Info from our M&M on the Mariner 8/5

[kimark]

Per the cruise director Dennis:

 

- There will be balconies on the promenade rooms on the Genesis.

 

- RCCL is not giving up on their smaller ships, however, he didn't say new ones would be built. Ships last approximately 40 years.

 

- A Freedom class ship will probably replace the Mariner at Port Canaveral. They are not giving up on Port Canaveral.

 

- Two of the stops mentioned on the repositioning of the Mariner will be Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town, South Africa.

[kimark]

Oh, I almost forgot, Dennis is moving to Freedom of the Seas in January. We liked him alot on the Mariner.

[bambam2972]

Thanks for the info!!

 

Cape Town, South Africa?? is that a typo? :confused: :confused:

 

As you can see from my sig., I love Port Canaveral. I can't wait for what will be there next!

[gowensricks]

Thank you for the post! I too was at that Meet and Mingle, however I came about ten minuted late, so I actually missed a couple of things. By the way, I too enjoyed Dennis!

[negc]

Per the cruise director Dennis:

 

- There will be balconies on the promenade rooms on the Genesis.

 

- RCCL is not giving up on their smaller ships, however, he didn't say new ones would be built. Ships last approximately 40 years.

 

- A Freedom class ship will probably replace the Mariner at Port Canaveral. They are not giving up on Port Canaveral.

 

- Two of the stops mentioned on the repositioning of the Mariner will be Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town, South Africa.

 

And the last one (Cape Town, South Africa) should tell you all you need to know about the reliability of that source of information. LOL

Also not sure that there are many cruiseships still in operation which were introduced in 1967. Any that are, are probably in their third or fourth iterations with different names and operated by small cruiselines out of distant foreign ports.:rolleyes: Nowadays, the public labels anything built before 2000 as "old".:rolleyes:

[kimark]

I'm so sorry - I meant South America, not South Africa. I don't even know where South Africa came from.

[SandyMc]

Hi, Kim!

We too enjoyed the Meet and Mingle and thought Dennis did an excellent job for the entire cruise! Sorry there are always those who love to doubt reports and assail the reporters :p but I am here to back you up - Dennis did indeed indicate that cruise ships last about 40 years.

[BigDawgRonAZ]

Great information...thanks!