Esahuma

Panama Canal Sailings for 2026 - any idea?  Thank you!  🙂

Any idea when the 2026 Panama will be released?  Thanks

1 hour ago, Jumping Cruiser said:

Anthem is having a drydock in Singapore during this timeframe.

I pretty much figured this out but was hoping that 'maybe' she would be open for more cruises - Really not into 3-4-5 days cruises but since we are there it would have been nice!

We will be boarding Anthem for B2B starting 13 April 2025 - Was hoping the Ovation would arrive in Singapore on 13 April but it is arriving on 14 April - so no can do -

*Also Anthem has four weeks unaccounted 11 March - 13 April - so hoping something will pop up soon - don't think she is due for dry dock yet?

1 minute ago, FionaMG said:

I'm seeing Spectrum on the website now right through to April 2026 sailing from Shanghai.

Wow thank you - they must have just put them up!  🙂

Any idea where the Spectrum is headed?  Her last sailing is showing as:  4 nights from January 28, 2025 - I believe Hong Kong?

Thank you all - I did take a look - I will keep an eye on it- we are headed to Singapore for B2B on Anthem 13 Apr 2025 -  and 14 days on repositioning25 April Tokyo to Seattle and looking for cruises before the 13 of April but if none show up we do have plans of doing a resort stay in Bali -our stop there Early March 2020 we were not allowed to get off - that pesky virus thing was just starting - 

1 hour ago, cookooclock said:

China’s deployment is set to be released next week (week of March 11th) according to deployment schedule. 

 

Thank you so very much to all!  

7 hours ago, Biker19 said:

Follow the 2025-26 deployment thread.

I have followed this and there has been nothing about Asia in 2025

We have booked the Anthem B2B Starting in Singapore on 13 April and then the Transpacific from Tokyo - Seattle after that -

Question:  Anyone hear anything about other 2025 cruises - Spectrum has none show after end of January 2025 and Anthem has about 6 weeks prior to our 13 April Sailing -

Wanting to book more in Asia -

Thank you in advance ~

Audrilee

On 7/24/2023 at 6:41 AM, ONECRUISER said:

I would and have. Doing 42 nites this Sept/Oct, inc a PC and a Repo though it's on 2 Ships

We did 35 Night Holland - San Diego - Hawaii - South Pacific - San Diego in Feb-Mar 2023 BUT we have done 5 months Royal - Mid October 20 - March 2022 - 5 different ships - 1 TA - and only break was from 30 Dec - 2 Jan - 2 days  - This was when we had so many cruises still being canceled we had to fill the gap with a few ship changes (since we live in CA didn't want to fly back and forth when cruises cancelled) 130 gone - 124 consecutive days cruising!  I loved it Sam said - never again - he didn't like being gone from home so long so now we limit ourselves to 30-45 days \🙂

13 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

Depends on whether you believe your TA/RCI rep or posters here and the plain language reading of RCI's web site.

I believe their website but why would my TA's Royal's BDM tell her differently than stated the website - either one or the other is correct - Royal again proves to be consecutively confusing

THANK YOU TO ALL!

7 hours ago, Coralc said:

Rules say you can bring 12 bottles per cabin. But you could also bring 12 bottles per person if you and Sam each carry them on separately, in the security line. But they have to be carried on (if you follow the rules)  Or maybe they could be dietary use? Or put them in their own luggage duffle with a tag? 

 

"On boarding day, each stateroom may bring up to two 750 ml bottles of wine or champagne, as long as one guest is of legal drinking age. Corkscrews will be provided for guests to enjoy their drinks in their stateroom. If guests wish to enjoy their wine or champagne in our dining or bar venues, there will be a corkage fee applied.

Guests may also bring non-alcoholic beverages as carry-on items on boarding day. Non-alcoholic beverages may not exceed 12 standard (17 oz.) cans, bottles or cartons per stateroom. Milk and distilled water brought on for infant, medical, or dietary use are permitted. "

 

Link: https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/food-drink-onboard-policy

 

Awh thank you so much!  So good to hear from you dear friend!  Hope that all has been good for you over the last 20 months!  Sam and I are used to the 'old' D+ Event where we could get water every day - and now we have the 5 limit on our card.  We are presently on Harmony with the Drink Package so we have been 'putting away' a few cans of water for the B2B - 21 days total on Harmony!  We are blessed - but they are holding to that rule of 5 drinks - including water in the D event - 

Hope that we will get to meet again on another cruise soon!  Blessings to you both for health - happiness and joy overflowing!  -- Audrilee and Sam

Thank you all for your answers really appreciate it - we used to buy water before we were D then we were always able to get them in the D Lounge Yes we do always tip for every drink - but with this 5 drink limit i was not sure if they would count waters -

I did go online for our next 6 cruises and purchased water!

THANK YOU EVERYONE!  WISHING YOU ALL FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS! 🙂 

8 minutes ago, twangster said:

I have found that when using a Diamond voucher to order a drink I can often request a bottle of water and not be charged for it.  Slipping a tip across with your order seems to unlock many benefits.  $1 or $2 is a small price to pay for building a relationship with bar staff and cheaper than burning a diamond voucher for a bottle of water or buying one at normal ship prices.   

Yes we always tip but not sure how strict they are now with covid thing 

21 minutes ago, adolfo2 said:

You can still buy water (Evian or Desani) via the cruise planner.

 

Thank you so much - we used to buy this but then we were able to get as much as we needed on D+ - I really appreciate your help!  

I am not able to drink their desalinated water on board - my system does not care for it 🙂  We used to be able to buy a case of water onboard at Ft. Lauderdale or Miami - Does anyone know if this policy has changed since covid?

Thank you in advance - 

My TA just let me know that Navigator WILL Be doing West Coast/Mexico Cruises in Spring - Fall 2022 - should be released by 1 Apr 2021 🙂  3- 5 -  night cruises 

1 hour ago, Chiliburn said:

Yeh our prime minister said the other day ,don’t expect to travel overseas at least the end of next year

😞 sad face - love visiting Australia and NZ - so now this will be another cruise canceled - that will be 9 in 2020 and 3 in 2021 😞  

15 hours ago, Chiliburn said:

If there’s no international travel, I can’t see Australia filling 3 ships with it’s domestic market.

 

And they sent quantum to Brisbane??

 

Australia is completely closed to international travel until mid - if not late 2021

SYDNEY, AUSTRALA - In a further blow to the travel industry, Australia is warning its international borders are likely to stay closed because of COVID-19 restrictions until “late next year.” Foreign nationals were banned in March to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, and Australian citizens must get official permission to leave the country.

Australia to remain closed for another year

Australia’s treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, has this week stated the government’s expectation that Australia will remain closed to most until late 2021:

“International travel, including by tourists and international students, is assumed to remain largely closed off until late next year and then gradually return over time. And a vaccine to be available around the end of 2021 is one of the assumptions in the budget.”

We purchased Royal Caribbean Group, Inc Stock back in March 2020 and I know we can use OBC for Royal Cruises but do we also get to apply OBC on Celebrity Cruises? 

Thank you for your help - 

1 hour ago, lovelife said:

Just got notice that our 5/16 and 5/22/21 Brilliance sailings have been moved to Indie for same dates and itineraries from POM.  We have the option to cancel of course.

we were just outright cancelled on B2B before Beaches to Beantown also 

45 minutes ago, Blue Eyed Belfast Belle said:

My Brilliance Beaches to Beantown in August has been cancelled outright.

Our did too - we had B2B so wondering if Indy will do those?

Don't see several ships listed for August - October - what to do what to do - I feel like I am back in the Navy - hurry up and then wait 🙂 

I am keeping an eye on everything as we hae B3B on Rhapsody starting 9 Oct 2021 out of Port near Venice - our adult kids will be joining us on the first leg - then on to Barcelona for Harmony TA on 31 October - So if it get replaced by another ship - I guess that just means more OBC for switching ships!  🙂