Summer 2018 - Freedom to Bonaire

[Jmillsarch]

Did RCL drop Bonaire from the Freedom summer 2018 itineraries?

 

Their deployment flyer shows Bonaire, and their website had it yesterday afternoon.

 

I just checked the website and Bonaire is now replaced with St. Thomas.

 

I haven't heard great thinks about Bonaire, but I've never been there and was hoping to try it next summer.

 

Anyone have any insight?

 

Thanks,

 

James

[Clarea]

Interesting, I don't see Bonaire on Royal's website in June, July, or August 2018. However I do see it in January and February 2019.

 

Bonaire still shows up on CruiseCal on a few Freedom cruises in summer 2018. Maybe they are slow to update.

[EllaDuChien]

When I was on the phone with them yesterday, and planing on booking one of the ABC Islands cruises, the rep told me that Bonaire had been switched out of all the summer cruises. He did not know why nor did he know if the winter cruises would eventually be changed also.

 

It made a difference for me because I really do not like St. Thomas.

[Clarea]

I wonder if there's a problem with the size of Freedom docking in Bonaire?

[EJPhilly]

ABC Route is now Aruba, Basseterre (St. Kitts), Curacao & St. Thomas

[Jmillsarch]

Thanks for the all the replies. This is disappointing. I was excited to see a Freedom Class ship head to the ABC Island, but not so much now.

 

We have younger kids so the H2O water park is a big plus on sea days. I know these are port intensive itineraries, but its still nice to have for those one or two sea days.

 

Thanks again,

 

James

[audome78]

Now I'm confused....I booked today for 03-10-19 and it shows Bonaire on 03-07-19????

[bouhunter]

We booked Freedom January 19' and Bonaire is listed as a port on the invoice.

 

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[Clarea]

We booked Freedom January 19' and Bonaire is listed as a port on the invoice.

I'd keep checking the website, something is going on with those itineraries, and you may find it has changed for your sailing too..

[ColoradoGurl]

I was bummed about that too. But am happy to have St Thomas for a change instead of St Maarten, which I'm sick of.

 

 

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