Carnival Cruise Line has reached out to visitors booked aboard two upcoming cruises on Carnival Dream that the port of name go to in Jamaica has been modified.
Whereas the ship will nonetheless be visiting the tropical island nation, will probably be arriving at a unique port than initially scheduled. Moreover, on one of many sailings, port time at one other cease has been adjusted.
Itinerary Modifications for Carnival Dream
Friends setting sail on the 130,000-gross ton Carnival Dream on the October 21, 2023 and January 13, 2024 departures have obtained notification of a slight itinerary change to their cruises, with port swaps for each sailings in Jamaica.
The October 31 cruise is a 14-night Jap Caribbean crusing from Galveston, Texas, calling on Key West, Grand Turk, San Juan, St. Thomas, St. Kitts, St. Maarten, St. Croix, and Jamaica. The unique port deliberate for Jamaica was to have been Montego Bay, however that has now been swapped for Falmouth.
Likewise, the January 13 cruise is a 14-night crusing as properly, with plans to go to Jamaica, Aruba, Curacao, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, and Cozumel, Mexico.
For this crusing, the unique Jamaica port was to have been Ocho Rios, however will now be Falmouth as properly. One other change to this itinerary is a slight modification for the port occasions in Colon, Panama, although the ship continues to be visiting the port.
No clarification is given for these modifications, however it isn’t uncommon for cruise traces to tweak itineraries to offer the absolute best expertise for his or her visitors. Such port swaps could also be as a consequence of an overcrowded port, when one other port has fewer ships and may due to this fact provide a extra unique go to.
On the whole, Falmouth is the least-visited of the three Jamaican ports, however nonetheless welcomes cruise ships year-round.
Port development or pier upkeep initiatives, harbor dredging work, and different operational wants might also impression whether or not or not a cruise ship can hold an unique itinerary, and people wants is probably not identified when the cruise is initially deliberate and supplied for reserving.
Carnival Cruise Line is making changes for impacted shore excursions as properly.
“Pre-purchased Carnival shore excursions will likely be routinely adjusted based mostly on these modifications,” the e-mail learn. “If a port was cancelled, they are going to be routinely refunded to the unique type of cost.”
Friends who’ve booked impartial excursions might want to contact their tour supplier for cancellation choices or to see if preparations might be made for the completely different port arrival. As a result of the ports of name are usually not too distant from each other, alterations could also be potential relying on the tour operator’s service vary.
In regards to the Jamaican Ports of Name
Whereas Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, and Falmouth are all on Jamaica’s northern coast, they’re vital distances from each other.
Montego Bay is the westernmost port vacation spot, and is roughly 21 miles (34 kilometers) from Falmouth. Relying on the shore tour and precise time in port, many choices for visitors could also be preserved with this port swap.
Ocho Rios, nevertheless, is the easternmost of the three ports. It’s roughly 45 miles (73 kilometers) from Falmouth, which suggests extra excursions and shore tour choices could also be impacted for the swap on the January 13, 2024 crusing.
All three ports of name do provide enjoyable choices for visiting cruisers. In Falmouth, high excursions and issues to do embrace historic excursions of the city’s superb structure, rafting on the Martha Brae River by way of the mangrove forest, visiting the enduring Dunn’s River Falls, rum manufacturing unit excursions, or having fun with the area’s spectacular seashores.
Carnival Cruise Line usually visits all three ports in Jamaica. Within the subsequent few months, Carnival Horizon, Carnival Dawn, Carnival Vista, Carnival Glory, and Carnival Paradise all have Jamaica on their coming itineraries.
