Reports from San Juan, Puerto Rico, bear this out The magic of carnivals has been forced to cancel a port call in the city due to demonstrations in the port area. Initial reports said that The magic of carnivals the call was due to the cancellation of a tour operator’s service. However, local tourism officials were quick to deny this.
It’s not the first time cruise ships have been forced to leave San Juan. In 2019, protests against a former governor caused cruise ships to divert from the island in search of friendlier options.
The magic of carnivals Cancels the call to Puerto Rico
The magic of carnivals could not make a call to the city of San Juan in Puerto Rico today due to protests against an energy company. Demonstrations are scheduled to take place today in Old San Juan, the same area where cruise ships dock and a popular area for cruise ship guests to walk around.
The Port Authority confirmed the ban was lifted today, Thursday, August 25. A spokesman for the agency said the cancellation was due to the fact that local tour and excursion operators had canceled their services for the ship.
However, that news was quickly dismissed by Puerto Rico Tourism Alliance spokesman José Poupal. He dismissed the information, claiming that the cancellation is directly related to the demonstration called today in the Old Town San Juanwith the intention of protesting against LUMA Energy, the company responsible for the electricity grid on the island.
“The carnivals were diverted by the protest against LUMA, so don’t blame the tour operators. Poupal told the local newspaper New day.
The news will be a blow to the same tour operators. They were in charge of getting the cruise industry up and running during the pandemic. Every call canceled by a cruise line means a significant financial setback.
There is no news about the replacement port
The magic of carnivals, which sails from its home port of New York, was scheduled to arrive in San Juan at 2:00 PM today and depart again at 11:00 PM. Today’s schedule for the 3,650 guests aboard the ship is unclear.
So far, Carnival Cruise Line has made no public announcement about whether the 128,048 gross tons The magic of carnivals you will spend the day at sea or if the cruise line will replace the port call with another, nearby port, given the late cancellation notice. The fact that the ship would not be in San Juan until 2pm, a day at sea would be more likely.
The magic of carnivals is scheduled to sail to Philipsburg, St. and Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos. The magic of carnivals will return to New York City on August 31.
The magic of carnivals operates a series of cruises from New York City until September 24 with various destinations. The current Caribbean cruise is the ship’s last in the south. In the coming weeks, the ship will sail three cruises to Bermuda and two voyages to Canada.
Trips to Canada will be visits to Saint John, New Brunswick; Sydney, Nova Scotia; and Halifax, Nova Scotia, before returning to New York City. From October 1, The magic of carnivals will sail from Norfolk, Virginia, to the Bahamas, Caribbean and Bermuda.
