Chiliburn

I know where you are coming from, I just wake up in the middle of the night!

You need something to dream about. We have plan A,B,C and now thinking about Plan D .

I haven’t really thought about that mic . A cruise is filling up and it’s just customer demand.

That cruise is filling up ,only a few junior suites left and standard cabins look well over half sold. It was only released last week .

There was a ship hijacked just the other day. https://safety4sea.com/hormuz-container-seizure-causes-new-headache-for-the-industry/

Apparently the Asian market has suffered.

Plan A which looks like a fizzer .Plan B which I’m not real confident in and now working on Plan C . Provisions would be an issue for Royal,I don’t think they have Fosters in South Africa.

I like where uncle Bob first saw Icon ,he said he let out a Gordon Ramsay .

This bloke has an interesting view of Icon here Geoff . Its going to be a big money spinner as they come from near and far .

It seems Anthems repo for passengers has been cancelled and they have been offered to join Voyagers

You may as well transfer to Voyager,if that actually happens.

It might not be practical to have passengers Ken. It would probably be broken up into segments around Africa and there might not be enough flights to transfer passengers. If you take Capetown,there might be 3,000 passengers getting off and another 3,000 getting on . There wouldn’t be enough flights to handle a extra 6,000 people moving through Capetown.

It’s a bit overwhelming but it’s popular

That’s what I’m worried about, that problem isn’t going anywhere fast.

@springaussie So what’s the verdict with your Anthem repositioning? Will the new itinerary work for you?

Ken , I don’t see a option to stay on the reposition. Does it have to be rebooked or doesn’t it have passengers?

I think Dubai is becoming risky,that container ship was hijacked by Iran just the other day as it came out of Dubai on the way to India. I haven’t thought about flights out Capetown ,they would be limited.

So that looks like it’s gaining a few days from the cruise before the repo . How does that affect you? Im hoping the Voyager repo,if it diverts to Capetown just goes straight to Brisbane and drops Singapore. Something like the virgin ship but in reverse.

My first solo cruise, I just couldn’t find anyone to go and I was pretty apprehensions about it But I had one of the best times of my life . I found you had get out there and meet people and if there was a group they quickly took you in. Royal usually has a single meet and a lunch ,one thing I found on Celebrity is they have a singles host ,which was good.

Quiet a few airlines now offer refunds,which was a surprise to me . Im looking at Singapore airlines to Germany and they offer cancellation upto 24 hours before departure ,with only $250 penalty.

I’m not feeling that WOW feeling at the moment.

Well it’s the best example I can find because Royal Caribbean hasn’t diverted around the bottom of Africa I can find.

This was the virgin ships itinerary,I think you can expect something like it. I have the voyager repositioning through the Suez Canal booked and we have a plan B ready. At the moment we are going to fly home from Dubai but if it goes around the bottom of Africa ,We will fly home from Cape Town .

@springaussie Any word on your repositioning cruise on Anthem Glen? Things seem to be taking a turn for the worse in the Red Sea area.

That’s a very motivating video there Geoff. Probably the most inspiring thing I’ve seen on this Royal Caribbean thread since they released their 2025 -2026 Australian season . I reckon if you had some subliminal advertising in the background on the outrageous prices and repetitive itineraries that Royal have . You might be up for a advertising award of some description. I noticed they only deliver in the U.S , how do you receive the medallion here ? Is it in the cabin or something?