Chiliburn Posted October 22, 2021 #26 Share Posted October 22, 2021 2 hours ago, MicCanberra said: Would love to do it but 9 months away would be too long away from my family I think if the sales are good it maybe a regular thing. I’m interested in the Middle East segment but the segments aren’t for sale at the moment. Im thinking it’s to replace Azamara. All inclusive expedition cruises ,they can get rid of the smaller ships and concentrate on the mega ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted October 22, 2021 #27 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Balcony cabin twin share with all the extras (drinks,etc,) would be around $400 /night /person , not great but not bad either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mr walker Posted October 22, 2021 #28 Share Posted October 22, 2021 16 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: Balcony cabin twin share with all the extras (drinks,etc,) would be around $400 /night /person , not great but not bad either. Yes agree, don't think the pricing is too bad for what's included & I suggest a balcony is a must. I guess for most though it would be a 'sell the house & buy a smaller one when we get back' or a lease the house out for a year proposition. Nice to dream, but it wouldn't work for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted October 22, 2021 #29 Share Posted October 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, mr walker said: Yes agree, don't think the pricing is too bad for what's included & I suggest a balcony is a must. I guess for most though it would be a 'sell the house & buy a smaller one when we get back' or a lease the house out for a year proposition. Nice to dream, but it wouldn't work for us. It eats up a considerable amount of retirement savings, but realisticly it is the time away from family, the ageing parents, the kids and grandkids, that is the issue. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mr walker Posted October 22, 2021 #30 Share Posted October 22, 2021 37 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: It eats up a considerable amount of retirement savings, but realisticly it is the time away from family, the ageing parents, the kids and grandkids, that is the issue. Yes all important considerations also, although we don't have any grandkids as yet 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted October 22, 2021 #31 Share Posted October 22, 2021 1 hour ago, MicCanberra said: Balcony cabin twin share with all the extras (drinks,etc,) would be around $400 /night /person , not great but not bad either. Similar pricing to the Princess world cruise with Plus package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare gogo65 Posted October 22, 2021 #32 Share Posted October 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Chiliburn said: I think if the sales are good it maybe a regular thing. I’m interested in the Middle East segment but the segments aren’t for sale at the moment. Im thinking it’s to replace Azamara. All inclusive expedition cruises ,they can get rid of the smaller ships and concentrate on the mega ships. You think they’ll sell off Azamara? Or change Azamara to expedition cruises? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare gogo65 Posted October 22, 2021 #33 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Read on the book of faces, all junior suites sold out within 2 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted October 22, 2021 #34 Share Posted October 22, 2021 37 minutes ago, gogo65 said: You think they’ll sell off Azamara? Or change Azamara to expedition cruises? Azamara has already been sold off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare gogo65 Posted October 22, 2021 #35 Share Posted October 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: Azamara has already been sold off. Oh I didn’t know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted October 22, 2021 #36 Share Posted October 22, 2021 And Princess got rid of Pacific Princess. I know we had a cruise book pre COVID19 to PNG on it (fabulous itinerary) but that gone now too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted October 22, 2021 #37 Share Posted October 22, 2021 30 minutes ago, gogo65 said: Oh I didn’t know that. In January 2021, Royal Caribbean announced that it would sell Azamara to Sycamore Partners in the first quarter of 2021. The sale was completed in March 2021. The acquisition of another ship, the Pacific Princess, a sister ship to the other ships in the fleet, was also announced. It was handed over in March 2021 and initially renamed P Prince. In future it will be called Azamara Onward. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisers47 Posted October 22, 2021 #38 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Hi We are booked on Azamara and we keep our Diamond from RCL. which is good….like the bag of washing and the last time they even ironed the stuff..,now that is a plus. got some free wifi . all good. eileen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jldev Posted October 22, 2021 #39 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Yes all the Suites, including all the Junior Suites, are now sold out for the whole world cruise! Some people clearly have A LOT of money and time! It will be interesting to see if the whole ship sells out for the world cruise and hence there is no space to sell the separate four segments. However personally I think that having a balcony would be a minimum requirement if doing a world cruise as how awful to cruise that long without being able to have fresh air in your cabin. So I suspect there will still be the Inside Cabins and probably the Oceanview cabins for sale for the separate four sectors. If I won Lotto, I'd love to do that world itinerary as it looks amazing. However, in reality, even if I could afford it, it's probably too long to be away from normal life and so, I'd need to hope they did this cruise every year and I could do one segment each year. A girl can dream... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted October 27, 2021 #40 Share Posted October 27, 2021 From the 1st Azamara Onward 17 nights fly/stay/cruise Venice & Rome. 11 nt cruise Venice, Ravenna, Kotor, Amalfi, Sorrento, Florence/Pisa. Rome. 7/10/22. $5699. Also Caribbean 17 nts 28/11/22 $4999 28/11/22 Greece Israel Egypt 17 nts $5799 24/01/23 Italy Egypot Israel Greece 21 nts 13/09/22 $6999. Those prices, which include return flights from Oz and usual inclusions, seem to have put Azamara almost in the Bargain Basement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMSYDNEYAUS Posted October 29, 2021 Author #41 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Royal have said that the Ultimate World Cruise full voyage was 70% sold in the first week open for sale. The Royal Suite gone at USD 760,000.00 and the average balcony at USD 75,000.00 all on nonrefundable deposits. Good on them. Can’t see the sectors becoming available any time soon. And we can’t even do a cruise to nowhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted October 29, 2021 #42 Share Posted October 29, 2021 46 minutes ago, IMSYDNEYAUS said: Royal have said that the Ultimate World Cruise full voyage was 70% sold in the first week open for sale. The Royal Suite gone at USD 760,000.00 and the average balcony at USD 75,000.00 all on nonrefundable deposits. Good on them. Can’t see the sectors becoming available any time soon. And we can’t even do a cruise to nowhere! Geez, some people must have plenty of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted October 29, 2021 #43 Share Posted October 29, 2021 One negative is lack of laundry, on a cruise that long sending the essentials out would really add up. Plus I’m not a fan of the harsh detergents, even for one month I want to be able to do a goulet of loads of socks and jocks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted October 29, 2021 #44 Share Posted October 29, 2021 1 hour ago, GUT2407 said: One negative is lack of laundry, on a cruise that long sending the essentials out would really add up. Plus I’m not a fan of the harsh detergents, even for one month I want to be able to do a goulet of loads of socks and jocks, I’m pretty sure laundry was included. The only thing not included was specialty dining. Booze,shore tours,Internet,land accommodation and business air fare,all inclusive. Seeing it’s a success,they may do another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted October 30, 2021 #45 Share Posted October 30, 2021 3 hours ago, GUT2407 said: One negative is lack of laundry, on a cruise that long sending the essentials out would really add up. Plus I’m not a fan of the harsh detergents, even for one month I want to be able to do a goulet of loads of socks and jocks, That is where being Elite on Princess is good, complimentary laundry, chuck a bag in every 3 days and you don't have to take so much clobber. But on the Princess Worldies there are very many Elites and so the laundry is very busy you might wait 4 days for your stuff to come back. They should restrict Elites free laundry to two bags a week, to be fair. But you get those who stuff it for others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted October 30, 2021 #46 Share Posted October 30, 2021 9 minutes ago, NSWP said: That is where being Elite on Princess is good, complimentary laundry, chuck a bag in every 3 days and you don't have to take so much clobber. But on the Princess Worldies there are very many Elites and so the laundry is very busy you might wait 4 days for your stuff to come back. They should restrict Elites free laundry to two bags a week, to be fair. But you get those who stuff it for others. Not only limit it to two bags a week but on specific days so it spreads the load. If they did that they might be able to do a faster turnaround on the laundry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmw Posted October 30, 2021 #47 Share Posted October 30, 2021 2 hours ago, NSWP said: That is where being Elite on Princess is good, complimentary laundry, chuck a bag in every 3 days and you don't have to take so much clobber. But on the Princess Worldies there are very many Elites and so the laundry is very busy you might wait 4 days for your stuff to come back. They should restrict Elites free laundry to two bags a week, to be fair. But you get those who stuff it for others. Les I’ve heard that some elites change their clothes 3 times a day and send a bag out every night 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted October 30, 2021 #48 Share Posted October 30, 2021 58 minutes ago, rkmw said: Les I’ve heard that some elites change their clothes 3 times a day and send a bag out every night We sometimes change four times a day 😁 - Exercisewear for walking round the promenade deck (on ships that still have one) - Casual wear - Swimwear - Smart casual or formal for the evenings But we only send laundry out every few days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted October 31, 2021 #49 Share Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) 20 hours ago, rkmw said: Les I’ve heard that some elites change their clothes 3 times a day and send a bag out every night I would believe, some people are just greedy and because it is free they cannot help themselves. I saw a bloke at the Elite lounge Happy hour one day take half the prawns off the prawn tower and attempt to take it out to the door, probably to his cabin. Steward at the door stopped him and a fracas ensured. The pax stormed off without his prawns, irriot. Edited October 31, 2021 by NSWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted October 31, 2021 #50 Share Posted October 31, 2021 My God ,Princess cruises. I think when Scottie is kicked out he will become one. Changing his double breasted suite 7 times a day and waffling on in the Elite lounge. Give me the Crown & Anchor happy hour. Shorts and thongs and a gin martini you can blow a stump out with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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