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32 minutes ago, Tin can said:

 

Sounds good to me, I'm not sure if you have been before but Hong Kong is great.

 

Our BA flights from Heathrow to JFK were pretty good for August for Liberty from Port Liberty but after that Bermuda and the Dominican Republic will be ticked off the list so running out of new ports and looking for something new.

 

Thats my problem, always looking for something new 😀

 

 

 

You're making it sound enticing now. A 4 day trip with a 3N cruise out of HK. Sounds like a great getaway!

1 hour ago, huntnewt said:

I am slightly intrigued on the Mariner dates released. I see that the last departure date from Galveston is January 29, 2026. I know in these cycles, the dates released are usually May-April. It would be about time for Mariner to go into dry dock considering the last dry dock was in April 2023. Does anyone have any indication as to what will happen to the Galveston 4/5 runs after that date, when we will hear, what ship, etc.?

 

Also, is there any indication that Galveston will get a Long Caribbean ship in 2025-2026, like Jewel is doing in 2024-2025?

Yea.. I was wondering about that too.. Why such a weird deployment schedule.

1 minute ago, twangster said:

Signs of Ovation Sydney to Singapore April 3 - 16, 2025 but with so many changes to her I can't tell if this is a remnant of a former deployment or signs of a potential new one.

Definitely sounds like a new one. Currently there is no ship rumoured for SG home port during this time. Especially if it’s after Anthem’s season ends, Ovation would make sense to come to continue the year round deployment that we are used to seeing. 

7 hours ago, Jumping Cruiser said:

 

In my opinion, it will be the following for Winter 25/26:

 

Asia - Ovation

Australia - Anthem & Voyager

LA - Quantum and Navigator

 

A few months back, Anthem’s Captain said it had been planned for a while that she would do: Asia, then Alaska, then Australia. Ovation has no TP or Aus bookings yet, so fair to assume that she will remain in Asia, after taking over from Anthem (April/May 2025). Quantum and Navigator have bookings in LA, and Voyager has bookings in Brisbane.

Yes I agree with you. Looks like this fits perfectly into the deployment puzzle. By then we would have had 4/5 of the entire quantum class deployed in Singapore. Only missing Odyssey, but doubt she will ever come.

Just now, cruiseboy89130 said:

I think they have too many ships in Asia.....China is not buying vacations as expected!

Huh? There is not even a single royal ship serving China yet since covid. What are you talking about? lol

Just now, cruiseboy89130 said:

Anthem is stuck in the Med but was supposed to go to SG in October.....and on to Alaska....

That is not going to happen IMHO

They are likely to reroute in that case. And that's an issue for this year's deployment. Things are unlikely to be extended to next year's deployment season. I don't see them giving up on APAC just cause of the red sea. If they can continue to send ships to Australia, they can send them to Asia still, just a change of sailings and timing.

3 minutes ago, cruiseboy89130 said:

I bet Anthem is staying in the western hemisphere and not going to Asia - they will cancel her TP .....

What's the relevance...?

16 hours ago, springaussie said:

Ovation is booked into Hong Kong 15 October 2025. 

Could it be on the way to SG for the new season? Do you see any repeat port bookings in HK or any indication of next port of call?

31 minutes ago, RobInMN said:

Great resource.

 

Some suggestions & corrections:

• Oasis class is off a row
• Vision and Enchantment (As per @Blue Eyed Belfast Belle)
• Radiance class is IN ALL CAPS
• Make the whole thing proper case
• Highlight the class rows in light grey
• Dark grey the cells prior to ship launch (Utopia/Star)
• Year borders are not full (like between N & O)
• Year borders between 2024 & 2025 are between April & May
• Quantum class has borders between every cell in Nov 2024 & May 2025

 

All of the years of deployment start from May to April the following year.

7 minutes ago, RobInMN said:

Just thought of 2 other possibilities. Maybe a "phase 2"??

• Might be useful to indicate 7N vs. 3/4N or 6/8N ??
• Somehow highlight drydocks? Like Allure is not sailing at all in March '25 as she has a 6? week dry dock form end of Feb to early April. Most dry docks are only 2 weeks, so not exactly sure how to indicate that. But could be of interest

 

Mmm in the future perhaps. For now let me get the basics up first. Have quite a fair bit of things to change and edit, but thanks for the suggestions.

5 minutes ago, Blue Eyed Belfast Belle said:

You have done a great job.  My IT skills wouldn't be good so I admire anyone that can produce a fab spreadsheet 

 🙂

Thanks! If anybody knows what happened to the missing ones in 2023/2024 season, do let me know so I can fill it in, otherwise I will slowly trace back Royal's deployment when I am free.

10 minutes ago, Blue Eyed Belfast Belle said:

Yes it is working for me.  Nice and colourful! 🙂

 

Remember to add Vision and Enchantment to the Vision Class ⚓

Yes making changes now. Its an old doc from years ago as you can tell 🙂

14 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

Unknown on all three.

Nope not released yet. Can anybody see if my signature link to the deployment excel is working?

On 2/12/2024 at 8:38 PM, little britain said:

Sorry, diamonds aren’t able to dine in Silver.  D+ can only dine there on a sail by sail basis depending upon numbers. The cut off is around 20 D+ will be allowed in.

 

The WJ is very different to usual with some amazing joints of meat and food flavours.

The Hotpot place at the back is complimentary apart from if you order lobster etc. but it’s reservations needed.

 

We are going for Sichuan Red tomorrow- it is either ALC or they do set menu for $45pp but we got offered 20% off which softens the blow a bit! 

Last time I was on, Diamond and Diamond + were allowed to use the silver lounge and dine in the Silver Dining. Pinnacle members are given the Gold Lounge and Gold Dining. Unless that has changed since one year ago then that is very saddening. 

2 minutes ago, Saab4444 said:

She will not go from New York to Singapore for drydock if same is possible in Cadiz before her usual Europe season in Summer. 

That’s what I’m saying. It may be that she might have her plans switched up and not do her normal summer Europe season. 

3 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

She's due for her first dry dock around March 2026.

I’m suspecting Oddysey might come to Singapore for drydock, before or after starting a season here! It seems similar to what Anthem and the other Quantum class ships have done in the past. Also there’s only 2 more Q class ships that have yet to have their itinerary announced. 

9 minutes ago, Chiliburn said:

You’re not Australian,LOL

Sadly nope. 😂

1 minute ago, Chiliburn said:

We have the 5 vouchers but it’s good to have something in your fridge when you are just relaxing.I’m on the Quantum repo and it’s fairly long.

If I’m usually sailing out of Singapore, it’s usually 5n or less so 4/5 vouchers a day is plenty haha

1 minute ago, Chiliburn said:

How strict are they with carry on drinks in Singapore?

Do they enforce the one bottle of wine and 12 nonalcoholic?

Haven’t tried yet mate! Been relying on diamond vouchers thus far. Sorry can’t really help there. 

5 minutes ago, tottenhamfc said:

Thanks. I guess if it can get through the Red Sea. 

She will either way. If it’s cancelling some b sailings on the repo portion or starting sailings of the Singapore season to allow more time to pass through.

6 minutes ago, tottenhamfc said:

Which ships? Is Anthem on the list?

Anthem is said to only be having a one season stunt in Singapore. I don’t think she will continue for the 25/26 season.

4 hours ago, springaussie said:

Looks like Nothing on sale till October 2026 anymore.

 

Singapore deployment looks a lot earlier than usual this year. If there are no delays. I wonder why? I remember this used to come out June, if not July usually.

5 hours ago, mugtech said:

Starting overpriced same start for Spectrum.

I miss the days when the prices were half of this...

21 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

It is normal for sailings in Asia to be released much later than the rest of the world - sometimes as little as 6 months out.

Yes, Asia is usually one of the last, with the shortest lead time to book generally. 

5 hours ago, yyzcruising said:

The deployment summary seemed to update again filling in Spectrum: https://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2024_2025/2024-2025_Deployment_Summary.pdf

Seems like Anthem and Singapore is the last piece of the puzzle unannounced yet. Wonder why they are taking so long if there is no other considerations or ships to change plans?