Empress of The Seas

[Extra Kim]

On 8/9/2020 at 3:25 PM, twangster said:

In and out of Malta fairly quickly, possible crew movement.  Next stop... Heraclio.

 

 

  

 

20 minutes ago, wendyp247 said:

Empress is headed to Greece as of this moment ,

No news since yesterday..

[LXA350]

9 hours ago, ipeeinthepool said:

 

I didn't realize that the Infinity and the Constellation were also in the area.  Unless they are there to transport crew from the region when a restart occurs, it doesn't look good for those 4 ships.  I wonder how many ships can be beached at one time.

Since Infinity and Constellation are considered rather modern, built in 2001 or so, they seem very safe to survive this crisis, however the goal might be to sell those two ships off once markets will recover and not to sail again for the X brand.

 

8 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Of course they are going to say that.  They are not going to announce major plans like that based on an impromptu question.

 

They hinted again today that they are also looking into selling of ships (for which I would see Infinity and Constellation in the race) and other measures to save costs. Hence it seems to be a matter of week or a couple of months before Empress and maybe even Majesty will end up in Turkey for dismantling.

[Biker19]

Empress is now docked at Heraklion.

[ipeeinthepool]

Empress continues her milk run.  She has left Heraklion and is on her way to Souda.

[livingonthebeach]

Why is Empress making so many quick port stops?  Has cruising restarted and we don't know about it?  Putzing around Europe for potential buyers? LOL 🤣

[BeachDiva101]

thanks for the continued location updates.

[ipeeinthepool]

26 minutes ago, livingonthebeach said:

Why is Empress making so many quick port stops?  Has cruising restarted and we don't know about it?  Putzing around Europe for potential buyers? LOL 🤣

 

My guess is that she is dropping off crew members.

[BigAl94]

Strange she was docked in Heraklion but now heading for Souda port, same Island and less than 100km

Edited August 11, 2020 by BigAl94

[WeMissSeaView]

Sure looks like she is sailing north and away from the island.

[ipeeinthepool]

17 minutes ago, WeMissSeaView said:

Sure looks like she is sailing north and away from the island.

 

She's not projected to arrive at Souda until 12:00 local time tomorrow

[WeMissSeaView]

Looks like she is just killing time.  After sailing away from the island she has now turned south and is heading back to the island.

[BigAl94]

Has reached Souda anchorage

 

 

[Computer Nerd]

On 7/30/2020 at 4:07 PM, notmyrealnameoremail said:

Now I need to look at what's available on the Empress.  This might be our last chance for a truly beneficial L&S. 🤣

 

Anybody see anything good? 

We have a B2B on the Empress for June 2021. Bermuda and Canada out of Bayonne.

[WeMissSeaView]

Empress has a 10 night in September 2021 round trip from Montreal.

[BigAl94]

She is the sole ship of her class and the oldest vessel in the Royal Caribbean fleet so I doubt if she has a future.

[Chrislynn55]

1 hour ago, WeMissSeaView said:

Empress has a 10 night in September 2021 round trip from Montreal.

 

We're booked on that cruise and on a May 2021 Bermuda sailing as well. They probably won't happen but I'm still hoping...

[NancyIL]

1 hour ago, WeMissSeaView said:

Empress has a 10 night in September 2021 round trip from Montreal.

I’m on an 11-night round trip from Montreal next September, and I fully expect it to be cancelled. 

[Pratique]

50 minutes ago, BigAl94 said:

She is the sole ship of her class and the oldest vessel in the Royal Caribbean fleet so I doubt if she has a future.

She's been written off before as having no future, but maybe this will be the final nail. Makes for good intrigue though!

[BeachDiva101]

31 minutes ago, Chrislynn55 said:

 

We're booked on that cruise and on a May 2021 Bermuda sailing as well. They probably won't happen but I'm still hoping...

I’m booked on the May 10, 2021 Bermuda sailing. I’m also hoping as well.....

[3CatsInMA]

We should have been on Empress right now.  I did the L&S to next July...not holding my breath on that one!

[Biker19]

[ipeeinthepool]

2 hours ago, Biker19 said:

 

Where did you find this?  

[Biker19]

4 minutes ago, ipeeinthepool said:

 

Where did you find this?  

https://www.facebook.com/sgcruisesociety/

[ipeeinthepool]

4 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

https://www.facebook.com/sgcruisesociety/

 

Thanks

[ipeeinthepool]

The Empress appears to be spending another day sunning herself in the Greek Islands.