Panorama sets sail for Japan

[jimbo5544]

Was not all that long ago, this would have only appeared as an April Fools post.  Would be a super interesting cruise to be on, not for the feint of heart for those not interested in sea days.

 

https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/08/carnival-panorama-sets-sail-on-18-night-cruise-to-japan/

[ninjacat123]

WOW!!!  I wanna gooooo! 😻 Is this a cruise that wasn't on the Carnival website?

Edited August 22 by ninjacat123

[jimbo5544]

6 minutes ago, ninjacat123 said:

WOW!!!  I wanna gooooo! 😻 Is this a cruise that wasn't on the Carnival website?

It was, but sold out pretty darn quick.  Think my better half threw the remote at me when she saw the hold I had put on an aft wrap.....

[ninjacat123]

1 minute ago, jimbo5544 said:

It was, but sold out pretty darn quick.  Think my better half threw the remote at me when she saw the hold I had put on an aft wrap.....

I wonder how much an inside would be? More than I can spend but it’s fun to fantasize 😁

[jimbo5544]

5 minutes ago, ninjacat123 said:

I wonder how much an inside would be? More than I can spend but it’s fun to fantasize 😁

I cannot really remember, was not cheap, but not off the charts.  As I remember when I was looking at it, there were two real issues (other than the number of days.  The first was the cost of flights tog et home.  The second and even bigger one was, hell hey we are half way around the world, I want to stay and do more since I would already be there.

[jsglow]

When the two tran-Pacs were originally announced they were very reasonably priced. I believe this was still back in the 'late-Covid' period and Carnival wasn't quite so sure how well they would sell. I mean... it was still expensive but on a per cabin, per day basis, not so much.

[jimbo5544]

30 minutes ago, jsglow said:

When the two tran-Pacs were originally announced they were very reasonably priced. I believe this was still back in the 'late-Covid' period and Carnival wasn't quite so sure how well they would sell. I mean... it was still expensive but on a per cabin, per day basis, not so much.

agree on both counts, the number of days made it the way to think about it.

[notscb]

I remember seeing this cruise posted and realized that it's my ideal itinerary. Forced relaxation days coupled with Alaska and Japanese ports-of-call sounds absolutely amazing.

 

The price wasn't that bad either, I'm excited to read @CoffeeGoddess account of the journey!

Edited August 22 by notscb

[atakkat]

My sweet hubby is on this cruise with his father. The number of time changes is quite interesting.

[jlawrence01]

Just a reminder.

 

Carnival Panorama leaves Singapore for Los Angeles on Oct 12 on a 25 night cruise and is currently priced at $46 pppd.

 

There are five stops: Vietnam, Manila, Malaysia, Guam, and Hawaii and 19 sea days.

 

 

[jimbo5544]

6 hours ago, jlawrence01 said:

Just a reminder.

 

Carnival Panorama leaves Singapore for Los Angeles on Oct 12 on a 25 night cruise and is currently priced at $46 pppd.

 

There are five stops: Vietnam, Manila, Malaysia, Guam, and Hawaii and 19 sea days.

 

 

The last time I got an offer to go to Vietnam it was for free….from the government.

[jsglow]

7 hours ago, jlawrence01 said:

Just a reminder.

 

Carnival Panorama leaves Singapore for Los Angeles on Oct 12 on a 25 night cruise and is currently priced at $46 pppd.

 

There are five stops: Vietnam, Manila, Malaysia, Guam, and Hawaii and 19 sea days.

 

 

Yep. Plenty of last minute Insides. I'm sure there's plenty of Casino Offers out there. Problem now would be airfare.

[jimbo5544]

Just now, jsglow said:

Yep. Plenty of last minute Insides. I'm sure there's plenty of Casino Offers out there. Problem now would be airfare.

The trans pacific highway has pretty high tolls….

[Knights on the Beach]

8 hours ago, jlawrence01 said:

Just a reminder.

 

Carnival Panorama leaves Singapore for Los Angeles on Oct 12 on a 25 night cruise and is currently priced at $46 pppd.

 

There are five stops: Vietnam, Manila, Malaysia, Guam, and Hawaii and 19 sea days.

 

 

 

That's a deal! But football so I can't. ⚔️

[crzndeb]

I will be on the Panorama coming back to US in Oct. Had it not been for dry dock in between going over and coming back, I probably would have done both. I took the Splendor over to Singapore in 2019, and loved it, so I know what to expect. 
I’m also on the Anthem OTS next April on a B2B from Singapore- Yokohama and then to Seattle, which is my home. That one will go to Japanese ports I have never been to. Singapore is one of my favorite cities.

[matt082600]

Not to sound like a moron, but do the bunker more fuel during the 8 days at sea?  Seems like a long distance without refueling. 

[jlawrence01]

3 hours ago, jsglow said:

Yep. Plenty of last minute Insides. I'm sure there's plenty of Casino Offers out there. Problem now would be airfare.

 

About $600 out of Chicago.  Maybe less if you use a consolidator.  Some of the consolidators, especially ou tof Manila include two free bags per person.

 

1 hour ago, crzndeb said:

I will be on the Panorama coming back to US in Oct. Had it not been for dry dock in between going over and coming back, I probably would have done both. I took the Splendor over to Singapore in 2019, and loved it, so I know what to expect. 
I’m also on the Anthem OTS next April on a B2B from Singapore- Yokohama and then to Seattle, which is my home. That one will go to Japanese ports I have never been to. Singapore is one of my favorite cities.

 

We did a Mexican Riviera cruise on the Splendor a couple of months prior to its relocation to Singapore.  We were within a week of booking that cruise when my nephew announced that he was getting married during that time.  I think that cruise lasted longer than the marriage.