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< $100 a night for a balcony including taxes isn't too bad for a brand new ship.

 

Just booked.

 

Lucky you getting it booked.

 

My point is that I am paying £1450 on Jewel for the same trip Solo Occupancy and if I were to do it on Spectrum it would be £2800...no new ship is worth double the price!

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Lucky you getting it booked.

 

My point is that I am paying £1450 on Jewel for the same trip Solo Occupancy and if I were to do it on Spectrum it would be £2800...no new ship is worth double the price!

 

solo occupancy in a balcony is 1700 on spectrum for 16 nights barca to dubai how are you getting £2800 for solo

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solo occupancy in a balcony is 1700 on spectrum for 16 nights barca to dubai how are you getting £2800 for solo

 

A 4V (the cheapest inside) has the following breakdown

GUEST 1

Stateroom / cruise fare

£2,286.00

Pre-paid gratuities

£175.76

Taxes, Fees and Port Expenses

£221.00

Per person total:

£2,682.76

I can see there is a Solo inside for £1900 + taxes + grats. I am not getting your quote for a balcony though

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Lucky you getting it booked.

 

My point is that I am paying £1450 on Jewel for the same trip Solo Occupancy and if I were to do it on Spectrum it would be £2800...no new ship is worth double the price!

 

Understand but not sure why you pay UK prices rather than book through a USA TA. There are studios on Spectrum although I dont know their price or availability.

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Understand but not sure why you pay UK prices rather than book through a USA TA. There are studios on Spectrum although I dont know their price or availability.

 

My travel insurance states I have to book through a UK travel agent to have ABTA (Assiciation of British Travel Agent) protection.

 

I know people who do book through US TAs but unfortunately I am restricted.

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Hi Woodyren, did you book through a US travel agency.? Can not find

Itineraries on Aust web site. Would like some clarification re food as this

ship is China bound will the repositioning cruises be predominantly Asian

food & the language mainly Mandarin? Just a bit worried re entertainment,one of the reasons we love to cruise, know the Chinese are

not that interested. Wondering if it is not on Aust web site because of

the Explorer repositioning at the same time. Don’t think this ship will

come down to Aust .

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Lucky you getting it booked.

 

My point is that I am paying £1450 on Jewel for the same trip Solo Occupancy and if I were to do it on Spectrum it would be £2800...no new ship is worth double the price!

I'd rather be on Jewel....no matter the price.

 

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I don't understand why you're not on the Fall TA!
Doing two Fall TA's this year.....

 

Brilliance and Vision.

 

Jewel was just too late in the Season. Leslie doesn't like to be away from the house November/December.

 

 

 

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Hi Woodyren, did you book through a US travel agency.? Can not find

Itineraries on Aust web site. Would like some clarification re food as this

ship is China bound will the repositioning cruises be predominantly Asian

food & the language mainly Mandarin? Just a bit worried re entertainment,one of the reasons we love to cruise, know the Chinese are

not that interested. Wondering if it is not on Aust web site because of

the Explorer repositioning at the same time. Don’t think this ship will

come down to Aust .

My family did the repo on the Ovation. The ship slowly shifted toward more and more Chinese crew and food and entertainment as the repo went on. We were on the first leg which was primarily western entertainment and Foos, but keeping in contact with friends as it slowly reached shanghai, the crew became more and more Chinese as the cruise went on. The first leg felt like any other cruise with maybe a slightly more predominant Chinese crew. I will say that guest relations was a bit difficult as the staff was not so good with English. I had to draw things on a paper at time to get them to understand.

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I know this is wishful thinking but what are the chances that RCI will ever return to the US West Coast. Now that Explorer will no longer do the Alaskan route the couple of sailings have gone too.

 

The reason I ask is that I have just read that Princess Cruises are sending Star, Golden and Royal Princess to the West Coast for 2019/20!

 

"Today, the cruise line announced a return to the region in 2019-2020 with itineraries visiting top destinations including Monterey, San Francisco, Santa Barbara and San Diego.

Highlights for the 2019-2020 season include the introduction of one of the line’s newest ships to the California Coast, Royal Princess, for her first full season based in Los Angeles. Royal Princess will offer nine coastal departures including the Classic California Coast itinerary.

As the only cruise line to sail year-round out of San Francisco, Princess offers Grand Princess sailing along the west coast once again in 2019. San Francisco departures for the season include a new five-day West Coast Getaway itinerary featuring a late night departure in San Diego, and a call to Ensenada, Mexico. The ship will also offer two variations of coastal sailings including the Classic California Coast itinerary.

Star Princess will make her return to the west coast in 2019 featuring departures from Seattle and Vancouver. Itineraries include a seven-day Northern California Coast sailing from Seattle with late night calls in San Francisco and Victoria, Canada and a 10-day Coastal sailing from Vancouver with a late night call in Los Angeles and overnight stay in San Francisco."

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I know this is wishful thinking but what are the chances that RCI will ever return to the US West Coast. Now that Explorer will no longer do the Alaskan route the couple of sailings have gone too.

Very low chance, though, without any ship retirements and two more new ships coming by 2020, there would be capacity available.

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I know this is wishful thinking but what are the chances that RCI will ever return to the US West Coast. Now that Explorer will no longer do the Alaskan route the couple of sailings have gone too.

 

The reason I ask is that I have just read that Princess Cruises are sending Star, Golden and Royal Princess to the West Coast for 2019/20!

 

"Today, the cruise line announced a return to the region in 2019-2020 with itineraries visiting top destinations including Monterey, San Francisco, Santa Barbara and San Diego.

Highlights for the 2019-2020 season include the introduction of one of the line’s newest ships to the California Coast, Royal Princess, for her first full season based in Los Angeles. Royal Princess will offer nine coastal departures including the Classic California Coast itinerary.

As the only cruise line to sail year-round out of San Francisco, Princess offers Grand Princess sailing along the west coast once again in 2019. San Francisco departures for the season include a new five-day West Coast Getaway itinerary featuring a late night departure in San Diego, and a call to Ensenada, Mexico. The ship will also offer two variations of coastal sailings including the Classic California Coast itinerary.

Star Princess will make her return to the west coast in 2019 featuring departures from Seattle and Vancouver. Itineraries include a seven-day Northern California Coast sailing from Seattle with late night calls in San Francisco and Victoria, Canada and a 10-day Coastal sailing from Vancouver with a late night call in Los Angeles and overnight stay in San Francisco."

Slim to none...

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Sadly RCI cares nothing about us west coasters...they know those of us that are loyal will fly to get to one of their ships. I've tried PCL and just got off a Celebrity ship...even more loyal than I was...sad I didn't care for the X product but loved the itinerary and yes I had to fly all the way to Dublin to give it a try.

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Sadly RCI cares nothing about us west coasters...they know those of us that are loyal will fly to get to one of their ships. I've tried PCL and just got off a Celebrity ship...even more loyal than I was...sad I didn't care for the X product but loved the itinerary and yes I had to fly all the way to Dublin to give it a try.
Agree....and they also don't seem to be offering new itineraries. While we've cruised with RCI since 1987 we feel that RCI is targeting a different market...and it's not us. It's more families and Amusement Park experiences. For us it's about where we go so we've booked on other cruise lines.

 

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