Saraphine

Thank you! This is the clearest explanation I have received yet! Alas, it appears Nicaragua will not be scratched off my list this trip!

I agree, ports are important! I chose the 2023 sailing over the 2024 because I liked the lineup better. I did not choose it specifically for Nicaragua, so I will not be heartbroken if we cannot make land there, but would love to know ahead of time for planning purposes!

Hello all, I am on the upcoming April sailing of the NCL Sun from Miami to Seattle, and San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua is listed as a port. NCL currently has nine shore excursions listed for this port. I prefer to arrange my own tours, and so reached out to a well-reviewed guide on Tours by Locals. He has replied to me this morning stating that the Nicaraguan government will not opened their ports to cruise ships until 2024. I called the NCL ShoreEx desk, and the woman said that they do in fact stop in Nicaragua, there are no plans to cancel this port, and they in fact land there "every week." I took this answer with a grain of salt because I know the NCL phone staff do not always have the most accurate information. My attempts at searching out an answer here on CC have been less than adequate. I see several posts discussing how their Nicaragua port has been cancelled, but I cannot find any posts that actually confirm they WERE able to stop at the port and take a tour. My attempts to find an answer on Google were also less than stellar. Is anyone able to shed some light on this situation? To your knowledge is the San Juan del Sur port actually closed to cruise traffic? Or do things appear to be business as usual here? Thank you! S

I am still traumatized by the time I saw a fully grown man pick up a cookie with his bare hands, bite it....and put it back on the tray! 😬