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The original post was before our cruise on September 12. Now that I have done it, my opinion has changed. Dominica was our favorite stop, a beautiful island. The distance between the islands isn't as much as, say, the Western Caribbean. The ship didn't make more than 10 to 13 knotts between St Thomas and Dominica so the excuse of slower speed is BS in my opinion. Ships traveling other itineraries make 17 to 21 knotts to get from island to island. My guess on Carnival avoiding Dominica? #1 a Sea day makes people spend money on the ship. (my on board account on this trip was substantially lower than any other I have had) #2 no shopping mecca at the end of the pier that kicks back to the cruise line. Dominica was awesome. I suggest that cruisers look for other lines that still include it. For a fantastic tour try Bumpiing tours. Here's a link. Bumpiing Tours
The original post was before our cruise on September 12. Now that I have done it, my opinion has changed.
Dominica was our favorite stop, a beautiful island.
The distance between the islands isn't as much as, say, the Western Caribbean. The ship didn't make more than 10 to 13 knotts between St Thomas and Dominica so the excuse of slower speed is BS in my opinion. Ships traveling other itineraries make 17 to 21 knotts to get from island to island.
My guess on Carnival avoiding Dominica? #1 a Sea day makes people spend money on the ship. (my on board account on this trip was substantially lower than any other I have had) #2 no shopping mecca at the end of the pier that kicks back to the cruise line.
Dominica was awesome. I suggest that cruisers look for other lines that still include it. For a fantastic tour try Bumpiing tours. Here's a link.
Bumpiing Tours
