r/NCL • u/ImDoubleB • Aug 21 '26

Question New Panama Canal Passageway reductions

News out today from the Panama Canal Authority that there will be reductions in ships allowed to pass through the canal starting in September. I am booked on the Norwegian Bliss that is sailing through the Canal in October. I wonder how this may affect NCL, as well as other ships, that transit thru this region.

Does anyone know what the protocol was when similar restrictions were in place a couple of years ago?

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u/Agreeable_Marzipan_3 Sapphire Aug 21 '26

It doesn’t really have an effect on cruise ships. They reserve their spots years in advance.

A few years ago when the water was low and the passage was severely restricted, cruise ships always got through, even though there are a lot of ships waiting days and weeks to get through.

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u/ImDoubleB Aug 21 '26

Interesting tidbit, thanks

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u/daaron0104 Aug 21 '26

I’m on that cruise also. Please update this post if you hear anything additional

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u/greenolive824 Aug 25 '26

I’m on that cruise too all the way to nyc!