The upcoming September 15, 2022 Carnival Journeys cruise of Carnival Miracle, a 15-night roundtrip crusing from San Francisco to Hawaii, has had an itinerary change and can not be visiting all of the beforehand deliberate Hawaiian ports.
Kauai has been dropped from the ship’s itinerary, and the times of the visits to different ports have been altered. Kona has additionally been added to the schedule.
Total Itinerary Modified
Carnival Miracle will probably be leaving on its Hawaiian journey from San Francisco on September 15 and can nonetheless be returning on September 30, however little else of the ship’s Hawaiian go to stays the identical as beforehand deliberate for the voyage.
The Spirit-class vessel will nonetheless cruise for 4 days at sea earlier than reaching Hawaii, however three of the 4 days of visits to totally different Hawaiian ports are actually totally different.
Initially, Carnival Miracle was scheduled for the next time in Hawaii:
- Tuesday, September 20 – Kauai – 9 a.m. to six p.m.
- Wednesday, September 21 – Honolulu – 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Thursday, September 22 – Maui – 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Friday, September 23 – Hilo – 8 a.m. to five p.m.
Now, the ship’s itinerary has been modified and the primary three port visits are totally different. The brand new schedule is as follows:
- Tuesday, September 20 – Honolulu – 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Wednesday, September 21 – Maui – 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Thursday, September 22 – Kona – 9 a.m. to six p.m.
- Friday, September 23 – Hilo – 8 a.m. to five p.m.
Company ought to word that not solely have the times of visiting Honolulu and Maui modified, however the ship can even arrive in Maui one hour later than beforehand scheduled. If visitors have booked impartial shore excursions whereas visiting these islands, it is going to be essential to make applicable modifications.
Shore excursions booked by way of Carnival Cruise Line will mechanically be adjusted for the day and time modifications.
After island-hopping in Hawaii, the ship will take pleasure in 4 days at sea to return to the Pacific Coast, spend Wednesday, September 28 in Ensenada, Mexico from 3-8 p.m., and have one ultimate day at sea earlier than returning to San Francisco on Friday, September 30.
No Clarification or Compensation
No clarification has been provided for the change in Carnival Miracle‘s itinerary, and visitors could also be understandably upset at lacking out on “The Backyard Isle” throughout their cruise, which is all the time a well-liked cease that epitomizes the tropical paradise vibes Hawaii is understood for.
It’s doable the change is because of conflicts with different vessels, although no different cruise ship is scheduled for Kauai on September 20. The port does deal with different marine visitors, nonetheless, and may very well be involved with safety preparations, congestion, or different logistical difficulties associated to different port enterprise.
One other chance is engine points with Carnival Miracle, as Kauai is the furthest port west within the island chain that the ship is scheduled to go to. That is considerably unlikely, nonetheless, because the ship is displaying no time modifications for its different port requires this prolonged journey and no engine difficulties have been reported.
No compensation is being provided to visitors for the itinerary modifications, although pre-booked shore excursions for Kauai organized by way of Carnival Cruise Line will probably be refunded and port charges will probably be adjusted for the modifications.
Cruise traces have full authority to alter a ship’s itinerary for any cause, together with operational considerations, climate, or security, with none compensation vital.
The 88,500-gross-ton Carnival Miracle can welcome as many as 2,124 visitors at double occupancy and as much as 2,680 passengers when totally booked.
The ship has an awesome deal to supply visitors on these prolonged Carnival Journeys itineraries, together with all of the basic favorites – the Punchliner Comedy Membership, Man’s Burger Joint, RedFrog Rum Bar, BlueIguana Cantina, Bonsai Sushi Specific, Waterworks aqua park, miniature golf course, Spa Carnival, and extra.