Ashland Posted September 15, 2017 #26 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Oasis class ships have been to San Juan. Yes...they easily dock at the Old Town pier for day port stops...I believe it's a fairly new addition to the pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CozGurl Posted September 15, 2017 #27 Share Posted September 15, 2017 May I ask where you read that? We're on the Adventure out of San Juan on the 29th and as of right now RCI still hasn't announced our St Maarten alternate port. Just curious. I don't mind speculation, but your original post made it sound like you actually read something that was accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONECRUISER Posted September 15, 2017 #28 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Not all ships use port-based tenders. Many use a subset of their lifeboats to tender. We recently sailed on the NCL Jade and they used 6 of their larger lifeboats for tendering operations in several ports. Yes, years ago most of Royal ships carried Tenders on board. Had to Tender at Coco Cay, Grand Caymen, Labedee and others. At times St Thomas when there was as many as 7 cruise ships at the one Pier... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONECRUISER Posted September 15, 2017 #29 Share Posted September 15, 2017 May I ask where you read that? We're on the Adventure out of San Juan on the 29th and as of right now RCI still hasn't announced our St Maarten alternate port. Just curious. I don't mind speculation, but your original post made it sound like you actually read something that was accurate. Only some changes announced so far, early and other arrangements/ports need to be arranged. No set time if you may hear, no set date when ships will return to St Maarten, Over the years I've had more then dozen ports change due to Hurricanes, sick passengers and even a revolution... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debinnova Posted September 15, 2017 #30 Share Posted September 15, 2017 It's my understanding that, due to Allure's azipod issue, they will not be going to St. Kitts until after the drydock in January 2108. I thought they were replacing St. Kitts with San Juan. I am also on Allure 11/26 and was really looking forward to St. Kitts as it is the only port of the 3 that I haven't been to. They have already shortened Nassau to the point that it's not worth leaving the ship and St. Thomas may not be ready for us by then. I guess we will just have to wait and see. Sent from my KFTHWA using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volk904 Posted September 15, 2017 #31 Share Posted September 15, 2017 The big issue for St Kitts is I believe their dock only hold 2 ships. Come November the cruise lines will be scrambling because many days St Thomas and St Martin had as many as 12 ships per day combined. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabruska Posted September 15, 2017 #32 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Our cruise is in mid November sailing to St.Kitts, St.Maarten , St.Juan and Labadee. ....at this time have not heard any changes, but I wonder what other ports would they replace St.Maarten with if it's not possible to dock there? I am hoping we will still do St.Maarten to bring some $$$ to the island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted September 15, 2017 #33 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Our cruise is in mid November sailing to St.Kitts, St.Maarten , St.Juan and Labadee. ....at this time have not heard any changes, but I wonder what other ports would they replace St.Maarten with if it's not possible to dock there? I am hoping we will still do St.Maarten to bring some $$$ to the island. They could give you a sea day or Nassau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted September 15, 2017 #34 Share Posted September 15, 2017 RCI's website says cruisers will be notified approximately 4 weeks ahead of their trip about changes to their itinerary due to Irma. We're on Oasis in 5 weeks and so far we have't heard anything, but I'm expecting to within 2 weeks. I'm pretty positive we'll be going to St. Kitts instead of St. Maarten. We've been to both several times, but we did prefer St. Maarten. Oasis has limited ports to go to due to size and San Juan is already on our itinerary. I wouldn't want to try to tender from Oasis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcy03231 Posted September 15, 2017 #35 Share Posted September 15, 2017 May I ask where you read that? We're on the Adventure out of San Juan on the 29th and as of right now RCI still hasn't announced our St Maarten alternate port. Just curious. I don't mind speculation, but your original post made it sound like you actually read something that was accurate. We're on the Adventure out of San Juan in October. Given that it's a port heavy itinerary (St. Maarten, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbados) I'm expecting that St. Maarten will be replaced with a sea day. While I'm sorry we won't be stopping there, and I'd be happy with another port, I'm also ok with a sea day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUISEFAN0001 Posted September 15, 2017 #36 Share Posted September 15, 2017 We're on the Adventure out of San Juan in October. Given that it's a port heavy itinerary (St. Maarten, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbados) I'm expecting that St. Maarten will be replaced with a sea day. While I'm sorry we won't be stopping there, and I'd be happy with another port, I'm also ok with a sea day. We love those ports as well. Antigua also sustain major damage...so the itinerary may be adjusted accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantgetaname Posted September 15, 2017 #37 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Sailing on Oasis of the Seas early November (St. Maarten, San Juan & Labadee). Disappointed that I'll miss St. Maarten but at same time excited at the possibility it could be St Kitts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesr3939 Posted September 15, 2017 #38 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Our cruise is in mid November sailing to St.Kitts, St.Maarten , St.Juan and Labadee. ....at this time have not heard any changes, but I wonder what other ports would they replace St.Maarten Costa Maya. Our 10/8/17 sailing on our cruise planner still shows St. Maarten. But if you go to do a new booking it shows St. Kitts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantgetaname Posted September 15, 2017 #39 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Thanks. Didn't think to check there I'll have to have a look. Since I've never been to the Caribbean and never been on a cruise pretty much any port is a new place for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcy03231 Posted September 15, 2017 #40 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Other threads where people are sailing soon have reported St. Maarten being replaced with St. Croix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwolfsbauer Posted September 15, 2017 #41 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Other threads where people are sailing soon have reported St. Maarten being replaced with St. Croix. I just received a text from Royal that Oct 8th sailing, St Maarten is being replaced by Nausea. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egh170 Posted September 15, 2017 #42 Share Posted September 15, 2017 In speaking with RCCL representative today, the October 7th sailing of the Harmony, St. Martin on the 10th has been replaced with St. Kitts. the 11th and 12th remain the same with San Juan and Labadee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunkissed Mommy Posted September 15, 2017 #43 Share Posted September 15, 2017 I just received a text from Royal that Oct 8th sailing, St Maarten is being replaced by Nausea. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Couldn't be a more accurate description of Nassau if I had tried!! hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rukkian Posted September 15, 2017 #44 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Couldn't be a more accurate description of Nassau if I had tried!! hahaha Was thinking the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis#1 Posted September 15, 2017 #45 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Couldn't be a more accurate description of Nassau if I had tried!! hahaha I just received a text from Royal that Oct 8th sailing, St Maarten is being replaced by Nausea. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted September 15, 2017 #46 Share Posted September 15, 2017 I like Nassau. I like St. Maarten a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesr3939 Posted September 15, 2017 #47 Share Posted September 15, 2017 I just received a text from Royal that Oct 8th sailing, St Maarten is being replaced by Nausea. And it's on the 9th instead of the 11th, even worse. I was so looking forward to two days at sea to start off vacation. OH WELL at least it's still VACATION!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendychloecruiser Posted September 15, 2017 #48 Share Posted September 15, 2017 The big issue for St Kitts is I believe their dock only hold 2 ships. Come November the cruise lines will be scrambling because many days St Thomas and St Martin had as many as 12 ships per day combined. Sent from my iPad using Forums Exactly. Most ports do not have enough jewelry shops, I mean infrastructure to handle the 6, 7 or 8+ ships in town like St Maarten and St Thomas can. So it's much more complex than merely trading a St Thomas for another as there may be 4 or 5 ships vying for an alternate to keep us punters happy. God knows that nothing they do will be good enough for some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcy03231 Posted September 16, 2017 #49 Share Posted September 16, 2017 I just received a text from Royal that Oct 8th sailing, St Maarten is being replaced by Nausea. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I hope we have a sea day! We were just rerouted from Western to eastern due to Hurricane Harvey. Nassau once a decade is plenty for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherriZ366 Posted September 16, 2017 #50 Share Posted September 16, 2017 We are sailing on OA at end of January -- itinerary -- St. Maarten, San Juan, Labadee -- wonder if St. Maarten will be ready for us by then or if they will substitute St. Kitts. St. Maarten was hit by Hurricane Luis in the fall of 1995 and our late Feb. 1996 went to St. Croix instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now