petesweet Posted May 28, 2012 #1 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I've tried searching - really I have.:confused: But on RCCL website all I get is answers about NEW Jersey, NEW Zealand, etc. I have lots of ideas for new ship names and would like to suggest them. Any suggestions for me to follow? Kathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneputt18 Posted May 28, 2012 #2 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Follow Royal on Facebook, they will announce it there as they do with all their other contests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petesweet Posted May 28, 2012 Author #3 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Thanks. Will try that. Not too good at computer stuff. Kathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmy Posted May 28, 2012 #4 Share Posted May 28, 2012 A little too early for a contest for the new Sunshine class:):) No one knows much about it except it is due out fall 2014. All of RCI is very tight lipped about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petesweet Posted May 29, 2012 Author #5 Share Posted May 29, 2012 A little too early for a contest for the new Sunshine class:):) No one knows much about it except it is due out fall 2014. All of RCI is very tight lipped about it. I thought I saw something on here about a contest but could not find it with my puny search efforts. I looked on Facebook, but it looks as though I would have to join to find out anything. Definitely not interested in doing that. Kathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negc Posted May 29, 2012 #6 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I thought I saw something on here about a contest but could not find it with my puny search efforts. I looked on Facebook, but it looks as though I would have to join to find out anything. Definitely not interested in doing that. Kathy If, and when, such a contest is held, you can be sure it won't be a secret. If they do sponsor such a contest, I only hope that they can come up with better names than NCL's Breakaway and Getaway which were supposedly the result of such a contest. When more information about these vessels is revealed, you will read about it not only on Facebook, but also on this and other cruise forums and on the RCI website. We are most likely many months away from any such development.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matj2000 Posted May 29, 2012 #7 Share Posted May 29, 2012 No matter what happens they are going to come up with some stupid name. The last bunch of ships names are totally lame, Oasis, Allure, Independence, or they just copy off Carnval, Liberty, Freedom . I always thought they should recycle the names of the original ships, Sovereign, Empress, Majesty. Those were the best... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCJack Posted May 29, 2012 #8 Share Posted May 29, 2012 The last naming contest was a fiasco. I certainly hope rccl handles this one better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted May 29, 2012 #9 Share Posted May 29, 2012 No matter what happens they are going to come up with some stupid name. The last bunch of ships names are totally lame, Oasis, Allure, Independence, or they just copy off Carnval, Liberty, Freedom . I always thought they should recycle the names of the original ships, Sovereign, Empress, Majesty. Those were the best... If you do some checking, you will find that Freedom of the Seas entered service a full year prior to Carnival Freedom - so who copied who? That being said, all of the lines seem to copy names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjsshipboy Posted June 11, 2012 #10 Share Posted June 11, 2012 As unpopular as they are on the internet... let's state some facts.... Carnival Legend - 2002 Legend of the Seas - 1995 Carnival Splendor - 2008 Splendour of the Seas - 1996 Carnival Liberty - 2005 Liberty of the Seas - 2007 Carnival Freedom - 2007 Freedom of the Seas - 2006 Carnival Dream - 2009 Disney Dream - 2011 Carnival Magic - 2011 Disney Magic - 1998 Costa Magica - 2004 Norwegian Jewel - 2005 Jewel of the Seas - 2004 Pacific Jewel - 2009 Seven Seas Mariner - 2001 Mariner of the Seas - 2003 Seven Seas Voyager - 2003 Voyager of the Seas - 1999 Seven Seas Navigator - 1999 Navigator of the Seas - 2002 Star Princess - 1989 Norwegian Star - 2001 Pacific Star - 2005 Norwegian Sky - 1999 Sky Princess - 1988 Pacific Sky - 2000 Dawn Princess - 1997 Norwegian Dawn - 2002 Pacific Dawn - 2007 Norwegian Pearl - 2006 Pacific Pearl - 2010 Norwegian Sun - 2001 Pacific Sun - 2004 Island Princess - 2003 Island Escape - 2002 And I am sure there are a lot of additions I have not though about.... even down to P&O having a ship called Oceana when there is Oceania Cruises. And Princess have a Pacific Princess when their sister line P&O Australia prefixes all of their ships with "Pacific". So across many lines... there are similarities in ship names and no one line is more or less guilty than the others. Obviously, Holland America use place names in the Netherlands (Or make words up to sound like Dutch place names!). Of the mainstream North American brands, only Celebrity is not on the offenders list! but again, their ship names follow a specific theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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