CRUISEBOY305 Posted April 5, 2017 #2951 Share Posted April 5, 2017 OK, for those of you in the know -- I was mistakenly led to believe that Hawaii/Australia was opening this week. Is it next week instead? Has anything opened yet this week? TYIA :) I've not heard of anything opening this week. It was originally scheduled for this week however, it was been pushed back to next week. I jinxed it. I am sorry. =( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trixie21 Posted April 5, 2017 #2952 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I saw that too on the site we are not supposed to mention. It is Rhapsody. They also posted that Grandeur is for sale as well as Celebrity Millennium and Constellation, which are the same hull and size as Radiance Class. I hope RH and GR don't sell as they can get under bridges and into ports like Tampa and Baltimore. We are looking at smaller ships. RCCL should transfer Milly and Connie from Celebrity to RCI and convert them if they are sure that the propulsion problems have been fixed. They can fit into those ports. RCI had a 5th Radiance ship on option but never picked it up. Ok so we were on the verge of booking rhapsody for June 2018. We want a sailing out of Venice as we want to spend a few days in Venice first. Now I am unsure whether I should take the chance with this. Don't want to book hotels , flights etc only to find the ship gets sold and the cruise cancelled. What would happen in a case like this? Would they give compensation if you had already booked flights? Really wanted to go with royal but also have an alternative lined up with NCL and celebrity (although I see mention of celebrity constellation also possibly being sold and that is the celebrity alternative. Will end up on MSC at this rate. Advice please. Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelgoddess1 Posted April 5, 2017 #2953 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I've not heard of anything opening this week. It was originally scheduled for this week however, it was been pushed back to next week. I jinxed it. I am sorry. =( OK, I think I'm up to speed, thanks. Erik, I'm sure you didn't jinx it, but if you did, no Mai Tai's for you. :tropical-drink: :tropical-drink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted April 5, 2017 #2954 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Ok so we were on the verge of booking rhapsody for June 2018. We want a sailing out of Venice as we want to spend a few days in Venice first. Now I am unsure whether I should take the chance with this. Don't want to book hotels , flights etc only to find the ship gets sold and the cruise cancelled. What would happen in a case like this? Would they give compensation if you had already booked flights?Really wanted to go with royal but also have an alternative lined up with NCL and celebrity (although I see mention of celebrity constellation also possibly being sold and that is the celebrity alternative. Will end up on MSC at this rate. Advice please. Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Book a few extra Rhapsody voyages and score some OBC. It's been very lucrative for us in the past? [emoji33] Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 5, 2017 #2955 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Book a few extra Rhapsody voyages and score some OBC. It's been very lucrative for us in the past? [emoji33] Oh, that's where Ellen has been today.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONECRUISER Posted April 5, 2017 #2956 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Book a few extra Rhapsody voyages and score some OBC. It's been very lucrative for us in the past? [emoji33] Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app Know I did pretty good, had 3 Jr Suite Rhapsody cruises canceled... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 5, 2017 #2957 Share Posted April 5, 2017 The other ship for sale is actually Grandeur - the GT was about 73,000 GT. I didn't know that Rhapsody has been having issues recently. Is she due for a dry dock in the next year? Rhapsody just had a dry dock last November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted April 5, 2017 #2958 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Book a few extra Rhapsody voyages and score some OBC. It's been very lucrative for us in the past? [emoji33] Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app I was happy to be able to book the one for last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted April 6, 2017 #2959 Share Posted April 6, 2017 It was originally scheduled for this week however, it was been pushed back to next week. I jinxed it. I am sorry. =( Wasn't Singapore also suppose to open this week too? Was that pushed back to next week too? And is China still going to be week of April 24th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mconthehighseas Posted April 6, 2017 #2960 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Book a few extra Rhapsody voyages and score some OBC. It's been very lucrative for us in the past? [emoji33] Were you able to combine them all on one cruise? Royal is not very generous with their OBCs normally (like not allowing shareholders to combine one with a C&A discount), so I am curious how this worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted April 6, 2017 #2961 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Were you able to combine them all on one cruise? Royal is not very generous with their OBCs normally (like not allowing shareholders to combine one with a C&A discount), so I am curious how this worked out. You can't combine them as they were issued for different cruise redeployments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted April 6, 2017 #2962 Share Posted April 6, 2017 (edited) Is the limit in Venice still 96,000 GT? Not sure. I just know that Brilliance will regularly call there during her 2017 season in the Med. Edited April 6, 2017 by OfTheSeasCruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Busworth Posted April 6, 2017 #2963 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Although it would be sad to see Rhapsody go, perhaps her time has come. She has been proving very problematic recently, for both Royal and people who have booked on her. Perhaps more shuffling will see Vision take Rhapsody's currently released cruises and Rhapsody will leave the fleet when Symphony arrives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtopia Posted April 6, 2017 #2964 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Grandeur is the one Royal ship I've never had any interest in sailing on, so it will be nice to see what new ship would be sailing from Baltimore as it's a fairly close port for me to fly or drive to. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saab4444 Posted April 6, 2017 #2965 Share Posted April 6, 2017 I thought that the Vision Class were the only ships able to sail into Venice due to the tonnage limits. It would be a shame if Venice was lost as a embarkation port. Radiance class may also sail into Venice with the current size restrictions. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 6, 2017 #2966 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Grandeur is the one Royal ship I've never had any interest in sailing on, so it will be nice to see what new ship would be sailing from Baltimore as it's a fairly close port for me to fly or drive to. Might be no ship in Baltimore if Vision class ships leave the fleet. The bridge limits which ships can be based there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUISEBOY305 Posted April 6, 2017 #2967 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Might be no ship in Baltimore if Vision class ships leave the fleet. The bridge limits which ships can be based there. Wouldn't surprise me if they increased capacity in Bayonne to compensate removing a ship in Baltimore. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 6, 2017 #2968 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Wouldn't surprise me if they increased capacity in Bayonne to compensate removing a ship in Baltimore. Like leaving Adventure up there? Could be, Explorer was up there year round. I can see more photos of crewmembers shoveling snow on the pool deck coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floatel_lvr Posted April 6, 2017 #2969 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Lol. I think the Quantum and Anthem will be sold when the first two Icon class ships come out. That seems likely. The way the Anthem gets pushed on their website and tv ads it is obviously not selling well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Eyed Belfast Belle Posted April 6, 2017 #2970 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Is the limit in Venice still 96,000 GT? It looks like it from a quick internet search Radiance class may also sail into Venice with the current size restrictions. Sent from my iPad using Forums Thank goodness for that. We have little choice as it is here in Europe so to lose another embarkation port would be a major negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted April 6, 2017 #2971 Share Posted April 6, 2017 A report from Voyager claim Next Cruise folk say Australia goes on sale late April. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted April 6, 2017 #2972 Share Posted April 6, 2017 That seems likely. The way the Anthem gets pushed on their website and tv ads it is obviously not selling well. Well it's certainly selling well on Canada/New England ... I personally can't see them getting rid of this class...they could always use more of them in Asia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted April 7, 2017 #2973 Share Posted April 7, 2017 That seems likely. The way the Anthem gets pushed on their website and tv ads it is obviously not selling well. Well it's certainly selling well on Canada/New England ... I personally can't see them getting rid of this class...they could always use more of them in Asia. Lol, you guys aren't actually talking about selling the Quantum Class, are you? :rolleyes: It's not happening. They have billions invested in the class, and two more on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkvillain Posted April 7, 2017 #2974 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Lol, you guys aren't actually talking about selling the Quantum Class, are you? :rolleyes: It's not happening. They have billions invested in the class, and two more on the way. Lol. Floatel was definitely kidding around. He was responding to my terrible joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted April 7, 2017 #2975 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Lol. Floatel was definitely kidding around. He was responding to my terrible joke. Oh okay, good. Sometimes sarcasm is hard to read on the internet. :o;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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