rcclmiami Posted September 30, 2020 #826 Share Posted September 30, 2020 6 hours ago, ipeeinthepool said: Did you ever wonder why Royal used these two old ships to transport some crew back to Europe? Are these the most comfortable or efficient ships? Nope. Royal decided months ago that these ships weren't coming back to the US. They will either be purchased by some other cruise line or sent to the beach. They can unload them on the new Pullmantor when it starts back up 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TheMastodon Posted September 30, 2020 #827 Share Posted September 30, 2020 6 hours ago, ipeeinthepool said: Did you ever wonder why Royal used these two old ships to transport some crew back to Europe? Are these the most comfortable or efficient ships? Nope. Royal decided months ago that these ships weren't coming back to the US. They will either be purchased by some other cruise line or sent to the beach. Good point Link to post Share on other sites
twangster Posted October 1, 2020 #828 Share Posted October 1, 2020 (edited) I could see positioning these ships for a re-launched Pullmantur. Empress was already one foot through that door before. If they were destined to be scrapped why pay the not insignificant layup costs to keep them floating in Souda Bay? We don't know how a restructured Pullmantur might look or if that is even realistic right now. It's entirely possible even Royal doesn't know what will happen to these ships right now. If cruising ramps back up quickly it could be back to the routine, if a restart takes a year to get close to normal cruising maybe then Royal's choices are more clear to them. Edited October 1, 2020 by twangster 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Biker19 Posted October 1, 2020 #829 Share Posted October 1, 2020 5 hours ago, twangster said: If they were destined to be scrapped why pay the not insignificant layup costs to keep them floating in Souda Bay? The beach is full at Aliaga? Link to post Share on other sites
Tom47 Posted October 1, 2020 #830 Share Posted October 1, 2020 According to this article, WH overruled CDC. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/health/covid-cruise-ships.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20201001&instance_id=22691&nl=the-morning®i_id=37005509§ion_index=2§ion_name=the_latest_news&segment_id=39520&te=1&user_id=bf4f5fa4603b9c6816f7adc137a08ffd Link to post Share on other sites
CruisingFA Posted October 2, 2020 #831 Share Posted October 2, 2020 On 10/1/2020 at 8:01 AM, Biker19 said: The beach is full at Aliaga? And already have 4 replacements lined up behind the current 5 there Link to post Share on other sites
WeMissSeaView Posted October 2, 2020 #832 Share Posted October 2, 2020 One of the round two ships (Fascination) started sailing today after a very long period docked and then anchored at Cadiz, Spain. It is now sailing the opposite direction to be headed to Turkey. Link to post Share on other sites
twangster Posted October 2, 2020 #833 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Majesty made her way over to the dock in Souda. Empress remains at anchor. Link to post Share on other sites
CruisingFA Posted October 2, 2020 #834 Share Posted October 2, 2020 23 minutes ago, twangster said: Majesty made her way over to the dock in Souda. Empress remains at anchor. Quick visit Link to post Share on other sites
twangster Posted October 2, 2020 #835 Share Posted October 2, 2020 2 hours ago, CruisingFA said: Quick visit Amazon pickup. Or a pizza. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Kbonner Posted October 3, 2020 #836 Share Posted October 3, 2020 16 hours ago, twangster said: Majesty made her way over to the dock in Souda. Empress remains at anchor. Dumping useless personnel like the hotel director and ....... Link to post Share on other sites
WeMissSeaView Posted October 8, 2020 #837 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Both ships are sailing again. Link to post Share on other sites
Tree_skier Posted October 8, 2020 #838 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 hour ago, WeMissSeaView said: Both ships are sailing again. She's almost back to her usual resting spot. Link to post Share on other sites
WeMissSeaView Posted October 8, 2020 #839 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Tree_skier said: She's almost back to her usual resting spot. They are both now back at anchor in their usual resting spot. Link to post Share on other sites
wikoffclan Posted October 8, 2020 #840 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 hour ago, WeMissSeaView said: They are both now back at anchor in their usual resting spot. And Empress is still available to book on rccl website but Majesty is not. SO disappointed (but not surprised) that my 11/14 Empress cruise cancelled 😒 Link to post Share on other sites
RFerrington Posted October 8, 2020 #841 Share Posted October 8, 2020 2 hours ago, wikoffclan said: And Empress is still available to book on rccl website but Majesty is not. SO disappointed (but not surprised) that my 11/14 Empress cruise cancelled 😒 Yep. Still doing the Empress L&S. What great bargains ! 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Ourusualbeach Posted October 8, 2020 #842 Share Posted October 8, 2020 14 minutes ago, RFerrington said: Yep. Still doing the Empress L&S. What great bargains ! Just did 2 more yesterday. Link to post Share on other sites
molly361 Posted October 8, 2020 #843 Share Posted October 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Just did 2 more yesterday. Same date March 21? Link to post Share on other sites
Ourusualbeach Posted October 8, 2020 #844 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 minute ago, molly361 said: Same date March 21? Feb 21 to March 22 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RFerrington Posted October 8, 2020 #845 Share Posted October 8, 2020 I’ve done 5. 1 Thanksgiving (shifted to Allure), 1 Christmas (shifted to Symphony), 1 Valentine’s Day (shifted to Symphony) and 1 shifted to Allure the week before Thanksgiving to make a B2B. What a savings ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
molly361 Posted October 8, 2020 #846 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ourusualbeach said: Feb 21 to March 22 Sure now I'm looking again Thanks!!! NOT!!!!😇 Edited October 8, 2020 by molly361 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ourusualbeach Posted October 8, 2020 #847 Share Posted October 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, molly361 said: Sure now I'm looking again Thanks!!! NOT!!!!😇 It was only Oceanview. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ipeeinthepool Posted October 12, 2020 #848 Share Posted October 12, 2020 The Majesty has been out for a cruise but the Empress remains in the harbor. Link to post Share on other sites
lovelife Posted October 12, 2020 #849 Share Posted October 12, 2020 On 10/8/2020 at 4:50 PM, RFerrington said: Yep. Still doing the Empress L&S. What great bargains ! Just counted my Empress L&Ss. Eight - mostly OS plus CLS, GS, and a couple JS. Super deals! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ourusualbeach Posted October 12, 2020 #850 Share Posted October 12, 2020 7 minutes ago, lovelife said: Just counted my Empress L&Ss. Eight - mostly OS plus CLS, GS, and a couple JS. Super deals! How did you shift a GS or a CLS from the Empress who only has JS, OS and a Royal suite 4 Link to post Share on other sites
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