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I'm thinking if it is indeed a Singapore or China deployment, they usually release these itineraries much closer to the sail date, and hence, will be in line with the deployment release culture for the region. Also I have a feeling, they are scrambling to rethink their strategy with Singapore at the moment because Anthem can't fight a mega DCL ship. Anthem seems like a step down from Spectrum so that's an issue.

That would have been nice to have had a 'grander' first experience of an O class ship. Wonder was my first and I can say i marvelled like a little kid in a candy store at everything she had to offer. Of course the only thing odd to me was the hanging dragon's in the lift atriums. Sometimes, depending on the angle, they looked like intestines with cones as noses at the end.

That is what I also believe, but at this point in time. Singapore only has Spectrum and Genting Dream. If DCL comes, its too big a ship to not take over market share regardless of the different target market. I would say most people who cruise don't only fit one characteristic. IE. are only gamblers. Or only families. etc. So i expect to see DCL eat up both the other player's shares.

Spectrum is also mostly a cool climate ship. Other than that, it's roughly the same as Spectrum, and I feel like Anthem would do okay for one season without a major refurb to cater to the Chinese speaking guests from Singapore. With the announcement of Disney homeporting a brand new Disney ship and the largest in the region. Royal is definitely going to lose up by sending Anthem for the coming season, maybe if it's still early they might revise these plans and send Wonder or another O class ship to fight the 208K GT Disney ship.

That's a question for another thread! 😂

Icon's inaugural is Jan 2024, few months before Utopia's arrival. Why do you think Utopia will influence Anthem? How so?

Royal hasn't confirmed any launch dates yet, only the given time frame of a spring 2024 launch. They should release more info on Utopia very soon, given its now a year away.

Just around a year from now.

I don't think the timeline for Utopia's inaugural has been delayed, so as projected currently.

Last i heard, Utopia will debut in UK when she launches initially, not sure for how long though, taking over Anthem. Plans might or might not have changed.

What's SOU?

Spectrum will go back to China/HK

Heard from my own sources she's confirmed in SG for the 2024/2025 Season

Sure of course! Come say hi if you ever see me onboard!

I mean I don't really need to say anymore. If you still believe the way you do that's your perogative and you're entitled to that. My goal wasn't to change your perspective, it was to educate you that we try to be as considerate as we can to cruise passengers with every opportunity we have. If your mindset is set so far as to be following only one perspective and not being influenced by what others tell you then that's fine. I'm not going to tell you how to think or feel. But in the end, you lose having a great chat to any one of us onboard which may provide invaluable information about your next cruise and that's on you. Happy Sailing 🙂

Largely depends on the situation each time and on a case-by-case basis. If it's not time-sensitive then we can always come back and do it another time if there's too many guests. But then that begs the question: we can come back another time of day or when the ship is in port and less crowded, but even if there are still people there, we still have to get footage of those venues etc.

I meant sharing our perspective of what we think when we film, all our mannerisms and actions. We as a team also have an image, and disrupting guests from a vacation that they've waited a life time for and paid up is something we of course never want to disturb if there are other ways to achieving our tasks. We are always mindful of what we should and shouldn't do, what is okay and what is less okay. What is invasive and what is acceptable from being just another cruiser on a ship-perspective.

Thank you.

i was thinking of something else when i wrote it, yes its a misunderstanding.

Yes had a typo.

didn't have to label me as pretentious.. guess sharing my experiences with you all is not so valuable after all with that kind of attitude!

I'm part of a content creator and do this exactly for the reasons mentioned above, sharing what cruise ships have to offer and share our passion of cruising to the community. I can say from experience that we don't try to get in the way of others, unless they seem very receptive to wanting to be filmed and join in the fun. Otherwise, most of the times, we will just try to be as discrete as possible for a not very discrete activity. We are also nice people, or at least i hope we come across as that XD. I'll be curating content on Beyond in June when i'm on her in the Med. I hope the passengers onboard I bump into won't be annoyed whilst filming and taking pictures 😅

How i'm envying your $500 OBC haha

That's odd i have nothing showing, thought I had been given $100 for Shareholder benefit

Does anyone know if you have OBC does it show up in the top right of your account like Royal whilst in the cruise planner page?