RSS from SF

1 hour ago, Ourusualbeach said:

TA’s can see them

 

Nov 19, 7 nighter 

 

other 7 night cruises are Dec 24 and 31

Jan 17

Mar 18

Mar 25

42 minutes ago, Ashland said:

Is that Jan 17 2022 a 7 nighter and same itinerary as above ?

36 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Yes

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If the 12/31/2021 (7-night) ends on 1/7/2022, and the next 7-night might be 1/17/2022, can we guess those 10 days between are likely cruises of 4 nights (1/7 - 1/11), then 3 nights (1/11 - 1/13), then 4 nights (1/13 - 1/17)?

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The October 5th to San Diego & Ensenada also was cancelled.

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Princess Cruises, Royal Princess, February 10, 2020, Valentine's Day Weekend 5-Night Cabo San Lucas Overnight Getaway, round-trip from Los Angeles.

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2 hours ago, RSS from SF said:

*Jacob told me that current hours for this line are daily 7am-2am EST.

1 hour ago, taznremmy said:

4am-11:00am Pacific Time ...??????

4am to 11pm Pacific Time.

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1 hour ago, Ashland said:

 I remember long ago when D+ used to get early email notifications for bookings . . . .

Princess Elites [Elite after only 15 cruises] not only get new itinerary notifications* but they can book all new releases one day before most everyone else -- including most TAs.

*On the CruiseCritic Princess forum, some members get and share new itineraries and prices on the forum at least a week before the new releases are available to book.

.... But I guess we're talking about different management and release strategies -- in addition to VERY 😮 different IT (programming) departments and capabilities.

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5 hours ago, pcur said:

Her name was Jesse, but I was told last week that anybody in C&A customer service can help with D+.

Jesse....

Jacob....

James....

Until I spoke to rep Fernando, I thought today all reps needed to pick a name that began with "J".  😁

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56 minutes ago, Ashland said:

Let us know the outcome.

I tried 4 times.  Here are my results:
 

1. D+ line:  Gone for the day.
   
   --- Next 3 tries are from 1-866-562-7625*, listen to most of message then hit 5:
    
2. Jacob:
   a. Wanted to now how I knew how I found out that these sailings were available; I told him I read the press release.
   b. The sailing dates are there but the release has been delayed.
   c.  Try calling every week.
    
3. James:
   --  Release has been delayed; try calling the end of next week.
    
4. Fernando:
   a.  Release has been delayed; try calling end of April.
   b.  Any sailing dates from Los Angeles are unconfirmed and may be changed.

*Jacob told me that current hours for this line are daily 7am-2am EST. 

  -- Good to know, if this is correct!

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Just now, pcur said:

I didn't want to:  I want to see the dates and prices first, and didn't want to take up her time when I wasn't interested in booking.

Thank you much for your effort!  Since I'm also D+ I may call and see what I can get.

Customer service told a friend that the new Navigator bookings have been delayed, possibly to May 1. [-- May 1 is a Saturday.  Do they ever release on a Saturday?  Or do they mean first week of May?]

I have not called to check.

Has anyone who has called gotten a new date besides May 1?

4 hours ago, pcur said:

Diamond Plus desk rep said she could book for me.

Were you able to do a booking [or test booking] with the rep?

That poor cat must have been filthy.

3 minutes ago, twangster said:

Something else must be up, like negotiations didn't finalize, they need to re-jig the calendar or someone on the deployment team has a cat and it needed a bath tonight.  

 

Maybe they found a way to stuff her through the canal and now they can add some more cruises or maybe someone's cat needed a bath tonight.  

 

I'm going with the cat excuse.

Better the cat excuse than "the dog ate my calendar"!

21 minutes ago, xpcdoojk said:

What year is Navigator having a 46 night window?  this?

2022:

4 hours ago, twangster said:

When Mariner made the voyage around Cape Horn in 2009 it lasted 46 nights.  It looked like this:

    •    Port Canaveral to Rio de Janeiro - 15 nights
    •    Rio de janeiro to Valparaiso (around the Horn) - 15 nights
    •    Valparaiso to Los Angeles - 16 nights

What would it look like if Navigator repeated Mariner's 2009 voyage around the Horn?  


Navigator has a 3 night sailing from Miami on April 22, 2022.  Her last Miami turn around day is April 25, 2022.

    •    April 25, 2022 to May 10, 2022 - Miami to Rio de Janeiro
    •    May 10, 2022 to May 25, 2022 - Rio de Janeiro to Valparaiso
    •    May 25, 2022 to June 10, 2022 - Valparaiso to Los Angeles

That's 46 nights and it fits quite handily into her schedule.  Coincidence?   

 

Do the math... solo in a suite with the double points promo 😱

 

On 3/17/2021 at 9:18 AM, Cruise Wonderland said:

https://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/press-release/1506/stealing-the-spotlight-royal-caribbean-reveals-new-west-coast-adventures-from-los-angeles/

. . . .

.... "Royal Caribbean’s new year-round adventures from LA will open for sale the week of March 29, 2021."
. . . .

 

Okay Everyone,

So it's Thursday night already.

Usually the new sailings are released by Wednesdays, right?

Do any of you have a best guess now as to what day and time we will see the new Navigator sailings out to book?

Thanks for your thoughts!
-R-

5 hours ago, cruisekitty22 said:

4-5 days cruises peak my interest.

3 hours ago, skynight said:

Dancing? Yes. Disco or Club music*? Not really.

Just a slight qualification, since the OP is specifically interested in 4-5 day cruises, on the shorter itineraries I do see dancing in Princess' traditional disco dance clubs (Skywalkers/Club 6/The One5).  [At least in my experience, because I make it a point to check out these venues at night.]

*Yes @skynight -- I can see that if we're referring to EDM/Electronic Dance Music -- this style is less frequent in these Princess venues.  But I certainly have seen dancing to 70s-80s disco in addition to pop/hip-hop/soul/etc there, usually.

Cheers, -R-

5 minutes ago, twangster said:

When Mariner made the voyage around Cape Horn in 2009 it lasted 46 nights.  It looked like this . . . .

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My Mariner around-the-horn itinerary including pre-cruise:

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From the International Cafe only, the warm, freshly baked Almond Croissants available some mornings; the staff at the counter has the baking schedule.

FYI:

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FYI:

On 3/26/2021 at 1:21 AM, FionaMG said:

Some Navigator sailings are showing now for June and July 2022. Must be the test load. 3 and 4 night itineraries. 

On 3/26/2021 at 2:27 AM, Blue Eyed Belfast Belle said:

22 minutes ago, RSS from SF said:

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. . . Here is a little more info from the same test, apparently [screengrabs from another site]:
 

 

 

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On 3/26/2021 at 2:27 AM, Blue Eyed Belfast Belle said:

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. . . Here is a little more info from the same test, apparently [screengrabs from another site]:
 

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1 hour ago, scottca075 said:

The Navigator is moving to LA in June 2022 and doing 3, 4, 5 day Mexico itineraries, with a couple of 7 day Mexico, but only going to Catalina, Cabo and Ensenada.

Correct for the 3/4/5 itineraries, and the Navigator 7-day itineraries will include Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlán:

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruise-ships/navigator-of-the-seas

"WANDER FROM THE WEST COAST

In summer 2022, LA becomes your jumping off point for epic weekend adventures along the Baja coast and the Mexican Riviera. For the first time in over a decade, Royal Caribbean® heads west with the Amplified Navigator of the Seas®, sailing a mix of short cruises from Los Angeles to Catalina Island, Ensenada and Cabo — plus longer wanders to Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlán."

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4 hours ago, waltd said:

Go to the Cruise News tab on Cruise Critic.     Article is there.    Sailing Spring of 2022.

• CruiseCritic Cruise News:
  3/17/21 -- Navigator of the Seas to Cruise from Los Angeles in 2022
  https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5961/
   
• CruiseCritic Royal Caribbean forum thread:
  3/17/21 -- Navigator now confirmed in California
  https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2774776-navigator-now-confirmed-in-california/
   
• Royal Caribbean Press Center:
  3/17/21 -- Stealing the spotlight, Royal Caribbean reveals new West Coast adventures from Los Angeles
  https://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/press-release/1506/stealing-the-spotlight-royal-caribbean-reveals-new-west-coast-adventures-from-los-angeles/

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On 3/18/2021 at 8:09 PM, Blizzard54 said:

When the Mariner went around the Horn is was in 3 segment totaling 46 nights.

On 3/18/2021 at 8:10 PM, Ourusualbeach said:

Wow, didn’t realize it was that long a trip. 

On 3/18/2021 at 10:07 PM, PhoenixCruiser said:

 

Yes, @Merion_Mom
can tell us all about the trip 😁

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 @Merion_Mom and more than 120 other cruisers on CruiseCritic can tell us all about the trip 😁 -- or so I've heard! 😁

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6 minutes ago, bonsai3s said:

@RSS from SF

. . . "atop Twin Peaks".  Brought back some genuinely fond memories...wink, wink...from my high school days. . . .

Hi @bonsai3s, yes I have heard of what you speak 😇.  And I went to Wash 🙂😮....
....So.... Let's keep "atop Twin Peaks" our little secret 😉😇 😁.

1 minute ago, Coralc said:

Hey Roger! Looking forward to West Coast cruises again! It has been a while. 

 

~Patti & Bill 

Hi Patti & Bill!

-- YES, Definitely!  Miss you guys!  Hopefully we'll see each other on Royal Caribbean again soon enough.  (Our last 9 West Coast cruises have been on Princess [from SF/LA/Seattle/Vancouver], and currently our next 10 cruises are booked on Princess.)

-- Now that RCI is coming back to California, we'll email you the next time we have a booking on Royal Caribbean👍.  (Our last time on Royal was September 2018 on Explorer of the Seas, out of Seattle.)

😃 -R & I-