Norwegian Cruise Line has begun reaching out to friends booked on Greek Isles cruise to alert them to itinerary adjustments that embrace shortened ports of name and the removing of the favored port of Corfu from the schedule. All the impacted cruises are within the 2023 Mediterranean summer time season, and all aboard Norwegian Breakaway.
Itinerary Changes for Greek Isles Cruises
Guests booked for a summer time Greek Isles cruise aboard Norwegian Breakaway will not be getting the itinerary they initially deliberate. Norwegian Cruise Line has been contacting friends booked on 2023 sailings about schedule adjustments, which embrace changing Corfu Island with another port of name, and adjusting port occasions in two different ports.
“We are committed to delivering exceptional vacation experiences around the world,” the e-mail learn. “While it is always our intention to maintain original itineraries, at times unforeseen circumstances require us to make modifications.”
The e mail, which has been despatched to affiliated journey companions to be shared with booked friends, notes three itinerary adjustments on the 10-night sailings, together with departures in August and September 2023. Norwegian Breakaway is providing Greek Isles cruises from early May by early November, nevertheless, and a number of further cruises could also be impacted.
For every crusing, it seems that Corfu has been eliminated as a port of name, changed as a substitute with another port. One possibility is Olympia, one other is Argostoli. There could also be different options relying on the precise crusing, or friends could have a day at sea as a substitute.
The time spent in ports of name have additionally been altered barely. While every crusing is just not identically adjusted, it seems that time in Valletta is being adjusted, and time in Messina is barely prolonged. On some itineraries, time in Mykonos can also be barely prolonged. Other itineraries could have related adjustments.
Shore excursions for the cancelled port of name will likely be mechanically refunded to the unique type of fee, and friends will quickly have the ability to e-book excursions for the choice port, if desired.
While in the meanwhile the adjustments are solely confirmed for Norwegian Breakaway, it must also be famous that the Jewel-class ships Norwegian Jade and Norwegian Gem are additionally providing Greek Isles cruises this summer time, and could also be topic to itinerary adjustments as operational plans proceed to be adjusted.
The upcoming Norwegian Viva can also be scheduled for a number of Greek Isles itineraries in September, and could also be equally affected.
Regardless of the ship they’re crusing on or the place they might be cruising, friends ought to all the time keep in shut contact with their cruise line to be up to date about itinerary adjustments or different impacts to their cruise trip.
No Reason Given
Other than “unforeseen circumstances” there isn’t a reasoning given for these adjustments, however it isn’t uncommon for cruise strains to wish to make adjustments to ports of name, even nicely prematurely of a scheduled cruise.
Changes in port operations, similar to building to docks or dredging of navigation channels, can require alterations to cruise visits, or cruise strains could modify itineraries to keep away from particularly crowded ports of name to make sure a greater and extra unique expertise for his or her friends.
These adjustments might also be associated different adjustments Norwegian Cruise Line has lately made within the Caribbean, adjusting port occasions and eradicating ports of name for a number of ships on broadly various itineraries to minimize carbon emissions and function in a extra environmentally-friendly and sustainable method.
Norwegian Getaway has already been impacted by these sustainability adjustments, having ports of name shortened and even dropped on varied itineraries this month, and Norwegian Joy has additionally had related adjustments.