Beachammo Posted June 23, 2019 #101 Share Posted June 23, 2019 3 hours ago, John&LaLa said: Gotta love those 90 sqft cabins John.... I got this one in August....doesnt look too bad. My first cabin without a balcony. Was only $1210 all in for eight nights. Leslie couldn't make it, so bringing my mom. She gets the large bed...i'll sleep in the corner. 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted June 23, 2019 #102 Share Posted June 23, 2019 23 minutes ago, Beachammo said: John.... I got this one in August....doesnt look too bad. My first cabin without a balcony. Was only $1210 all in for eight nights. Leslie couldn't make it, so bringing my mom. She gets the large bed...i'll sleep in the corner. 😆 Is that the one by the aft elevators. 🤔 Laura has that cabin next month. I think I paid around $200 for the upcharge for an 8 night. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachammo Posted June 23, 2019 #103 Share Posted June 23, 2019 16 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: Is that the one by the aft elevators. 🤔 Laura has that cabin next month. I think I paid around $200 for the upcharge for an 8 night. 😉 Cabin 9664 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare death_star Posted June 23, 2019 #104 Share Posted June 23, 2019 On 6/17/2019 at 9:44 AM, gkbiiii said: How about Amazon cruises for Majesty/Empress? Did anyone else read this and think hey what's my prime membership get me? Wonder if they'd be of any use to virgin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkbiiii Posted June 23, 2019 #105 Share Posted June 23, 2019 39 minutes ago, death_star said: Did anyone else read this and think hey what's my prime membership get me? Wonder if they'd be of any use to virgin. They might if you use URComped, as Prime offer would get you a Brazilian cruise on MSC, and even Crystal cruises through URComped, based on your offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted June 24, 2019 #106 Share Posted June 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Beachammo said: Cabin 9664 Laura has 8664 next month. Free through the casino. Had to pay $116 to upgrade to that cabin 8 nights for $373 with tax and tips. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkbiiii Posted June 24, 2019 #107 Share Posted June 24, 2019 I paid for an M upgrade as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted June 24, 2019 #108 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Just now, gkbiiii said: I paid for an M upgrade as well. She doesn't know I got it for her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aus30 Posted June 24, 2019 #109 Share Posted June 24, 2019 6 hours ago, John&LaLa said: Is that the one by the aft elevators. 🤔 Laura has that cabin next month. I think I paid around $200 for the upcharge for an 8 night. 😉 So what are the best cabins window on Empress for me and my son. I need to plug in a sleep pap, and he just needs to be further away from me. 👀 Advice needddl...probablyone if the last Empress rides during CHRISTMAS. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aus30 Posted June 24, 2019 #110 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Does anyone have solid information on the Empress cruise booked Dec 23th oceanview. Was told would get to keep that cruise with new donation and 50% of fare paid will credit back to credit card. Are there other options like credit back 50% and upgrade to anither ship in a balcony room? Just don't have any information and the price if the original trip had dropped a bunch to.. Help or comments please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95south Posted June 24, 2019 #111 Share Posted June 24, 2019 I see these ships joining the Pullmantur fleet in the future. RC will not scrap them just transfer them. Pullmantur is 49% owned by RC International and this is were older ship end up when rotated out of the main RCI fleet. This is where MS Sovereign and MS Monarch found homes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poncho1973 Posted June 24, 2019 #112 Share Posted June 24, 2019 (edited) 25 minutes ago, 95south said: I see these ships joining the Pullmantur fleet in the future. RC will not scrap them just transfer them. Pullmantur is 49% owned by RC International and this is were older ship end up when rotated out of the main RCI fleet. This is where MS Sovereign and MS Monarch found homes. The overwhelming majority here know about Sovereign & Monarch. This isn't a secret. In fact, that's where Empress came back from. Majesty was on her way to Pullmantur when the Cuba blitz started and they stopped it. They gave her the revamp they insisted she wasn't getting and kept her in the RC fleet instead. I can't imagine anyone thinking they are headed to the scrap yard for many more years. Edited June 24, 2019 by poncho1973 stupid words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95south Posted June 24, 2019 #113 Share Posted June 24, 2019 5 hours ago, poncho1973 said: The overwhelming majority here know about Sovereign & Monarch. This isn't a secret. In fact, that's where Empress came back from. Majesty was on her way to Pullmantur when the Cuba blitz started and they stopped it. They gave her the revamp they insisted she wasn't getting and kept her in the RC fleet instead. I can't imagine anyone thinking they are headed to the scrap yard for many more years. Oh, I didn't see the part of my post where I said that was a secret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted June 24, 2019 #114 Share Posted June 24, 2019 5 hours ago, poncho1973 said: The overwhelming majority here know about Sovereign & Monarch. This isn't a secret. In fact, that's where Empress came back from. Majesty was on her way to Pullmantur when the Cuba blitz started and they stopped it. They gave her the revamp they insisted she wasn't getting and kept her in the RC fleet instead. I can't imagine anyone thinking they are headed to the scrap yard for many more years. My impression was that Majesty was on the way to Pulmantur way before Cuba became possible. However they changed their mind because Pulmantur was not doing well enough to absorb another ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster Posted June 24, 2019 #115 Share Posted June 24, 2019 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Host Clarea said: My impression was that Majesty was on the way to Pulmantur way before Cuba became possible. However they changed their mind because Pulmantur was not doing well enough to absorb another ship. This was my understanding also. This is why I believe the remaining Vision class ships will be around for some time. The resale market doesn't seem as strong as it used to be either. HAL has had some of it's older ships on the market for years without getting any or acceptable offers. Edited June 24, 2019 by coaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poncho1973 Posted June 24, 2019 #116 Share Posted June 24, 2019 1 hour ago, 95south said: Oh, I didn't see the part of my post where I said that was a secret. The part where you acted like this was a prediction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poncho1973 Posted June 24, 2019 #117 Share Posted June 24, 2019 56 minutes ago, Host Clarea said: My impression was that Majesty was on the way to Pulmantur way before Cuba became possible. However they changed their mind because Pulmantur was not doing well enough to absorb another ship. I think we're mostly in agreement. Majesty was on her way a long time before, the 3rd sister leaving. I read some articles at the time, some on Pulmantur's site, and it seemed like the Cuba thing was what caused the brakes to be applied. It happened before the Cuba news broke, but I'm guessing that Royal probably had some clues that it might happen. It doesn't mean FOR SURE that it was the only and final reason, but since she's doing those runs (or was until things got sticky) it seems like there was a good reason. Then when they brought Empress back for the exact same runs and blatantly said she was coming back for that reason, it seemed to solidify the reason for the return of Majesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wikoffclan Posted June 24, 2019 #118 Share Posted June 24, 2019 On 6/6/2019 at 9:33 AM, Tapi said: Royal could explore smaller US based ports of embarkation like Carnival has successfully done with some of its older ships. Jacksonville, Mobile, and Charleston have all brought new life to Carnival’s older ships while generating revenue and making cruising accessible and affordable to a sliver of the population that lives within a short driving distance of these ports. Many cruisers who sail from these smaller ports are first time cruisers who are more interested in affordability and convenience than in the bells and whistles of the larger, newer ships. Mobile is a Great port but I'd LOVE to see Royal come back to New Orleans!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkbiiii Posted June 25, 2019 #119 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Empress had been with them a few years and their cleanliness standards were quite different than Royal, so they had to spend near fifty million to clean the galleys etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodrealtor Posted June 25, 2019 #120 Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) With RCI purchasing Grand Lucyan on Freeport and who knows, the possibility of CoCo Cay being on overnight stop, I can see the Empress and Majesty being the "FERRY" type of transportation, like what exists at the Port of Palm Beach. (The Grand Classica and it's sister ship.). Just a thought! Edited June 25, 2019 by jodrealtor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted June 26, 2019 #121 Share Posted June 26, 2019 6 hours ago, jodrealtor said: With RCI purchasing Grand Lucyan on Freeport and who knows, the possibility of CoCo Cay being on overnight stop, I can see the Empress and Majesty being the "FERRY" type of transportation, like what exists at the Port of Palm Beach. (The Grand Classica and it's sister ship.). Just a thought! Interesting idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisertoday Posted July 1, 2019 #122 Share Posted July 1, 2019 (edited) The Zenith will be leaving Pullmantur in January 2020. I presume the Majesty will be its replacement and sail from Colon & Cartagena. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/21168-zenith-to-leave-pullmantur-fleet-as-company-primes-growth-plans.html Edited July 1, 2019 by Cruisertoday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyweir Posted July 1, 2019 #123 Share Posted July 1, 2019 I read recently that they were for sale. 100 Million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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