Archive for April, 2009

Carnival Cruises Cancellation Options and Compensation

Passengers who don’t want to sail on a modified itinerary are eligible to receive a refund in the form of a future cruise credit which will be equal to the amount paid for the modified cruise. This credit can be applied to a different cruise departing through the end of 2010. Passengers on the four [...]


Preliminary List of Mexico Cruise Itinerary Changes

The information on what the cruise lines plan to do is slowly trickling out to the public.  Today Carnival and Royal Caribbean/Celebrity have issued an update on their plans for cruises visiting the Mexican Riviera.  I fully expect that by this time tomorrow all cruise lines sailing the area will make their intentions public, but [...]


Cruise Line Cancellations to Mexican Ports of Call

Yesterday evening the Center for Disease Control and Prevention decided to issue a travel warning advising people to forego any nonessential travel to Mexico.  The U.S. Department of State also issued a similar alert due to the Swine flu outbreak.  Today the cruise lines have started to address the issue.  Holland America, Princess and Carnival [...]