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kruzerci

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Based on what? I don't know of a dry dock in Asia for an RCI ship in the past 2+ years. Not only that, it would be unsual to home port a ship in the same location for 4+ years. Heck, even Freedom finally left PE.

 

What about Majesty sailing from Miami for 20+ years ;p?

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Based on what? I don't know of a dry dock in Asia for an RCI ship in the past 2+ years. Not only that, it would be unsual to home port a ship in the same location for 4+ years. Heck, even Freedom finally left PE.

 

Aside from the simple fact that Quantum is IN Asia. And yes there are dry docks in Asia. Mariner was just at the one in Singapore a few weeks ago.

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Based on what? I don't know of a dry dock in Asia for an RCI ship in the past 2+ years. Not only that, it would be unsual to home port a ship in the same location for 4+ years. Heck, even Freedom finally left PE.

I thought Radiance had a dry dock in Singapore last year.

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Not to mention Oasis and Allure in PE for over 5. Freedom in PC. Explorer in Bayonne.

Oasis class cross the pond every 5 years for their dry dock and do summer in Europe. Oasis moved, Allure moves to Miami. Freedom had a long stint in PE but it moved and even has a TA. Was Explorer in NY for over 4 years? Again, I'm betting Quantum leaves Asia, when Passion shows up in 2019, regardless of where the dry dock happens.

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I'm betting Quantum stays for a long time, but Ovation is the one to leave Asia (going to Australia and Alaska instead) once Q4 arrives.

 

 

Doesn't seem like Ovation will go to Alaska since there is a transpacific already listed for Explorer in 2019 (of course that means absolutely nothing lol)

 

 

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MAS2017

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Just got the new program from Royal.

 

So voyager won't be back in Australia for 2018/2019 season, it's only Ovation, Explorer and Radiance :/

 

Sale date is 16 May, but all the cruises are listed on the program.

 

 

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Oasis class cross the pond every 5 years for their dry dock and do summer in Europe. Oasis moved, Allure moves to Miami. Freedom had a long stint in PE but it moved and even has a TA. Was Explorer in NY for over 4 years? Again, I'm betting Quantum leaves Asia, when Passion shows up in 2019, regardless of where the dry dock happens.

 

 

The put a lot into the Quantum so that she would cater to the Asian market including converting into one of the venues into additional casino space and luxury shops that you don't fine on other ships. I personally don't thing she's going anywhere any time soon. Too much investment.

 

 

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MAS2017

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Am I the only one annoyed by the 2018/2019 Australia release?

 

I was really expecting a new ship or new itineraries. Instead we get reduced from 4 ships to 3 (5 to 3 if you consider no replacement for legend in Brisbane).

 

And no real new itineraries. What's with all the New Zealand cruises, I like to go somewhere warm for my cruises and when I've cruised to NZ (in summer) it's bloody freezing, not to mention you can only do it so many times.

 

Think it's time to start looking at what other cruise lines have on offer. Was expecting to be wow'd, but just disappointed.

 

 

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I know we are all assuming that Mariner will do the Global Odyssey around March 19 - but is it possible that she will do additional Singapore cruises during the summer and the three cruises will occur in the fall like other TAs - or has that already been ruled out. It just seems strange for a ship to arrive in Florida during the summer.

 

I was wondering the same thing. It does seem strange for a ship to be heading West towards the US when all others ships will be heading East. To be honest, a latter year departure would be much better for us but if it's March, we can make it work.

 

I would love to see stops in Egypt and Istanbul again but with the current political climate, that is probably not on the cards.

 

Edited... I just saw the post about Mariner having a booking for Gibraltar on May 10. On the cruise across to Asia, if I remember correctly, it was 15 days from Barcelona to Dubai and then another 15 to Singapore. Allowing 30 days or 31 to get to Gibraltar, that would have her leaving Singapore early April?

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I was wondering the same thing. It does seem strange for a ship to be heading West towards the US when all others ships will be heading East. To be honest, a latter year departure would be much better for us but if it's March, we can make it work.

 

I would love to see stops in Egypt and Istanbul again but with the current political climate, that is probably not on the cards.

 

Edited... I just saw the post about Mariner having a booking for Gibraltar on May 10. On the cruise across to Asia, if I remember correctly, it was 15 days from Barcelona to Dubai and then another 15 to Singapore. Allowing 30 days or 31 to get to Gibraltar, that would have her leaving Singapore mid April?

 

 

It honestly depends on the itinerary. Let's say the Mariner is doing the 3/4 Bahamas run; they are very popular during the summer and the rates are at a premium. Great start for the Mariner. Or possibly do some summer 4/5 nighters to the Western Caribbean which we currently don't have pending the Empress deployment.

 

 

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I was wondering the same thing. It does seem strange for a ship to be heading West towards the US when all others ships will be heading East. To be honest, a latter year departure would be much better for us but if it's March, we can make it work.

 

I would love to see stops in Egypt and Istanbul again but with the current political climate, that is probably not on the cards.

 

Edited... I just saw the post about Mariner having a booking for Gibraltar on May 10. On the cruise across to Asia, if I remember correctly, it was 15 days from Barcelona to Dubai and then another 15 to Singapore. Allowing 30 days or 31 to get to Gibraltar, that would have her leaving Singapore early April?

 

Norwegian Bliss is leaving on April 21 from Southampton to NY, and Carnival Horizon on May 9 from Barcelona to NY.

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