Jumping Cruiser

They are two different slides, both of which only actually go down one deck. One is on the pool deck, next to Lime and Coconut, which goes from deck 16 to 15. The other is in Surfside, which goes from deck 8 to 7.

It hasn’t worked for me on Safari (Apple Browser) for around a month now. I find that it works on Google/Chrome app though. Again, I reported the issue, but nothing has changed.

How much??!! 😳 I mean, I expected a charge, but thought a max of $35… NOT $90! 😬

According to bookings, I believe the plan was to homeport Voyager in Piraeus, Athens over the Winter, or at least till January. Similar to what Celebrity are offering on Infinity. However, Haifa (Israel) also looked to be a regular port of call as part of these itineraries. i think that in light of recent events, they have changed their mind and will send her to Asia/Aus, as it’s a safer option than staying in Europe.

I don’t believe so, No. I think she will go straight from Copenhagen to Cadiz, Spain.

I know it’s one of their money makers, but… YAWN! 🥱😴 Please send her to the Med or at least somewhere different, rather than to the same ports as Icon. Give other people a chance to sail Icon Class! I live in hope… BUT something tells me I will be waiting a while. 😂

She is expected to do Short Caribbean sailings, but not yet known which port.

Maintenance Drydock

Phew! 😮‍💨 Thanks for confirming.

We were on Anthem in June and requested evening service. Our room steward advised that the sofa bed would be left out all day, as standard. We weren’t happy with this as it takes up quite a bit of space in the cabin, making it difficult to use in the day. When we told him our concern, he offered to come in the morning and put it away and then back out as part of our full service. In reality, he would come in the morning and literally just fold over the covers so that they only cover the single side of the sofa and put the ‘extra part’ back beneath the sofa, without doing any other part of the service. The covers were never removed during the day, but this didn’t cause a problem and was actually quite nice for an afternoon nap! 😅 He would then come back while we were at dinner and perform a full service, including the sofa bed setup, towels, ice, etc.

Check out this link and you will find them all here. They are under the heading 2025-2026, beneath the map. https://loyaltoyoualways.com/deployment/

I have just read this on another social media site, so take it with a pinch of salt. It is indeed only Independence from Southampton, with no announcement of a 2nd ship at any point. Apparently, in a Royal Caribbean UK webinar, they said that the lack of longer itineraries were due to poor sales in 2023, which is why they went for shorter options. One of the biggest things though was that there would be no drinks packages on Independence for cruises less than 7-nights. I don’t know how true this is, but they know that brits love a drink and I definitely wouldn’t put it past them if this was the case.

To Portsmouth? Mine goes to MISSING PORT! 😂🤷🏼‍♂️ I think it’s quite a bargain to be left stranded in the middle of the ocean, but that’s just my opinion 😂 On a more serious note, I think this shows how she was originally supposed to go to Amsterdam, but this got changed to Athens at the very last minute.

Prices are ridiculous and in my eyes they no longer have a pricing structure within the RCG. We can pass our thanks onto Liberty, whose strategy has just become HIGH, HIGH, HIGH! For example, we have booked on a 12-night Celebrity Apex cruise next year to the same region as a 7-night on Anthem. However, the Apex cruise has cost us £1000 less than the Anthem one, despite the fact that it’s 5-nights longer. Wasn’t there once a time where the equivalent cruise with X would be more expensive? As they are a ‘premium’ line. Obviously, new ships are an exception to this. Some prices are just getting out of control and cruising as a whole is starting to lose the ‘value’ that it was once known for.

Me too! Us Brits love our 2 weeks in the sun and sad that we will have to go with another line in 25. Now with Royal it seems we have to learn to love our soggy 3-nights in Zeebrugge! 🤣

Yes, on Independence from Southampton. Itineraries are a couple of pages back.

I agree it makes no sense, but also pulling out of Amsterdam doesn’t make sense to me either. It possibly could be for a TA to Boston, similar to what is now being offered on Jewel in 2024 - 16 night Iceland & Greenland TA from Amsterdam to Boston. Brilliance could then do a short deployment there before moving elsewhere.

Here are the 2025 Europe Deployment itineraries, which I posted in the 25/26 Deployment Thread.

There is currently no evidence of Jewel in Europe, but obviously everything is up in the air until it’s officially announced. My thinking is that Brilliance could do a very limited Northern Europe season (September - October), either from Southampton or Amsterdam, before crossing back over to the US. If this wasn’t the plan, why would they bring her back to Southampton in August?

It’s not as active as this one, but I have been posting here recently.

Just to point out that this section at the bottom is not Allure. It is actually part of Voyager’s itineraries, but wouldn’t let me change or remove for some reason. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Europe 2025 - Full Deployment As expected, Odyssey, Allure, Explorer, Voyager, Independence and Brilliance in Europe for 2025. I know we have already seen Indy itineraries, but can’t find the document! Brilliance will be based in Athens, after completing a repositioning from Southampton (via Barcelona) after her dry-dock, but then return back to Southampton (via Barcelona) in August. Also no mention of Explorer after Mid-September or an Amsterdam ship as of yet. As always, await confirmation on these 2 issues tomorrow. Odyssey: Civitavecchia (Rome) Explorer: Ravenna, Italy Brilliance: Athens, Greece Voyager: Barcelona, Spain - Athens, Greece - Civitavecchia, Italy - Ravenna, Italy Allure: Barcelona, Spain / Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

Jewel has been on there since the beginning, even before Brilliance. It is possible that it may just be an old booking, but if Royal bring any ship to Amsterdam, my money would be on Jewel. However, she is currently on port schedules in Key West over the Summer, but could these be taken over by Grandeur?

Brilliance also has an updated TA call in Ponta Delgada, which now shows destination as Cadiz, suggesting she is entering the Med. Definitely a change of plans here and more confirmation that she is indeed headed to Eastern Mediterranean.