Onboard Activities/Excursions & Changed Itinerary

[RedStars]

If they change the itinerary, how do they handle activities/excursions?

For example: if you are on a 3-sea day trip itinerary and they change it to a 2-sea day trip itinerary, what happens to sea-day only Palo brunch /M&Gs etc reservations? Do they make everyone rebook or just the people who's day changed?

Also, how do they handle booking excursions if they change the itinerary at arrival?

 

[PrincessShmoo]

If they change the itinerary, how do they handle activities/excursions?

For example: if you are on a 3-sea day trip itinerary and they change it to a 2-sea day trip itinerary, what happens to sea-day only Palo brunch /M&Gs etc reservations? Do they make everyone rebook or just the people who's day changed?

Also, how do they handle booking excursions if they change the itinerary at arrival?

Any activities/excursions booked on days that the ship is still doing what was supposed to be on that particular port/sea day will remain. Any days the ship is no longer doing what was originally planned for that day (changed/shortened itinerary) will be lost.

 

[lanejudy]

I think it would be quite unusual for the planned itinerary to include 3 at-sea days and get changed to just 2 unless the whole cruise gets cut short. In that case, the lost days are lost not squeezed into another day.

If the itinerary shifts and say a Tuesday was planned as a sea-day with Wednesday as a port stop, but those get swapped -- your onboard at-sea activities will more than likely just shift to the day you are actually at-sea. However, port excursions may or may not be impacted as it depends on the tour operators if they can now accommodate the change.

If the itinerary changes to entirely different port stops, excursion offerings and availability will be announced onboard for booking.

Anything booked through DCL that doesn't happen will be refunded (or never charged).

Enjoy your cruise!

 

[Bella29]

In 2005 we were on a 7 day Western that was supposed to be 4 port days (including CC) and 3 sea days. Upon arrival at Grand Cayman, the seas were too rough to tender so we got an extra day at sea instead of that port day. They added a few more on board activities, nothing else changed. All Disney-booked excursions were refunded. We had a private yacht excursion planned at GC, not through Disney, but they generously refunded our money.

 

[RedStars]

For clarification, we're on the eastern 11/4 cruise but it will likely be changed to western. And my Palo is booked for the 2nd sea day which will turn into a port day.

FWIW I'm originally from the area about to get hit by Irma. And I have an aunt who I had to guide to a shelter. I'm overplanning to offset my anxiety.

 

[gotomu212]

When we had ports switched on a cruise 2 years, they transferred all our excursions from the one day to the next. Then they moved the sea say activities to the new sea day. (Basically we were suppose to be in Cozumel Tues and sea day Wed and instead they swapped and sea day was Tues, Cozumel Wed--disclaimer I can't remember the actual day of the week).

Palo did call us the night before to confirm the change and make sure we understood. I'm sure that's not possible in every instance.

 

[lanejudy]

And I have an aunt who I had to guide to a shelter. I'm overplanning to offset my anxiety.

I hope you and your aunt are safe and your homes as well!

It's too early to know what will happen with the Eastern itineraries, especially in November. I'd be surprised if DCL could simply switch all Easterns to the current Western itinerary. Even if they manage to switch to some/all of those ports, it could be in a different order. Until the Eastern ports re-open, all of the cruise lines will be scrambling for the same available ports and there are only so many berths, likely most of which were already scheduled.

Enjoy your cruise!

 

[Bella29]

For clarification, we're on the eastern 11/4 cruise but it will likely be changed to western. And my Palo is booked for the 2nd sea day which will turn into a port day.

FWIW I'm originally from the area about to get hit by Irma. And I have an aunt who I had to guide to a shelter. I'm overplanning to offset my anxiety.

oh, I'm sorry, I misunderstood. I think it's too early to assume that easterns will just become westerns. They will likely need to change the ports but the western ports can't handle the capacity. I'm also anxiously awaiting finding out where our upcoming eastern will go and have no idea what to expect! Either way, I am sure you will still get your Palo in! Prayers for safety and peace for you and your aunt.

 

[fredandkell]

I was wondering this too, esp. if our 9/23 Eastern switches to totally different ports. Will they let Platinum, Gold, Silver etc. rebook port excursions first?

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I was wondering this too, esp. if our 9/23 Eastern switches to totally different ports. Will they let Platinum, Gold, Silver etc. rebook port excursions first?

I rather imagine, since it's probably going to be within days of the actual cruise, it would be first come, first served. They really wouldn't have the time to allow dedicated booking dates. Plus the fact that they would most likely not be able to come up with a full roster of port excursions that quickly.