Rare island lady Posted March 27, 2023 #1401 Share Posted March 27, 2023 9 hours ago, rae8836 said: I too was waiting for Jewel. When that fell through I turned to Celebrity out of Boston. Three 11 day 'Boston, Maine, and Canada' trips through Sep 2024 on Eclipse - overnight in Quebec. Good ship, good itin. Still some space but filling fast. If you have Crown & Anchor, Celebrity provides reciprocity in their Captains Club. Indeed a nice perk...though do keep in mind it only matches to their Elite level (RCI Diamond level) no matter how far up the C&A ladder you are from Diamond and up on RCI ...the rest of the points to get to further levels on Celebrity requires actual sailing on Celebrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack McGowan Posted March 27, 2023 #1402 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Still no word on Anthem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosieRoo Posted March 27, 2023 #1403 Share Posted March 27, 2023 1 minute ago, Jack McGowan said: Still no word on Anthem? On Anthem now. The concierge said she’s having a dry dock at some point and then eventually off to Asia. Not sure if that is true or not. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted March 27, 2023 Author #1404 Share Posted March 27, 2023 16 minutes ago, RosieRoo said: Not sure if that is true or not. The dry dock part is - she's due for one in the spring of 2025. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted March 27, 2023 #1405 Share Posted March 27, 2023 18 minutes ago, RosieRoo said: On Anthem now. The concierge said she’s having a dry dock at some point and then eventually off to Asia. Not sure if that is true or not. Sad... was hoping Anthem would return to NJ. Maybe they will send us another Quantum class ship (other than Odyssey!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlasgowCruiser01 Posted March 27, 2023 #1406 Share Posted March 27, 2023 (edited) Already three Quantum Class ships in the Asia-Pacific region, do they really need a fourth there? It's like they've given up trying to sell them as an option for the Med/Caribbean sailings. Edited March 27, 2023 by GlasgowCruiser01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumping Cruiser Posted March 31, 2023 #1407 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Funchal, Madeira Port Bookings (Correct as of 31/03/23) A new booking has been made for Freedom - most likely a stop on her way to dry-dock? I see she has port of origin marked as Lanzarote and a gap in schedules between 9th November and 29th December, so this seems likely. Also, the port call for Odyssey has been removed, as this is not a port on the final transatlantic itinerary. Odyssey OTS - 30th April 2024. *CANCELLED* Anthem OTS - 5th May 2024 Anthem OTS - 10th June 2024 Anthem OTS - 12th September 2024 Anthem OTS - 24th September 2024 Anthem OTS - 10th October 2024 Adventure OTS - 5th November 2024 Odyssey OTS - 10th November 2024 Voyager OTS - 16th November 2024 Freedom OTS - 21st November 2024. *NEW* Adventure OTS - 29th November 2024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FionaMG Posted March 31, 2023 #1408 Share Posted March 31, 2023 12 minutes ago, Jumping Cruiser said: Funchal, Madeira Port Bookings (Correct as of 31/03/23) A new booking has been made for Freedom - most likely a stop on her way to dry-dock? I see she has port of origin marked as Lanzarote and a gap in schedules between 9th November and 29th December, so this seems likely. Also, the port call for Odyssey has been removed, as this is not a port on the final transatlantic itinerary. Odyssey OTS - 30th April 2024. *CANCELLED* Anthem OTS - 5th May 2024 Anthem OTS - 10th June 2024 Anthem OTS - 12th September 2024 Anthem OTS - 24th September 2024 Anthem OTS - 10th October 2024 Adventure OTS - 5th November 2024 Odyssey OTS - 10th November 2024 Voyager OTS - 16th November 2024 Freedom OTS - 21st November 2024. *NEW* Adventure OTS - 29th November 2024 Ok... I'm booked on Freedom out of Fort Lauderdale on 7 December 2024. There have already been rumblings among peeps booked on my sailing and others in that time frame. Nobody has heard anything from Royal and some who have enquired have been told "she is still sailing" (strictly speaking, I guess she is but not quite the same part of the world). I know it's like asking how long is a piece of string but how reliable have you found these port entries to be? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumping Cruiser Posted March 31, 2023 #1409 Share Posted March 31, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, FionaMG said: Ok... I'm booked on Freedom out of Fort Lauderdale on 7 December 2024. There have already been rumblings among peeps booked on my sailing and others in that time frame. Nobody has heard anything from Royal and some who have enquired have been told "she is still sailing" (strictly speaking, I guess she is but not quite the same part of the world). I know it's like asking how long is a piece of string but how reliable have you found these port entries to be? Usually, they are fairly accurate, especially in Madeira where they update their schedule frequently. Only one booking for 2024 was not included in an itinerary, which was the TA call for Odyssey. However, as Royal are advertising no cruises departing between Nov 9th 2024 and December 29th, I believe this makes it more likely. Although, I would wait for Royal to confirm. Edited March 31, 2023 by Jumping Cruiser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FionaMG Posted March 31, 2023 #1410 Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 minute ago, Jumping Cruiser said: Usually, they are fairly accurate, especially in Madeira where they update their schedule frequently. Only one booking for 2024 was not included in an itinerary, which was the TA call for Odyssey. However, as Royal are advertising no cruises departing between Nov 9th 2024 and December 29th, I believe this makes it more likely. Although, I would wait for Royal to confirm. Thanks. I booked our sailing within days of it going on sale. A great 8-nighter calling at St. Martin, St. Lucia and St. Kitts and coinciding with our wedding anniversary. At that time there were sailings available throughout that period and it was January that was blocked off (still is, in fact) so I thought that was when they would be having the dry dock. Anyway, I will definitely wait for Royal's confirmation (just hope they get round to it before flight-booking time comes around). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted March 31, 2023 #1411 Share Posted March 31, 2023 12 minutes ago, FionaMG said: Ok... I'm booked on Freedom out of Fort Lauderdale on 7 December 2024. There have already been rumblings among peeps booked on my sailing and others in that time frame. Nobody has heard anything from Royal and some who have enquired have been told "she is still sailing" (strictly speaking, I guess she is but not quite the same part of the world). I know it's like asking how long is a piece of string but how reliable have you found these port entries to be? Looks like all the Freedom sailings are closed from, Nov 3 to Dec 29th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FionaMG Posted March 31, 2023 #1412 Share Posted March 31, 2023 8 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Looks like all the Freedom sailings are closed from, Nov 3 to Dec 29th Yes, and they have been for a couple of weeks now. 😕 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser24 Posted March 31, 2023 #1413 Share Posted March 31, 2023 On 3/24/2023 at 4:04 PM, shipfriend_max said: In recent years they have been served by the ship spending the summer in Northern Europe either from Copenhagen or AMsterdam, Jewel in that case. As she is likely to move to the Mediterranean Sea in August 2024, she's not likely to operate on those itineraries, and any other ship either. All other ships are already deployed elsewhere. We are booked on the Jewel, 12 night Northern Europe Aug 10-22, 2024. I’ve read a couple of times where she is moving to the Med in August 2024. I sure hope it’s after this sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosieRoo Posted March 31, 2023 #1414 Share Posted March 31, 2023 7 minutes ago, Cruiser24 said: We are booked on the Jewel, 12 night Northern Europe Aug 10-22, 2024. I’ve read a couple of times where she is moving to the Med in August 2024. I sure hope it’s after this sailing. I see the sailing you are on and then nothing until she shows up in Galveston in November. She has to get to Galveston somehow. Hopefully there will be a transatlantic at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted April 7, 2023 #1415 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Next Saturday 15 April Royal Caribbean are hosting a Beach Party at South Bank Brisbane. It is a Facebook event open for everyone. I assume it has something to do with the 24/25 season. Maybe a Lelepa launch. They are building the largest cruise ship sandcastle also. This is is the photo used. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff2802 Posted April 8, 2023 #1416 Share Posted April 8, 2023 5 hours ago, springaussie said: Next Saturday 15 April Royal Caribbean are hosting a Beach Party at South Bank Brisbane. It is a Facebook event open for everyone. I assume it has something to do with the 24/25 season. Maybe a Lelepa launch. They are building the largest cruise ship sandcastle also. This is is the photo used. Are you going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted April 8, 2023 #1417 Share Posted April 8, 2023 16 minutes ago, geoff2802 said: Are you going? No I will be in the Southern Highlands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted April 8, 2023 #1418 Share Posted April 8, 2023 They are probably trying to drum up next season,this season just gone in Brisbane was a real lemon. It just didn’t sell like Sydney. Give it a few years with some transport and accommodation it will take off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad455 Posted April 8, 2023 #1419 Share Posted April 8, 2023 On 3/27/2023 at 4:00 PM, RosieRoo said: On Anthem now. The concierge said she’s having a dry dock at some point and then eventually off to Asia. Not sure if that is true or not. Yeah, her drydock will be early 2025. Expect her to stay in Europe until then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mets123 Posted April 8, 2023 #1420 Share Posted April 8, 2023 1 hour ago, toad455 said: Yeah, her drydock will be early 2025. Expect her to stay in Europe until then. Not so. She returns to Cape Liberty in November and remains there until about May 2024 when she sails to England again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgmn Posted April 8, 2023 #1421 Share Posted April 8, 2023 28 minutes ago, mets123 said: Not so. She returns to Cape Liberty in November and remains there until about May 2024 when she sails to England again. Does this mean we may have her in UK overwinter 24/25 until her dry dock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted April 8, 2023 #1422 Share Posted April 8, 2023 29 minutes ago, sgmn said: Does this mean we may have her in UK overwinter 24/25 until her dry dock? That's one theory as why no itineraries after the summer of 2024 have been released yet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted April 8, 2023 #1423 Share Posted April 8, 2023 3 hours ago, toad455 said: Yeah, her drydock will be early 2025. Expect her to stay in Europe until then. Why do you think Anthem going to Asia is wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseboy89130 Posted April 8, 2023 #1424 Share Posted April 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, springaussie said: Why do you think Anthem going to Asia is wrong? Where would she go and why? They have terrible sales in Asia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted April 8, 2023 #1425 Share Posted April 8, 2023 11 minutes ago, cruiseboy89130 said: Where would she go and why? They have terrible sales in Asia! Anthem could do Tokyo or Hong Kong! Another possibility is Australia if the Private Island opens late 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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