skiiergirl Posted April 7, 2015 #2151 Share Posted April 7, 2015 (edited) RCI had released deployment for both Jewel and Adventure from San Juan, but I notice they did not open all the Adventure sailing for sale. Adventure winter deployment http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2016_2017/15043622_Adventure_Winter_Caribbean_Deployment_Flyer.pdf Jewel winter deployment http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2016_2017/15043570_Jewel_Winter_Caribbean_Deployment_Flyer.pdf There are so many possibilities. They might be waiting on just one port to confirm bookings. They do not want to go out with itineraries if all the contracts for each call are not confirmed. Major Bummer Here! They have changed our plans!!!!!! Ugh!!!! Cruisecal had listed a 9 night on JW in Oct 2016 that was fabulous (Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire...along with others) and we were waiting to book it. I know...it wasn't official....so we got our hopes up for nothing. Not sure how/where cruisecal gets its info but it is reliable most of the time. No 9 night shown and now JW doesn't get back to SJU until November (where cruisecal had it arriving back in Oct). Bigger bummer....we had booked AD 11/26 the day it opened for booking last week. It had one of our favorite itineraries (St Thomas, St Kitts, Aruba, Curacao). (My booking confirmation lists this itinerary.) Well this new release flyer now shows Bonaire instead of Curacao. While we want to visit Bonaire (we were looking forward to that on the "hopeful" 9 night itinerary that is no longer). Mr Ski will be major bummed because Curacao has his favorite golf course. Ugh!!!!!! Love the 10 night itinerary for 3/29/17 but we cannot sail during that timeframe! Edited April 7, 2015 by skiiergirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVU Posted April 7, 2015 #2152 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Major Bummer Here! They have changed our plans!!!!!! Ugh!!!! Cruisecal had listed a 9 night on JW in Oct 2016 that was fabulous (Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire...along with others) and we were waiting to book it. I know...it wasn't official....so we got our hopes up for nothing. Not sure how/where cruisecal gets its info but it is reliable most of the time. No 9 night shown and now JW doesn't get back to SJU until November (where cruisecal had it arriving back in Oct). Bigger bummer....we had booked AD 11/26 the day it opened for booking last week. It had one of our favorite itineraries (St Thomas, St Kitts, Aruba, Curacao). (My booking confirmation lists this itinerary.) Well this new release flyer now shows Bonaire instead of Curacao. While we want to visit Bonaire (we were looking forward to that on the "hopeful" 9 night itinerary that is no longer). Mr Ski will be major bummed because Curacao has his favorite golf course. Ugh!!!!!! Love the 10 night itinerary for 3/29/17 but we cannot sail during that timeframe! When they revamped the web page our B2Bs on Allure 2016-- all showed Nassau for Jan/Feb. BUT---We booked them as Labadee. So, they could be wrong on the web page? and you do have those ports you want.......... Maybe double check on the ports listed..... as they have messed up our Labadee with Nassau on Allure 2016 and now there is a box at the top saying some ports are not what you may see on the web page and to check??:confused: The first page for ALL Allure are showing Nassau BUT then it has Labadee for WESTERN Caribbean when you select Western? They have not corrected it for weeks but have just now put up this warning box. Obviously aware it is a mess up but can't fix it yet??:rolleyes: This is what is in the box now-- Based on the date you selected, the itinerary displayed below may be different from the Search Results page. Please be sure to review the itinerary in detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiiergirl Posted April 7, 2015 #2153 Share Posted April 7, 2015 RCI had released deployment for both Jewel and Adventure from San Juan, but I notice they did not open all the Adventure sailing for sale. Adventure winter deployment http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2016_2017/15043622_Adventure_Winter_Caribbean_Deployment_Flyer.pdf Jewel winter deployment http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2016_2017/15043570_Jewel_Winter_Caribbean_Deployment_Flyer.pdf When they revamped the web page our B2Bs on Allure 2016-- all showed Nassau for Jan/Feb. BUT---We booked them as Labadee. So, they could be wrong on the web page? and you do have those ports you want.......... Maybe double check on the ports listed..... as they have messed up our Labadee with Nassau on Allure 2016 and now there is a box at the top saying some ports are not what you may see on the web page and to check??:confused: The first page for ALL Allure are showing Nassau BUT then it has Labadee for WESTERN Caribbean when you select Western? They have not corrected it for weeks but have just now put up this warning box. Obviously aware it is a mess up but can't fix it yet??:rolleyes: This is what is in the box now-- Based on the date you selected, the itinerary displayed below may be different from the Search Results page. Please be sure to review the itinerary in detail. My confirmation and the website still agree on the ports (Aruba, Curacao, St Kitts, St T). So maybe the flyer that Madflyer posted above is incorrect. Maybe someone at RC didn't proofread it? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted April 7, 2015 #2154 Share Posted April 7, 2015 RCI had released deployment for both Jewel and Adventure from San Juan, but I notice they did not open all the Adventure sailing for sale. Adventure winter deployment http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2016_2017/15043622_Adventure_Winter_Caribbean_Deployment_Flyer.pdf Jewel winter deployment http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2016_2017/15043570_Jewel_Winter_Caribbean_Deployment_Flyer.pdf Really strange as to why they did not release all of the Adventures itineraries.s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADflyer Posted April 7, 2015 #2155 Share Posted April 7, 2015 May I ask where you are seeing this? I am waiting for a Greek Isle cruise out of Rome and was expecting Rhapsody. So far Dubrovnik port schedule changed from Jewel to Rhapsody and Palma de Mallorca from Rhapsody to Jewel. Rome does not update their schedule often and hard to know for sure, but it does now look like Rhapsody joins Vision in Venice and Jewel moves to Civitavecchia. The Greek and Turkish destinations do not show port schedules yet for 2016 so the actual itineraries will have to come from RCI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADflyer Posted April 7, 2015 #2156 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Really strange as to why they did not release all of the Adventures itineraries.s If they are the exact same weekly itinerary, it would be strange. If there is a port variation every other week, it is not really strange. They have to get confirmation from the agents that there are busses for shore excursions and all logistics must be in place for all calls before releasing itineraries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juiceman Posted April 7, 2015 #2157 Share Posted April 7, 2015 When they revamped the web page our B2Bs on Allure 2016-- all showed Nassau for Jan/Feb. BUT---We booked them as Labadee. So, they could be wrong on the web page? and you do have those ports you want.......... Maybe double check on the ports listed..... as they have messed up our Labadee with Nassau on Allure 2016 and now there is a box at the top saying some ports are not what you may see on the web page and to check??:confused: The first page for ALL Allure are showing Nassau BUT then it has Labadee for WESTERN Caribbean when you select Western? They have not corrected it for weeks but have just now put up this warning box. Obviously aware it is a mess up but can't fix it yet??:rolleyes: This is what is in the box now-- Based on the date you selected, the itinerary displayed below may be different from the Search Results page. Please be sure to review the itinerary in detail. The 4/29/17 Adventure cruise to St. Maarten, Bonaire, Aruba & Curacao shows the same message when you select the itinerary on the website. Yet, both the flyer & website match. My confirmation for this cruise matches what's on both places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADflyer Posted April 7, 2015 #2158 Share Posted April 7, 2015 When RCI release their deployment flyers they usually only include sailings that are deployed and open for sale. I guess I would trust the website over the flyers, but it is something to verify. They can always update those flyers with additional or altered sailings and actually do so often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEtue Posted April 7, 2015 #2159 Share Posted April 7, 2015 So far Dubrovnik port schedule changed from Jewel to Rhapsody and Palma de Mallorca from Rhapsody to Jewel. Rome does not update their schedule often and hard to know for sure, but it does now look like Rhapsody joins Vision in Venice and Jewel moves to Civitavecchia. The Greek and Turkish destinations do not show port schedules yet for 2016 so the actual itineraries will have to come from RCI. Do we have any idea when the new release date is for the Jewel and Rhapsody? We booked Celebrity because the Rhapsody itineraries weren't what we were looking for but.....who knows what changes may come with the Jewel ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintedhills Posted April 7, 2015 #2160 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Is anyone aware of a cruise in fall of 2016 from California through Hawaii, tahiti, etc, and back to California? was one in 2014, but can't find for 2016. Help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 7, 2015 #2161 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Is anyone aware of a cruise in fall of 2016 from California through Hawaii, tahiti, etc, and back to California? was one in 2014, but can't find for 2016. Help Have not seen anything like that from Royal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiiergirl Posted April 8, 2015 #2162 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Is anyone aware of a cruise in fall of 2016 from California through Hawaii, tahiti, etc, and back to California? was one in 2014, but can't find for 2016. Help Have not seen anything like that from Royal. Agree with Bob, I have never seen anything like that from Royal. I would have booked it right away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyluvs2cruise Posted April 8, 2015 #2163 Share Posted April 8, 2015 (edited) Is anyone aware of a cruise in fall of 2016 from California through Hawaii, tahiti, etc, and back to California? was one in 2014, but can't find for 2016. Help Princess offers that itinerary. Ship is Crown Princess and it's a 28 day RT from Los Angeles to Hawaii/Tahiti then back to LA. They have one Oct 17 '15. Edited April 8, 2015 by suzyluvs2cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted April 8, 2015 #2164 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Princess offers that itinerary. Ship is Crown Princess and it's a 28 day RT from Los Angeles to Hawaii/Tahiti then back to LA. I just did a quick search for that... That is an awesome itinerary! French Polynesia is on my bucket list! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiiergirl Posted April 8, 2015 #2165 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Princess offers that itinerary. Ship is Crown Princess and it's a 28 day RT from Los Angeles to Hawaii/Tahiti then back to LA. They have one Oct 17 '15. Thanks. May have to give Princess a run. Love this itinerary! I just did a quick search for that... That is an awesome itinerary! French Polynesia is on my bucket list! :D Definitely on my bucket list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommaBear55 Posted April 8, 2015 #2166 Share Posted April 8, 2015 We are doing a 9-day Navigator cruise in 2017 that stops in Aruba. I believe some Serenade sailings might also have Aruba as a port of call. Unless a Radiance or Vision Class ship is redeployed from the Caribbean to do Alaska, it is doubtful there will be any PC cruises for 2016. My TA who arranges groups of quilters together is negotiating for October 2016 through the Panama Canal. It hasn't been finalized yet but she felt very sure it would be as she actually booked the quilting teachers for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzingduo Posted April 8, 2015 #2167 Share Posted April 8, 2015 So itinerary wise; for 2016 we have:Ovation: Asia Anthem: Bayonne Quantum: Shanghai Harmony: Barcelona (Summer), FLL (Winter) Allure: FLL Oasis: Port Canaveral Independence: Southampton (Summer) :D, FLL- 4/5 nts (Winter) Liberty: Galveston Freedom: FLL Mariner: Shanghai/Singapore Navigator: Southampton/ FLL Adventure: San Juan Explorer: Seattle- why??? (Summer), Sydney (Winter, Oz summer) Voyager: Tianjin (summer), Sydney (Winter, Oz Summer) Jewel: Civitavecchia (Summer), San Juan (winter) Serenade: Baltic (Summer), 10/11nt FLL (Winter) Brilliance: 12nt Barcelona (Summer), 4/5nt Tampa (Winter) Radiance: Vancouver (Summer), Sydney (Winter) Vision: 7nt Venice (summer), 7nt Tampa (Winter) Enchantment: Miami 3/4nt Rhapsody: 10/11nt Venice (Summer), PC 3/4nt (Winter) Grandeur: Baltimore Splendour: Sold to Thomson Cruises Legend: Singapore (Summer), Brisbane (Oz Summer) Majesty: Sold to Pullmantur Cruises Some positives, some negatives: Positives Indy back in Southampton. She was always "our ship" and we will love to see her again. Nice to see Navigator again, Another "Ex- Southampton" ship. Ovation in Asia; Quantum Class just doesn't "wow" us Europeans and maybe they could custom build Ovation for the Chinese. Harmony debuting in Barcelona is great; hope she returns each summer and doesn't get forked to Chinese quickly like Quantum did. Serenade doing 10/11 nighters from FLL is great too; Nice Itineraries and perfect length of cruise. Plenty of ships in the Oz for their Summer season. Negatives Harwich has been abandoned but 2 ships in Venice? Brazil has been abandoned but at Winter FLL has Harmony, Allure, Indy, Freedom, Navigator and Serenade. Explorer in Alaska is ridiculous, She is not designed for such climates and yet Jewel, who is designed for Alaska and Scandinavia is in the Med where EX should be. Really poor planning on RCI's part. At Winter all 3 Oasis class ships are in FL. While I appreciate that this is where they will make the most profit at Winter. Singapore and Hong Kong have spent millions for ports that can accommodate an Oasis class ship- Or two! But RCCL have dumped them with 2 Quantum class ships. Keep Ovation there and swap Harmony and Quantum at winter. Joe, thank you for taking the time to post the summary for 2016. Have you started one 2017? Still many unknowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pspercy Posted April 8, 2015 #2168 Share Posted April 8, 2015 My TA who arranges groups of quilters together is negotiating for October 2016 through the Panama Canal. It hasn't been finalized yet but she felt very sure it would be as she actually booked the quilting teachers for it. I hope you're right ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiiergirl Posted April 8, 2015 #2169 Share Posted April 8, 2015 So itinerary wise; for 2016 we have:Ovation: Asia Anthem: Bayonne Quantum: Shanghai Harmony: Barcelona (Summer), FLL (Winter) Allure: FLL Oasis: Port Canaveral Independence: Southampton (Summer) :D, FLL- 4/5 nts (Winter) Liberty: Galveston Freedom: FLL Mariner: Shanghai/Singapore Navigator: Southampton/ FLL Adventure: San Juan Explorer: Seattle- why??? (Summer), Sydney (Winter, Oz summer) Voyager: Tianjin (summer), Sydney (Winter, Oz Summer) Jewel: Civitavecchia (Summer), San Juan (winter) Serenade: Baltic (Summer), 10/11nt FLL (Winter) Brilliance: 12nt Barcelona (Summer), 4/5nt Tampa (Winter) Radiance: Vancouver (Summer), Sydney (Winter) Vision: 7nt Venice (summer), 7nt Tampa (Winter) Enchantment: Miami 3/4nt Rhapsody: 10/11nt Venice (Summer), PC 3/4nt (Winter) Grandeur: Baltimore Splendour: Sold to Thomson Cruises Legend: Singapore (Summer), Brisbane (Oz Summer) Majesty: Sold to Pullmantur Cruises Some positives, some negatives: Positives Indy back in Southampton. She was always "our ship" and we will love to see her again. Nice to see Navigator again, Another "Ex- Southampton" ship. Ovation in Asia; Quantum Class just doesn't "wow" us Europeans and maybe they could custom build Ovation for the Chinese. Harmony debuting in Barcelona is great; hope she returns each summer and doesn't get forked to Chinese quickly like Quantum did. Serenade doing 10/11 nighters from FLL is great too; Nice Itineraries and perfect length of cruise. Plenty of ships in the Oz for their Summer season. Negatives Harwich has been abandoned but 2 ships in Venice? Brazil has been abandoned but at Winter FLL has Harmony, Allure, Indy, Freedom, Navigator and Serenade. Explorer in Alaska is ridiculous, She is not designed for such climates and yet Jewel, who is designed for Alaska and Scandinavia is in the Med where EX should be. Really poor planning on RCI's part. At Winter all 3 Oasis class ships are in FL. While I appreciate that this is where they will make the most profit at Winter. Singapore and Hong Kong have spent millions for ports that can accommodate an Oasis class ship- Or two! But RCCL have dumped them with 2 Quantum class ships. Keep Ovation there and swap Harmony and Quantum at winter. No! Do not send Harmony! Send OA or AL but leave Harmony here for more people to give it a try! Give us a chance to see the differences! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelgoddess1 Posted April 8, 2015 #2170 Share Posted April 8, 2015 My TA who arranges groups of quilters together is negotiating for October 2016 through the Panama Canal. It hasn't been finalized yet but she felt very sure it would be as she actually booked the quilting teachers for it. I hope you're right -- I wonder what ship your TA is negotiating for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life is Good Cruising Posted April 8, 2015 #2171 Share Posted April 8, 2015 No ITIN'S released for Anthem or Granduer, Fall 2016/Winter 2017 as of 0615 this morning !! RCL reservations doesn't have any knowledge when they will be released !! Was advised by C&A on Allure last week that the Fall 2016/Winter 2017 sailings for Anthem should come out tentatively April 23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flames Posted April 8, 2015 #2172 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Thanks. May have to give Princess a run. Love this itinerary! Definitely on my bucket list! Hi Ski, Princess also does that one out of San Francisco too:eek: I have friends that have done it and they loved it, I plan on doing it in 2017, it is a 28 day cruise:cool: Carol:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIRELT5 Posted April 8, 2015 #2173 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Was advised by C&A on Allure last week that the Fall 2016/Winter 2017 sailings for Anthem should come out tentatively April 23. Thank You !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiiergirl Posted April 8, 2015 #2174 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Hi Ski, Princess also does that one out of San Francisco too:eek: I have friends that have done it and they loved it, I plan on doing it in 2017, it is a 28 day cruise:cool: Carol:) Hey girl! Are the dates out for this yet for 2017 or are you just planning ahead? I truly will take a look at it! This has been on my bucket list for years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debshomespun Posted April 9, 2015 #2175 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Hi Ski, Princess also does that one out of San Francisco too:eek: I have friends that have done it and they loved it, I plan on doing it in 2017, it is a 28 day cruise:cool: Carol:) [/quote We did a very similar itinerary in Jan/2009 on HAL Ryndam ship. It was a 30 night cruise, roundtrip out of San Diego. We had 4 days @sea to Hawaiian Islands, 6 days in the Hawaiian Islands, 5 days @sea down to the South Pacific, with port days in Raitai, Bora Bora (overnight for 2 days), Tahiti, Moorea, a day @sea, Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas, and 8 days @sea back to San Diego. We absolutely LOVED this sailing. The South Pacific is FANTASTIC. I would love to go back!! Unfortunately, RC does not offer any type of sailing like this. If you get a chance to do this, GO!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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