will work to cruise Posted September 11, 2010 #1 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Any truth to the rumour that the Libery is moving to FLL, leaving only the Majesty in Miami? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardiolite Posted September 11, 2010 #2 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Not really much of a rumor considering it is right on the RCI website. Last sailing from Miami is Mar 27, 2011. Then it goes to Barcelona from April 2011 to Oct 2011 and when it returns to this side of the Atlantic in Nov 2011 it will be doing alternating 4 and 5 night sailings until Apr 2012 from Fort Lauderdale and that is as far ahead as the schedule goes for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temple1 Posted September 11, 2010 #3 Share Posted September 11, 2010 LOL - I was going to post something similar. I just selected Liberty on the RCCL site and came up with 2011 cruises out of FLL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfcathorse Posted September 11, 2010 #4 Share Posted September 11, 2010 this news is also in one of the trade journals as a press release from RCi so I guess its not a rumour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will work to cruise Posted September 11, 2010 Author #5 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Kill that rumour. I should have checked the website.:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temple1 Posted September 11, 2010 #6 Share Posted September 11, 2010 It's hard to get a good rumor going these days. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjb415 Posted September 11, 2010 #7 Share Posted September 11, 2010 The captain on a recent Majesty sailing said during a Q & A session that the move to Fort Lauderdale was because traffic problems and crowding at Miami Airport compared to Fort Lauderdale. The popular opinion among local passengers was that the move is political. I am curious what Cruise Critic members can offer to the discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted September 12, 2010 #8 Share Posted September 12, 2010 We're on the last 8 nighter Mar 19, 2011..I for one will miss that great option... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alicam Posted September 12, 2010 #9 Share Posted September 12, 2010 The captain on a recent Majesty sailing said during a Q & A session that the move to Fort Lauderdale was because traffic problems and crowding at Miami Airport compared to Fort Lauderdale. The popular opinion among local passengers was that the move is political. I am curious what Cruise Critic members can offer to the discussion. so...having Liberty and Oasis and a host of other cruise ships in Fort Lauderdale won't crowd Fort Lauderdale Airport....it was a zoo last March with just Oasis passengers piling into the airport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumbaamd Posted September 12, 2010 #10 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Have you ever seen the FLL airport when 5 or 6+ cruise ships are in town? R&D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Cruizers Posted September 12, 2010 #11 Share Posted September 12, 2010 We will be on the Oct 29th 2011 sailing out of Barcelona back to FT Lauderdale which arrives on Nov 12th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribbeanboy Posted September 12, 2010 #12 Share Posted September 12, 2010 She is taking over Navigator of the Seas itinerary b/c most probably she will be staying in europe next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted September 12, 2010 #13 Share Posted September 12, 2010 so...having Liberty and Oasis and a host of other cruise ships in Fort Lauderdale won't crowd Fort Lauderdale Airport....it was a zoo last March with just Oasis passengers piling into the airport We were at the FLL airport Mar 28th had just gotten off the INDY..It was very crowded and lucky for us the Oasis had come in the day before..even so planes arriving late due to weather..FLL can only handle so much !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SensFan11 Posted September 12, 2010 #14 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Hardly a rumour...we're booked on Liberty for a five night sailing out of Port Everglades in March 2012! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted September 12, 2010 #15 Share Posted September 12, 2010 so...having Liberty and Oasis and a host of other cruise ships in Fort Lauderdale won't crowd Fort Lauderdale Airport....it was a zoo last March with just Oasis passengers piling into the airport I flew out of FLL last Saturday after a cruise on the Oasis, and it was not a zoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxedout2 Posted September 12, 2010 #16 Share Posted September 12, 2010 I drive by the port everyday and IMHO...as of now Port Everglades/FLL is crowded (and more expensive) winter season thru spring break season...then most ships scatter to Alaska, Canada, Europe etc. But now that you mention it, check the summer 2011 P.E. schedule. Oasis and Allure all summer out of Ft Lauderdale. No Princess ships out of Ft Lauderdale in summer of 2011. So, yup...possibly 12,000 people on weekends emarking/debarking through P.E. Thanks to the heads up about Navigator leaving (for good?) we are booking Navigator before she leaves P.E. and look forward to a Liberty cruise later on. Don't know or care about any politics but everything is always about money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevSmith Posted September 12, 2010 #17 Share Posted September 12, 2010 I love the Everglades Port, but I'm hating the parking prices in the port (even though they are less expensive than Miami). And they don't give the disabled discount (unless you have the ADA certification), nor do they have enough disabled spaces. Just an observation. Maybe in the Oasis parking lot there are more, I sure hope so. Unloading a mechanical wheel chair can be very difficult in a normal sized space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVALUATOR Posted September 12, 2010 #18 Share Posted September 12, 2010 The captain on a recent Majesty sailing said during a Q & A session that the move to Fort Lauderdale was because traffic problems and crowding at Miami Airport compared to Fort Lauderdale. The popular opinion among local passengers was that the move is political. I am curious what Cruise Critic members can offer to the discussion. The switch to Port Everglades really has nothing to do with airport crowding. When they built terminal 18 for Oasis and Allure, RCI and Port Everglades agreed to a 10 year contract to increase passenger counts from Port Everglades. "Revenue will be generated primarily by an increase in the number of passengers that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. guarantees will sail to and from Port Everglades over a 10-year period. This guaranteed number of passengers increases five-fold within the first five years of the Agreement. This includes passengers sailing on all of RCL's ships, including Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity, and Azamara. In the first year, their passenger guarantees increase to 750,240 or 59 percent higher than the guarantees in their previous contract. By the fifth year, their 2,290,815 guaranteed passenger movement will be 385 percent higher than their previous agreement." They had to get them from somewhere, so Miami was an easy choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alicam Posted September 14, 2010 #19 Share Posted September 14, 2010 I flew out of FLL last Saturday after a cruise on the Oasis, and it was not a zoo. however... last Saturday was not the end of March break....when we flew out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libertylover Posted September 17, 2010 #20 Share Posted September 17, 2010 I'm kinda glad it's moving because it's much cheaper to fly in to FLL than Miami (for me, that is, coming from Richmond). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rageous Posted September 17, 2010 #21 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Why Not? The President and CEO's View May 11, 2010 Royal Caribbean Port Updates and a Few Quick Notes from Adam The winter/spring “season” is over here in sunny, hot South Florida and with the end of it many of the ships have left the Caribbean for Europe or Alaska. I was driving to Miami Beach and upon seeing Liberty of the Seas at the Port of Miami it reminded me that next year at this time the only Royal Caribbean International ship at the Port of Miami will be Majesty of the Seas on Mondays and Fridays. A number of readers and others have remarked on this and I would like to comment on it. First, we will continue our long term relationship with the Port of Miami and look forward to having other ships besides Majesty of the Seas based there in the future. Second, we made a substantial commitment to Port Everglades (Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood) when we did the deal that resulted in the new Terminal 18 and the homeporting of Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas. One of the driving factors behind the transition of some of our ships to Port Everglades was to ensure we were on course to fulfill our commitment. Third, while Port Everglades and the Port of Miami each have their advantages, we are very pleased to be able to leverage the proximity of Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood airport to Port Everglades. It’s remarkable how close together the port and airport are. That is a real convenience for our guests. Of course we realize many people will still fly in via Miami’s airport and we will continue to offer a robust transfer service.... http://www.nationofwhynot.com/blog/?p=1257 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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