Deployment 2017/18 - first guesses and implications

[Secretlyfi]

Celebrity Summit's doing a special 9 night the same week. Spends 4 days docked in King's Wharf after going to Boston first. Priced very high for that special event.

[emmy]

Will that be an excursion like in St Maarten

 

 

The defense of the America's Cup 2017 is in Bermuda. They have been preparing for it for some time with many changes to the Dockyard area. Celebrity Summit has had a 9 night sailing for quite some time to be in port during the final races.

 

There was some chatter on Bermuda News that perhaps they would use some cruise ships as extra accommodation during that time. I have no idea if they still plan on that or which ships if any that might entail.

 

If this 4 night is true it is over the final race time frame in June. I had wondered what RCI might do for that race period.

 

https://www.americascup.com/en/bermuda.html

[WeatherFx]

Where are you getting this info?

 

CruiseCal and published port schedules.

 

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[psupa]

Would love to see a Canada/NE itinerary with Quebec. :)

 

I would too, roundtrip from Bayonne with a stop at PEI. The Explorer used to do that itinerary and then it changed.

[psupa]

My question is: When Rhapsody really will offer such cruises, what could she do in summer, until Aug/Sep? Usually the season for Canada/NE starts in September, and I do not have any clue what she could do before that.

 

Celebrity, HAL, NCL and Princess are reliable in this case and one can be sure that there will be Canada/NE runs including Québec City - why not RCCL as well???

 

Why not do Canada/NE in the summer. There's much more than fall foliage to see and do there

[Saab4444]

I did a 7 night to Bermuda on Explorer 9/23/12 and 10/13/13. I would love to see 7 nights to Bermuda again.

 

 

But there is not much cruising in 7 nights Bermuda, it is more like a transfer with three nights stay in a Bermuda hotel.

[gaylemh]

But there is not much cruising in 7 nights Bermuda, it is more like a transfer with three nights stay in a Bermuda hotel.

 

I do plenty of cruising on my 12 nighters to the Caribbean. The 7 night cruise was a reasonable cost to get to Bermuda for a few days, and if I remember we had 3 sea days. Loved using the ship as my hotel.

[gaylemh]

CruiseCal and published port schedules.

 

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Thanks for posting. I'm looking for what is coming right after those dates, hoping there is a 9 or 10 night Caribbean.

[shipfriend_max]

Anthem itineraries April through October 21, 2017. Mainly the same as last year.

9N Caribbean alternating with 5N Bermuda May through August

9N Canada & N/E alternating with 5N Bermuda September & October.

Two odd cruises, 4/29/17, 7N Bermuda & Boston and 6/22/17, 4N Bermuda.

 

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The itineraries of Serenade and Grandeur are published as well, same procedure as every year:

-Grandeur to offer 5 night Bermuda and 9 night Canada/NE or Caribbean sailings from Baltimore, and Serenade the usual 7 night runs from Boton in Sep. and Oct. 2017 - so nothing new, as I already supposed before... :rolleyes:

 

If RCCL is not developing something new for Rhapsody, no Québec itineraries again... :rolleyes:

[WeatherFx]

I do plenty of cruising on my 12 nighters to the Caribbean. The 7 night cruise was a reasonable cost to get to Bermuda for a few days, and if I remember we had 3 sea days. Loved using the ship as my hotel.

 

If they have a 12N on Anthem in December, then I may swap it out for the 12N on Grandeur. Had a 12N in December for this year, but they cancelled it and redeployed it. So took the next best thing, the 12N on Anthem at the end of November this year.

 

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[CRUISEBOY305]

The itineraries of Serenade and Grandeur are published as well, same procedure as every year:

-Grandeur to offer 5 night Bermuda and 9 night Canada/NE or Caribbean sailings from Baltimore, and Serenade the usual 7 night runs from Boton in Sep. and Oct. 2017 - so nothing new, as I already supposed before... :rolleyes:

 

If RCCL is not developing something new for Rhapsody, no Québec itineraries again... :rolleyes:

 

Serenade though April 2018 now showing on Cruisecal

Edited April 8, 2016 by CRUISEBOY305

[CRUISEBOY305]

Anthem through Oct 2017 and Grandeur through April 2018 now on cruise cal

[Clarea]

Serenade though April 2018 now showing on Cruisecal

Thank-you!

[CRUISEBOY305]

Freedom up also. 6 and 8 Nights out of FLL

 

Navigator 5 and 9 nights out of Miami

[swoopy2110]

CocoCay is going to be quiet isn't it?

 

Only looks like Empress, Grandeur, Majesty and Enchantment and the biggest being Anthem ever call there... or am I missing something?

Edited April 8, 2016 by swoopy2110

[CRUISEBOY305]

Nothing on Rhapsody or Legend

[CRUISEBOY305]

CocoCay is going to be quiet isn't it?

 

Only looks like Empress, Grandeur, Majesty and Enchantment and the biggest being Anthem ever call there... or am I missing something?

 

Seems about right. The only ship missing would be Freedom out of PC. Obviously Oasis can't call on Coco Cay.

[CRUISEBOY305]

Empress coming up on Cruisecal also with a few calls to Havana.

[Clarea]

Nothing on Rhapsody or Legend

No winter sailings out of Tampa yet?

[John&LaLa]

Seems about right. The only ship missing would be Freedom out of PC. Obviously Oasis can't call on Coco Cay.

 

Won't Freedom be in FLL by then

[CRUISEBOY305]

No winter sailings out of Tampa yet?

 

Brilliance is up. Same 4/5/5 schedule. Nothing for Rhapsody

[CRUISEBOY305]

Won't Freedom be in FLL by then

 

Yes. I was referring to the fact that Freedom used to call on Coco Cay from PC so Coco Cay will have 1 less ship.

[CRUISEBOY305]

It appears 7/28/16 will be the first cruise to Cuba on Empress

[ru_thespian]

Can you share what Cruise Cal is showing for Anthem in August 2017? Trying to figure out what will be available for the week I want to go. Thanks!

[CRUISEBOY305]

Can you share what Cruise Cal is showing for Anthem in August 2017? Trying to figure out what will be available for the week I want to go. Thanks!

 

you can simply go to the site. Anyone can look up itineraries