Escape change of ports

[dpepper64]

We are on the Escape in 3 weeks and noticed that the Escape is in Nassau today vs a sea day.  Do you think they are changing all future Escape ports this month

[European_CruiseGirl]

16 minutes ago, dpepper64 said:

We are on the Escape in 3 weeks and noticed that the Escape is in Nassau today vs a sea day.  Do you think they are changing all future Escape ports this month

They will change the itinerary only on those cruises where in Puerto Plata the Amber Cove port has already two Carnival Corp ships the day that NCL is supposed to be there too and hence an NCL ship cannot dock there (Amber Cove has space only for two ships and as it is a Carnival Corp built port Carnival Corp ships always have first grabs there). 
 

So what you need to check is how many other ships are at Puerto Plata/Amber Cove port on the day when you are supposed to be there. 0-1 = you’ll most likely go to Amber Cove/Puerto Plata. 2 = you will go somewhere else. Sometimes the substitute is a sea day, sometimes Nassau (the next day), sometimes GSC. 
 

The above is valid for NCL’s big ships. It seems Sky (and recently  also Dawn) do go to Puerto Plata using Taino Bay port. 

Edited January 8, 2023 by European_CruiseGirl

[lgrover]

The Encore is going to Nassau this week in place of GSC. Change was made a week ago. Hopefully they will get in to Amber Cove, that was changed from Taino Bay last week also.

[tee3240]

We are scheduled to visit Puerto Plata, DR on March 6th. I checked the Amber Cove port schedule for that day and it shows 2 carnival ships scheduled to be there. Can I assume we won’t be porting there OR at Taino Bay? If NCL knows this, wouldn’t they let us know beforehand? 

[dbrown84]

28 minutes ago, tee3240 said:

We are scheduled to visit Puerto Plata, DR on March 6th. I checked the Amber Cove port schedule for that day and it shows 2 carnival ships scheduled to be there. Can I assume we won’t be porting there OR at Taino Bay? If NCL knows this, wouldn’t they let us know beforehand? 

yes, you would think NCL would let folks know.  At least let them know it's a possibility.  they have to know that we now know what's going on.  I'm sure NCL folks read these forums.  That being said,  I've read rumors that the work at Taino Bay could be done soon which would allow the big ships to start docking there again.  good luck

[jcollin]

So how about this one?  When I look for our March cruise I see below:  Does that mean we get in b/c the Carnival Freedom arrives after or do we fight it out with Celebrity or do not get in at all?

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Carnival Freedom

 

a 1030 d 1830

 

2980

 

 

 

Celebrity Constellation

 

a 0700 d 1500

 

1950

 

 

 

Norwegian Escape

 

a 0900 d 1600

 

4248

[asmit4]

9 hours ago, jcollin said:

So how about this one?  When I look for our March cruise I see below:  Does that mean we get in b/c the Carnival Freedom arrives after or do we fight it out with Celebrity or do not get in at all?

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Carnival Freedom

 

a 1030 d 1830

 

2980

 

 

 

Celebrity Constellation

 

a 0700 d 1500

 

1950

 

 

 

Norwegian Escape

 

a 0900 d 1600

 

4248

Best guess? Carnival gets their spot no matter what. Celebrity and NCL have to duke it out for the 2nd spot. Constellation could fit in Taino no problem- it's a much smaller ship than Escape- but I don't know if any other brands use Taino. I'm off to research it. 

Edited January 10, 2023 by asmit4

[cruisinpips]

We are on Escape April 16th. Puerto Plata on the 18th. Shows only Escape in port that day, I really hope for an extra sea day, never seen anything in DR that would want me to return…. 

[jjjct]

We are on Escape this Saturday 1/14. Showing Escape,  Carnaval and Valiant Lady - Virgin Cruise line at Amber Cove on the 16th. Any thoughts on which one of us will not be docking?

[kitkat343]

On 1/8/2023 at 6:59 PM, tee3240 said:

We are scheduled to visit Puerto Plata, DR on March 6th. I checked the Amber Cove port schedule for that day and it shows 2 carnival ships scheduled to be there. Can I assume we won’t be porting there OR at Taino Bay? If NCL knows this, wouldn’t they let us know beforehand? 

I'm currently on the Getaway, which was supposed to dock in Taino Bay.  There were already 2 carnival ships scheduled at Amber cove.   A month before we sailed we received an email notifying us that the stop in the dr was being replaced by a sea day and our stop in antigua would lose the morning due to environmental reasons.  For the next whole month, they did not change the schedule online, so they continued marketing and selling this cruise as visiting the DR and having a whole day in antigua without telling people these stops had been cancelled/shortened.