Royal Caribbean hints at big reveal 11.7.17

[Tall-Cruiser]

Ovation to Alaska

Oasis to Miami

Symphony (stays in Miami)

Allure back to FLL

Harmony to Port Canaveral

Mariner (back to its original home - Port Canaveral)

Navigator to Miami.

 

Competition (between brands) is a good think for the consumer. So for those who wanted a Quantum Class in Alaska (yes including Hoopster who has talked about it on CC a lot) good for you. Congrats!

[11madmic]

It says Oasis will spend summer in the Med, does this mean a dry dock for oasis in 2019?

[nelblu]

Being on the Quantum, I can assure you the Quantum did not refit the Music Hall, or make any changes to it. The Casino had many slots removed, and more table games, but it is in the same area. The only other change was Johnny Rockets, and I'm sure it won't take much to change it back.

 

Really, there was thread when the announcement came which described changes contemplated to adopt to the Chinese market. So what you are saying the Q Music Hall is the same size as when I cruised her and the same as in the Anthem.

[Biker19]

It says Oasis will spend summer in the Med, does this mean a dry dock for oasis in 2019?

Yes, that was a given.

[nelblu]

Ovation to Alaska

Oasis to Miami

Symphony (stays in Miami)

Allure back to FLL

Harmony to Port Canaveral

Mariner (back to its original home - Port Canaveral)

Navigator to Miami.

 

Competition (between brands) is a good think for the consumer. So for those who wanted a Quantum Class in Alaska (yes including Hoopster who has talked about it on CC a lot) good for you. Congrats!

 

 

Is this official. BTW, I did not know that Allure ever left FLL. Therefore, only one Oasis class ship in FLL.

[dpostman]

It says Oasis will spend summer in the Med, does this mean a dry dock for oasis in 2019?

 

 

From the release:

 

"Oasis of the Seas, the first ship in its class, will undergo a bow-to-stern transformation before homeporting at Royal Caribbean’s custom-built Terminal A at PortMiami for the fall and winter seasons"

 

dp

[11madmic]

From the release:

 

"Oasis of the Seas, the first ship in its class, will undergo a bow-to-stern transformation before homeporting at Royal Caribbean’s custom-built Terminal A at PortMiami for the fall and winter seasons"

 

dp

 

Thanks for that. Whatever thing I read about the reveal did not include any of that information.

[Tall-Cruiser]

Is this official. BTW, I did not know that Allure ever left FLL. Therefore, only one Oasis class ship in FLL.

 

Yes it's official. It's also on the CC news page.

Allure will join Symphony in Miami in 2018 and then return to FLL in 2019.

[chandom]

From the release:

 

"Oasis of the Seas, the first ship in its class, will undergo a bow-to-stern transformation before homeporting at Royal Caribbean’s custom-built Terminal A at PortMiami for the fall and winter seasons"

 

dp

Guess that means hello Wonderland, goodbye Diamond Lounge with natural light.

 

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[nelblu]

Copied from Cruise Critic:

 

(1:20 p.m. EST) -- Royal Caribbean's 2019/2020 cruise itineraries bring a Quantum-class ship to Alaska for the first time, expand the line's reach in Europe with four new ports of call, and provide a robust selection of Caribbean cruises.

Below is a breakdown of the new deployments, by itinerary.

Alaska

 

Ovation of the Seas, which has sailed in the Asia-Pacific region since it launched 2016, will make its U.S. debut for the 2019 Alaska summer season -- homeporting in Seattle. Ovation will sail one-week cruises to Alaska, joining Radiance of the Seas, which will offer seven-night open-jaw itineraries between Seward, Alaska and Vancouver.

New European Adventures

 

Royal Caribbean will add four new-to-the-line European ports of call to its lineup of destinations in 2019 and 2020, including Visby, Sweden; Zadar, Croatia; Portofino, Italy; and Porto, Portugal.

 

Additionally, for the first time since 2014, Oasis of the Seas will spend the summer season in Europe. It will sail seven-night Mediterranean cruises from Barcelona, with port calls to Palma de Mallorca, Marseille, Florence, Rome and Naples.

Short Caribbean Cruises

 

Royal Caribbean will offer short Bahamas cruises of three and four nights on two cruise ships -- Mariner of the Seas and Navigator of the Seas -- in 2019/2020. Mariner of the Seas, which is returning to U.S.-based cruising in 2018 after several years in the Asia-Pacific region, will relocate from its 2018 homeport of Miami to Port Canaveral. Its Voyager-class sister ship, Navigator of the Seas, will reposition to Miami.

 

Mariner of the Seas will be the first Voyager-class ship -- which includes fun offerings like a rock-climbing wall and skating rink -- to offer the line's short sailings when it returns to the U.S. in June 2018.

For mid-west cruisers, short four- and five-night Mexican sailings will be offered on Enchantment of the Seas out of Galveston.

Oasis-Class Ships Take Over Florida

 

Four of the world's largest ships -- Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas, Harmony of the Seas and Symphony of the Seas -- will be based in Florida in 2019, through April 2020. All four ships will sail seven-night Eastern and Western itineraries.

 

After a bow-to-stern refurbishment, Oasis of the Seas will sail from Royal Caribbean's custom-built Terminal A at PortMiami for the fall and winter season, alongside the newest Oasis-class ship Symphony of the Seas, which launches in 2018. Symphony will be based in Miami year-round.

 

Allure of the Seas, which is spending 2018 in Miami, will move to Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades, while Harmony of the Seas will reposition to Port Canaveral, the first time an Oasis-class ship will homeport out of the central Florida port.

More Caribbean Deployments

 

Other 2019/20 Caribbean itineraries will include seven-night Western Caribbean cruises on Liberty of the Seas out of Galveston; seven-night Southern Caribbean sailings on Freedom of the Seas out of San Juan; five- and nine-night Bermuda and Bahamas sailings on Grandeur of the Seas out of Baltimore; seven-night Bermuda sailings on Serenade of the Sea out of Boston; and five- and nine-night Bermuda, Bahamas and Caribbean cruises on Anthem of the Seas out of Bayonne.

 

For the second year in a row, Anthem of the Seas will be joined in Bayonne by a second Royal Caribbean ship, with Adventure of the Seas offering six- to eight-night cruises to the Bahamas and Caribbean.

New England in the Summer & Fall

 

For the fall season, Anthem of the Seas will offer nine-night cruises to Canada and New England, while Adventure of the Seas will offer six-night sailings to the region in the summer and longer 10- and 11-night fall foliage cruises beginning in September 2019.

 

Cruisers in Baltimore can opt for a nine-night Canada and New England cruise on Grandeur of the Seas, while Serenade of the Seas will offer seven-night Canada and New England cruises from Boston in the fall.

--By Dori Saltzman, Senior Editor

 

 

Note:

 

Don't know if the Allure statement is correct as I have a Easter week '18 booked and cruising from FLL.

[CRUISEFAN0001]

And the speculation about having a Quantum class ship in Alaska is also correct. Our April 2019 TP on Explorer was just cancelled and one of the options offered in the email is to book the TP on Ovation in 2019.

 

This is what is specifically posted...note the highlighted part):

 

ALASKA ITINERARIES OPEN WEEK OF DECEMBER 11

There's never been an Alaska view like this. Ovation of the Seas® makes its wilderness debut in 2019 as the first ever Quantum Class ship in the Last Frontier, bringing North Star views to the glacial coast. And Radiance of the Seas® returns for exciting open-jaw itineraries.

 

 

That certainly sounds like while they may indeed bring Ovation to Alaska for a limited period of time, it will likely be used on the North and South runs, but not the Inner Passage routes (already supported by Radiance). For those folks willing to pay for the higher cost of air travel to different starting and final ports (as is the case with North/South routes), and maybe miss out on parts of the Inner Passage route...that would be good news.

 

 

That also seems to mean that Ovation might pretty much echo what Radiance does, in terms of Australia/New Zealand runs in the U.S. Winter timeframe (Australia Spring/Summertime), them maybe hit Hawaii on the way up to Alaska for that season. All that makes sense if the new Quantum class ship replaces Ovation on the Asia routes in 2019.

[js]

Yes it's official. It's also on the CC news page.

Allure will join Symphony in Miami in 2018 and then return to FLL in 2019.

 

Wait, are you saying that Allure will move to Miami in 2018? I have an Allure cruise booked for August 2018.

Has it been moved to Miami? I'll keep the ship but this will determine my flights booked.

The RCCL page still shows Allure leaving from FLL?

 

Thank you so much!

[11madmic]

"while Harmony of the Seas will reposition to Port Canaveral, the first time an Oasis-class ship will homeport out of the central Florida port."

Oasis is at Port Canaveral now...

[Biker19]

Allure of the Seas, which is spending 2018 in Miami, will move to Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades, while Harmony of the Seas will reposition to Port Canaveral, the first time an Oasis-class ship will homeport out of the central Florida port.

CC editors need to check their facts a bit.

[js]

CC editors need to check their facts a bit.

 

Thanks. What does this mean to my post above? Did the reveal of Allure moving to POM come from RCCL or CC since RCCL is still showing my August (all August) Allure criuse(s) leaving from Fort Lauderdale.

 

Thanks.

[nelblu]

Wait, are you saying that Allure will move to Miami in 2018? I have an Allure cruise booked for August 2018.

Has it been moved to Miami? I'll keep the ship but this will determine my flights booked.

The RCCL page still shows Allure leaving from FLL?

 

Thank you so much!

 

 

I think that part of the release may be incorrect. Don't recall Allure sailing out of Miami. As mentioned earlier, I have a booking for Easter '18, which was booked more than a year ago and sailing out of FLL.

[Mikew0805]

And the speculation about having a Quantum class ship in Alaska is also correct. Our April 2019 TP on Explorer was just cancelled and one of the options offered in the email is to book the TP on Ovation in 2019.

 

UGH UGH UGH!!!! We were just finalizing plans to book the Explorer for the 23 night TP, in April 2019... UGH UGH UGH I really wanted that itinerary. :loudcry:

[Mikew0805]

Copied from Cruise Critic:

 

(1:20 p.m. EST) -- Royal Caribbean's 2019/2020 cruise itineraries bring a Quantum-class ship to Alaska for the first time, expand the line's reach in Europe with four new ports of call, and provide a robust selection of Caribbean cruises.

Below is a breakdown of the new deployments, by itinerary.

Alaska

 

Ovation of the Seas, which has sailed in the Asia-Pacific region since it launched 2016, will make its U.S. debut for the 2019 Alaska summer season -- homeporting in Seattle. Ovation will sail one-week cruises to Alaska, joining Radiance of the Seas, which will offer seven-night open-jaw itineraries between Seward, Alaska and Vancouver.

New European Adventures

 

Royal Caribbean will add four new-to-the-line European ports of call to its lineup of destinations in 2019 and 2020, including Visby, Sweden; Zadar, Croatia; Portofino, Italy; and Porto, Portugal.

 

Additionally, for the first time since 2014, Oasis of the Seas will spend the summer season in Europe. It will sail seven-night Mediterranean cruises from Barcelona, with port calls to Palma de Mallorca, Marseille, Florence, Rome and Naples.

Short Caribbean Cruises

 

Royal Caribbean will offer short Bahamas cruises of three and four nights on two cruise ships -- Mariner of the Seas and Navigator of the Seas -- in 2019/2020. Mariner of the Seas, which is returning to U.S.-based cruising in 2018 after several years in the Asia-Pacific region, will relocate from its 2018 homeport of Miami to Port Canaveral. Its Voyager-class sister ship, Navigator of the Seas, will reposition to Miami.

 

Mariner of the Seas will be the first Voyager-class ship -- which includes fun offerings like a rock-climbing wall and skating rink -- to offer the line's short sailings when it returns to the U.S. in June 2018.

For mid-west cruisers, short four- and five-night Mexican sailings will be offered on Enchantment of the Seas out of Galveston.

Oasis-Class Ships Take Over Florida

 

Four of the world's largest ships -- Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas, Harmony of the Seas and Symphony of the Seas -- will be based in Florida in 2019, through April 2020. All four ships will sail seven-night Eastern and Western itineraries.

 

After a bow-to-stern refurbishment, Oasis of the Seas will sail from Royal Caribbean's custom-built Terminal A at PortMiami for the fall and winter season, alongside the newest Oasis-class ship Symphony of the Seas, which launches in 2018. Symphony will be based in Miami year-round.

 

Allure of the Seas, which is spending 2018 in Miami, will move to Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades, while Harmony of the Seas will reposition to Port Canaveral, the first time an Oasis-class ship will homeport out of the central Florida port.

More Caribbean Deployments

 

Other 2019/20 Caribbean itineraries will include seven-night Western Caribbean cruises on Liberty of the Seas out of Galveston; seven-night Southern Caribbean sailings on Freedom of the Seas out of San Juan; five- and nine-night Bermuda and Bahamas sailings on Grandeur of the Seas out of Baltimore; seven-night Bermuda sailings on Serenade of the Sea out of Boston; and five- and nine-night Bermuda, Bahamas and Caribbean cruises on Anthem of the Seas out of Bayonne.

 

For the second year in a row, Anthem of the Seas will be joined in Bayonne by a second Royal Caribbean ship, with Adventure of the Seas offering six- to eight-night cruises to the Bahamas and Caribbean.

New England in the Summer & Fall

 

For the fall season, Anthem of the Seas will offer nine-night cruises to Canada and New England, while Adventure of the Seas will offer six-night sailings to the region in the summer and longer 10- and 11-night fall foliage cruises beginning in September 2019.

 

Cruisers in Baltimore can opt for a nine-night Canada and New England cruise on Grandeur of the Seas, while Serenade of the Seas will offer seven-night Canada and New England cruises from Boston in the fall.

--By Dori Saltzman, Senior Editor

 

 

Note:

 

Don't know if the Allure statement is correct as I have a Easter week '18 booked and cruising from FLL.

 

The wording makes me think the Majesty will be sold. I love the Majesty, which means I will need to sail her as much as possible between now and then.

[CRUISEFAN0001]

Ovation to Alaska

Oasis to Miami

Symphony (stays in Miami)

Allure back to FLL

Harmony to Port Canaveral

Mariner (back to its original home - Port Canaveral)

Navigator to Miami.

 

Competition (between brands) is a good think for the consumer. So for those who wanted a Quantum Class in Alaska (yes including Hoopster who has talked about it on CC a lot) good for you. Congrats!

Looks mostly like a case of musical chairs...uh...ships.

 

Adventure moving to Bayonne is slightly interesting...with Freedom moving to San Juan it its place.

 

Nothing wrong with that of course...but nothing profound either. Wish we had a yawn emoticon. :cool:

[Crazy planning mom]

Ovation to Alaska

Oasis to Miami

Symphony (stays in Miami)

Allure back to FLL

Harmony to Port Canaveral

Mariner (back to its original home - Port Canaveral)

Navigator to Miami.

 

Competition (between brands) is a good think for the consumer. So for those who wanted a Quantum Class in Alaska (yes including Hoopster who has talked about it on CC a lot) good for you. Congrats!

 

 

When does Harmony move to Port Canaveral? I am on the 3/31/18 sailing

[GTO-Girl]

Port Canaveral getting both the Mariner and the Harmony!!!

 

Sounds like a win-win to me!!

[mac_tlc]

Thanks. What does this mean to my post above? Did the reveal of Allure moving to POM come from RCCL or CC since RCCL is still showing my August (all August) Allure criuse(s) leaving from Fort Lauderdale.

 

 

 

Thanks.

 

 

 

Allure moves to Miami in November 2018. Until then, it stays in Port Everglades.

 

 

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[cruzeluver]

Port Canaveral getting both the Mariner and the Harmony!!!

 

Sounds like a win-win to me!!

 

My thoughts exactly!

[mac_tlc]

Port Canaveral getting both the Mariner and the Harmony!!!

 

 

 

Sounds like a win-win to me!!

 

 

 

I like that too. Mariner is coming home.

 

mac_tlc

 

 

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[WaveSplasher]

And the speculation about having a Quantum class ship in Alaska is also correct. Our April 2019 TP on Explorer was just cancelled and one of the options offered in the email is to book the TP on Ovation in 2019.

 

 

It has been replaced by a re-positioning cruise from Sydney to Singapore. Sounds like Explorer is going back to Asia.

 

Did they send you a itinerary for that Ovation Tp? Would love to see if the ports are similar.