YLee Posted July 17 #3026 Share Posted July 17 Definitely some changes to Ovation. There are changes to the 12 nights repositioning cruise from Beijing to Singapore on 08 Oct 2025. The alternative option now is a 11 nights Tokyo to Singapore repositioning. Option 1: Stay on our new 11-Night cruise on Ovation of the Seas sailing from Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan and disembarking in Singapore: Sailing on October 9, 2025, and visiting: Nagasaki, Japan | Jeju (Hwasun Bay), South Korea | Hong Kong, China | Nha Trang, Vietnam | and Ho Chi Minh City (Phu May), Vietnam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted July 17 #3027 Share Posted July 17 Tahiti has a booking for Ovation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted July 17 #3028 Share Posted July 17 1 hour ago, Chiliburn said: I wonder what the story is there? It looks like Ovation finishes in September and Quantum takes over. Do you think they are giving China a miss? Do you think Ovation might take over Voyager? Does not look like China is ready for 2 ships yet. I would not be surprised if Brisbane does not get a Royal ship 25/26. Bailey has confirmed Ovation is off to Los Angeles for Summer 2025 then going to Singapore. We assume Serenade is off to Florida 25/26 but I am waiting for it go on sale to speculate more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted July 17 #3029 Share Posted July 17 1 hour ago, Chiliburn said: Tahiti has a booking for Ovation That booking is from the original Sydney to Alaska Ovation repositioning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumping Cruiser Posted July 17 #3030 Share Posted July 17 5 hours ago, springaussie said: Bailey has confirmed Ovation is off to Los Angeles for Summer 2025 then going to Singapore. Port bookings in LA to back this up. Los Angeles, California - Port Bookings (Correct as of 17/7/24) Ovation now showing regularly throughout the summer, in addition to Navigator, with her first call set for 27th May and last call set for 23rd Sept. May 25: 2nd - Navigator OTS 4th - Radiance OTS 5th - Navigator OTS 9th - Navigator OTS 16th - Navigator OTS 19th - Navigator OTS 23rd - Navigator OTS 27th - Ovation OTS 28th - Ovation OTS 30th - Navigator OTS June 25: 2nd - Navigator OTS 3rd - Ovation OTS 6th - Navigator OTS & Ovation OTS 9th - Navigator OTS 11th Ovation OTS 13th - Navigator OTS 17th - Ovation OTS 20th - Navigator OTS & Ovation OTS 23rd - Navigator OTS 25th - Ovation OTS 27th - Navigator OTS 30th - Navigator OTS July 25: 4th - Navigator OTS & Ovation OTS 9th - Ovation OTS 11th - Navigator OTS 15th - Ovation OTS 18th - Navigator OTS & Ovation OTS 21st - Navigator OTS 23rd - Ovation OTS 25th - Navigator OTS 28th - Navigator OTS 29th - Ovation OTS August 25: 1st - Navigator OTS & Ovation OTS 4th - Navigator OTS 6th - Ovation OTS 8th - Navigator OTS 11th - Navigator OTS 12th - Ovation OTS 15th - Navigator OTS & Ovation OTS 20th - Ovation OTS 22nd - Navigator OTS 25th - Navigator OTS 26th - Ovation OTS 29th - Navigator OTS & Ovation OTS September 25: 3rd - Ovation OTS 5th - Navigator OTS 8th - Navigator OTS 9th - Ovation OTS 12th - Navigator OTS & Ovation OTS 15th - Navigator OTS 17th - Ovation OTS 19th - Navigator OTS 21st - Serenade OTS 23rd - Ovation OTS 26th - Navigator OTS 29th - Navigator OTS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising89143 Posted July 17 #3031 Share Posted July 17 Unfortunately Ovation will have the same crappy three, five and six night itineraries that they gave QN. Not sure why they couldn’t throw in some seven or eight night MR cruises or longer cruises to Hawaii. I know that shorter cruises seem to be the thing right now but throw us a bone. I also noticed that on some days both NV and OV or QN are in port at the same time. That will be fun as both terminals are not large enough to handle those two ships comfortably and the parking is already tight. https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ship-operations/royal-caribbean-sending-2nd-ship-los-angeles-lieu-china-taking-part-port-rfp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted July 17 #3032 Share Posted July 17 (edited) Ovation Los Angeles To Tokyo Cruise Sept 23, 2025 Tokyo to Singapore Oct 9, 2025 Edited July 17 by twangster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted July 17 #3033 Share Posted July 17 3 hours ago, Cruising89143 said: Unfortunately Ovation will have the same crappy three, five and six night itineraries that they gave QN. Not sure why they couldn’t throw in some seven or eight night MR cruises or longer cruises to Hawaii. I know that shorter cruises seem to be the thing right now but throw us a bone. I also noticed that on some days both NV and OV or QN are in port at the same time. That will be fun as both terminals are not large enough to handle those two ships comfortably and the parking is already tight. https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ship-operations/royal-caribbean-sending-2nd-ship-los-angeles-lieu-china-taking-part-port-rfp West coast MX ports are not typically capable of many ships at the same time. Given there are other cruise lines vying for berths it's complicated, especially for extra large ships and for tendering in Cabo. Hawaii on Q class is unappealing due to the limited ports that can berth Q class. There just are not a lot of destination options for west coast cruising and with the competition consuming berths it's a wonder they managed to get anything for Ovation with this much lead time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising89143 Posted July 17 #3034 Share Posted July 17 5 minutes ago, twangster said: West coast MX ports are not typically capable of many ships at the same time. Given there are other cruise lines vying for berths it's complicated, especially for extra large ships and for tendering in Cabo. Hawaii on Q class is unappealing due to the limited ports that can berth Q class. There just are not a lot of destination options for west coast cruising and with the competition consuming berths it's a wonder they managed to get anything for Ovation with this much lead time. During the summer it’s just Carnival and Royal. All of the other ships are north. Yes, it does get a little busier in the fall/winter but Royal could have gained spots at Mazatlan and PV. They don’t seem to have an issue with Cabo with either Ovation or Quantum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mil76 Posted July 17 #3035 Share Posted July 17 When do they break ground on "Perfect Day at Ensenada"? 😝 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising89143 Posted July 17 #3036 Share Posted July 17 1 hour ago, mil76 said: When do they break ground on "Perfect Day at Ensenada"? 😝 Ensenada needs something. There is plenty of room at the port to at least make a McPort. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted July 17 #3037 Share Posted July 17 4 hours ago, twangster said: West coast MX ports are not typically capable of many ships at the same time. Given there are other cruise lines vying for berths it's complicated, especially for extra large ships and for tendering in Cabo. Hawaii on Q class is unappealing due to the limited ports that can berth Q class. There just are not a lot of destination options for west coast cruising and with the competition consuming berths it's a wonder they managed to get anything for Ovation with this much lead time. Ovation has been operating in some pretty small islands in the Pacific for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverbeenhere Posted July 17 #3038 Share Posted July 17 4 hours ago, mil76 said: When do they break ground on "Perfect Day at Ensenada"? 😝 "Pretty Good Day". The sheer number of ships porting monthly in Ensenada doesn't justify too much investment into the port. Around 200 ships year.(?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockmom Posted July 17 #3039 Share Posted July 17 24 minutes ago, neverbeenhere said: "Pretty Good Day". The sheer number of ships porting monthly in Ensenada doesn't justify too much investment into the port. Around 200 ships year.(?) Okay Day has a nice rhyme, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjmatty Posted July 17 #3040 Share Posted July 17 54 minutes ago, neverbeenhere said: "Pretty Good Day". The sheer number of ships porting monthly in Ensenada doesn't justify too much investment into the port. Around 200 ships year.(?) Especially when you consider that for most of those sailings, Ensenada is only on the itinerary to satisfy the PVSA. ”Perfunctory Day at Ensenada” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted July 17 #3041 Share Posted July 17 2 hours ago, Chiliburn said: Ovation has been operating in some pretty small islands in the Pacific for years. Yes but usually by itself. When NCL has a large ship at Cabo they hire every single local tender leaving every other ship in port that day to use only their lifeboats. The volume of tenders from all the ships can make Cabo difficult when another large ship or several small ships are in port. I've been there when it took 4 hours to offload Vision using tenders. We were in port for 6 hours. We left several hours late that day because it also took 4 hours to get everyone back on board. Vision has half the capacity of Q class. I'm not even sure Cabo would allow two large ships to visit on the same day. If they did the tendering would be a nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missusdubbya Posted July 17 #3042 Share Posted July 17 21 hours ago, YLee said: Definitely some changes to Ovation. There are changes to the 12 nights repositioning cruise from Beijing to Singapore on 08 Oct 2025. The alternative option now is a 11 nights Tokyo to Singapore repositioning. How long do you have to decide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLee Posted July 17 #3043 Share Posted July 17 18 minutes ago, Missusdubbya said: How long do you have to decide? Have until 30th July. The only other alternative is to cancel. Unfortunately I haven’t had a very pleasant experience with RCL in managing redeployments, so I am in two minds on how to proceed. My previous booking on Anthem in Oct 24 was shortened and the repriced itinerary just didn’t make sense. Basically the cruise fare was pro rated but they selectively applied promotions so the final price wasn’t reduced proportionately to the reduction in the number of days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kj_connections Posted July 18 #3044 Share Posted July 18 10 hours ago, twangster said: Ovation Los Angeles To Tokyo Cruise Sept 23, 2025 Tokyo to Singapore Oct 9, 2025 Where did you find this info? Do you know what the ports will be for LA to Tokyo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted July 18 #3045 Share Posted July 18 9 hours ago, twangster said: Yes but usually by itself. When NCL has a large ship at Cabo they hire every single local tender leaving every other ship in port that day to use only their lifeboats. The volume of tenders from all the ships can make Cabo difficult when another large ship or several small ships are in port. I've been there when it took 4 hours to offload Vision using tenders. We were in port for 6 hours. We left several hours late that day because it also took 4 hours to get everyone back on board. Vision has half the capacity of Q class. I'm not even sure Cabo would allow two large ships to visit on the same day. If they did the tendering would be a nightmare. Oh ,that’s what you said about Quantum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skicruiser55 Posted July 21 #3046 Share Posted July 21 Any idea on when Ovation will be open for bookings for Mexico summer ‘25? I know they just announced it but how long does it usually take to be able to book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donsyb Posted July 23 #3047 Share Posted July 23 On 7/17/2024 at 12:24 PM, Cruising89143 said: Unfortunately Ovation will have the same crappy three, five and six night itineraries that they gave QN. Not sure why they couldn’t throw in some seven or eight night MR cruises or longer cruises to Hawaii. I know that shorter cruises seem to be the thing right now but throw us a bone. I also noticed that on some days both NV and OV or QN are in port at the same time. That will be fun as both terminals are not large enough to handle those two ships comfortably and the parking is already tight. https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ship-operations/royal-caribbean-sending-2nd-ship-los-angeles-lieu-china-taking-part-port-rfp Same with the Asia cruises. We’ve had to book in X (and a really old ship) instead of ovation because we wanted longer than 4 nights 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron3 Posted July 23 #3048 Share Posted July 23 1 hour ago, Donsyb said: Same with the Asia cruises. We’ve had to book in X (and a really old ship) instead of ovation because we wanted longer than 4 nights 🙄 We did the same, 4 nights to have a half day in penang and day in phuket, even with the infrequent 8night to 3 places in Indonesia as b2b, vs a 12 night with 2 days in penang and phuket, the same places in Indonesia and langkawi, klang extra, 4 days more at ports made it impossible to justify Our 1st cruise as diamond will be on celebrity as elite with 0 points 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateUpNorth Posted July 23 #3049 Share Posted July 23 (edited) Apologies in advance..... but the thread is 122 pages long...... and it'll be 2027 by the time I read all that.... Would appreciate knowing when the Winter 2025-2026 Caribbean sailings are estimated to start dropping? Specifically the longer ones. I see some of the "weekender" trips are already out there. (I know they usually do a short and a long sailing release) Edited July 23 by NateUpNorth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 23 #3050 Share Posted July 23 2 minutes ago, NateUpNorth said: Would appreciate knowing when the Winter 2025-2026 Caribbean sailings are estimated to start dropping? Did you really mean 2026-2027? 2025-2026 stuff has been out since late winter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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