If you have insurance and it has a missed port inclusion, you can get a letter from the cruise saying they missed the ports, and the insurance will compensate.
I have great insurance and they wouldn’t. Weather related doesn’t always count. I spent over $100 getting a visa for a port that got cancelled and nada.
That's a shame about Greenland. I went in September and we got into all 3 Greenland ports and saw the Northern Lights every night! It was one of my top favorite cruises ever.
We were fortunate enough to be on CCL Legend for the August Greenland cruise - the one after us didn't make it. Constant complaining about it still on the Journeys cruise to SoCar last November.
Many years ago, my ship was supposed to stop in Greenland, but we did not because of the fog. Hopefully this July/August Cruise on Zuiderdam will be able to stop in Greenland if not, not gonna worry about it so many other things to worry about that are more important.
We did Greenland last August and thank God, we had wonderful weather. We got to all of our ports. That's a cruise I would not mind doing again. Sorry those folk missed out and will try again another time.
Missed ports due to any hazard, though possibly disappointing, hey, no problem--be happy--you're on a cruise. Frankly, we enjoy and make the most of a ship experience anyway. Live in the moment, it is what it is, yesterday is a memory , tomorrow has NO guarantee, don't mess up tomorrows memories by allowing today to he garbage in your life. (There are plenty enough of days in life that we cannot control as it is. I certainly can control how I feel on a ship with power, food, entertainment and still afloat.)🛳️😎🤟
Hey Don, Cruise lines can't do anything about the weather and taking a bucket list cruise like Greenland I understand the big disappointment but I would say port fees maybe. I do see where they gave 400.00 per cabin
Went to Greenland / Iceland on a Celebrity cruise last year. Was a very cool cruise and we got to see some incredible places that you can really only get to on a cruise. Stopped in Qatatorq in Greenland and though it was very small but interesting town. Glad we got to go on shore.
Cruise lines can change the itinerary anytime they feel like. Read the fine print. They don’t need to compensate anyone. That’s the risk you take for cruising.
We’ve been on a recent cruise where we couldn’t tender into Grand Cayman and we couldn’t. Understandably however….. I’m hearing this is all too common and due to the weather. If it’s all too common then, can one really just blame it on weather. That’s easy! Just don’t sail there or put a caveat into the specific island. If it’s all too common. Now, if it is not then c sure one can understand. But, when it happens more often than not (can’t port) it’s clearly a known issue and wtf are we going to that island to begin with only to be disappointed. I book for the ports. And sure there’s thee occasional “can’t port” and it’s the fine print; to reiterate when something is so common it’s ought to be known and one ought to be liable for failing to provide me/ us with reasonable enjoyment.
I just did a video on the loss of P&O & the Pacific Explorer. We have been on the Pacific Explorer twice and have 2 more booked before she gets decommissioned. She is beautifully renovated but definitely showing her age. The sad thing is that Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth are now losing another one of their extremely limited cruise ships. I love Carnival but now we have to add another $2000 to any cruise we choose to do with flights for the 4 of us, food and accommodation. It’s sad but I understand.
Hi Don we have been on lots of p&o aussie cruises and over the years have enjoyed them all.However after the openning up of cruising here we went on the Explorer out of Auckland and although the ship was great sadly there were a lot of first time cruisers who dropped their teens. There was lots of drunks and large groups of teens hanging around the ship til late and probably all night. Security was hopeless. Its understandable they are closing p&o down it was like the wild west out there. We are going to miss the ships and the team onboard they are excellent security really let them down.
There's definitely a way to measure precisely where a modern cruise ship is, or where it was, at any time. The on-board GPS knows exactly where the ship is, and it is recorded from moment to moment. It's also public information: go to one of the cruise tracking web pages.
I am glad Hawaii is standing firm...the flora and fauna and sufferings on Maui and all the delicate balance of incredible marine life...and human life...and chance for renewal of all tourists...has to be honored and studied so all can be in balance and continue to enjoy...I pray to cruise on Napili coast and do not want to loos chance somehow...i have flown over it for wice the usual alloted time in a then 90's company I heavily studied and chose as best pilot and not fanciest helicopter ex-service flyer and operator, Weather allowed us to see more than usual and we got to see an hour and a half of things over 45 minutes. Indescribable huge turles in water and waterfalls along that Napili Coast and Sacred Heiau pools...of Hawaiian royalty..on top of mountain and just so rich and incredible eye watering scenery.
Just finished a cruise on the Pacific Explorer. She is a little old and tired, (the constant creaking in the cabin when the sea wasn’t 100% calm😔) I think it’s a good call on Carnivals part. The crew was amazing though and I wish them all the best for the future🙂
I was thinking about going on this cruise but was unable to get the time off from work. I wouldnt mind 9 sea days...its a party snd the views were probably amazing. Carnival putting everyone's safety first is what matters Thanks, Don I appreciate all the hard work and updates.
It is just one of those things that happen. I know they aren't obligated to compensate, but any compensation would be nice and would leave a good impression for the cruise line. However, I have been on 3 cruises that missed a port due to weather. One, they stayed a day longer in the next port, and the other 2 no compensation. It did not leave a bad taste in our mouths because we knew that it was possible to happen and our safety was 1st and appreciated.
I have missed 4 ports in the past 2 years. 3 for weather and 1 for a protest in port. I never even thought about getting compensation. It is just a risk of cruising. I will get back to all those ports eventually.
It would be nice if the passengers got some consideration. We were supposed to visit a Cuban port about 4 years ago, until the president decided to make Cuba off limits. The cruise line offered us to rebook. We still went, but I think we did get some extra onboard credits.
If you really wanna go someplace fly there and take a land tour , cosmos, Brendan, costsavers tours etc. it’s a lot better than a cruise you can see a lot more and don’t gotta worry about missing cities because of the weather. You go rain or shine. And you get to see more because you don’t get dropped off at 9 am and gotta be back on board in 7 hours. Most tours I’ve been on you get 1-2 days on your own.
I am glad that our MCanada, Greenland and Iceland has multiple stops in each country so we shouldn’t miss out totally if there is bad weather. We may miss out on BarHarbor on the way back because of the new 1000 passengers per day limit as our ship holds 1400🙁
This is in no way equivalent, but it involves a Carnival ship and a port missed due to "weather". We just got home from a four-day cruise on the Carnival Freedom, calling on two ports, Nassau and Bimini. When we got to Bimini, it was rainy and overcast, but sitting on my balcony as we approached the pier, there was no wind and the sea was very calm. Rather abruptly, the ship turned around and the captain announced that we couldn't dock due to bad weather. I guess he knows his skill level, but nobody saw any weather that could have caused this. We did hear people saying that they booked this cruise only so they could go to Bimini. The only refunds were for shore excursions.
I felt the same way when we went on Carnival last August. The best part was sailing to and from, seeing the icebergs and scenery. We also saw a couple whales.
We were booked on NCL last summer to Greenland, Iceland & Norway. We booked that one because it was going to Greenland. Well, they cancelled Greenland and gave us a couple of other ports in Iceland. We got zero compensation. We were disappointed, but Iceland and Norway were wonderful
I really want to go to Greenland next summer 2025, Princess going to 4 GL ports, but I’ve heard other 🚢 (NCL) unable to reach all GL ports. I might skip out b/c although I might get compensation it would be huge disappointment. I wish GL was easy as land based trip but there are no roads connecting towns (like Iceland) thus cruise is cheaper and efficient. Thanks for reminder Don 🤎
We made it to Greenland last fall on Royal Caribbean's Jewel of the Seas. We were glad to make it when the Carnival cruise couldn't make it. We enjoyed it but it's definitely a "one and done" cruise.
On Greenland: if tender boats can't be use because of bad weather hopefully the ship never sinks in bad weather where those very boats need to be used. I'd rather experience the up and down on tender boat going to shore than not going to shore at all.
We were on the Legend last September and the same thing happened to us. They at least got to scenic cruise to see a fjord. BTW they are being given the same $400 OBC that we were unfortunately
My husband and I LOVE cruising! But we've missed a port or two here and there. In fact, back in 2002, on our Hawaii cruise on Norwegian Star, we were supposed to land on the island of Kauai, but the sea was REALLY rough; 15 foot swells, so the Captain wisely opted to cruise back and forth on the North Side of the Island, just like this ship did. BUT we were a good two miles away from the coast. We spend the day learning how to make different styles of Leis, and doing other things. We kept occupied and still had a good time. We DID get to Kawai three years later when we were cruising from Hawaii to Tahiti, though.
Why was Carnival attempting to sail a common cruise ship to Greenland this time of year? The purpose-built expedition ships don't start sailing there for at least another two weeks.
Howdy Don, Am subscribed and hit the like button. While the larger ships may make money for cruise lines many places don't want the larger amount of people there where they could swamp the town. Get multiple cruise ships in and it would be very bad. When you go on a cruise one of the chances are that you may not get to one or more ports.
That Celebrity Edge Captain is a nut. We toured the Hawaiian islands two years ago and when we couldn't stop at one port, so the Royal Captain also added the NaPoli coast, going back and forth to allow both sides of the ship a clear view. However, we were so far away I had to use a big Telephoto lens to get good shots. Better to do a land tour of Kauai, I think. As for Greenland, we did a long cruise in 2017 that included 5 stops in Iceland and 2 in Greenland as we came back across the Atlantic. Iceland was wonderful and every stop was worth it. Greenland not so much. Visually, Greenland and it's Prinz Christian Sund is exciting and stunning. The one port I got off in was about the worst I have experienced though. I enjoyed the tender rides, but the fishing village had little to offer except millions of little black flies (some people had netting on hats as protection) and hikes here and there. They did have one pub I could get to. As a senior who now has limited mobility, I would skip Greenland in future. Note of course this was not Ilulissat, which appears to be the major tourist destination. Also, if they couldn't stop at Greenland, passengers should get their port fees refunded. I don't cruise Carnival, but Royal has done this before.
I wonder if missed ports will increase in the future, only because the ships are getting larger, and can't dock in many of the ports, necessitating tenders.
You’re astute, there’s recent video (sorry IDK exact video) of this where many ports are limiting # cruise passengers (mostly Europe), trend of companies building huge ships might not be such great idea b/c those ships would only be limited to Carribean or other ports that don’t mind floods of passengers
I understand because of the weather it was a right call regarding Greenland but it could be be very disappointing to many if this was their dream vacation and why they went on this cruise. However I think good PR would be to even though not required to acknowledge their disappointment and offer them something.
Not uncommon this time of year that they can’t get into Newfoundland or Greenland. We missed the same ones last year in June. We’ve heard you should book those for August. We were on Viking.
AIS Data, publicly available, will show where the ship was. So do the electronic nav Logs. The cruise line could have gotten ahead of the Public Relations curve by showing the ship was OK or admit they were not.
As a minimum, port fees and taxes should be refunded. But missing a major attraction, the reason for going on the cruise, should be compensated for though (just can't quantify it though).
They should not visit our neck of the woods nor Greenland in May and June. Too many stalled low fronts this time of the year that brings days and days of RDF. Carnival Pride is a “Vantastic Ship”. We sailed to ICELAND on her last August. She stops in my childhood home town of Corner Brook today. Enjoy the hot Ottawa weather.
As long as they can keep their ships clean, I would consider Margaritaville at Sea for the right price. I hope cruise lines continue to respect Hawai'i's rules. I saw Greenland in the movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) and that is good for me because Greenland seems to not have much ... Iceland would be better. There should be some compensation if a Greenland-specific cruise doesn't deliver Greenland, though, even when the issue is the weather.
I'm booked for Greenland / Iceland next year. I'd be highly disappointed if they didn't stop. Plus, nine days at sea is a long time. It gets worse though. They can't swap out their entertainers, or bring on fresh provisions. I was once on a cruise where their shipment of yeast they were taking on in the Azores wasn't there. They had to ration it for the rest of the cruise. They had to stop making breakfast pastries and things like that. It's not just missing the ports, it's also things like that.
The cruise line definitely knows it was too close to the shore. The ships have GPS that is continuously recorded to the ships "black box". The ships position is also being sent to co. hq. I don't know why you would fall for the co. BS line.
We did a greenland cruise that left NY and ended in Iceland, it was awesome.. however greenland was boring and there was basically nothing there unless you booked an excursion. We stopped in Qaqortoq and basically all you could do was wander around looking at people's houses, it was a teeny little village. There was 1 tiny shop selling touisty trinkets that was so jam packed with people desperate for something to do that we didn't even bother going in. It was nice to say I went to greenland once, but I don't think I'd want to go back. It was beautiful scenery though when we were just cruising through the area.
I'm sure that captain may have gotten a little to close by mistake. The wind and waves could have been a factor. Your right, it is disappointing missing those stops. But we can't help the weather.
Margaritaville larger ship with more days will just be a longer time frame for people to drink & get drunk & stay that way. That and other unpleasant things are what their cruise line is known for. No thanks even if it’s less expensive we will pass.
The problem is you cannot control the weather and always safety first.
They were given $400 OBC per cabin. I have a friend on the ship now. 🚢
If you have insurance and it has a missed port inclusion, you can get a letter from the cruise saying they missed the ports, and the insurance will compensate.
I have great insurance and they wouldn’t. Weather related doesn’t always count. I spent over $100 getting a visa for a port that got cancelled and nada.
That's a shame about Greenland. I went in September and we got into all 3 Greenland ports and saw the Northern Lights every night! It was one of my top favorite cruises ever.
What cruise did you do to Greenland?
@@yvonneyoung9148 14 night round trip on Royal Caribbean from Bayonne NJ
We were on that cruise too!
We were fortunate enough to be on CCL Legend for the August Greenland cruise - the one after us didn't make it. Constant complaining about it still on the Journeys cruise to SoCar last November.
Many years ago, my ship was supposed to stop in Greenland, but we did not because of the fog. Hopefully this July/August Cruise on Zuiderdam will be able to stop in Greenland if not, not gonna worry about it so many other things to worry about that are more important.
We did Greenland last August and thank God, we had wonderful weather. We got to all of our ports. That's a cruise I would not mind doing again. Sorry those folk missed out and will try again another time.
were you able to see great big icebergs during the sailing in August? I didn’t know if the icebergs were still around in August.
@@klle3419 Didn't see real large ones but about the size of a big truck.
The Celebrity Edge was NOT off the Denali coast, it’s called the Na Pali …. 😡😡
Isn’t Denali land locked?
I laughed a bit at that too
I agree with you Don, safety first.
They should refund all of the port fees and taxes that have been tacked onto your bill.
They did do that for the Greenland stops…~ $76 per person in addition to the $400 per stateroom credit.
Missed ports due to any hazard, though possibly disappointing, hey, no problem--be happy--you're on a cruise. Frankly, we enjoy and make the most of a ship experience anyway. Live in the moment, it is what it is, yesterday is a memory , tomorrow has NO guarantee, don't mess up tomorrows memories by allowing today to he garbage in your life. (There are plenty enough of days in life that we cannot control as it is. I certainly can control how I feel on a ship with power, food, entertainment and still afloat.)🛳️😎🤟
still better than a day in traffic
Hey Don, Cruise lines can't do anything about the weather and taking a bucket list cruise like Greenland I understand the big disappointment but I would say port fees maybe. I do see where they gave 400.00 per cabin
It’s a shame the ship couldn’t get to Greenland, but safety must come first
Sounds like they have got some compensation. No one can control the weather. Safety first always.
Margaritaville- sounds like a young crowd- not for us!
Went to Greenland / Iceland on a Celebrity cruise last year. Was a very cool cruise and we got to see some incredible places that you can really only get to on a cruise. Stopped in Qatatorq in Greenland and though it was very small but interesting town. Glad we got to go on shore.
I am on this cruise they did compensate us $400.00 per cabin
That’s it? That is a disgrace!
Cruise lines can change the itinerary anytime they feel like. Read the fine print.
They don’t need to compensate anyone. That’s the risk you take for cruising.
That was nice of them ❤. They don’t have to give you anything due to weather. It’s in the contract. Like it or don’t cruise.
Ship credit or back to your card ?
We’ve been on a recent cruise where we couldn’t tender into Grand Cayman and we couldn’t. Understandably however….. I’m hearing this is all too common and due to the weather. If it’s all too common then, can one really just blame it on weather. That’s easy! Just don’t sail there or put a caveat into the specific island. If it’s all too common. Now, if it is not then c sure one can understand. But, when it happens more often than not (can’t port) it’s clearly a known issue and wtf are we going to that island to begin with only to be disappointed. I book for the ports. And sure there’s thee occasional “can’t port” and it’s the fine print; to reiterate when something is so common it’s ought to be known and one ought to be liable for failing to provide me/ us with reasonable enjoyment.
Love aqua color. Yes rules are in place for reasons. Oh how sad people couldn't see Greenland. But mother nature has her own mind.
I just did a video on the loss of P&O & the Pacific Explorer. We have been on the Pacific Explorer twice and have 2 more booked before she gets decommissioned. She is beautifully renovated but definitely showing her age. The sad thing is that Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth are now losing another one of their extremely limited cruise ships. I love Carnival but now we have to add another $2000 to any cruise we choose to do with flights for the 4 of us, food and accommodation. It’s sad but I understand.
As you always say safety first! I would have been disappointed, but at least safe.
Good luck to the "new" Margheritaville ship!!
Going to Greenland in Aug I hope we make at least some of the ports
We are heading there in August from Boston on the Emerald.
We went in August 2022 and missed Nuuk, but made the other two.
Also going from Boston on emerald in august 🤞🏼🤞🏼
You can’t predict the weather, so unfortunate that you miss your bucket list cruise!
Hi Don we have been on lots of p&o aussie cruises and over the years have enjoyed them all.However after the openning up of cruising here we went on the Explorer out of Auckland and although the ship was great sadly there were a lot of first time cruisers who dropped their teens. There was lots of drunks and large groups of teens hanging around the ship til late and probably all night. Security was hopeless. Its understandable they are closing p&o down it was like the wild west out there. We are going to miss the ships and the team onboard they are excellent security really let them down.
There's definitely a way to measure precisely where a modern cruise ship is, or where it was, at any time.
The on-board GPS knows exactly where the ship is, and it is recorded from moment to moment.
It's also public information: go to one of the cruise tracking web pages.
Thanks Don
I am glad Hawaii is standing firm...the flora and fauna and sufferings on Maui and all the delicate balance of incredible marine life...and human life...and chance for renewal of all tourists...has to be honored and studied so all can be in balance and continue to enjoy...I pray to cruise on Napili coast and do not want to loos chance somehow...i have flown over it for wice the usual alloted time in a then 90's company I heavily studied and chose as best pilot and not fanciest helicopter ex-service flyer and operator, Weather allowed us to see more than usual and we got to see an hour and a half of things over 45 minutes. Indescribable huge turles in water and waterfalls along that Napili Coast and Sacred Heiau pools...of Hawaiian royalty..on top of mountain and just so rich and incredible eye watering scenery.
Just finished a cruise on the Pacific Explorer. She is a little old and tired, (the constant creaking in the cabin when the sea wasn’t 100% calm😔) I think it’s a good call on Carnivals part. The crew was amazing though and I wish them all the best for the future🙂
They should definitely refund any excursion money, and yes, some on-board credit should be given.
I always say if you have a bucket list place, fly and stay there. Cannot trust cruise because too many things can happen.
Nine sea days. Whew !
I was thinking about going on this cruise but was unable to get the time off from work. I wouldnt mind 9 sea days...its a party snd the views were probably amazing. Carnival putting everyone's safety first is what matters
Thanks, Don I appreciate all the hard work and updates.
We had a Greenland cruise booked on NCL and they cut it out 3 months before we sailed so we switched to another ship and itinerary. Not ok.
When he first said a cruise line had done this, I thought it would be Norwegian.
It is just one of those things that happen. I know they aren't obligated to compensate, but any compensation would be nice and would leave a good impression for the cruise line. However, I have been on 3 cruises that missed a port due to weather. One, they stayed a day longer in the next port, and the other 2 no compensation. It did not leave a bad taste in our mouths because we knew that it was possible to happen and our safety was 1st and appreciated.
That's my biggest concern! Where doing a greenland iceland cruise next month and all the stops are tender ports 😬
I have missed 4 ports in the past 2 years. 3 for weather and 1 for a protest in port. I never even thought about getting compensation. It is just a risk of cruising. I will get back to all those ports eventually.
I think you said the 'denali' coast and I believe it is the Napali coast.
It would be nice if the passengers got some consideration. We were supposed to visit a Cuban port about 4 years ago, until the president decided to make Cuba off limits. The cruise line offered us to rebook. We still went, but I think we did get some extra onboard credits.
If you really wanna go someplace fly there and take a land tour , cosmos, Brendan, costsavers tours etc.
it’s a lot better than a cruise you can see a lot more and don’t gotta worry about missing cities because of the weather.
You go rain or shine.
And you get to see more because you don’t get dropped off at 9 am and gotta be back on board in 7 hours.
Most tours I’ve been on you get 1-2 days on your own.
Yes. Ever made it to my bucket list port twice on NCL. Didn’t know about it until boarded ship.
That's all fine for local people. On another note that captain should know where he was ⚓️
I am glad that our MCanada, Greenland and Iceland has multiple stops in each country so we shouldn’t miss out totally if there is bad weather. We may miss out on BarHarbor on the way back because of the new 1000 passengers per day limit as our ship holds 1400🙁
This is in no way equivalent, but it involves a Carnival ship and a port missed due to "weather". We just got home from a four-day cruise on the Carnival Freedom, calling on two ports, Nassau and Bimini. When we got to Bimini, it was rainy and overcast, but sitting on my balcony as we approached the pier, there was no wind and the sea was very calm. Rather abruptly, the ship turned around and the captain announced that we couldn't dock due to bad weather. I guess he knows his skill level, but nobody saw any weather that could have caused this. We did hear people saying that they booked this cruise only so they could go to Bimini. The only refunds were for shore excursions.
Thank you for the updates. Stay cool up in Ottawa today.
Greenland is a whole lot of scenery and not to much to see, glad to have been but wont repeat
I felt the same way when we went on Carnival last August. The best part was sailing to and from, seeing the icebergs and scenery. We also saw a couple whales.
Fantastic Wednesday 🎉
Pacific Explorer the old Sun Princess
Sailed on the Sun twice.
9 sea days in a row & missing Greenland is a bummer but it's not worth risking lives.
I really like your t-shirt today. I'm from Palm Springs.
We were booked on NCL last summer to Greenland, Iceland & Norway. We booked that one because it was going to Greenland. Well, they cancelled Greenland and gave us a couple of other ports in Iceland. We got zero compensation. We were disappointed, but Iceland and Norway were wonderful
I really want to go to Greenland next summer 2025, Princess going to 4 GL ports, but I’ve heard other 🚢 (NCL) unable to reach all GL ports. I might skip out b/c although I might get compensation it would be huge disappointment. I wish GL was easy as land based trip but there are no roads connecting towns (like Iceland) thus cruise is cheaper and efficient. Thanks for reminder Don 🤎
I'm looking forward to another cruise line operating out of Tampa. Great for extended weekend trips.
We made it to Greenland last fall on Royal Caribbean's Jewel of the Seas. We were glad to make it when the Carnival cruise couldn't make it. We enjoyed it but it's definitely a "one and done" cruise.
I don't think you meant to say "Denali Coast" as there's no such thing being that Denali is an inland mountain. It's the Na'Pali Coast.
On Greenland: if tender boats can't be use because of bad weather hopefully the ship never sinks in bad weather where those very boats need to be used. I'd rather experience the up and down on tender boat going to shore than not going to shore at all.
If the weather is rough and the waves are tumultuous, it's not even safe getting ON the Tender.
Yep it’s the gettin on and off that is the problem, not the tender itself.
We were on the Legend last September and the same thing happened to us. They at least got to scenic cruise to see a fjord. BTW they are being given the same $400 OBC that we were unfortunately
It's hard to say, no one can control the weather, maybe some sort of compensation. At least money back for missed excursions.
We are doing a Greenland and Iceland cruise in 3 weeks. I hope we get into the ports
My husband and I LOVE cruising! But we've missed a port or two here and there.
In fact, back in 2002, on our Hawaii cruise on Norwegian Star, we were supposed to land on the island of Kauai, but the sea was REALLY rough; 15 foot swells, so the Captain wisely opted to cruise back and forth on the North Side of the Island, just like this ship did. BUT we were a good two miles away from the coast.
We spend the day learning how to make different styles of Leis, and doing other things. We kept occupied and still had a good time.
We DID get to Kawai three years later when we were cruising from Hawaii to Tahiti, though.
Was on this Greenland cruise in Sept. we also didn’t make it there so I know how disappointed the passengers feel.
Why was Carnival attempting to sail a common cruise ship to Greenland this time of year? The purpose-built expedition ships don't start sailing there for at least another two weeks.
Howdy Don, Am subscribed and hit the like button. While the larger ships may make money for cruise lines many places don't want the larger amount of people there where they could swamp the town. Get multiple cruise ships in and it would be very bad. When you go on a cruise one of the chances are that you may not get to one or more ports.
The thing is all the ships are GPS tracking which is accurate and publicly available.
Have to take in consideration the time of year. Probably better weather in summer.
Yes, safety first.
That Celebrity Edge Captain is a nut. We toured the Hawaiian islands two years ago and when we couldn't stop at one port, so the Royal Captain also added the NaPoli coast, going back and forth to allow both sides of the ship a clear view. However, we were so far away I had to use a big Telephoto lens to get good shots. Better to do a land tour of Kauai, I think. As for Greenland, we did a long cruise in 2017 that included 5 stops in Iceland and 2 in Greenland as we came back across the Atlantic. Iceland was wonderful and every stop was worth it. Greenland not so much. Visually, Greenland and it's Prinz Christian Sund is exciting and stunning. The one port I got off in was about the worst I have experienced though. I enjoyed the tender rides, but the fishing village had little to offer except millions of little black flies (some people had netting on hats as protection) and hikes here and there. They did have one pub I could get to. As a senior who now has limited mobility, I would skip Greenland in future. Note of course this was not Ilulissat, which appears to be the major tourist destination. Also, if they couldn't stop at Greenland, passengers should get their port fees refunded. I don't cruise Carnival, but Royal has done this before.
Keep up the good work!
Ships have tracking logs.Not hard to determine how close they were.
I wonder if missed ports will increase in the future, only because the ships are getting larger, and can't dock in many of the ports, necessitating tenders.
You’re astute, there’s recent video (sorry IDK exact video) of this where many ports are limiting # cruise passengers (mostly Europe), trend of companies building huge ships might not be such great idea b/c those ships would only be limited to Carribean or other ports that don’t mind floods of passengers
When it’s weather related, all bets are off.
I understand because of the weather it was a right call regarding Greenland but it could be be very disappointing to many if this was their dream vacation and why they went on this cruise. However I think good PR would be to even though not required to acknowledge their disappointment and offer them something.
Good Evening Don
Ive booked cruises for specific destinations and yea its A total bummer when you don't get togo.
Nobody is commenting on the Viking river cruises not able to travel Danube or Rhine due to 100 year flooding.. Cruisers are being bussed everywhere.
I don't care for the Margaritaville at sea's drink package.
Same thing happened to us on carnival. Last year and they at least had a hurricane as an excuse
Not uncommon this time of year that they can’t get into Newfoundland or Greenland. We missed the same ones last year in June. We’ve heard you should book those for August. We were on Viking.
We booked in August and still didn't go to Greenland on NCL
@@karenjensen2345 wow!
Yes, those passengers should get something some kind of compensation.
Guess if the weather is a bit tough for a cruise ship then being on a tender/Lifeboat is definitely not the best of ideas.
Always love your updates Keep up the great work.
AIS Data, publicly available, will show where the ship was. So do the electronic nav Logs. The cruise line could have gotten ahead of the Public Relations curve by showing the ship was OK or admit they were not.
As a minimum, port fees and taxes should be refunded. But missing a major attraction, the reason for going on the cruise, should be compensated for though (just can't quantify it though).
Good for Hawaii
They should not visit our neck of the woods nor Greenland in May and June. Too many stalled low fronts this time of the year that brings days and days of RDF. Carnival Pride is a “Vantastic Ship”. We sailed to ICELAND on her last August. She stops in my childhood home town of Corner Brook today.
Enjoy the hot Ottawa weather.
All passengers should receive a chunk of Greenland ice to take home . . .
Hey Don hope you are having a great day.
As long as they can keep their ships clean, I would consider Margaritaville at Sea for the right price. I hope cruise lines continue to respect Hawai'i's rules. I saw Greenland in the movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) and that is good for me because Greenland seems to not have much ... Iceland would be better. There should be some compensation if a Greenland-specific cruise doesn't deliver Greenland, though, even when the issue is the weather.
I'm booked for Greenland / Iceland next year. I'd be highly disappointed if they didn't stop. Plus, nine days at sea is a long time. It gets worse though. They can't swap out their entertainers, or bring on fresh provisions. I was once on a cruise where their shipment of yeast they were taking on in the Azores wasn't there. They had to ration it for the rest of the cruise. They had to stop making breakfast pastries and things like that.
It's not just missing the ports, it's also things like that.
If you wanna go to Iceland and Greenland just fly there instead of a cruise. You can see a lot more and you won’t miss anything because of weather.
@@thestooges333 I think you're watching the wrong UA-cam channel.
I would be disappointed but totally understand and would rather be safe to go on another cruise
Thanks for answering my email yesterday Don. I will give Expedia a look
The cruise line definitely knows it was too close to the shore. The ships have GPS that is continuously recorded to the ships "black box". The ships position is also being sent to co. hq. I don't know why you would fall for the co. BS line.
It's always sad to have to miss ports but I love sea days also, I would think that people would get some money back or something for missing ports.
I hope the new Margarita ship will be better than the current one which seems to be horrible
We did a greenland cruise that left NY and ended in Iceland, it was awesome.. however greenland was boring and there was basically nothing there unless you booked an excursion. We stopped in Qaqortoq and basically all you could do was wander around looking at people's houses, it was a teeny little village. There was 1 tiny shop selling touisty trinkets that was so jam packed with people desperate for something to do that we didn't even bother going in. It was nice to say I went to greenland once, but I don't think I'd want to go back. It was beautiful scenery though when we were just cruising through the area.
Can’t control the weather but still disappointing
I'm sure that captain may have gotten a little to close by mistake. The wind and waves could have been a factor. Your right, it is disappointing missing those stops. But we can't help the weather.
Margaritaville larger ship with more days will just be a longer time frame for people to drink & get drunk & stay that way. That and other unpleasant things are what their cruise line is known for. No thanks even if it’s less expensive we will pass.
I'd be bummed if I paid a lot of money to stop at Greenland and then couldn't. Safety first, they say......
Poopers, already missed 2 ports. I am happy to hear they received $400. Per cabin. That would help covering the cost for a couple extra cocktails lol
Have no idea why carnival was trying to reach Greenland in early June. Seems like late July or August is best bet.