Should I be concerned - Silver Ray

[tinaincc]

We are scheduled to be on what now will be the first sailing of the Silver Ray on June 15th out of Lisbon.  Should I be concerned that it is the first voyage or that it may not even go forward as planned?  We were pretty comfortable that we were going to be on the second sailing but now that that one is officially cancelled I am starting to be nervous about our sailing.

 

 

[Port Power]

I just saw on You Tube the statistics for maiden voyages.  Three out of 9 actually did sail as planned.  Of the rest, even the second proposed dates seldom eventuated.  Unfortunately, I think you are right to be nervous!

[tinaincc]

Oh no!! I am a data-gal so now I will commence the worrying in full force!

 

[Joc123]

Have just seen this cruise is now completely waitlisted which in my experience means it will be cancelled. I hope it’s not the case but not looking good for you.

[tinaincc]

Just now, Joc123 said:

Have just seen this cruise is now completely waitlisted which in my experience means it will be cancelled. I hope it’s not the case but not looking good for you.

Really? I looked today and there were veranda cabins available. 

[Joc123]

Online Lisbon to Rome is waitlisted but they show the segments are available.

This is what they did on our recently cancelled trip Singapore - Mumbai.

For your sake, I hope I’m wrong.

[tinaincc]

17 hours ago, Joc123 said:

Online Lisbon to Rome is waitlisted but they show the segments are available.

This is what they did on our recently cancelled trip Singapore - Mumbai.

For your sake, I hope I’m wrong.

Me too - although I plan to make lemons out of lemonade if they do cancel. We will use our cheap business class flights and figure out how to enjoy ourselves in the Mediterranean! Wonder how much notice we would get?

 

 

[Port Power]

On 4/13/2024 at 2:37 AM, tinaincc said:

Me too - although I plan to make lemons out of lemonade if they do cancel. We will use our cheap business class flights and figure out how to enjoy ourselves in the Mediterranean! Wonder how much notice we would get?

 

 

Silversea doesn’t have a good reputation for letting customers know when cruises are cancelled.  However, the  “lemonade” aspect means that you should be able to book another Med. cruise at a good last minute price!

[tinaincc]

6 minutes ago, Port Power said:

Silversea doesn’t have a good reputation for letting customers know when cruises are cancelled.  However, the  “lemonade” aspect means that you should be able to book another Med. cruise at a good last minute price!

Precisely!!

[Kensington-cruiser]

@tinaincc Silversea have taken delivery of Silver Ray today and have confirmed her first voyage is from Lisbon on 15 June. You can look forward to your holiday as planned now. See you on board as we are booked on that cruise too. 

[tinaincc]

On 5/14/2024 at 9:42 AM, Kensington-cruiser said:

@tinaincc Silversea have taken delivery of Silver Ray today and have confirmed her first voyage is from Lisbon on 15 June. You can look forward to your holiday as planned now. See you on board as we are booked on that cruise too. 

Amazing!  So excited!  Hope to meet you!

[dawntrdr]

I always check the SS website on Saturday morning as that seems to be the date that new offers or changes appear.  As of this morning, the SS website is now showing the first four Ray cruises Waitlisted, with no cruises open until July 8 out of Venice.  Does this show a healthy demand for the early cruises or rough seas ahead?  

[dawntrdr]

It's one day later and now it is only waitlisted through June 27.