Traderbill Posted August 3, 2020 #1 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Just read an article from cruise critic about royal Caribbean possibly retiring the empress. This is the ship we are suppose to be taking may 2021. Anyone else read anything about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 4, 2020 #2 Share Posted August 4, 2020 6 hours ago, Traderbill said: Anyone else read anything about this? Existing thread: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traderbill Posted August 4, 2020 Author #3 Share Posted August 4, 2020 So if everything that is being said is true what then? Does RCI rebook you on another ship for the same price or refund your your money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njkruzer Posted August 4, 2020 #4 Share Posted August 4, 2020 The RCL blog says Empress not sold. Not sure if that means it won't be beached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted August 4, 2020 #5 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Typically, when a cruise is cancelled Royal will offer you comparable's that are price protected. The challenge with Empress will be if you are on one of her 8 day eastern itineraries. There really isn't a replacement for those. If you are on a 6 or 7 day western it'll be easier to replace since there are lots of similar itineraries on various classes of ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHADEN Posted August 5, 2020 #6 Share Posted August 5, 2020 20 hours ago, Tree_skier said: Typically, when a cruise is cancelled Royal will offer you comparable's that are price protected. The challenge with Empress will be if you are on one of her 8 day eastern itineraries. There really isn't a replacement for those. If you are on a 6 or 7 day western it'll be easier to replace since there are lots of similar itineraries on various classes of ships. How about a 15-NIGHTER from Canada to San Juan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted August 5, 2020 #7 Share Posted August 5, 2020 1 hour ago, DHADEN said: How about a 15-NIGHTER from Canada to San Juan? My guess is you are out of luck... If Empress doesn't return for the Caribbean season it's not likely going suddenly come back into service for the Canadian Adventure cruises and will have no need to reposition to San Juan. There's another thread dedicated to Empress' demise. I'd follow that one for updates. I'm scheduled on her for an 8. nighter in Feb. My hope for that cruise is on life support at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco Posted August 23, 2020 #8 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Interesting.....but some on line agencies are still offering cruises on her in 2021. Again, the article said "possibility" so maybe it's something they are considering, but not in the immediate future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted August 23, 2020 #9 Share Posted August 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, marco said: Interesting.....but some on line agencies are still offering cruises on her in 2021. Again, the article said "possibility" so maybe it's something they are considering, but not in the immediate future. don't read anything into that. They are still offering cruises for sale on Monarch and Sovereign who have already been beached and are being broken apart. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco Posted August 25, 2020 #10 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Then I hope RCI advises our TA real soon about us either transferring our booking to a different ship/sailing or offers a refund of deposit for our June cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted August 26, 2020 #11 Share Posted August 26, 2020 16 hours ago, marco said: Then I hope RCI advises our TA real soon about us either transferring our booking to a different ship/sailing or offers a refund of deposit for our June cruise. Nothing has been announced which leaves you with three groups of people on the internet with an opinion: Those that think one way. Those that think the other way Those that are undecided. Eventually one of them will be proven correct even if they get lucky with their guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco Posted August 26, 2020 #12 Share Posted August 26, 2020 According to the "cruise news" topic on CC, RCI is "adamantly denying" the Empress is leaving the fleet, but is "silent" on the future of the "Majesty".......stay tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fundirector Posted August 29, 2020 #13 Share Posted August 29, 2020 They are awful and just leave their passengers in the blind trying to figure this all out. They are not giving proper advice, or information. I got screwed and can’t get my deposits back now. Been fighting since June. Tsk he’s to others in the same position as me. Will never sail RCCL again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted August 29, 2020 #14 Share Posted August 29, 2020 18 minutes ago, fundirector said: They are awful and just leave their passengers in the blind trying to figure this all out. They are not giving proper advice, or information. I got screwed and can’t get my deposits back now. Been fighting since June. Tsk he’s to others in the same position as me. Will never sail RCCL again. ?? Dont understand what is wrong? There are policies in place that offer refunds if rcl cancels your cruise or a fcc if you cancel or a lift and shift or move your deposit to another cruise. What are you fighting about? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 29, 2020 #15 Share Posted August 29, 2020 5 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said: Don't understand what is wrong? That poster didn't make final payment when due and is surprised their booking was cancelled when they didn't do anything. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted August 29, 2020 #16 Share Posted August 29, 2020 11 hours ago, Biker19 said: That poster didn't make final payment when due and is surprised their booking was cancelled when they didn't do anything. OH and how is that RCL's fault? they had plenty of options. oh well, they didn't follow instructions their lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 30, 2020 #17 Share Posted August 30, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said: Oh and how is that RCL's fault? That poster seems to think that somehow it is or at least should refund their money. Edited August 30, 2020 by Biker19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixCruiser Posted August 30, 2020 #18 Share Posted August 30, 2020 That poster didn't make final payment when due and is surprised their booking was cancelled when they didn't do anything.Thanks!No wonder they left out so much information. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger88 Posted August 30, 2020 #19 Share Posted August 30, 2020 On 8/29/2020 at 4:07 AM, fundirector said: They are awful and just leave their passengers in the blind trying to figure this all out. They are not giving proper advice, or information. I got screwed and can’t get my deposits back now. Been fighting since June. Tsk he’s to others in the same position as me. Will never sail RCCL again. They will take all the time they can keeping you waiting. They are not really intrested in refunding you sooner. As long as we stay quite they wont do a thing and they will take all the time in the world to settle all their issues first and only then move to solve the issues of their passengers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traderbill Posted December 28, 2020 Author #20 Share Posted December 28, 2020 So was just informed by Royal Carribean that any cruises with Empress of seas are cancelled. They are giving credit for future cruises with other rcl ships. We chose instead to get our deposit back. Sad because this was our dream trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1025cruise Posted December 29, 2020 #21 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Yes, this has been discussed on the Royal Caribbean board since the announcement was made. The Empress (then Nordic Empress) was my first cruise <cough> years ago. While I haven't sailed her since, she has a small place in my heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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