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Chiliburn

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2 hours ago, springaussie said:

According to Brisbane Cruise Terminal website. 
Royal Caribbean arrives in Brisbane 23 October 2025 and departs 03 April 2026. 
Plenty of the usual Friday bookings. 
Some 3 and 4 nighters 
Quantum Of The Seas is the ship.

Didn’t someone say Anthem was replacing Quantum?

No bookings in Honolulu yet.

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2 hours ago, springaussie said:

I thought Anthem was replacing Ovation!

Chilli Ovation is due for 10 year dry Easter 2026.

Someone here said Quantum was going to Asia,I think it was @Jumping Cruiser ?

Not sure? My dementia might be kicking in there.

 But I think we will probably end up with 3 quantum in Oz as china is becoming a basket case 

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5 hours ago, Chiliburn said:

Didn’t someone say Anthem was replacing Quantum?

No bookings in Honolulu yet.

 

32 minutes ago, Chiliburn said:

Someone here said Quantum was going to Asia,I think it was @Jumping Cruiser ?

Not sure? My dementia might be kicking in there.

 

According to Anthem’s Captain Srecko, she will be in Australia after Alaska in 2025. Also, only Ovation has a TP up for sale in April 25, which makes this look like she will indeed replace Quantum for the summer season.

 

Historically, the ships positioned in Alaska go to Australia for Winter, usually Ovation and Quantum. If Anthem is replacing Quantum in Alaska, I would like to think that she would also replace Quantum in Australia. (Port bookings may just be placeholders)

 

However, Royal would still need an additional QC for the Asian market when Anthem leaves, which is where Quantum will come in, especially since she is well orientated to that region. My ‘guess’ is that she will head to Asia from Australia in April 25.

 

This is all based though on the idea that Anthem is going to Alaska. Things may have changed since he told me a couple of months back.

 

2 hours ago, springaussie said:

I thought Anthem was replacing Ovation!

Chilli Ovation is due for 10 year dry Easter 2026.

 

I think Ovation will have her dry dock (in Singapore?) after the Australia season 25/26 has ended, presumably going to Alaska or Asia afterwards.

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10 hours ago, springaussie said:

Can Icon of the Seas berth at the all Oasis  Class ports?

Has anyone know of any Icon can’t visit? 

 

Despite weighting 14000 tonnes more, Icon is only 3m longer than Oasis. I presume this means that any Oasis ports could also handle Icon. The only thing that may affect it is the depth of the hull, which I don’t think has been confirmed yet (?), but again I would imagine this to be very similar to OC.

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St Maarten, Caribbean - Port Schedule (Correct as of 01/10/23)

Lots of additional bookings made for WINTER 25/26 & SPRING 26. There seems to be a few dates with two OC/IC ships, but overall lots of bookings. As always, some may be past/future place holders to secure berths (Harmony/Icon and Symphony/Allure situation?). See list below:

 

November 2025:

5th November - Jewel OTS & Symphony OTS

6th November - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS & Independence OTS

7th November - Jewel OTS

8th November - Brilliance OTS

9th November - Odyssey OTS

10th November - Jewel OTS

11th November - Icon OTS

12th November - Allure OTS & Symphony OTS

17th November - Jewel OTS

20th November - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

24th November - Jewel OTS

25th November - Icon OTS

26th November - Symphony OTS

 

December 2025:

1st December - Jewel OTS

4th December - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

8th December - Jewel OTS

9th December - Brilliance OTS & Icon OTS

10th December - Allure OTS & Symphony OTS

15th December - Jewel OTS

18th December - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

22nd December - Jewel OTS

23rd December - Brilliance OTS & Icon OTS

24th December - Symphony OTS

29th December - Jewel OTS

 

January 2026:

1st January - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

4th January - Oasis OTS

5th January - Jewel OTS

6th January - Brilliance OTS & Icon OTS

7th January - Allure OTS & Symphony OTS
8th January - Odyssey OTS

12th January - Jewel OTS

15th January - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

19th January - Jewel OTS & Odyssey OTS

20th January - Brilliance OTS & Icon OTS

21st January - Symphony OTS

26th January - Jewel OTS
29th January - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

 

February 2026:

2nd February- Jewel OTS 

3rd February- Brilliance OTS & Icon OTS & Odyssey OTS

4th February - Allure OTS & Symphony OTS
9th February - Jewel OTS

12th February - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

16th February - Jewel OTS

17th February - Brilliance OTS & Icon OTS

18th February - Symphony OTS
23rd February - Jewel OTS

25th February - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

 

March 2026:

2nd March - Jewel OTS

3rd March - Brilliance OTS & Icon OTS

4th March - Allure OTS & Symphony OTS

9th March - Jewel OTS

12th March - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

16th March - Jewel OTS

17th March - Brilliance OTS & Icon OTS

18th March - Symphony OTS

23rd March - Jewel OTS

26th March - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

30th March - Jewel OTS

31st March - Brilliance OTS & Icon OTS

 

April 2026:

1st April - Symphony OTS

6th April - Jewel OTS

9th April - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

13th April - Jewel OTS

14th April - Brilliance OTS & Icon OTS

15th April - Symphony OTS

20th April - Jewel OTS

23rd April - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS
27th April - Jewel OTS

28th April - Icon OTS
29th April - Symphony OTS

 

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21 hours ago, Jumping Cruiser said:

 

St Maarten, Caribbean - Port Schedule (Correct as of 01/10/23)

Lots of additional bookings made for WINTER 25/26 & SPRING 26. There seems to be a few dates with two OC/IC ships, but overall lots of bookings. As always, some may be past/future place holders to secure berths (Harmony/Icon and Symphony/Allure situation?). See list below:

 

November 2025:

5th November - Jewel OTS & Symphony OTS

6th November - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS & Independence OTS

7th November - Jewel OTS

8th November - Brilliance OTS

9th November - Odyssey OTS

10th November - Jewel OTS

11th November - Icon OTS

12th November - Allure OTS & Symphony OTS

17th November - Jewel OTS

20th November - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

24th November - Jewel OTS

25th November - Icon OTS

26th November - Symphony OTS

 

December 2025:

1st December - Jewel OTS

4th December - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

8th December - Jewel OTS

9th December - Brilliance OTS & Icon OTS

10th December - Allure OTS & Symphony OTS

15th December - Jewel OTS

18th December - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

22nd December - Jewel OTS

23rd December - Brilliance OTS & Icon OTS

24th December - Symphony OTS

29th December - Jewel OTS

 

January 2026:

1st January - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

4th January - Oasis OTS

5th January - Jewel OTS

6th January - Brilliance OTS & Icon OTS

7th January - Allure OTS & Symphony OTS
8th January - Odyssey OTS

12th January - Jewel OTS

15th January - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

19th January - Jewel OTS & Odyssey OTS

20th January - Brilliance OTS & Icon OTS

21st January - Symphony OTS

26th January - Jewel OTS
29th January - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

 

February 2026:

2nd February- Jewel OTS 

3rd February- Brilliance OTS & Icon OTS & Odyssey OTS

4th February - Allure OTS & Symphony OTS
9th February - Jewel OTS

12th February - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

16th February - Jewel OTS

17th February - Brilliance OTS & Icon OTS

18th February - Symphony OTS
23rd February - Jewel OTS

25th February - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

 

March 2026:

2nd March - Jewel OTS

3rd March - Brilliance OTS & Icon OTS

4th March - Allure OTS & Symphony OTS

9th March - Jewel OTS

12th March - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

16th March - Jewel OTS

17th March - Brilliance OTS & Icon OTS

18th March - Symphony OTS

23rd March - Jewel OTS

26th March - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

30th March - Jewel OTS

31st March - Brilliance OTS & Icon OTS

 

April 2026:

1st April - Symphony OTS

6th April - Jewel OTS

9th April - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS

13th April - Jewel OTS

14th April - Brilliance OTS & Icon OTS

15th April - Symphony OTS

20th April - Jewel OTS

23rd April - Harmony OTS & Icon OTS
27th April - Jewel OTS

28th April - Icon OTS
29th April - Symphony OTS

 

 

Odyssey's two January/one February stops are in-line with her running the Cape Liberty winter schedule, with the longer January cruises.

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42 minutes ago, xtremegk said:

 

Odyssey's two January/one February stops are in-line with her running the Cape Liberty winter schedule, with the longer January cruises.

 

Definitely! She is expected to return to NJ for Winter 25/26, based on a WB TA Port booking with destination marked as Cape Liberty.

 

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On 10/1/2023 at 12:09 PM, Jumping Cruiser said:

 

Despite weighting 14000 tonnes more, Icon is only 3m longer than Oasis. I presume this means that any Oasis ports could also handle Icon. The only thing that may affect it is the depth of the hull, which I don’t think has been confirmed yet (?), but again I would imagine this to be very similar to OC.

The gross tonnage is not a weight, but a measure of internal volume.

They just added 15k more gross tons of inside space to Icon, even though the ship dimensions aren't much different than Oasis ships. I would imagine Icon can go anywhere Oasis can go.

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2 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

The gross tonnage is not a weight, but a measure of internal volume.

They just added 15k more gross tons of inside space to Icon, even though the ship dimensions aren't much different than Oasis ships. I would imagine Icon can go anywhere Oasis can go.

As long as there’s ship LNG available. I think it will prove to be a bit of a handicap in the future , the next generation container ship will run on just about anything.

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14 minutes ago, Chiliburn said:

As long as there’s ship LNG available. I think it will prove to be a bit of a handicap in the future , the next generation container ship will run on just about anything.

Well yeah, that aside. But the size of Icon won't be an issue. Availability of LNG, definitely.

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46 minutes ago, Another_Critic said:

I'm going to assume that one will be homeported year round in Baltimore, MD ... unless RCI decides to abandon the port.  

Why would they abandon it?  They have been there for years and it's done well for them.

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