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I don’t Ovation hasn’t really been to the Atlantic ,they say a change is as good as a holiday.

You can’t get the senior discount with a credit card. You do get the daily cap though. To get the senior Opel you have to apply for one and they post it out, you can’t get them from a convenience store.

The Fosters oil cans have 2 schooners for $9.75

So you’re saying the end of the queue ,the one that’s far .

Don’t you have a priority line for CC members and your old mates like me?

The ships should be here in a couple of months, I believe these menus and prices are current. I don’t know about the 18% gratuity if it’s included or on top .

I wonder what the exchange rate will be onboard this season. A few people said the casino was only paying 50cents last season .

The internet package is about the only thing I buy . I don’t think I will bother, I’ll just use my 2 free days and use my phone as a hot spot. Global roaming is a bargain compared to the ship.

I thought wonder or Utopia would up the ante IF china does take off .

Has anyone noticed the prices? Get ready for bill shock

It would be interesting to know how Spectrum is selling in Shanghai. If it does do well ,it’s strange they would replace it with an older westernised ship like Quantum.

So I presume Spectrum would be going back to Singapore in that scenario. I personally don’t think Royal will be successful in Shanghai,the economy is imploding.

Where did you see that Geoff ,I can only see up to February. https://hawaii.portcall.com/#!?tab=2

Hawaii ports only have up-to February ,so can’t tell if it’s going that direction. As for Singapore, I don’t think Royal would send a ship that’s already been home ported. They usually like to hype a new ship,different ship even if it’s an old one . Quantum would be an over kill year round in Australia , maybe something smaller. How about Quantum to Japan and we might be getting Allure ? I believe Allure is at a loose end after a dry dock about then.

@springaussie Any idea what Quantum is doing April 2025 , I can see a repo to Alaska.

Any idea where Quantum is going April 2025 ? It usually does a repo from Brisbane to Seattle but I can see one. Is it going to stay in Australia year round ?

Maybe the coffee shop is the famous Lelepa ?

There’s some good deals with Spectrum’s repo next April. Qantas has it , 8 night cruise,with 3 nights in Singapore and 3 nights in Shanghai including airfares from $3000 pp twin share. Mustn’t be selling well with the Chinese.

You would know better than anyone but from what I can work out OPT would be suitable for a port visit but not for an embarkation day and turn around. Ovation goes smoothly on a good day but an oasis with 6,000 passengers on a bad day wouldn’t be nice. There would be some unhappy people.

What was Lelepa again ? Sydney Port authority has advised the state,that a cruise terminal in Botany would interfere with the container terminal operations. So there goes a oasis class for Sydney ,I don’t know where else they could put one.

Wait to see what our government wants to do about another cruise terminal. Sydney is pretty congested. Its very possible they will use a berth at the container terminal which would easily take an oasis class.

Just rumours. I think the biggest drawback is what kind of fuel would it use? At the moment the only viable fuel for a new ship is L.N.G and I don’t know if it’s practical for a smaller ship.

I was on voyager just after the first refresh in Singapore, I think it was 2019 . All they really did was put in a heap of extra cabins and a water slide. For some reason it was cut short.There was masking tape hanging from the ceiling,some seats where recovered and others weren’t. Pore old girl needs a bit more love. I believe Royal had another attempt in Europe before it went back to work.

I would do a reef excursion from Port Douglas. https://quicksilver-*****/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvL-Iqem0gAMVVKOWCh1BKgSoEAAYAiAAEgKKz_D_BwE