1) Has Mexico opened its ports up to cruises? any restrictions?
I find it hard to believe that DCL is going to pay the money to get the Wonder through the PC without passengers, just to do west coast cruises. And then pay to bring the Wonder back through the PC to go to Galveston. All of this without the revenue from Alaska cruises this summer.
Castaway is a "port". It is the Bahamas.The Dream is sailing with stops just at CC, no ports.
Hahaha noIs there a specific number of days Disney is required to cancel the cruise by?
Yes: zero. They can cancel any time before the ship leaves port (or after, for that matter).Is there a specific number of days Disney is required to cancel the cruise by?
The EBPC is still live, it's just sold out so you can't see it on the website. The CSO only goes through Oct 31st. The 7N restriction will not apply to the EBPC.I thought that both Panama canal cruises were already canceled since the CDC already said that no cruises longer than 7 nights were allowed in 2021. In one of these threads on the board, I thought I read that one cruise line skipped the Panama Canal and instead went below South America to save money getting the boat to the Pacific Ocean.( I have not fact-checked that claim)
All true. At this point all we can really say is that it hasn't been cancelled. All of the west coast sailings are still at risk. My response was only to point out the the CSO does not apply to the EBPC as it is past the expiration of the current CSO.EBPC may be alive, but as has been pointed out, Colombia is under a Level 4 alert. And Grand Cayman is only in Phase 1 of re-opening thru November. So scratch those ports. And Mexican ports are still Level3 too so that's still a possible issue. Don't know that I would personally be happy with at least 2 more sea days. Or cutting the cruise short a day to sit in Galveston.
EBPC may be alive, but as has been pointed out, Colombia is under a Level 4 alert. And Grand Cayman is only in Phase 1 of re-opening thru November. So scratch those ports. And Mexican ports are still Level3 too so that's still a possible issue. Don't know that I would personally be happy with at least 2 more sea days. Or cutting the cruise short a day to sit in Galveston.
GC and Mexico can be skipped and still have a PVSA-friendly sailing. Colombia cannot be skipped - unless it is replaced by one of the ABC Islands. These are the only options (save more of South America) to be legal between San Diego and any US port on the east side of the Canal.
Aruba now consider US travelers to be coming from a high-risk country (their words, don't @ me). Aruba's mandatorry protocols for visitors coming via cruise ship include:
Yes, that's PCR AND vax.
- All passengers must take a PCR test and show the negative test results before boarding the ship.
- All passengers and crew members must be vaccinated against COVID-19.
- Ship cannot be over 50% capacity.
Bonaire and Curacao's requirements are somewhat similar (same high risk rating), although Bonaire has a means for the unvaccinated to test multiple times incoming.
I did not see exceptions for youth, but they may exist. The mask rules exist.Even with the low number of children on the EBPC (did one a few years back) item 2 would prevent the Wonder from docking. Unless it is "eligible" passengers. But if that were the case I'm sure you would have said so.
CC is owned by DCL. They are not going to Nassau which is their usual stop.Castaway is a "port". It is the Bahamas.
But it is a foreign port for the purposes of a loop cruise from PC.CC is owned by DCL. They are not going to Nassau which is their usual stop.