Deployment 2024-25 booking season begins

[twangster]

25 minutes ago, Chiliburn said:

Odd we have only one ship in Sydney for the 24-25 season,Let’s see what happens.

 

Is that related to Brisbane?  If Brisbane wasn't a home port would another ship be in Sydney?

 

 

[Chiliburn]

1 hour ago, twangster said:

 

Is that related to Brisbane?  If Brisbane wasn't a home port would another ship be in Sydney?

 

 

Yes and no but this coming season we have 3 ships in Australia.

Quantum in Brisbane ,Brilliance and Ovation in Sydney .

[Ethanol95]

Anyone knows what Adventure is doing? Can't find her 2024/2025 deployment.

[Ethanol95]

9 hours ago, Chiliburn said:

Yep ,they are in business to make money for the shareholders but ovation is getting a premium price in Sydney.

A friend said to me to jump across to Carnival as the prices are a third of Ovation and showed me . They are much cheaper, so I don’t think it’s not a question of profit.

 

Odd we have only one ship in Sydney for the 24-25 season,Let’s see what happens.

I was already jumping ship to carnival back in 2020. Too bad covid didn't let me jump. Must have been fate to stick with Royal. XD

[GlasgowCruiser01]

1 hour ago, Ethanol95 said:

Anyone knows what Adventure is doing? Can't find her 2024/2025 deployment.

Taking over for Mariner in Canaveral.

[Ethanol95]

8 hours ago, GlasgowCruiser01 said:

Taking over for Mariner in Canaveral.

So no chance of going to APAC either. Sighh.

[island lady]

21 hours ago, twangster said:

I feel like we are trying to build a puzzle but someone (Royal) like a playful younger sibling has hidden some the puzzle pieces.  Until they dump the missing puzzle pieces onto the table... 

 

And RCI has a habit of hiding those pieces at their whim, plus taking them out of the completed puzzle altogether when they want to annoy us.  😠

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 25, 2023 by island lady

[springaussie]

Get in, we’re going global. 🌎

( Crown & Anchor Facebook Post)

Edited May 27, 2023 by springaussie

[ocean sounds]

51 minutes ago, springaussie said:

Get in, we’re going global. 🌎

( Crown & Anchor Facebook Post)

@springaussie, are you thinking redeployment?

[springaussie]

2 hours ago, ocean sounds said:

@springaussie, are you thinking redeployment?

More a World Cruise in the next deployment with Oasis Class.

 

[geoff2802]

3 hours ago, springaussie said:

More a World Cruise in the next deployment with Oasis Class.

 

Interesting.  
An Oasis class based in APAC could also justify the claim to be “going global”.   

[gumshoe958]

8 minutes ago, geoff2802 said:

Interesting.  
An Oasis class based in APAC could also justify the claim to be “going global”.   

That feels more likely than a world cruise.

 

They haven’t fully sold out Serenade yet, and she has less than half the capacity of Allure. And the ports visited would be restricted by her size.

[Chiliburn]

25 minutes ago, geoff2802 said:

Interesting.  
An Oasis class based in APAC could also justify the claim to be “going global”.   

There’s 2 missing pieces of a puzzle that it could fill .

Singapore March -October 24 and Sydney 24-25 season 

Edited May 28, 2023 by Chiliburn

[geoff2802]

26 minutes ago, Chiliburn said:

There’s 2 missing pieces of a puzzle that it could fill .

Singapore March -October 24 and Sydney 24-25 season 

Singapore… maybe.  
Sydney… almost no chance I’d say.  
 

[geoff2802]

34 minutes ago, gumshoe958 said:

That feels more likely than a world cruise.

 

They haven’t fully sold out Serenade yet, and she has less than half the capacity of Allure. And the ports visited would be restricted by her size.

Yes.  There would be a lot of sea days because there are few suitable ports.. A Voyager class would be more likely for a world cruise with more capacity.  

[springaussie]

Allure is not on sale after 27 to 30 January 2025 cruise. 

Maybe this is where the global adventures begin. At this time of the year going around South America does sound like a possibility. 
 

[Chiliburn]

49 minutes ago, springaussie said:

Allure is not on sale after 27 to 30 January 2025 cruise. 

Maybe this is where the global adventures begin. At this time of the year going around South America does sound like a possibility. 
 

I would guess it’s another world cruise but not Allure, very limited in ports.

[Ethanol95]

1 hour ago, geoff2802 said:

Singapore… maybe.  
Sydney… almost no chance I’d say.  
 

That's a bit sooner than I expected, I literally don't know where it would call from SG.

[gumshoe958]

25 minutes ago, Chiliburn said:

I would guess it’s another world cruise but not Allure, very limited in ports.

I just can’t see it.

 

Surely they’ll want to see how the first one goes before committing to another. Is there really enough demand for another so soon?
 

 

[geoff2802]

1 hour ago, Ethanol95 said:

That's a bit sooner than I expected, I literally don't know where it would call from SG.

That’s true, there aren’t many ports for an Oasis to call at on round trip cruises from Singapore.  Klang and Penang perhaps?  
China would have to be a more likely deployment.  If there is anything in this at all, I guess it’s for 2025 - not so soon.  

Edited May 28, 2023 by geoff2802

[Ethanol95]

6 minutes ago, geoff2802 said:

That’s true, there aren’t many ports for an Oasis to call at on round trip cruises from Singapore.  Klang and Penang perhaps?  
China would have to be a more likely deployment.  If there is anything in this at all, I guess it’s for 2025 - not so soon.  

I don't think Allure can tender in Phuket in the newer deep water bay port.

Edited May 28, 2023 by Ethanol95

[Trixie21]

2 hours ago, gumshoe958 said:

I just can’t see it.

 

Surely they’ll want to see how the first one goes before committing to another. Is there really enough demand for another so soon?
 

 

It seems to me that the smaller segments of the world cruise have been very popular. Unique itineraries, ports not normally called at. But for my wife's current health problems we would have booked a couple of the released small segments .

If they released a "world cruise " with the small segments avaible right from the start I reckon it could sell really well at good prices.

They would have to get the pricing right so that the folks on the entire voyage were not disadvantaged but with the correct framework of included perks etc this should be perfectly possible to achieve.

[twangster]

I love all the speculation 🙂

 

Going global could mean new international expansion.  South America for example.   

 

It could also be a tease that ends up being something else completely.  

[GlasgowCruiser01]

I just can't see an Oasis Class being put on a World Cruise.

[OfTheSeasCruiser]

Could also be that someone in the social media department thought it would be a catchy caption.