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If you compare from 2024 prices (as of today with similar dates/itinerary/cabins) the 2025 prices are so much lower. I think they can only go up.

I can’t believe there won’t be some sort of big reveal for 14 nights from the UK on another ship. It’s too different. Voyager has the best itineraries again. I was very excited when I thought Allure might be doing some of them.

I quite like the option of a shorter cruise - they haven’t been available for years from the UK - or at least very few. I did one with the kids in 2016 (also on Independence) but haven’t seen the option much since. With all our annual leave we can squeeze in a long weekend here are there as well as our longer holidays - maybe a girls trip. Much more likely to do this from Southampton than fly somewhere for it. I am tempted - although haven’t been on Anthem before so would be more tempted by that. I look at the Anthem options each year but it seems to be two weeks or nothing, especially in the summer holidays, so I don’t book it. But for those people who want their usual two week summer holiday on Royal Caribbean from Southampton this will be a bit of a shock to the system.

It seems strange with the shows being fixed on each ship that they don’t rotate them more each year. Why doesn’t Southampton have Freedom or Liberty instead for example? Or Odyssey as it sounds like was planned Maybe it’s the tea making facilities all set up already for us brits. That would be too expensive to move around? 😉

Why was this expected? Is Independence due a dry dock? Never been on Anthem but I can’t seem to get excited about the layout and cabins.

I have done the family ocean view (Radiance class) and panaromic ocean view (Freedom class - corner cabin) and loved them both. Panoramic more so I think although the space in the FOV was fantastic. Next time we are trying a junior suite with an interior across the corridor for the kids. Hope we will enjoy our balcony but I can imagine the view being better from the panoramic ocean view because you don't have the balcony between you and view when you are in the room.