Deployment 2018-19 booking season begins

[CRUISEBOY305]

Has anyone heard about the progress on the build of the first icon class ship?

I heard it will be deployed to Australia - home port Brisbane aligned to new terminal build scheduled for 2019/2020 season!

 

 

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Icon is still a long way off. Construction hasn't even started and the ink is barely dry on the notice of intent. There are still 2 Oasis ships and 2 Quantum on the way before. the only bit of information that we have about Icon is that it will be called Icon. i haven't heard that she will be deployed to Australia and neither has anybody else on earth for that matter. Maybe Quantum 4? Very likely but not Brisbane.

[springaussie]

At least till 2019

 

Voyager Of The Seas is in Cairns on 20 April 2019 on a repositioning back to Singapore ( Previous Port: Airlie Beach, Next Port: Darwin 23 April)

 

Hong Kong Ports claim Voyager is port 1 May 2019

 

Sydney Ports claim Voyager is in port 23 April 2019.

[MindyJohn]

Hong Kong Ports claim Voyager is port 1 May 2019

 

Sydney Ports claim Voyager is in port 23 April 2019.

Seven day re-lo itin? Seems kinda fast??

 

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[Ashland]

Any one know the approx timeframe now that RCI will open Singapore as well as China schedules ? So tired of waiting and hearing random dates that come and go and the dreaded TBD.

[londongal796]

Hong Kong Ports claim Voyager is port 1 May 2019

 

Sydney Ports claim Voyager is in port 23 April 2019.

 

I'm trying to wait for the release as there was quite an oddity with Radiance -- last in port in Sydney 24 April 2019, yet is somehow in Papeete, Tahiti for 27 April 2019. There's just NO way that information is accurate... so going to have to hold out for the full itineraries to be released.

[CRUISEBOY305]

Any one know the approx timeframe now that RCI will open Singapore as well as China schedules ? So tired of waiting and hearing random dates that come and go and the dreaded TBD.

 

China will be released the Week of April 24th.

 

I was told by 2 different people that Australia and Singapore sailings will open the first week of May.

[springaussie]

I'm trying to wait for the release as there was quite an oddity with Radiance -- last in port in Sydney 24 April 2019, yet is somehow in Papeete, Tahiti for 27 April 2019. There's just NO way that information is accurate... so going to have to hold out for the full itineraries to be released.

 

 

 

Explorer has no bookings in Hawaii westbound October 2018.

 

 

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[CRUISEBOY305]

Explorer has no bookings in Hawaii westbound October 2018.

 

 

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Explorer to South America perhaps ?

 

 

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[Clarea]

Explorer has no bookings in Hawaii westbound October 2018.

Really? I wonder if she's not going back to Australia.

[OfTheSeasCruiser]

Explorer has no bookings in Hawaii westbound October 2018.

 

 

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Seems to also go well with the theory that a Q Class will take the Alaska runs for the 2019 summer. But now, where does Explorer go?

 

I know we've gone over this 1000 times, but can Explorer get through the Panama Canal? The new Norwegian Bliss can.

[travelgoddess1]

Explorer has no bookings in Hawaii westbound October 2018.

 

 

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Explorer to South America perhaps ?

 

 

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The plot thickens ~~

[Ashland]

China will be released the Week of April 24th.

 

I was told by 2 different people that Australia and Singapore sailings will open the first week of May.

Thanks so much but I'll continue to check often...you never know with RCI ;)

[MsDolly]

The plot thickens ~~

 

So crazy the information or mis-information out there, my TA has been calling RCI to book AUS for us since last week even though I knew the release date was TBD and yesterday she was told today, this morning she was told at some point this afternoon, but end of the work day in Florida will be upon us shortly and still no release:mad:

 

Perhaps fate is trying to tell us not to go back......nay!

 

I was hoping for the Explorer, done a TP before on her, it's just a nice warm relaxing trip for us.

 

Belinda

[CRUISEBOY305]

The plot thickens ~~

 

 

This is like a cruise critic novela [emoji33]

 

Soon we'll find out Oasis and Majesty are

Sisters and Quantum had an affair with Empress and Explorer is REALLY the father.

 

 

 

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[Clarea]

Maybe another 'round the Horn' trip ...

I'd be all over an around the horn trip.:)

[CRUISEBOY305]

Seems to also go well with the theory that a Q Class will take the Alaska runs for the 2019 summer. But now, where does Explorer go?

 

I know we've gone over this 1000 times, but can Explorer get through the Panama Canal? The new Norwegian Bliss can.

 

 

If Norwegian Bliss can, then Explorer certainly can i'm sure

 

 

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[Hoopster95]

I know we've gone over this 1000 times, but can Explorer get through the Panama Canal?

 

According to ChengP and BillOh on the various Canal threads over the past year, if:

• all the planets align
  
• pigs grow wings and begin to fly
  
• and when hell freezes over....
  

Maybe, just maybe, with the lowest tides of the year, at a certain time of the day, on a certain month of the year, Voyager Class might have a few feet clearance.

 

If Norwegian Bliss can, then Explorer certainly can i'm sure

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Bliss can only fit through the new Canal per her advertised measurements.

So easily can do the 1/2 Canal transit into Gatun Lake from the Caribbean side... but how high is she? Can she fit under the Bridge of Americas for a full transit? I cannot find her height quickly via google but I'll keep looking. Obviously if she's scheduled for a repo from Miami to the West Coast she she must be able to fit under the BoA!

 

Interesting... I see she's booked for a Vancouver to LA repo which includes San Fran... So she must also gets under Vancouver's Lion's Gate Bridge and Golden Gate.

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[internetwhiz]

China will be released the Week of April 24th.

 

 

 

I was told by 2 different people that Australia and Singapore sailings will open the first week of May.

 

[pspercy]

I'd be all over an around the horn trip.:)

 

I had one booked once but airfare was much higher than the cruise so chose to cancel:(

[CRUISEBOY305]

 

 

I can't . I'm out [emoji33][emoji33][emoji33][emoji33]

 

 

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[internetwhiz]

I can't . I'm out [emoji33][emoji33][emoji33][emoji33]

 

 

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Huh?

[OfTheSeasCruiser]

According to ChengP and BillOh on the various Canal threads over the past year, if:

• all the planets align
  
• pigs grow wings and begin to fly
  
• and when hell freezes over....
  

Maybe, just maybe, with the lowest tides of the year, at a certain time of the day, on a certain month of the year, Voyager Class might have a few feet clearance.

That's what I thought, but the Norwegian Bliss will be transmitting the canal several times, which confused me.

[CRUISEBOY305]

Huh?

 

 

I'm referring to the inconsistent info

 

 

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[Hoopster95]

Interesting... I see she's booked for a Vancouver to LA repo which includes San Fran... So she must also gets under Vancouver's Lion's Gate Bridge and Golden Gate.

 

Well well well...

http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Norwegian_Breakaway

http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Norwegian_Bliss

 

 

Breakaway is 179ft tall (approx same as Radiance)... I didn't know that

Bliss supposedly get one more deck so I suppose still under the 200 foot span height of the Lion's Gate and the 203-205 ft span height of the BoA for the Panama Canal transit.

 

Voyager & Freedom Class are approx 206-207 feet tall

[MAS2017]

They're out!!!

 

Just booked a TP for 2019!

 

 

....ok, I'm kidding. This wait is driving me nuts.

 

 

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