lillygator
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no changes to future cruises at this point.
no changes to future cruises at this point.
I'm not sure where else they could go. St. Croix is over 900 miles from Castaway Cay. Other places are even further. I don't think they can get to them in just one day, i.e. spending another day at sea.
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I'm not sure where else they could go. St. Croix is over 900 miles from Castaway Cay. Other places are even further. I don't think they can get to them in just one day, i.e. spending another day at sea.
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The only alternatives I can see (besides Nassau) would be Jamaica or Turks and Caicos, both of which would be cool in my opinion. Both aren't too far away and could easily be accomodated with the current "route." I guess we'll just have to wait and see. I LOVE the Caribbean waters and really regret the fact that we will likely not be getting much time in them... Oh well...
I am ok with wherever we go. At this point, just ready to be on vacation!
I am looking into excursions in Nassau just in case. We have been once before but I was pregnant and only visited the market a bit. Yoni went diving and thought it was fabulous. This time, we will find a beach somewhere and do the same thing we were going to do in Cozumel. It probably won't be as cheap or all inclusive but I think we can make the most of it.
I would love to go somewhere new but am not going to get upset either way. I just hope they decide sooner than 2 weeks from now.....
Western Caribbean Itinerary Update
Disney Cruise Line has modified the May 2, 2009 Western Caribbean voyage of the Disney Magic to include a stop in Nassau, The Bahamas, instead of Cozumel, Mexico. Our itinerary will be as follows:
Saturday - Depart Port Canaveral
Sunday - Key West, Florida
Monday - Day At Sea
Tuesday - Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (tender ashore)
Wednesday - Day at Sea
Thursday - Nassau, The Bahamas
Friday - Disney's Castaway Cay, The Bahamas
Saturday - Arrive Port Canaveral
We didn't get passports. That would have been an extra $400. I know I need to get them eventually, but I don't need it now and didn't want to spend the extra money.
For US citizens passports aren't required until June 1st, and DCL is telling people they need them for any sailing after May 29th. According to the new rules there is also a special cruise "closed loop" rule, which means that if you start and end in the same port (which we do) you shouldn't need a passport even after June 1st (although the port we go into may require it). I read somewhere recently that as of now DCL does not have information on that on their website, and they also have not instructed their cast members about this "closed loop" rule.
http://travel.state.gov/passport_cal/passport_travel_requirements.php
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/inspections_carriers_facilities/closed_loop_faq.xml
http://www.royalcaribbean.com/beforeyouboard/passportGuidelines.do
lucyddr
I can't say that I've been through anything like that, but one of my good friends recently had that done and she's had a really tough time. She said it was quite painful and took a long time to return to normal...