Elizanessie Posted February 6, 2009 #1 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Just read on Seatrade that the Adventure of the Seas is moving to Malaga in 2010. She will be homeported there and start and finish 21 cruises from the Spanish port. Anyone find the info elsewhere as we arent allowed to post the story from Seatrade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kikkycat Posted February 6, 2009 #2 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Cruise Director Mike S. told our Meet & Mingle on AOS last week the ship would be moving sometime in 2010 and be based in Barcelona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizanessie Posted February 6, 2009 Author #3 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Cruise Director Mike S. told our Meet & Mingle on AOS last week the ship would be moving sometime in 2010 and be based in Barcelona. Thanks :D At least he got the country correct :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribbeanboy Posted February 6, 2009 #4 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Did they say which ship is going to replace her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kikkycat Posted February 6, 2009 #5 Share Posted February 6, 2009 They did not tell us which ship was going to replace her. My personal guess is a Freedom class ship, since Oasis will be pretty much taking over the San Juan/St. Thomas/St. Maarten run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missus Makkem Posted February 6, 2009 #6 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Just read on Seatrade that the Adventure of the Seas is moving to Malaga in 2010. She will be homeported there and start and finish 21 cruises from the Spanish port. Anyone find the info elsewhere as we arent allowed to post the story from Seatrade? Rccl are moving other ships to Malaga,starting with the Navigator this Nov,followed by the Brilliance,2010? report is that RCCL have contributed to the cost of the new pier @ Malaga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrp96 Posted February 6, 2009 #7 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Well, my guess is that they are going to have Serenade start doing the year round itineraries from San Juan since they are pulling her from Alaska. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckrobyn Posted February 6, 2009 #8 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I guess I will have to bid farewell to my favorite ship! :( Glad I know this now, as I was going to book onboard for Feb 2010, when I sail the AOS in 2 weeks! Wonder why they are selling 2010 southern Caribbean itineraries when they know the AOS isn't going to be there?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfcathorse Posted February 6, 2009 #9 Share Posted February 6, 2009 perhaps Malaga is just a port of call, not a homeport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizanessie Posted February 6, 2009 Author #10 Share Posted February 6, 2009 perhaps Malaga is just a port of call, not a homeport. No they are calling it a "homeport" for AOS The port/terminal will be big enough when they complete all the work to take two big ships at one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uktraveller Posted February 6, 2009 #11 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Rccl are moving other ships to Malaga,starting with the Navigator this Nov,followed by the Brilliance,2010?report is that RCCL have contributed to the cost of the new pier @ Malaga. Is the Brilliance moving from Barcelona?? The early 2010 sailings scheduled on her from Malaga have been removed from sale and replaced with Dubai sailings, I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizanessie Posted February 6, 2009 Author #12 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Is the Brilliance moving from Barcelona?? The early 2010 sailings scheduled on her from Malaga have been removed from sale and replaced with Dubai sailings, I think! Yip BR is going to Dubai :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGNY Posted February 6, 2009 #13 Share Posted February 6, 2009 There goes all the honeymoon research I was doing for a potential May 2010 AOS B2B. Hopefully there will be another ship doing similar cruises in its place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizanessie Posted February 6, 2009 Author #14 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Ok something weird is going on :confused: The story has now been removed from Seatrade !!! :confused: I wonder if someone made a big blunder and reported the story before RCCL wanted to release the news or if it was an error....and darn it I didnt copy it today :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kikkycat Posted February 6, 2009 #15 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I rather doubt a crew member as important as the cruise director on AOS would mention it if it wasn't for public consumption, and we heard it directly from him. He DID say Barcelona, not Malaga, and he did NOT specify when in 2010 the ship would be relocating which is probably why some 2010 sailings are still based in Puerto Rico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyIL Posted February 6, 2009 #16 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Well, my guess is that they are going to have Serenade start doing the year round itineraries from San Juan since they are pulling her from Alaska. Which ship will replace Serenade in Alaska? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kikkycat Posted February 6, 2009 #17 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Not sure there is a replacement for Serenade in Alaska. I read that they pulled her due to a protest over a per passenger fee (forget the amount) and what they consider unfair regulations regarding wastewater dumping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrp96 Posted February 6, 2009 #18 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Which ship will replace Serenade in Alaska? They aren't replacing her. They are only putting 2 ships in Alaska in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyIL Posted February 6, 2009 #19 Share Posted February 6, 2009 They aren't replacing her. They are only putting 2 ships in Alaska in 2010. That surprises me. But then - Carnival has only 1 ship in Alaska, and I think they have more ships than any other cruise line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phamer55 Posted February 6, 2009 #20 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Here's the story from another news outlet: The cruise ship ‘Adventure of the Seas’, belonging to Royal Caribbean, will start and finish 21 voyages from the Port of Málaga during 2010. The decision of the company was announced in the International Tourism Show (FITUR), recently held in Madrid. The presentation was chaired by the Town Councillor of Tourism and Sports, Mr. Elías Bendodo and the president of the Port Authority, Mr. Enrique Linde, who emphasized the importance of that decision for Málaga city as a home port. On the other hand, the Manager Director of Royal Caribbean in Spain, Mrs. Belén Wangüemert, talked about “the importance of the collaboration between the port and the city”, to welcome to the tourists arrived at the port facilities. Features of the vessel The cruise ship ‘Adventure of the Seas’ is 311 metres long and has the capacity to hold 3,114 passengers on board. Moreover, the vessel belongs to Voyager family, which means that it contains a lot of sports areas such as an ice skating rink, a basketball court and a climb wall. Like ‘Navigator of the Seas’, it has a street with shops and restaurants inside the ship, called ‘Royal Promenade’. Royal Caribbean in the Port of Málaga The shipping line is very interested in Málaga port facilities to bring its ships. Last year, the cruise ship ‘Independece of the Seas’ considerated the biggest vessel in the world, made its first call in the Port of Málaga. In 2009, the ship ‘Vision of the Seas’, belonging to Royal Caribbean too, will visit the city for the first time. Moreover, ‘Navigator of the Seas’ will call 8 times during Autumn this year, information which was announced by the shipping line in 2008. Other cruise ships belonging to the Royal Caribbean fleet that will visit the Port of Málaga during 2009 are ‘Splendour of the Seas’ in November, and ‘Brilliance of the Seas’, between January and March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizanessie Posted February 6, 2009 Author #21 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Phew a big thank you Steve...I was starting to think I had lost the plot :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldryder Posted February 6, 2009 #22 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Port of Malaga news from the 29th January... http://www.malagaport.net/current-news.html?id=391 Seatrade were a tad late in reporting this, which is unusual for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizanessie Posted February 6, 2009 Author #23 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Port of Malaga news from the 29th January... http://www.malagaport.net/current-news.html?id=391 Seatrade were a tad late in reporting this, which is unusual for them. Thanks Ally...so I am not going doolally after all eh ;):D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FL_Cruiser64 Posted February 6, 2009 #24 Share Posted February 6, 2009 It'll be interesting to see deployments when Allure comes out. So AOS goes to Malaga (most likely for the summer). I assume she'll make a TA twice a year like her sister ships right now. Serenade pulled ouf of Alaska will most likely do SJU year round and then joined by AOS in winter time. Basically just the way it is, just in reverse. Freedom goes to PC. Explorer supposedly to Miami. Question is: does Liberty stay put? Which ship will sail out of Bayonne? A swap? Liberty for Explorer. AOS essentially will replace Brilliance (to Dubai) in Europe. The move AOS to Europe is brilliant by RCI. If the Serenade really replaces AOS year round in SJU they just lowered the inventory which artificially incrases demand in peak times thus creating higher prices and AOS is perfect for the European market which has seen a tremendous increase in the last few years. So many options, so much speculation. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldryder Posted February 6, 2009 #25 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Thanks Ally...so I am not going doolally after all eh ;):D No worries Liz.....can't have you going doolally...we need your sanity around here too much, gal ;):D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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