Deployment 2018-19 booking season begins

[OfTheSeasCruiser]

My money is on Grandeur leaving (she is the oldest) and maybe Vision coming in to take over.

 

 

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So do you think Baltimore will be out of a ship for the summer?

 

I'd say the 4/5 night sailings from Galveston are definitely a no-go at this point.

[CRUISEBOY305]

So do you think Baltimore will be out of a ship for the summer?

 

 

 

I'd say the 4/5 night sailings from Galveston are definitely a no-go at this point.

 

 

No, Vision redeployed to Baltimore. Yes

Galveston will be a no.

 

 

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[CRUISEBOY305]

Rhapsody's 2018 prices seem very low for a 7 night sailing, both in Europe and the Caribbean, so I think that she is going.

 

Feel bad for the Galveston folks, they should bring Serenade to do the 4/5 day cruises from Galveston and have Adventure take over the 10/11 night itineraries from FLL and Allure doing the 6/8 nighters.

 

 

I don't think the Galveston sailings are selling all that well either.

 

 

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[OfTheSeasCruiser]

No, Vision redeployed to Baltimore. Yes

Galveston will be a no.

 

 

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So no 12 nighters from Barcelona?

 

It really pisses me off when Royal does this. Why couldn't they have figured this out a month ago, prior to the itinerary releases..

[CRUISEBOY305]

Maybe they will bring BR back. They didn't have 2 ships last year in the Baltic, did they?

 

 

Vision and Serenade will be the Baltic this year

 

 

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[CRUISEBOY305]

What about 2016?

 

 

 

This is shambolic on Royal's part, they should just say they are selling the ship rather than letting people book with a false sense of security.

 

 

I honestly don't recall. I think Serenade was the only one.

 

 

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[OfTheSeasCruiser]

This is shambolic on Royal's part, they should just say they are selling the ship rather than letting people book with a false sense of security.

Its a Royal pain in the you know what.

 

If this somehow impacts Rhapsody, I'm going to be really upset. I gave up a pretty great solo rate on Symphony and switched to Rhapsody.

[internetwhiz]

I don't think the Galveston sailings are selling all that well either.

 

 

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They likely aren't but we have three booked back to back. They COULD have done amazingly well if RC had been creative with itineraries. 5 night ones and some nine nighters that went to places like Key West, Labadee, San Juan. ANYWHERE besides Progreso, Cozumel and Costa Maya.

[CRUISEBOY305]

They likely aren't but we have three booked back to back. They COULD have done amazingly well if RC had been creative with itineraries. 5 night ones and some nine nighters that went to places like Key West, Labadee, San Juan. ANYWHERE besides Progreso, Cozumel and Costa Maya.

 

agreed. but the shorter sailings generate more booze and gambling revenue.

[internetwhiz]

agreed. but the shorter sailings generate more booze and gambling revenue.

 

 

 

They already had those cruises going from Galveston on the FUN ships. They could have charged more for that longer itinerary and people would have paid it. I would have.

[atgood]

My money is on Grandeur leaving (she is the oldest) and maybe Vision coming in to take over.

 

 

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Was Grandeur in an accident some time ago where it took an impact up between just below the port-side front deck (the crew only area) and above where the anchor is stored?

 

I recall the area looked uneven (as if a huge gradual dent) compared to the starboard side as it backed out and then turned to pull away from us when we were docked next to it in Labadee a few years back.

 

 

atgood

[Hoopster95]

Was Grandeur in an accident some time ago where it took an impact up between just below the port-side front deck (the crew only area) and above where the anchor is stored?

 

I recall the area looked uneven (as if a huge gradual dent) compared to the starboard side as it backed out and then turned to pull away from us when we were docked next to it in Labadee a few years back.

 

 

atgood

 

https://www.google.ca/search?q=grandeur+of+the+seas+accident+costa+maya&rlz=1C1RNVH_enCA559CA585&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwihg9qxxZvTAhWDLmMKHZ4lDEwQ_AUIBygC&biw=1600&bih=745&dpr=1#imgrc=_

 

http://www.cruiseminus.com/grandeur-of-the-seas/

 

 

• "April 20, 2005, while maneuvering for docking in Costa Maya, Mexico, the ship crushed in the pier. The collision resulted in a 42 ft / 13 m long, 5 ft / 1,5 m wide gush in the hull. The damaged section was located bow-starboard on crew deck 1 (~5 ft / 1,5 m above waterline). Royal Caribbean later announced that the accident was due to sudden winds (17 mph / 28 kph) combined with strong water current (3,5 mph / 5,6 kph). Because the vessel had to stay in Costa Maya 2 more days for materials to patch the gash, the next 7-day itinerary was shortened to 5-days."
  

[Hoopster95]

agreed. but the shorter sailings generate more booze and gambling revenue.

They already had those cruises going from Galveston on the FUN ships. They could have charged more for that longer itinerary and people would have paid it. I would have.

 

I agree with cruiseboy305. Besides that I thought the Galveston deployment was very weird last year when announced... kind of like "Gee, we have no where to put Vision... where can we get the best deal with the cheapest costs to park her for a season until we can figure things out?" Looks like Galveston made the best offer to me.... had nothing to do with Galveston being desirable or another RCL ship needed there in my humble opinion. I'm guessing RCL needs to sell Vision cruises as cheaply as possible. I think for your longer and much better itinerary you'll need to see Celebrity or Azamara come into town.

 

My guess is that RCL out of Galveston will likely be doing the same Cozumel/Costa Maya/Roatan run for another decade, and will continue to do so for years to come even with Oasis XII when they send her over to Galveston in 2026 ;p

(The other 11 will be in Florida doing the same Western/Eastern itineraries and all the Freedom Class ships will be sold off by then to Pulmantur :rolleyes::()

[internetwhiz]

I'm glad Vision is coming to Galveston. We sailed on her in the Med last fall and it's a great ship. Liberty is doing very well there. Will be interesting in 2018 when C sends Vista there to see how it goes. Liberty has many C cruisers coming over who are loving and liberty and RC.

[atgood]

Thx Hoopster

 

 

atgood

[Blue Eyed Belfast Belle]

I have a very bad feeling about this.

 

TUI Discovery 3 is coming up in the Gibraltar port schedule May and October 2018

 

 

 

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Erik...I posted a picture onto the RC Club FB page but it won't let me upload it here. Appartently the current Mein Schiff 1 & 2 are going to renamed TUI Discovery 3 & 4 once they move over to TUI.

[CRUISEBOY305]

Erik...I posted a picture onto the RC Club FB page but it won't let me upload it here. Appartently the current Mein Schiff 1 & 2 are going to renamed TUI Discovery 3 & 4 once they move over to TUI.

 

 

I see.... this all too much for me before coffee lol [emoji15][emoji15][emoji15]

 

 

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[bigeck]

Erik...I posted a picture onto the RC Club FB page but it won't let me upload it here. Appartently the current Mein Schiff 1 & 2 are going to renamed TUI Discovery 3 & 4 once they move over to TUI.

M ages sense as Tui have taken delivery of MS 5

 

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[OfTheSeasCruiser]

Erik...I posted a picture onto the RC Club FB page but it won't let me upload it here. Appartently the current Mein Schiff 1 & 2 are going to renamed TUI Discovery 3 & 4 once they move over to TUI.

Now I think about it, that is correct.

 

Here, I found an article: http://cruisecapital.co.uk/upcoming-tui-cruise-ships-will-be-renamed-mein-schiff-1-and-2/

 

She also revealed that the original Mein Schiff 1 and Mein Schiff 2, which will leave the fleet in 2018 and 2019, will be named TUI Discovery 3 and TUI Discovery 4 when they sail with Thomson Cruises.

[chookie65]

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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[Biker19]

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

Build won't start till about 2 years out - still years away.

[OfTheSeasCruiser]

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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First off, the first ship isn't due out until 2022.

 

Second off, I really doubt Royal will place the first of a brand new class in Brisbane.

[WaveSplasher]

First off, the first ship isn't due out until 2022.

 

Second off, I really doubt Royal will place the first of a brand new class in Brisbane.

 

Well Maybe if it alternates between Brisbane and Asia, it could happen. Unless Royal decides to go full time in Australia. If it isn't Brisbane, Sydney is the alternate.

[CRUISEBOY305]

First off, the first ship isn't due out until 2022.

 

 

 

Second off, I really doubt Royal will place the first of a brand new class in Brisbane.

 

 

Agreed. lol

 

 

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[travelgoddess1]

What about 2016?

 

This is shambolic on Royal's part, they should just say they are selling the ship rather than letting people book with a false sense of security.

 

Agreed. Royal is also treating its passengers in the same manner with regards to converting a sailing we are booked on into a charter. They waited 5 months after the charter was announced on another website before telling us that we had just 2 weeks to make alternate plans. Now I completely understand -- so no need to remind me -- that RCI is in business to make a profit, but how they go about it is questionable. Annoying its customers is usually not the preferred method.:o