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In a nutshell, the "weather guarantee" says that if Norwegian Dawn's departure from New York is delayed by weather for more than 12 hours, passengers can opt for an immediate onboard credit of $100 per person (maximum $200 per cabin). In a second option, passengers can opt to cancel their cruise at the 12 hour point -- and NCL will offer a full cruise credit for the same stateroom category on a future Dawn cruise.
In the event -- and NCL is covering all the bases here -- that a cruise is actually cancelled as a result of inclement winter weather, NCL will not only provide a full cruise credit but also will pay any "reasonable incidental expenses" passengers incur in rearranging their travel plans.
It must be noted, however, that travelers are still -- good weather or bad -- responsible for getting themselves to and from the ship. NCL is not responsible for missed cruises because of inclement weather delay (need we say the words: travel insurance?).
Norwegian Dawn's winter cruise schedule includes its flagship seven-night Bahamas itineraries (which also call at Miami and Port Canaveral) along with a sprinkling of 10- and 11-night trips to the more exotic Southern Caribbean. All cruises sail roundtrip from Manhattan.
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quote:Originally posted by Dolphins:The odds of a New York blizzard that would delay a ship for 12 hours are pretty slim.
Yes, that's why they are offering it!
Even if you drove to the pier, I don't think I'd leave my nice warm cabin in a blizzard to risk getting stuck on the parkway to Long Island (or in an accident on slippery streets).
It will be interesting to see how things play out if a sailing is actually cancelled by weather this winter. Will NCL allow folks to remain onboard for the week, or at least until they can get a confirmed flight reservation out of the city? Or will NCL turn folks out into the cold, once they decide to cancel the cruise?
I wouldn't be too suprised to see the the Dawn doing Eastern Carribean runs in the winter of 04/05 out of MIA.
CraigMKE
quote:Originally posted by vivavegas:I wouldn't be too suprised to see the the Dawn doing Eastern Carribean runs in the winter of 04/05 out of MIA.
I would agree with my "neighbor" Dolphins, I think NCL is on to something and other cruise lines will likely follow their lead. I would not be surprised to see Carnival and RCI announcing ships based out of NY year round in the next year or two.
Personally I'm not one of these militant anti-flying types but that said there IS a certain attraction to not dealing with not flying, especially in winter. I've been through too many snowstorms stuck at airports to ignore it. Fact is, in bad weather I'd rather be on a ship, even if sitting at the pier, than stranded in some airport. It reminds me of a trip to Florida by train one winter - the roads were too slippery to drive, the airports were closed, we were hours late and had to stop at every small town along the way because of power outages and fallen trees, but we got there and nobody else did. If you ask me, the most reliable forms of transport in a storm would be a train or ship... Not a car and most certainly not an airplane.
[ 11-18-2003: Message edited by: cruiseny ]
quote:Originally posted by cruiseny:If you ask me, the most reliable forms of transport in a storm would be a train or ship... Not a car and most certainly not an airplane.
How right you are!!!!!
CGT
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