Midwestgal Posted September 16, 2018 #1 Share Posted September 16, 2018 We booked super early for April 26,2020 cruise, we booked in April of this year so two years out. I found the cruise , priced it, and choose our cabin. I then booked it with my TA . A couple of months ago I did a price check and the cruise isn’t even listed , nothing listed for Allure after March of 2020....my cruise is still in my account with Royal when I checked. I called my TA and his company site (cruise planners) still shows it, I looked again yesterday and it’s not there. Any thought as to why this would be? My TA said give it some time. Honestly it’s not a big deal as I’d just jump on Symphony or even try MSC SeaSide , I’m just curious what’s up with Allure, is it being moved or dry docked ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted September 16, 2018 #2 Share Posted September 16, 2018 No one will know for sure at this point. Mistake on the website, dry dock, redeployment, charter. Could be anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwestgal Posted September 16, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted September 16, 2018 No one will know for sure at this point. Mistake on the website, dry dock, redeployment, charter. Could be anything. Okay thanks. I have the feeling she’s being moved or chartered . I wonder how soon RC would let us know , hopefully not just a few months ahead of sailing. As a back up Wednesday just book Symphony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ourusualbeach Posted September 16, 2018 #4 Share Posted September 16, 2018 We booked super early for April 26,2020 cruise, we booked in April of this year so two years out. I found the cruise , priced it, and choose our cabin. I then booked it with my TA . A couple of months ago I did a price check and the cruise isn’t even listed , nothing listed for Allure after March of 2020....my cruise is still in my account with Royal when I checked. I called my TA and his company site (cruise planners) still shows it, I looked again yesterday and it’s not there. Any thought as to why this would be? My TA said give it some time. Honestly it’s not a big deal as I’d just jump on Symphony or even try MSC SeaSide , I’m just curious what’s up with Allure, is it being moved or dry docked ? This has been a strange sailing. A while ago all sailings for April went code red (not available for sale). Most likely as she will head to Europe for her 5 year dry-dock following the same pattern as Oasis in 2019. What was strange was 2 weeks ago all of the sailings that had previously been code red showed up as available to book again. They are now all back to code red. This is for all sailings from March 22 2020 through then end of April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted September 16, 2018 #5 Share Posted September 16, 2018 This has been a strange sailing. A while ago all sailings for April went code red (not available for sale). Most likely as she will head to Europe for her 5 year dry-dock followingbthe same pattern as Oasis in 2019. What was strange was 2 weeks ago all of the sailings that had previously been code red showed up as available to book again. They are now all back to code red. This is for all sailings from March 22 2020 through then end of April. So it looks like a re-deployment. To the OP: there's no telling when Royal will notify you. However, don't make any changes to the booking so that you will be eligible for anu consideration the cruise line might offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieDiva Posted September 16, 2018 #6 Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) We booked the 4-26-20 cruise back in April of this year. In early July we realized that it was no longer listed on the RCI website. We’ve never heard one word about this from RCI yet. We booked another cruise on the Oasis for that week and will wait on RCI to see what they say. Edited September 16, 2018 by CookieDiva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ourusualbeach Posted September 16, 2018 #7 Share Posted September 16, 2018 So it looks like a re-deployment. To the OP: there's no telling when Royal will notify you. However, don't make any changes to the booking so that you will be eligible for anu consideration the cruise line might offer. Yes, it’s following the same thing that Royal did with Oasis. Originally Oasis sailings were released until the end of April. The last 2 weeks were then cancelled and turned into a TA for her trip to Europe and drydock. What’s different is that there are now the last 6 sailings being removed. I suspect that she will have her drydock at the start of the European season as opposed to the end like Oasis is having. The Oasis sailings had been closed for many months before people were notified. I think the were finally notified in December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted September 16, 2018 #8 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Has a ship ever headed over to Europe in March? That sounds early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwestgal Posted September 16, 2018 Author #9 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I’m not taking any action just looking at options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ourusualbeach Posted September 16, 2018 #10 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Has a ship ever headed over to Europe in March? That sounds early A non revenue TA and drydock at the start of the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted September 16, 2018 #11 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Yes, it’s following the same thing that Royal did with Oasis. Originally Oasis sailings were released until the end of April. The last 2 weeks were then cancelled and turned into a TA for her trip to Europe and drydock. What’s different is that there are now the last 6 sailings being removed. I suspect that she will have her drydock at the start of the European season as opposed to the end like Oasis is having. The Oasis sailings had been closed for many months before people were notified. I think the were finally notified in December. Correct they were notified in December for the Oasis, not sure how long the sailings had been offline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwestgal Posted September 16, 2018 Author #12 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Correct they were notified in December for the Oasis, not sure how long the sailings had been offline Notified in December for a cruise in what month...not April I hope. That’s not much time to rebook something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ourusualbeach Posted September 16, 2018 #13 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Notified in December for a cruise in what month...not April I hope. That’s not much time to rebook something Notified December 2017 for April 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Cruizers Posted September 16, 2018 #14 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Daughter & I were booked for the April 19 & 26, 2020 and it has been off the books for a good 2 months now. I have received no information to date so have moved us over to the Freedom for March 1 & 8 2020. I am to receive 600 in FCC but so far only received the first 300 for the April 26 2020 sailing so will call tomorrow to see about the other one then hopefully apply it to our new cruises. I need to do so before they expire next August of 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwestgal Posted September 17, 2018 Author #15 Share Posted September 17, 2018 If the ship is moving they need to say something. Something that’s funny about this cruise we’re booked on is that it never sat right with me for some reason. I chalked it up to cruising in April not my usual cruise time but there has been something off and uneasy for me about it. I now think we’re going to book the Encore on NCL or the MSC SeaSide so I’d like my $250.00 deposit back. I’ll be giving them a call tomorrow to see if I can find anything out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ourusualbeach Posted September 17, 2018 #16 Share Posted September 17, 2018 If the ship is moving they need to say something.Something that’s funny about this cruise we’re booked on is that it never sat right with me for some reason. I chalked it up to cruising in April not my usual cruise time but there has been something off and uneasy for me about it. I now think we’re going to book the Encore on NCL or the MSC SeaSide so I’d like my $250.00 deposit back. I’ll be giving them a call tomorrow to see if I can find anything out. Good luck with your call. Others currently booked called repeatedly to no avail. From personal experience with other sailings that I’ve been on that have gone code red the reps that you or I or even travel agents get to speak to know abosolutely nothing. All they see is that it can’t be booked. It sucks waiting and not knowing but unfortunately I have not read one report of anyone getting a truthful answer before Royal is ready to release the information. I’ve actually been told that the sailing was closed while they assigned the crew their cabins. Once it is announced you will receive a letter from Royal outlining your options. Options usually include cancelling for a full refund of your deposit, price protected sailings on another ship with similar sail dates and itinerary as well as some OBC or just some OBC that you can apply to any cruise booked at current pricing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cel_cruise Posted September 17, 2018 #17 Share Posted September 17, 2018 The part about the timing here that seems of interest to me is the corresponding rumor that Oasis goes to Galveston in May 2020... If Allure does an April drydock followed by s Europe summer season - how many Oasis class would be in Florida for summer? Just Harmony and Symphony? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwestgal Posted September 17, 2018 Author #18 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Good luck with your call. Others currently booked called repeatedly to no avail. From personal experience with other sailings that I’ve been on that have gone code red the reps that you or I or even travel agents get to speak to know abosolutely nothing. All they see is that it can’t be booked. . Thanks for the heads up , I won’t even bother to call then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted September 17, 2018 #19 Share Posted September 17, 2018 My thinking is that no one will get notified until later this year around the time that they release the new sailings if they release the big ships at the same time that they did last year. I think it was mid November Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Teeara Posted September 17, 2018 #20 Share Posted September 17, 2018 All Allure cruises are still showing on CruiseCal through the April 26th cruise which disembarks on May 3, 2020. I wouldn't worry about it not showing on the RCI website. They keep having things appear and disappear. Might be website glitches, who knows. I know it gets annoying, but I wouldn't cancel your cruise until you know for certain that your cruise has been changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suss1234 Posted September 17, 2018 #21 Share Posted September 17, 2018 We booked super early for April 26,2020 cruise, we booked in April of this year so two years out. I found the cruise , priced it, and choose our cabin. I then booked it with my TA . A couple of months ago I did a price check and the cruise isn’t even listed , nothing listed for Allure after March of 2020....my cruise is still in my account with Royal when I checked. I called my TA and his company site (cruise planners) still shows it, I looked again yesterday and it’s not there. Any thought as to why this would be? My TA said give it some time. Honestly it’s not a big deal as I’d just jump on Symphony or even try MSC SeaSide , I’m just curious what’s up with Allure, is it being moved or dry docked ? my wife and I had been on a B2B April 19, 2020 and april 26, 2020. We got an email long ago that the April 26th cruise had been canceled/chartered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwestgal Posted September 17, 2018 Author #22 Share Posted September 17, 2018 my wife and I had been on a B2B April 19, 2020 and april 26, 2020.We got an email long ago that the April 26th cruise had been canceled/chartered. Intresting that you got an email but a huge cruise booking site received nothing and apparently RC agents don’t even know. That’s even more frustrating that select passengers only received one. Do you still have the email. If so can you copy and paste it? Just so you know there are no cruises listed for Allure in April at all so I wouldn’t count on you April 19th sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwestgal Posted September 17, 2018 Author #23 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Suss 1234 Do you remember what month you received the email ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suss1234 Posted September 17, 2018 #24 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Suss 1234 Do you remember what month you received the email ? i'm going to guess that i received the email early august. i doubt i still have it but i will look. this was a b2b that we booked onboard. so maybe that made a difference in getting the email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suss1234 Posted September 17, 2018 #25 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Intresting that you got an email but a huge cruise booking site received nothing and apparently RC agents don’t even know. That’s even more frustrating that select passengers only received one. Do you still have the email. If so can you copy and paste it? Just so you know there are no cruises listed for Allure in April at all so I wouldn’t count on you April 19th sailing. correct on the april allure cruises. we changed to oasis and booked 4/5/2020 and 4/12/2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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