Rebels82 Posted September 1, 2021 #26 Share Posted September 1, 2021 I had my April cruise cancelled due to the ship not being ready. Ritz is doing the right thing by giving a refund and not trying to get you to move the deposit to another cruise. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakers1041 Posted January 10, 2022 #27 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Does anyone have updates on their bookings? The ship will be sailing in exactly 4 months time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnjoyNow! Posted February 4, 2022 #28 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I have a Ritz cruise booked for July 2, 2022. I spoke with the Ritz agent last night inquiring about pictures or videos of ship. They have nothing but said yes its on schedule. I am very suspicious of it being ready in May, with no pictures or videos of ship. I also do not like the thought of spending so much money on a new ship that hasn't worked out all of their kinks yet. I am thinking of canceling and or post phoning the cruise for another year. Make sure it actually sails and lives up to its expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gourmet Gal Posted February 4, 2022 #29 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I was booked on this ship for a mid 2020 cruise but cancelled when I found a better itinerary. Of course that cruise ended up being postponed for 2 years because of Covid. But the ship is now at least 2 years past the original completion date so I would proceed with caution. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sthrngary Posted February 5, 2022 #30 Share Posted February 5, 2022 10 hours ago, EnjoyNow! said: I have a Ritz cruise booked for July 2, 2022. I spoke with the Ritz agent last night inquiring about pictures or videos of ship. They have nothing but said yes its on schedule. I am very suspicious of it being ready in May, with no pictures or videos of ship. I also do not like the thought of spending so much money on a new ship that hasn't worked out all of their kinks yet. I am thinking of canceling and or post phoning the cruise for another year. Make sure it actually sails and lives up to its expectations. There are great brands and iconic brands. RC Cola is a great brand; Coke is an iconic brand. I love my RC cola. I don’t think there would be to much debate that Ritz-Carlton is an iconic brand. I traveled the world over the last 40 years mostly on business. Years ago when I stayed in a Ritz-Carlton it was best of the best. The reason was culture from its long heritage. Most iconic brands have deep history that drive what they want their mission statement to be. As the years went on, the Ritz could not hold onto its top position consistently. That is what happens when competition happens that use your organization as model. I personally love cruising. I have cruised for the last 43 years. I wanted to take the splurge and do a true luxury cruise for my 40th wedding anniversary. I studied brands like Crystal Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Viking Cruises and many more brands. One of the other brands was the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. I instinctively know if the Ritz was getting into cruising, they would do it right. When I study something, I go all out. So, over two years ago, way before covid-19 was a thing, I did my deep dive into Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. I have written about my findings quite often on CruiseCritic.com. Your comment is thinking about not going and canceling your cruise. Allow me to give my thoughts and please remember, no one is an authority on a ship or brand that has never sailed. The delay was less about covid and more about problems at the ship building yard. If you look and read the most recent cruise industry websites, you will see the Collection has just hired some top tier cruise executives. The CEO of the company is one of my favorite cruise executives. I got to talk to him on the phone. They are doing the right things and know whom their audience is. If you cruise is not the first of second one, all indications are you will be quite happy because they really want the Ritz history of true personalized service to come through especially from day one. I respect it is your money and your choice. I personally choose not to cruise on Ritz-Carlton. My reasons are my wife and I tried luxury cruising. So many positive points however we wanted some of the events and activities that happen on Mainstream Cruise lines. We like larger ships vs. smaller ships. It took a luxury cruise to figure out. Glad we did it. Again, just my thoughts. You choose the cruise and the brand for a reason. Trust your instinct. If every there was an iconic brand that could pull it off, it is the Ritz. Just my two cents. Cruise well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gourmet Gal Posted February 5, 2022 #31 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Ritz Carlton is not The Ritz and has been owned by Marriott since ‘98 and has been in business since ‘83 so longer under the Marriott umbrella. Good to know they have the backing of a huge hotel corporation but at the same time their cruise ship concept seems to be floundering. Time will tell and the ship looks beautiful conceptually but right now it just seems iffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sthrngary Posted February 5, 2022 #32 Share Posted February 5, 2022 8 hours ago, Gourmet Gal said: Ritz Carlton is not The Ritz and has been owned by Marriott since ‘98 and has been in business since ‘83 so longer under the Marriott umbrella. Good to know they have the backing of a huge hotel corporation but at the same time their cruise ship concept seems to be floundering. Time will tell and the ship looks beautiful conceptually but right now it just seems iffy. You are of course right about ownership. On Floundering, it could go either way and to quote you time will tell. The virus could have been a blessing for Ritz. Giving them the time they needed to get the ship and concept right. Delay due to covid or building a new ship concept happens. They have something to prove. As I said above, those with the premium to choose make the decision. Cruise well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsGuy3 Posted February 23, 2022 #33 Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 2/5/2022 at 9:50 AM, Sthrngary said: You are of course right about ownership. On Floundering, it could go either way and to quote you time will tell. The virus could have been a blessing for Ritz. Giving them the time they needed to get the ship and concept right. Delay due to covid or building a new ship concept happens. They have something to prove. As I said above, those with the premium to choose make the decision. Cruise well https://www.ritzcarltonyachtcollection.com/experience seems like they are ready now to start. The yacht and suites look beautiful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gourmet Gal Posted February 23, 2022 #34 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Hope you’re right. Looks like nothing new on their website, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsGuy3 Posted February 24, 2022 #35 Share Posted February 24, 2022 19 hours ago, Gourmet Gal said: Hope you’re right. Looks like nothing new on their website, though. https://www.ritzcarltonyachtcollection.com/find-a-cruise Not sure about your reference about “nothing new” but looks like they are actually showing sailings now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessCatarina Posted February 28, 2022 #36 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Passengers booked this May-July have been told earlier today that all sailings until August 6 have been cancelled. This now marks the 4th or 5th cancellation of the maiden voyage! I could not find a press release yet, but the information has started to trickle in through reservations agents. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessCatarina Posted March 1, 2022 #37 Share Posted March 1, 2022 All sailings now officially cancelled through August 6. First sailing will be an Athens round trip. This was the 5th RCYC maiden season delay!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gourmet Gal Posted March 1, 2022 #38 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Seems to be plagued with start up issues. I’ll wait a year before considering this line again. My original booking was cancelled before Covid. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princeton123211 Posted March 18, 2022 #39 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Two new ships just announced-- nearly twice the size of Evrima at just shy of 500 passengers. They learned their lesson though-- these ships are going to be built by extremely experienced Chantiers de l'Atlantique and not the original yard that seems to have done a thoroughly poor job building Evrima. https://latteluxurynews.com/2022/03/18/ritz-carlton-yacht-upsizes-next-vessels/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenfig1 Posted April 2, 2022 #40 Share Posted April 2, 2022 We have booked Jan 14th Panama/Costa Rica sailing. After reading this thread, I am a bit concerned if it is a mistake. Appreciate any updates anyone may share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princeton123211 Posted April 8, 2022 #41 Share Posted April 8, 2022 On 4/1/2022 at 8:40 PM, goldenfig1 said: Appreciate any updates anyone may share. https://robbreport.com/travel/destinations/ritz-carlton-luxury-cruise-liner-launch-summer-1234672918/ A few interior photos of accommodation were published a few days ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessCatarina Posted October 16, 2022 #42 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Well, after 33 months of delays the Evrima finally set sail today from Barcelona. Hopefully someone on board will eventually post a review here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFontaine Posted January 22 #43 Share Posted January 22 Anyone see any reviews? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CruiserFromMaine Posted March 8 #44 Share Posted March 8 Here’s a video review. I’ll wait awhile till they get the kinks worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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