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GlasgowCruiser01

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1 minute ago, bloodyen said:

Is it possible the Odyssey stopping in NY is part of moving the ship to, let's say, PR? I can't see them putting a warm weather ship in NY for the winter.

I don't think Puerto Rico is really on the cards for them any more, it's gradually went down from 2 ships (one year round) to 1 small ship for the winter.

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5 minutes ago, bloodyen said:

Is it possible the Odyssey stopping in NY is part of moving the ship to, let's say, PR? I can't see them putting a warm weather ship in NY for the winter.

Anthem has been the only ship in NJ that was built for cold weather.  The Explorer did those winter sailings for years and people booked them.  I will bet that sales go up by putting a new ship in NJ, Anthem has been there too long.

 

As for Odyssey moving to PR...not a chance

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Jumping Cruiser

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1 hour ago, toad455 said:

Still waiting on a confirmation that Odyssey will replace the Anthem in 2024-25.


I’m pretty confident that it will be Odyssey, as there are lots of little pieces of evidence that help to build a bigger picture.

 

- November 2024 Madeira port call for Odyssey has destination marked as Cape Liberty, this will be for her TA.

 

- Odyssey has various bookings in St Maarten throughout January and February 2025, with no mention of Anthem unlike previous years. Two of these calls are 11-days apart, which would tie in with the 11-night Southern Caribbean cruises usually carried out by Anthem.

 

- May 2025 Madeira port call for Odyssey has origin port marked as Cape Liberty and destination as La Coruna (Then Southampton I presume.)

 

As I say, I’m pretty confident that this will be the case and would be very shocked if actual deployment differs. Also, I did see a post about a NextCruise employee mentioning a potential ship change for NJ, which would back this up further. 

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Blue Eyed Belfast Belle

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Any idea when more listings will be announced? There are still some ships 'missing' from the usual European rota and those that are there are silly prices.

 

I have a newbie who wants to try a cruise in 2024 and the RCI Europe 7 night prices for a week are too high. We might have to look elsewhere (quelle horreur!!)

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1 hour ago, NightOne said:

What are you best guesses on WHEN we will see Utopia of the Seas bookings open up?

 

Also guesses on WHERE it will be deployed?

I’m wondering the same. I’d like to book a transatlantic for next fall. I assume it will sail from Europe to Miami then. Icon was available for booking 15 months out. We’re in that ballpark. But they wouldn’t want to take away from the Icon promotion just yet. 

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9 minutes ago, Vancouver-Cruiser said:

I’m wondering the same. I’d like to book a transatlantic for next fall. I assume it will sail from Europe to Miami then. Icon was available for booking 15 months out. We’re in that ballpark. But they wouldn’t want to take away from the Icon promotion just yet. 

Remember, they are doing non-revenue TA for Icon.  That may be the case for Utopia as well, depending on when she actually has her maiden voyage and where she's headed.  That is, if that's the TA you were thinking--getting her from shipyard to homeport. 

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6 minutes ago, rockmom said:

Remember, they are doing non-revenue TA for Icon.  That may be the case for Utopia as well, depending on when she actually has her maiden voyage and where she's headed.  That is, if that's the TA you were thinking--getting her from shipyard to homeport. 

We’re aiming for next fall. Presumably after Utopia has a season in the Mediterranean. But I realize that’s based on speculation. 

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3 hours ago, rockmom said:

Remember, they are doing non-revenue TA for Icon.  That may be the case for Utopia as well, depending on when she actually has her maiden voyage and where she's headed.  That is, if that's the TA you were thinking--getting her from shipyard to homeport. 

I think it is best to do non revenue given how things get delayed and then no need to refund or reschedule.

 

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ONECRUISER

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1 hour ago, Blue Eyed Belfast Belle said:

Oooooooh!!  Dubai India has reappeared in the search options again even though it is still greyed out along with South America. 

 

I know the thoughts were this was for the World Cruise, but I do live in hope that Dubai will come back onto the rota!!

 

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Possible but in short term think it's due to World Cruise. Either way in this I wish you Good Luck!

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1 hour ago, Blue Eyed Belfast Belle said:

Oooooooh!!  Dubai India has reappeared in the search options again even though it is still greyed out along with South America. 

 

I know the thoughts were this was for the World Cruise, but I do live in hope that Dubai will come back onto the rota!!

 

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One of the best Royal cruises we did. A fantastic place to stay pre or post cruise and fascinating ports.

 

I also live in hope...... 

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22 minutes ago, Tin can said:

 

One of the best Royal cruises we did. A fantastic place to stay pre or post cruise and fascinating ports.

 

I also live in hope...... 

have just cruised out of Dubai on World Europa as RCI have abandoned the region. 
Always a fabulous itinerary - and you should see how Doha has developed and expanded since last there in 2019! 
Another first was a port call into Dammam Saudi Arabia- fascinating 

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6 minutes ago, little britain said:

have just cruised out of Dubai on World Europa as RCI have abandoned the region. 
Always a fabulous itinerary - and you should see how Doha has developed and expanded since last there in 2019! 
Another first was a port call into Dammam Saudi Arabia- fascinating 

What did you make of MSC World Europe.

Don't know much about it except that it looks like a version of Oasis class.

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6 minutes ago, Trixie21 said:

What did you make of MSC World Europe.

Don't know much about it except that it looks like a version of Oasis class.

To me it seems unfinished. They have done nothing with the aft area where the slide ends… just put a few chairs there.

The Promenade equivalent is visually stunning and curvy. 
There is a new lounge/ theatre area very like 270

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3 hours ago, Blue Eyed Belfast Belle said:

Oooooooh!!  Dubai India has reappeared in the search options again even though it is still greyed out along with South America. 

 

I know the thoughts were this was for the World Cruise, but I do live in hope that Dubai will come back onto the rota!!

 

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Dubai and India are two very different places, I wonder why it is just one entry?

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