Deployment 2023-24 booking season begins

[Blue Eyed Belfast Belle]

1 hour ago, Saab4444 said:

I trust this refers to Cyprus cruises Rhapsody does next year but from Haifa. 

My take was 2023 since the 2022 Hafia sailings are already on sale

[Tree_skier]

Have we seen a calender for the schedule of release like we have in years past we should only be a few weeks from the first drop.

[Ashland]

1 hour ago, Tree_skier said:

Have we seen a calender for the schedule of release like we have in years past we should only be a few weeks from the first drop.

Thanks for asking this...definitely waiting for this info too !!

[ATG]

Celebrity announced Europe for summer 2023 this morning.  Does anyone have any idea when RC will announce theirs?

[Biker19]

Just now, ATG said:

Does anyone have any idea when RC will announce theirs?

Just keep reading this thread - sometime in the next two months, maybe.

[Ashland]

5 minutes ago, ATG said:

Celebrity announced Europe for summer 2023 this morning.  Does anyone have any idea when RC will announce theirs?

This morning ...I thought they opened about a week ago ?

[ATG]

5 minutes ago, Ashland said:

This morning ...I thought they opened about a week ago ?

Maybe they did.  I just noticed them and it was mentioned on the Celebrity forum.  They were not showing up on my TA site until today.

[twangster]

57 minutes ago, Ashland said:

This morning ...I thought they opened about a week ago ?

 

I know X for Australia opened previously.  Europe was released separately for X.  

[Ashland]

2 hours ago, twangster said:

 

I know X for Australia opened previously.  Europe was released separately for X.  

Alaska 2023 I know opened Oct 12th. I'm on the Hawaii-Vancouver. Some on my cruise have booked it as a B2B when it opened.

[Plum Happy]

3 hours ago, twangster said:

 

I know X for Australia opened previously.  Europe was released separately for X.  

Only for the Edge, the rest of the Australian cruise dates haven't been announced.

[Biker19]

There's one less ship (Serenade) that we have to worry about figuring out her schedule for 23-24.

[SummmerInKefalonia]

36 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

There's one less ship (Serenade) that we have to worry about figuring out her schedule for 23-24.

You mean 24/25 😛

[Biker19]

13 minutes ago, SummmerInKefalonia said:

You mean 24/25 😛

No, her World Cruise covers about 1/2 of the schedule that normally should be announced soon for the 23-24 season (usually up till the end of April).

[SummmerInKefalonia]

In summer 2023 Serenade will do cruises from Barcelona.

[SummmerInKefalonia]

First time Royal Caribbean is so late in announcing their opening deployment schedule.

Anyone has more info?

[MissDaisyofTexas]

I'm excitedly waiting to see Europe itineraries for 2023! Hope the info is released soon.

[Biker19]

3 minutes ago, SummmerInKefalonia said:

First time Royal Caribbean is so late in announcing their opening deployment schedule.

Anyone has more info?

This is normal for RCI - they are one of the last to announce. It improved slightly a few years ago - it was not till March before. Should see something next month.

[SummmerInKefalonia]

Only MSC, Costa, Cunard and Disney have left. These have given zero information about a possible release date.

Even TUI and Virgin Voyages are announcing theirs in the next 2 weeks.

All the other cruise lines have theirs revealed already.

[xtremegk]

Looks like they're right on pace with last year: Microsoft Word - 20074728_Deployment_Opening_Schedule_Flyer.docx (rccl.com)

[SummmerInKefalonia]

10 minutes ago, xtremegk said:

Looks like they're right on pace with last year: Microsoft Word - 20074728_Deployment_Opening_Schedule_Flyer.docx (rccl.com)

This is the 2022/23 deployment opening flyer not the 2023/24 one that should have been posted until now...

[xtremegk]

1 minute ago, SummmerInKefalonia said:

This is the 2022/23 deployment opening flyer not the 2023/24 one that should have been posted until now...

 

Correct. I referenced last year's deployment calendar to note that they aren't really late. That calendar was released right at the end of October.

[rockmom]

3 minutes ago, SummmerInKefalonia said:

This is the 2022/23 deployment opening flyer not the 2023/24 one that should have been posted until now...

I think xtremegk was only trying to point out that last year, they didn't announce dates until  mid to late November.   That's why they put the link to last year's to show that we didn't find out until pretty late last year, too.  

[rockmom]

3 minutes ago, xtremegk said:

 

Correct. I referenced last year's deployment calendar to note that they aren't really late. That calendar was released right at the end of October.

Exactly and 'week of November 30th', meant that I don't' think we actually saw them for Europe until Dec 2nd-ish

Edited October 29, 2021 by rockmom

[SummmerInKefalonia]

The flyer was available mid October. Now at the earliest early November.

There was a change at the ships according to port bookings last month in Europe so that's why they are late I think.

[xtremegk]

1 minute ago, SummmerInKefalonia said:

The flyer was available mid October. Now at the earliest early November.

There was a change at the ships according to port bookings last month in Europe so that's why they are late I think.

 

Also doesn't help that they're changing Caribbean itineraries still for sailings in the next couple months. Logistically, this must be a nightmare right now. Your original comment was the this was the first time Royal is so late in announcing itineraries. I was just pointing out it's not. And believe me, I've got my itchy booking finger right now, ready to jump on a summer 2023 cruise so my folks can sail with their grandson.