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Royal Announced they will be homeporting the Quantum Of The Seas/Quantum Class for the next 5 years in Singapore during the Winter period. 

14 hours ago, Jax129 said:

I'm kind of scared to see what Odyssey prices are as well. Been planning this cruise for so long, I'm going for the itinerary not the ship but I'm excited about Odyssey. We're going regardless, just bracing myself for a higher rate than expected. 

Looking forward to booking Odyssey to Greece, but seeing the way they price Anthem I do not feel good about Odyssey being cheaper than Anthem considering its a new ship.

Though Anthem itineraries to Norway are really good with the overnight in Geiranger

10 hours ago, Ethanol95 said:

I asked because last time they tied China and Exotics together (which included Singapore).. 

Royal tends to reveal Singapore homeport sailings when a new ship homeports, or arrive in Singapore for the first time aka an important day for Royal. Same thing happen to Quantum which was announced during Mariner/Ovation double call in Singapore and during Spectrum arrival in Singapore. 

Nov 16 is when Voyager and Quantum calls together here. Expecting some news from Royal. 

On 10/21/2019 at 1:22 PM, DELTABLUE said:

ADVENTURE:   Drew Devine #1397
ALLURE:   Mike Hunnerup as of 8-11-19 #1371

 

ANTHEM:   Mitch Merucci September 21 #1477 to January 5, 2020 #1368
BRILLIANCE:   Andrea Olivieri #1453 till 10-15 then Rob McNally returns #1478 Please confirm Rob is aboard
EMPRESS  Elvis Pinto returns from vacation 9-7 #1273 Please confirm Elvis  is aboard
ENCHANTMENT:  Bobby Broughton.  Will join Liberty April 2020. #1277 Elizabeth Hackett to cover vacation, early October #1476 Is Elizabeth aboard? For how long?
EXPLORER:  Clo O'Connor 7-21 for full contract #1280
FREEDOM:    Daniel Dornas as of 10-6-19 #1501, Cory Rogers for 30 days in Dec to take ship to Cadiz in Jan for drydock #1444
GRANDEUR:  John Blair August 8 until November 30 #1194, then Susan Adams to cover vacation. 11-30-19 roll call #1032
HARMONY:    Marc Walker as of  9-29 #1097
INDEPENDENCE:    Mike Hunnerup  #1501 Please confirm Mike is aboard
JEWEL:         Simona Ferraiuolo #1401
LIBERTY:  Brian Leavitt returns October 13 #1365 Please confirm Brian is aboard

 

MARINER:    Dan Whitley as of 9-20 #1477
MAJESTY:  Tornado Tanya Yates Tongue as of 6-24 #1234 any update?
NAVIGATOR:   Hugo Arenas returns 10-18 #1426 Please confirm Hugo is aboard
OASIS:           Bobby Brown for 3 weeks, after drydock #1475
OVATION:     Chris Brown as of 9-30-19  #1476
QUANTUM: Paul Rutter any change?
RADIANCE:   Mark Rous  #1430
RHAPSODY:  Bill Bronckhurst  #1477
SERENADE:  Carly B  as of  ?  , should be on through November.  #1476
SPECTRUM: Fang Lixin through December #1394

 

SYMPHONY:  Mike Szwajkowski as of 9-29 #1297

 

VISION       Steve Davis  for transatlantic crossing, will be on for 8 months #1518
VOYAGER:  Michelle Oliveria on vacation #1394 who is working here?

 

Michelle Oliveria is currently on VY as a CD. When we went onboard Voyager first cruise after her amplification on the 20th she was the CD. Will go again on the 4 Nov and see if there's any changes

On 10/26/2019 at 11:11 AM, timf2001 said:

China Phase 1 is probably Spectrum and Quantum, with Wonder to come in Phase 2.

When will the Wonder Repo from Europe to China be released?

Voyager Of The Seas might head to the West Coast and homeport there. Just my 2 cents.

On 10/10/2019 at 7:34 PM, Biker19 said:

Not sure who the guys in this pics are:

 

The Guy on the left is Dr. Zinan Liu. He is the Chairman for Royal Caribbean Asia. The center is Michael Bayley. The Right I'm not too sure

I was right! Oasis 5 will be coming to Asia in 2021 and will be name Wonder Of The Seas

Royal Princess is apparently heading to Australia too in 2021 before heading up to Asia in 2022

13 hours ago, ChuckL said:

I just noticed that the Revolution date for the Celebrity Eclipse was changed on the Revolution Schedule webpage

https://www.celebritycruises.com/revolution/schedule/ 

from November 24, 2020 to April 4, 2021. 

 

I haven’t seen the change reflected on other webpages yet, but the 4/4/21 sailing of the Eclipse is currently scheduled as a 19 night trip from Melbourne, Australia to Oahu (Honolulu), Hawaii. Is Melbourne a port with the facilities capable of completing the Revolution upgrades? She was originally going to be upgraded in Singapore in November 2020, which I believe is where the Millenium was done. 

This is new..

So now I'm wondering if Eclipse inaugural season in Australia will be a revolution ship or not? That will be a shot in the foot if its not. 

On 9/15/2019 at 2:07 PM, Knickearth said:

My husband wants to go to Easter and Christmas Islands (bucket list item).  Anyone know who goes there?

Thanks

Hi, 

There's a cruise line going to Christmas Island next year roundtrip from Singapore but it's on a Asian Cruise Line (Dream Cruises) with their cruise ship Genting Dream. The Cruise is called the 5 night Gems of Equator Cruise which also calls in Belitung, Indonesia. 

On 8/31/2019 at 4:42 AM, springaussie said:

Voyager of the Seas Sailings 2021 (Speculated)

12 April - 26 April Sydney to Singapore

DRYDOCK ( No dry dock suitable when based in California/ South America)

27 May - 10 June Singapore to Sydney ( To get around Jones Law.)

10 June  - 4 July  ( APPROX ) Sydney to California via South Pacific (one cruise )

Voyager based in San Francisco or Los Angeles

 

Then possibly move to South America for the Summer in that region. Royal has asked about cruises from South America in recent surveys.

 

https://thecatalinaislander.com/guest-column-royal-caribbean-cruise-lines-may-return-to-catalina-island/?fbclid=IwAR0o3GEi3jEcREtggdMBfHX-kd064_1gStcA0uW1ni3zkW-clw-GVe26dYw

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interesting to have VY drydock in Singapore again after her upcoming drydock in Singapore when she enters next week. 

Perhaps given all the flak about her Royal Amplification, Royal will want to add the missing stuff like skypad, the caribbean pool etc on VY before she returns to the US. 

In this case, I wonder who will take over Singapore May, June deployment once she's gone. 

On 8/21/2019 at 2:31 AM, Ru2on said:

My daughter and i are spending five nights in Singapore, Almost booked an add on spur of the moment five day cruise from Singapore on the Quantum but then read the very bad reviews based on its China sailings pretty much saying if you are a Westerner dont do it

 

Is the ship experience going to be the same when its based in Singapore?  Will anything be altered before it starts its Singapore season.  

Complaints were things like 

Lack of coffee available (i really  neeed my coffee)  no specialty coffees available 

All Food only catering for the Asian Market

Things that dont normally cost having a cost or only available for suite guests

Pushing Shoving Arguing 

English speaking tours and activities canceled ,

reviews basically saying ship totally catering to Asian Market only and if you are a Westerner..find a different ship/company.  Has me a bit concerned as I am not familiar with that area of the world ..so would leaving from Singapore be the same sort of cruising ?

 

Most of the complaints centered around China cruising. 

English is widely spoken onboard Royal ships sailing from Singapore. 

English Speaking Tours and Activities Canceled: Cruises from Singapore, shore excursions are mainly in English with only 1 or 2 in Chinese. It will not be canceled unless there is a low take up rate. Activities onboard are all held in English including Bingo, Trivia and etc...

All Food Only Catering for the Asian Market: It's a Mix between Asian and Western Food. You will not find 100% Asian Food on the Quantum sailing from Singapore.

Lack Of Coffee Available: Never have I seen a Quantum Ship sailing from Singapore lacking in coffee and specialty coffee. There is lots around the ship in the cafe promenade, windjammer.

Unfortunately, Singapore has decided to follow the China style of charging for activities on-board like North Star, Bumper Cars(Express Lane) and  IFLY. A bad move in my opinion considering the reason they give is not good enough.

Pushing, Shoving , Arguing. You may encounter this from time to time but hey, it happens all over the world.   

On 7/30/2019 at 5:40 PM, geoff2802 said:

Quantum of the Seas has appeared in the Napier, NZ port calendar on Jan 18 2022, and twice more in following seasons.  The Unnamed Vessel appears in the Sydney ports calendar on Jan 13 and 24 of that year.  Looks like Quantum (or another Q-class ship) might replace Serenade in Sydney.  This would not surprise given the congestion in Sydney Circular Quay.  

That Quantum booking is really interesting as she has never left China ever since she arrived. Guess she will undergo a makeover before heading down. 

With Quantum down under in 2021/2022, this will only leave Spectrum in China which for Royal doesn't work out as Singapore is left without a ship. Either Voyager arrives back to Singapore for her winter deployment or this is hinting at a new ship which could be an Oasis Class making its way to Asia soon. 

On 7/8/2019 at 8:01 PM, Ethanol95 said:

 

Not in recent times! We should be hearing more about the global class cruise ship soon in the coming months.

They released the Cabin features. 2 Bathrooms it seems plus many other more features. 

On 6/6/2019 at 7:25 PM, Ethanol95 said:

 

Feel my pain. I always wish every year they would change up the 4 and 5 nights but they are always the same with +1/-1 port in Malaysia. So bored of these already... 

Same. I just cruise to the same ports mainly due to the ship. 

Royal rarely does Langkawi or even touch Koh Samui. Their competitor in Singapore is throwing out good itineraries. If only royal could see it. 

12 hours ago, Blue Eyed Belfast Belle said:

 

The prices in Europe are astronomical! It is less expensive for me to fly to the US to cruise than sailing from Europe-5 nights on Anthem next year is £800!!

Wonder why. I wanted to book the 14 night Anthem Med sailing but was put off by the price. Maybe if they added another Quantum Class ship there, the price will drop or will remain the same due to high demand. 

I have a feeling that one of the Oasis class will head to Asia in 2021

On 6/3/2019 at 4:57 PM, londongal796 said:

We're probably going to be doing the Singapore to Tokyo cruise on Ovation but I'm hoping we might be able to tack on a semi-B2B with Quantum out of Singapore around the same time. 

Your wish is granted. Ovation Of The Seas will be meeting with Quantum Of The Seas in Singapore on 4 April 2021 and 25 April 2021. 

You can do a short Quantum Of The Seas Cruise before embarking on the Ovation to Japan.

For those interested, If you want to do the Sydney to Singapore leg arriving on 4 April 2021, you can also hop on the Quantum Of The Seas departing on the same day. 

There is also a Tianjin to Singapore Cruise on Quantum after which you can do a B2B with a 9 Night Cruise in October 2020. 

Sailing from China and sailing from Singapore is an entirely different concept.  Sailing from Singapore mostly follows the international version with some tweaks in food and entertainment(you will still have the same production show). You also do not have to pay for North Star, Bumper Cars, Ifly like the china sailings. Solarium is open for all. 

Usually re-positioning cruise tend to cater to more foreigners  from western countries then Asia. One of the reasons why is that because re-positioning cruises are usually long over 7 Nights, we do not have many leave to take off work and apparently this cruise doesn't fall during Golden Week or the Singapore School Holidays. 

On 5/25/2019 at 10:00 PM, Beachammo said:

 

1) First cruises after drydock

2) Inexpensive TP

3) Royal's track record when selling a longer cruise 2 years out.

Agreed. 

I tend not to book cruises right after drydock and is about a 3 weeks drydock so I'm not really sure what they are going to do. 

Though the trade off is that this cruise is going to be a one off and wont happen for the next 4/5 years until Ovation is going for her next scheduled drydock. Good itinerary too!  

On 5/30/2019 at 12:10 PM, Biker19 said:

Spectrum averages that out. 

By The Way, Spectrum Maiden Voyage is a one off. It's because it's new, its on a Maiden Voyage and everything is done very nice so much so that the Glitz and Glamour is everywhere throughout the ship. You probably don't see the same thing on every other normal voyage in the Royal Caribbean Fleet. And once it reaches China, everything will change. Even the food menu has changed to Asian cuisine. Probably because that's why Quantum and Ovation are dead last as they spend most of their time cruising in Asia currently and in the past. 

That beings said, I love the Quantum Class. I have been on 2 Ovation Cruises and currently booked on Quantum and Spectrum. they seem to excite me in the activities, the technology, her interiors and the ship itself. Service was great on Ovation though not without faults. It didn't stop me from choosing Royal or another Quantum Class again. 

On 4/30/2019 at 4:23 AM, Ashland said:

China opens this week...any idea what itineraries and ships are going to come out.

Quantum, Spectrum.

Same usual Japan, Philippines, Russia,  itineraries 

1 hour ago, heatherb1958 said:

 

We did a cruise with Princess on the Sapphire from Singapore to Shanghai this past Christmas and New year , the itinerary was amazing , 15 nights visiting so many ports including Hong Kong, Nagasaki in Japan, Busan in Korea . We had 3 nights in Shanghai post cruise. I was so so glad we did it. Our ship had onboard  700 Aussies, 700 Americans , 300 Brits then the rest of the world followed to fill the ship. The menu was very Westernised with a mix of Oriental/Asian dishes. A cruise round trip from China is VERY different, the CD said on the last night of our trip that on the next cruise they were going to have so few English speakers , barely 300 !! . I think you would be fine on a similar itinerary we did. Bizarrely on our cruise there wasn’t a single resident of Singapore on it !

 

 

Hadley, always love your reviews and enjoyed your photos on FB. Loving your new avatar too !! Xx

p.s we did the Maiden Quantum TA and loved the ship, interesting seeing your perspective of her and the changes in Asia .

Well, I could give you an answer on the missing Singaporeans on it. 

Most Singaporeans rarely do long cruises as it is too long. Give them a 3, 5 or 7 nighter, you will find them onboard, but longer than that is rare to see them. If you do, it's mostly the long time cruisers or those that retired. 

Also, majority of them will rather fly to the country and do a land tour and given the long itinerary , we don't really have lots of leave to take from work hence it is also another reason that you don't see them. 

3 hours ago, Hop77 said:

 

May I know where did you get the confirmation that sailing from Singapore in the Quantum will follow the Sea, Sky and Star class program? I am very anxious to get the confirmation as RC has upgraded me to a grand loft suite, I booked the grand suite guarantee, and I really hope to have the once a lifetime Star experience. Thanks. 🙂

Hi, I'm from Singapore too. 

Royal only does the Silver/Gold program when sailing from China. Talking to Royal Caribbean office in Singapore, they have assured me that Quantum follows the International version of the Royal Suite Class when she's based here. Also based on past experience with Ovation Home-porting in Singapore before, they have never implemented the China Suite Program here at all.