00:00 GMT [source]

Unfortunately, we will be unable to operate the above voyages, as it is necessary to remove the ship from service to complete the required repairs,” Carnival said in a cancellation notice. Refunds will be processed within 14 business days, but guests should note that the exact time to receive the refund may vary depending on different financial institution policies. The September 1 cruise was canceled on the same day the ship was scheduled to depart, meaning many customers had already traveled to the ship's port of departure.

Its website, which was promoting the cruise as of Monday, described the ship, the MV Lara, and promised visits to the Great Wall of China, the Pyramids of Giza, Machu Picchu and the Taj Mahal. For months, Life at Sea Cruises has been signing up travelers, taking their money and marketing this unusual offering, which it announced in March. Following the Alaska season, Radiance of the Seas is scheduled to reposition to Tampa, Florida, via a pair of one-way sailings.

In Rudesheim, a cable car ride offers panoramic views across the vineyards below and there are wine-tasting excursions on offer during the week. The itinerary also includes two days on the Moselle, a picturesque tributary of the Rhone renowned for its Riesling wines. With new ships, programs, excursions and onboard amenities, there are plenty of reasons to take a river cruise in 2023. The ship will remain homeported from Rome (Civitavecchia) through early November 2024, when she will reposition to Port Canaveral to offer 7-night cruises that include Norwegian Cruise Line’s private island in The Bahamas, Great Stirrup Cay. The following sailing is a 7-night Alaska Glacier itinerary roundtrip from Vancouver departing on September 22, and is the ship’s last sailing of the Alaska season.

Uniworld's 46-night Rivers of the World cruise departs in May and takes passengers to nine countries aboard five of its "Super Ships" on the cruise and land itinerary that starts in Egypt and ends in Portugal. As further compensation, Norwegian Cruise Line is also offering guests a 20% discount for any European sailing through and including April 30, 2024 departures. This can be a great deal to rebook a similar sailing on a different Norwegian ship, with plenty of extra time to make vacation plans. Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas cruise ship, which can fit up to 2,501 passengers, was scheduled to depart from Seward, Alaska on September 1 and Vancouver, Canada on September 8 for seven-night cruises along the Alaskan coast. Both voyages were canceled due to a technical issue with the ship's propulsion system, a Royal Caribbean spokesperson said. If travelers used a future cruise credit (FCC) to book this sailing, that credit will be reinstated and any additional funds paid above the FCC amount will be refunded.

The Cutkomps, avid cruise goers who are both retired teachers, had departed Southern California on Tuesday, August 29, and arrived in Seward, a small Alaskan city three hours south of Anchorage, on Friday, September 1. They booked the seven-night cruise with their friends, Greg and Sharon Wookey, to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversaries together. Within the next hour, the ship's captain told passengers the cruise had been canceled due to a technical issue with the ship's propulsion system, Carol Cutkomp told Insider. On September 1, Carol and Tom Cutkomp stepped aboard Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas ship in Seward, Alaska, and began unpacking their belongings, eager to kick off their vacation after three long days of travel.

The next morning, after still not receiving a confirmation email about their flights, they spent another three hours on the phone with customer service, Cutkomp said, only to find out that the two couples had been booked on separate flights home. We are deeply disappointed that we will not be able to deliver the cruise we had planned for you,” Carnival added in the statement. While the cancellation is unavoidable, Royal Caribbean is being generous with the compensation offered to make up for the change. Royal Caribbean International notified guests late on September 21 with the unfortunate news, owing to a developing tropical storm that is forecast to dramatically impact the area over the weekend and early next week.

July will see the launch of APT's 88-passenger Mekong Serenity with 300-square-foot Deluxe Twin Balcony Suites that offer some of the largest entry level suites of any vessel on the river. Sailing on 14- to 22-night itineraries from Hanoi to Siem Reap and Siem Reap to Ho Chi Minh City, onboard dining options include the Indochine restaurant serving an authentic taste of Vietnam with a special five-course tasting menu. There is nightly entertainment in the lounge, such as apsara dance performances typified by the dancers’ graceful hand movements. The 14-night Vietnam and Cambodia Highlights itinerary features a meal at Vietnam House in Ho Chi Minh City, founded by Australia-born Vietnamese celebrity chef Luke Nguyen.

The trip combines seven nights on Ganges Voyager II from Kolkata with a private train journey through the Golden Triangle and Rajasthan to Mumbai. Sights along the way include the Taj Mahal, Amber Fort and Ranthambore National Park, home to one of the world’s largest populations of Bengal tigers. In May, the 150-passenger Amadeus Elegant joins Saga River Cruises, which caters to over-50s from the U.K., to sail on the Moselle and its tributary the Saar.

The following cruise – departing October 7 – will transit the Panama Canal and visit ports in Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. At the moment, the ship remains docked in Seward, where it has been stationary since arriving at the port on September 1. That first September cruise was cancelled on embarkation day due to the undisclosed propulsion issue.