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Brilliance is missing Mystery Island today. Turned around approx 2100 last night because of a medical emergency and is taking the patient to Port Villa.

The Coming Soon Normally defers to the rest of the Deployment like Australia, Singapore, China and anything else. We probably will not see this group until around Easter or even later.

Ovation has never been on the Hawaii List for anytime in 2025. This is why I have always been thinking Ovation is the weakest link and going elsewhere. Japan is a possibility. But I am just waiting for other ports to update the cruise calls so I can get an idea of what Miami Office are doing.

Chilli My guessing has the Ovation Hawaii to Vancouver cruise will now be worked by Quantum April 2025. A new longer cruise will run 2 days earlier from Sydney worked by Quantum. With most non essential staff on holidays in Oz for the Christmas period a few more port bookings should appear around Oz in the next fortnight.

Papeete Ports has deleted the west bound 19 October 2025 booking for Anthem of the Seas. 19 April 2026 booking still on Papeete Ports for Anthem.

Chilli Quantum of the Seas is currently on sale for the cruise arriving into Brisbane 4 April 2025 Royal have made extra port booking into Brisbane 6 April 2025 to run a 2 night cruise 4 to 6 April 2025. Quantum will then reposition to Sydney to do the Ovation Trans Pacific 8 April 2025. Good question what is happening to Ovation. One of the Next Cruises told someone Ovation is China bound.

Dubai is one of the main end/start sectors of the world cruise. Canceling the cruise in Dubai would have to be one of the options on the table In the Miami Deployment Office f the situation arose. Flor the time being my guessing still has Serenade and Anthem going via the Suez.

Chilli the Ports North Booking shows Celebrity Edge 29 February 2024 at Yorkeys Knob. I haven’t heard since pre Covid about the size going to Voyager Class. It was going to be a gradual trial of size.

Still no revenue run for Quantum from Brisbane to Alaska season 2025.

Yorkeys Knob Boating Club doesn’t appear to be affected with the exception of a few generator incidents. Bingo is on this morning plus they are also a flood help centre giving out food supplies to those who need help. This club is where the tenders depart from on cruise days.

I have had. to get from Orlando twice to Fort Lauderdale and have hired a car both times. It is a boring drive. I would have definitely used the train at least once being a rail buff for the journey if it was opened.

I am reading elsewhere. Yesterday a blitz happened on Carnival Splendor boarding in Sydney for the right travel insurance for the South Pacific, (Just a Heads Up)

It’s not cheap that train Chilli. I would love to do it.

The Kuranda Scenic Railways appears it will be out of action for probably a couple of months. Heaps of. damage and the rail line still has water over it in places.

With the massive flooding happening in Cairns ATM I assume cruises to Cairns will be effected for a while. Yorkeys Knob is one of the worst areas. . For those in the Cairns Tablelands area please stay safe and best wishes.

Does anyone know what the incident was involving a Cruise Ship in Auckland the other night when Edge and another cruise ship were in town. Auckland Transport claimed ferries were delayed because of a cruise ship incident.

Chilli this is probably the reason why the Trans Pacifics are not going on sale. Spectrum in China being axed completely or a much smaller window in Shanghai. Part of the plan probably is to swap the Quantum Class ships around.

Princess are using Enchanted Princess to Kotor.

This is the Quantum of the Seas deck plan. Interestingly nothing changes for the November 2024 dry dock. A few weeks ago Royal made a Port Booking in Hong Kong 23 October 2014 for the run that should be non revenue Hawaii to Singapore. So is the dry dock now after Brisbane 24/25 season now?

Interesting to see the deployment for something going on sale up to October 2026 is still shown after the update!

It will be interesting to see if those Trans Pacific’s go on sale before February. Quantum and Anthem April 2025.

The Brisbane Port bookings for Voyager are all 8 days and under. A lot more cruises under 7 days if the Port of Brisbane website is right. Including more 3 and 4 nighters. More like a P&O schedule. Looks like Royal are cutting down in the South Pacific like the other cruise lines.

One of the Next Cruises are saying Ovation will be in China mid 2025.

No Chilli I i will be in Brisbane working. I would be cheesed off I wasn’t going to Hobart if I was onboard.