Freedom repositioning to Galveston

[dmet0225]

Must really be desperate for attention. No more threads to talk about a Freedom drydock (with info coming from PVP) and now a new one has to be created about the repositioning of the Freedom (from, yet again, a PVP).

[goaties]

Let us keep our Magic. She is a beautifull ship. I love her.... Yes it needs to add the taco bar and Guys and it will be perfect....

[Litewait]

That's the only confirmed thing..Bloggers 8 will be on the Freedom. Date and place have not been announced yet..Would be an interesting repo.. Which actually tend to be cheaper cruises, but if its a Bloggers doubtful. Already have a page on fb for Bloggers 8, set it up yesterday..Can't wait~:D

[PegLuvsCrusin]

Let us keep our Magic. She is a beautifull ship. I love her.... Yes it needs to add the taco bar and Guys and it will be perfect....

 

Oh my goodness- I couldn't agree more!! The Magic needs to stay right where its at. Galveston is a fantastic port and its the perfect home for the Lady Magic. I could easily see the Freedom taking the place of the Triumph though.

[EZ4]

Have any of you noticed who the OP is? A single grain of salt will put your world back right again. :p

[Phlybice]

Have any of you noticed who the OP is? A single grain of salt will put your world back right again. :p

 

It appears to be the latest generation of carnivalbreeze three nineteen and all the other banned names.

[Tapi]

there is no way they would bring a smaller ship and take away a big one. To many people cruise out of Galveston.

 

Which is why Royal is bringing a larger ship year-round to Galveston, and NCL and Princess have signed up to sail from Houston. That will more than provide enough capacity to counteract the reduced capacity should the Freedom replace the Magic.

 

In fact, now that I think about it, maybe all that extra capacity might be a good reason for Carnival to replace the Magic with the Freedom. They may need to "right-size" and keep prices up, instead of reducing prices to fill up a larger ship. In the past, that's been the kiss of death for some markets.

[MichelleChell]

I don't thing Carnival cares to much what Royal dos in Galveston. They sail full thats all they care about.

[jonbgd]

I don't thing Carnival cares to much what Royal dos in Galveston. .

 

 

I disagree

I think every cruiseline pays attention to what each other is doing

 

That's how they stay competitive

[wanderingjew]

dupe

Edited February 25, 2014 by wanderingjew

[wanderingjew]

Care to site your source?

I think they are the source:D

[christmas]

The Future Cruise Expert on the Sunshine also said the Freedom was moving to Galveston in Jan. The Freedom would not replace the Magic as that would lower capacity. It would either replace Triumph or be the 3rd ship in Galveston.

[EZ4]

Fantasy will leave the fleet and Triumph will move to Charleston.

[christmas]

Fantasy will leave the fleet and Triumph will move to Charleston.

 

Probably not because in a Q&A with John and Butch last week. Butch said there are no plans to retire any Fantasy-class ships anytime soon.

[heatherbean]

I hope this isn't the case. We are booked on the Freedom for April 2015. This cruise was booked after our Splendor curise for April 2015 was canceled because, she was moving to Miami. Guess I'll find out soon enough.

[christmas]

Not sure how Fort Lauderdale's market is but Freedom can move to Galveston and Triumph to Fort Lauderdale.

[thecruiserofships]

I hope the Freedom would be a third ship and not a replacement!

[Jimmy Geegitz]

The Magic would be a perfect fit for Ft. Lauderdale!!!

[SMSACE6]

Not sure how Fort Lauderdale's market is but Freedom can move to Galveston and Triumph to Fort Lauderdale.

 

Since Ft Lauderdale only gets one Carnival ship, I hope they make it a newer/larger one than the Triumph.

[shawne71]

Carnival Magic would be perfect for those Hawaiian and Alaskan cruises! :D

[Pine Bluff]

Probably not because in a Q&A with John and Butch last week. Butch said there are no plans to retire any Fantasy-class ships anytime soon.

 

Ew, that's not good. That means the sale of the Fantasy is imminent.

[Branman]

Regardless of the veracity of this rumor, adding another ship to the Gulf Coast market (Freedom and Magic instead of either or) is going to make port scheduling pretty difficult. There are only so many ports that all of these ships based out of Texas and Louisiana can visit.

[EZ4]

Ew, that's not good. That means the sale of the Fantasy is imminent.

 

LOL!! No self respecting first tier cruise line is interested in Carnival's old tonnage. It'll be around until it gets punted down the line to one of Carnival's toy cruise lines.

[thecruiserofships]

Regardless of the veracity of this rumor, adding another ship to the Gulf Coast market (Freedom and Magic instead of either or) is going to make port scheduling pretty difficult. There are only so many ports that all of these ships based out of Texas and Louisiana can visit.

 

I agree. Too bad they couldn't add a cruise to nowhere every now and then.

[mrgame101]

One of the morning shows 2 weeks ago on the Glory, the future cruise person was on with DR E, they were talking about ships moving. The future cruise person mentioned the Freedom moving somewhere, and than DR E said oh yes and the Conquest and then she shushed him saying it wasnt public knowledge yet.

I came home and tried a google search but nothing came up. But it does seem as if the Freedom is moving forsure.