OfTheSeasCruiser Posted December 13, 2014 #3426 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Jewel is doing Seattle to Alaska 2015 so we assume she will continue. I'm interested in the announcement for 2016 Alaska...just keeping this inquiry out there;) We intend to be on the ship that takes this route in Sept. 2016. Someone recently posted (not sure if it was mentioned in this thread or the Majesty replacement thread) that Jewel may replace Majesty on the 3/4 night runs. If that happens, that opens up the Seattle RT Alaska runs for 2016 for another ship… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipfriend_max Posted December 13, 2014 #3427 Share Posted December 13, 2014 It is too bad that Stockholm and Helsinki do not also open up their scheduled call list early for verification. As Brilliance is not booked for 2015 at Gibraltar and Riviera Ports, I feel these are new bookings and a high risk that they are correct and confirmed by the local agent. The same Vision prediction held up for the 2015 season out of BCN. Cannes 03/05/2016 08:00 03/05/2016 18:00 BRILLIANCE OF THE SEAS 2112 ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL INTERCRUISES FRANCE Villefranche 15/05/2016 09:00 15/05/2016 19:00 BRILLIANCE OF THE SEAS 2112 ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL INTERCRUISES FRANCE Villefranche 27/05/2016 08:00 27/05/2016 19:00 BRILLIANCE OF THE SEAS 2112 ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL INTERCRUISES FRANCE Villefranche 08/06/2016 09:00 08/06/2016 19:00 BRILLIANCE OF THE SEAS 2112 ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL INTERCRUISES FRANCE Cannes 20/06/2016 08:00 20/06/2016 18:00 BRILLIANCE OF THE SEAS 2112 ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL INTERCRUISES FRANCE Villefranche 02/07/2016 09:00 02/07/2016 19:00 BRILLIANCE OF THE SEAS 2112 ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL INTERCRUISES FRANCE Cannes 14/07/2016 08:00 14/07/2016 18:00 BRILLIANCE OF THE SEAS 2112 ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL INTERCRUISES FRANCE Villefranche 26/07/2016 09:00 26/07/2016 19:00 BRILLIANCE OF THE SEAS 2112 ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL INTERCRUISES FRANCE Cannes 07/08/2016 08:00 07/08/2016 18:00 BRILLIANCE OF THE SEAS 2112 ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL INTERCRUISES FRANCE Cannes 31/08/2016 08:00 31/08/2016 18:00 BRILLIANCE OF THE SEAS 2112 ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL INTERCRUISES FRANCE Villefranche 12/09/2016 09:00 12/09/2016 19:00 BRILLIANCE OF THE SEAS 2112 ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL INTERCRUISES FRANCE Cannes 24/09/2016 08:00 24/09/2016 18:00 BRILLIANCE OF THE SEAS 2112 ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL INTERCRUISES FRANCE Villefranche 06/10/2016 09:00 06/10/2016 19:00 BRILLIANCE OF THE SEAS 2112 ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL INTERCRUISES FRANCE I also found it, but I also saw that Brilliance otS is listed at Bergen, Copenhagen and le Havre, as well as Amsterdam throughout summer 2016 - very contradictive. Either in the mediterranean or the Northern region one ship must be a placeholder. If Radiance is really moving to Europe, I think she could do the Med runs and Brilliance keeps on doing Baltic/Norway cruises... At Riviera ports also Anthem is listed - where I think it will be a placeholder for Ovation otS, since Anthem sails out of Cape Liberty, IMHO... Advanture is also listed there, but Navigator (her sister) is rumored to move to Asia in alte 2016 - so Navigator might do the Med runs from Southampton and Adventure is just a placeholder again... :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted December 13, 2014 #3428 Share Posted December 13, 2014 These 2 dummy bookings in Sydney may hold the clue to what is going with a replacement for Radiance or just a quick Quantum promo visit. These two entries have been present thru at least 10 updates for Sydney Ports for at least 6 months. Explorer of the Seas is on a Tasmanian cruise and Azamara Quest is in Asia. Explorer of the Seas 18-Mar-2016 06:00 (Fri) 18-Mar-2016 18:30 (Fri) Overseas Passenger Terminal OPT ICS Royal Carribean Azamara Quest 19-Mar-2016 06:00 (Sat) 19-Mar-2016 20:00 (Sat) Overseas Passenger Terminal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEtue Posted December 13, 2014 #3429 Share Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) I was checking some of the threads for transatlantic and Med sailings leaving in 2015 and the threads started in late February. Does that timeframe sound about right? RCI must release itineraries in mid to late February? I booked my Serenade 2014 cruise late so I'm not aware of when the 2016 release will be.... I'm not anxious or anything :D Edited December 13, 2014 by LEtue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted December 13, 2014 #3430 Share Posted December 13, 2014 RCI must release itineraries in mid to late February? This is what happened for 15/16 season. Some Asia sailings were as late as November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEtue Posted December 13, 2014 #3431 Share Posted December 13, 2014 This is what happened for 15/16 season.Some Asia sailings were as late as November. Thanks! I will be looking for April - early June for the Med. No interest in Asia for me :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted December 13, 2014 #3432 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Thanks! I will be looking for April - early June for the Med. No interest in Asia for me :) Linda just to clarify they normally start selling a fraction of the next deployment in February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipfriend_max Posted December 13, 2014 #3433 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Yeeh, usually such schedules are released in Feb or March - so I would expect the release of the 2016 sailings by Feb 2015... maybe a littlebit earlier. Celebrity has released its schedules very early, so maybe RCI does so as well... With some cruise port schedules for 2016, you can make some predictions and assumptions... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEtue Posted December 14, 2014 #3434 Share Posted December 14, 2014 (edited) It would be great to see the itineraries sooner :) I really like one of the Celebrity routes but the price is higher than what RCI usually is. We'll see! Hopefully they will open the bookings by late February. Judging by the first post on the roll calls I checked - that should be about right..... Edited December 14, 2014 by LEtue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvery Seas Cruiser Posted December 14, 2014 #3435 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Starting in April of 2016, Royal has to choose a ship to replace Her Majesty on her 3/4 day itineraries from Miami. So whatever ship goes there will have a ripple affect on the rest of the deployments.....and all for the good, since these itineraries will have a ship that has more to offer cruisers than Her Majesty does. I still maintain, as in another thread, that Majesty's 3/4-night itineraries will not continue when Majesty leaves and no Royal Caribbean ship will replace her. So many newer and bigger ships will be coming to Miami that a small mass market ship may no longer be competitive in that market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie FF Posted December 14, 2014 #3436 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I am going on Radiance next week, for Christmas/New Years. I was planning to book a couple of Explorer cruises, and the Radiance repositioning Vancouver-Sydney 2016, before I read this thread.:eek: I will see what I can find out.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulette3028 Posted December 14, 2014 #3437 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I still maintain, as in another thread, that Majesty's 3/4-night itineraries will not continue when Majesty leaves and no Royal Caribbean ship will replace her. So many newer and bigger ships will be coming to Miami that a small mass market ship may no longer be competitive in that market. As a VP of Royal told me, these itineraries are 'cash cows' with many new cruisers getting their first taste of cruising and they are not going to eliminate these 3/4 day itineraries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted December 14, 2014 #3438 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I am going on Radiance next week, for Christmas/New Years.I was planning to book a couple of Explorer cruises, and the Radiance repositioning Vancouver-Sydney 2016, before I read this thread.:eek: I will see what I can find out.:D O thank you... marvelous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted December 16, 2014 #3439 Share Posted December 16, 2014 But when she has finally arrived in Singapore - I do not have any clue which Asian ports she could visit... :confused: “We are going to see greenfield ports growing up in south-east Asia, similar to those at Puerto Costa Maya in Mexico and Roatan, Honduras. Every port has to be developed for Oasis-class ships as a minimum standard," he said http://www.asiacruisenews.com/News/Asia-Cruise-Fund-welcomes-new-members-Hainan-and-Philippines/3w3c513.html The Taipei Times story said construction on Penghu would begin in October with completion scheduled for April 2016 http://www.travelpulse.com/news/cruise/royal-caribbean-invests-in-taiwan-pier-is-oasis-class-heading-to-asia.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted December 16, 2014 #3440 Share Posted December 16, 2014 15/03/2016 19:00 QUANTUM OF THE SEAS 13(S) BARCELLONA NAPOLI From Rome Ports only on the departures. Maybe Oasis of the Seas to Singapore. Any other guesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff2802 Posted December 16, 2014 #3441 Share Posted December 16, 2014 15/03/2016 19:00 QUANTUM OF THE SEAS 13(S) BARCELLONA NAPOLI From Rome Ports only on the departures. Maybe Oasis of the Seas to Singapore. Any other guesses. Allure? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipfriend_max Posted December 17, 2014 #3442 Share Posted December 17, 2014 15/03/2016 19:00 QUANTUM OF THE SEAS 13(S) BARCELLONA NAPOLI From Rome Ports only on the departures. Maybe Oasis of the Seas to Singapore. Any other guesses. Must be a placeholder for any other ship, IMHO Oasis is most likely - since Quantum is already based in Asia in 2016 than... Or maybe Navigator, if she also is scheduled to move to Far East - but IMHO prio to the Asia-movement she should spend a season in Europe, most likely from Southampton... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folk Singer Posted December 17, 2014 #3443 Share Posted December 17, 2014 thanks for the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipfriend_max Posted December 17, 2014 #3444 Share Posted December 17, 2014 At least I cannot imagine that the mentioned ship is Ovation otS - surely this ship will sail from Southampton (along with one of the Voyager-Class-ships) and the Caribbean from Ft. Lauderdale... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted December 17, 2014 #3445 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Of interest the Quantum of the Seas limited cruises you could book last week up until late February 2016 are NA now on the Royal Caribbean Australian website. Last cruise bookable 10 January 2016. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff2802 Posted December 17, 2014 #3446 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Of interest the Quantum of the Seas limited cruises you could book last week up until late February 2016 are NA now on the Royal Caribbean Australian website. Last cruise bookable 10 January 2016. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Good pick up. Looks like these northern Winter cruises from China are not selling as well as they lhoped. No surpise to me. China's economy is slowing rapidly. Two relocation cruises to Singapore and then Sydney followed by a short season in Australia, NZ and Pacific is now looking more likely (which ports are large enough for Q?). My credit card is ready and waiting :) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted December 17, 2014 #3447 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Good pick up. Looks like these northern Winter cruises from China are not selling as well as they lhoped. No surpise to me. China's economy is slowing rapidly. Two relocation cruises to Singapore and then Sydney followed by a short season in Australia, NZ and Pacific is now looking more likely (which ports are large enough for Q?). My credit card is ready and waiting :) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Do not excited too early Geoff Royal love playing mind games with deployment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff2802 Posted December 18, 2014 #3448 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Do not excited too early Geoff Royal love playing mind games with deployment! They sure do. I guess we keep an out out for phantom entries in the Singapore and Sydney port schedules that might provide clues (or more mind games). :) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodscruise Posted December 18, 2014 #3449 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Geoff and Springaussie, Have you checked out Sydney ports from 18th October where Celebrity Solstice is showing, yet according to Celebrity website the ship is doing a Singapore Cruise.There is quite a few cruises listed that do not match with what Celebrity has published recently, until at least December 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff2802 Posted December 18, 2014 #3450 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Geoff and Springaussie, Have you checked out Sydney ports from 18th October where Celebrity Solstice is showing, yet according to Celebrity website the ship is doing a Singapore Cruise.There is quite a few cruises listed that do not match with what Celebrity has published recently, until at least December 2016. I haven't woodscruise, but will check this out - thx. Perhaps Royal has realised we're on to them when they conceal deployments with the name of other shios in the OTS fleet and are now using the sister brands' ships for this purpose. I recall someone found a similar anomaly with an Azamara ship recently. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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