Superstar Cruises has begun reaching out to friends booked on upcoming voyages of Superstar Ascent to tell them of a number of itinerary adjustments. Most not too long ago, vacationers on the February 9, 2025 departure have discovered they won’t be visiting Labadee, Haiti as deliberate, however as a substitute will go to another port.
The impacted crusing is a 7-night roundtrip crusing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The unique plan was to go to Bimini, Labadee, and Grand Cayman.
“As a result of a change in our itinerary planning for our winter 2024-2025 sailings, we’re eradicating our go to to Labadee, Haiti, on our Superstar Ascent February 9, 2025 crusing,” the e-mail notification learn. “We’ll now take pleasure in a go to to Cozumel, Mexico, on Day 4, with an prolonged keep in port, as a substitute of visiting Labadee.”
This implies Superstar Ascent can be in Cozumel on the identical day as initially deliberate for Labadee, and the rest of the ship’s itinerary stays unchanged.
The prolonged keep – from 7 a.m. till 6 p.m. – offers friends loads of time to take pleasure in and discover the favored Mexican port of name. The lengthy go to may additionally allow extra in depth shore tour choices, comparable to visits to the long-lasting Chichen Itza on the Yucatan Peninsula. Precise shore tour choices obtainable by way of Superstar Cruises will range primarily based on what may be organized for the go to date.
No actual purpose has been given for eradicating Labadee from Superstar Ascent‘s crusing, however this follows one other latest change for the ship’s January 6, 2025 departure. That alteration additionally eliminated Labadee from the itinerary, however as a substitute substituted a go to to Falmouth, Jamaica.
The identical reasoning – “a change in our itinerary planning” – was given for that schedule change and port swap as properly.
Cruise strains do sometimes shift ports and schedules as they steadiness operational wants and be sure that varied ports won’t be overcrowded for every go to. This helps give vacationers the absolute best expertise at every vacation spot they go to.
As a result of these itinerary adjustments all contain Labadee, nevertheless, it is usually potential that the cruise line is making the choice out of security considerations. All port visits to Labadee have been cancelled since mid-March due to growing civil unrest and violence in Haiti.
Royal Caribbean Worldwide, additionally a part of the Royal Caribbean Group together with Superstar Cruises, has confirmed that every one Labadee visits as suspended at the very least by way of September.
“We now have suspended all visits to Labadee fleetwide by way of September 2024, and we proceed to watch the scenario with our World Safety & Intelligence crew. Please know that the protection and luxury of our friends are all the time our highest precedence,” the notification on the cruise line’s web site states.
Whereas the cruise itineraries modified for Superstar Ascent are in January and February, it is extremely possible that security and safety are elements in making these adjustments. The protection of friends and crew members are all the time a cruise line’s prime precedence.
Will Extra Itineraries Be Modified?
The 140,600-gross-ton, Edge-class Superstar Ascent is at the moment within the Mediterranean for the summer season season, however will transfer to Fort Lauderdale, Florida with a 13-night transatlantic crusing departing Barcelona on October 26.
From Port Everglades, the ship – latest within the Superstar Cruises fleet – will supply quite a lot of cruises, principally 7-night sailings. Jap Caribbean itineraries will go to St. Maarten, St. Thomas, and Puerto Plata.
The Western Caribbean cruises are scheduled to go to Grand Cayman, both Bimini or Nassau in The Bahamas, and Labadee. As Labadee is being faraway from at the very least a number of departures, and it’s potential the port could also be faraway from all of Superstar Ascent‘s Western Caribbean sailings.
Visitors booked on upcoming Superstar Ascent cruises with Labadee on the itinerary ought to keep in shut communication with Superstar Cruises in case of updates or alterations.
