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No retreat lounge but in March we dropped our luggage off around 0900 and were told to come back at 1045. When we arrived back we were sent directly through, checked in and through security and on the ship in a few minutes.

Usual stuff to start with, how many cruises have you taken and with which lines, when is your next cruise etc. then t asked if would be interested in a year round South Pacific destination island. It described the island using the same spiel they have been using for lelepa but didn’t actually name it, then asked what would you like on a private island etc

I have just completed a survey from RC that was clearly gauging interest in Lelepa. They could have at least given me a free cruise for my efforts, it took forever to complete!!!!

We have booked this trip on the Edge in April 2026. Didn't even consider which side of the ship to book but we have booked on the starboard side.

I guess we will know tomorrow

Pretty sure it's voyager, the current terms and conditions even lists voyager sailings in its kids sail for $59 exclusions

Thanks 😊

Sorry if it’s been discussed previously but I can’t find it within the thread. is Utopia remaining in PC and still doing 4/3 night sailings in May 2025. I know it’s not released yet we are coming over from Australia and are doing a week on Norwegian Aqua then have a week before we sail on Icon so considering Utopia for the time in between cruises

Will be keeping a close eye as we are booked on the Ovation transpacific in April 2025

It is a very beautiful area with several trails, swimming holes and palms itself is pretty, but not much there. I haven’t done the rainforest trail but from what I remember it’s a fairly accessible one. The link in the above post should give you more info. Please be aware it is a good trip out of Townsville to get to McClallans lookout. We live 30 minutes drive north of the port/city and it took us almost an hour to drive up there

Pretty sure RC has a few spare ships hanging around, they should just leave one in Aus for winter!! I say Winter loosely for QLD, today is a cold day and it’s 25 degrees Celsius I also heard Anthem is coming to Australia 25/26, so just swapping a Quantum class for a Quantum class 😢

Hi all just wondering when roughly you would expect summer 2025 cruises to be released. we are booked on a transpacific Sydney to Hawaii in April 2025, we then want to fly to Miami and go on Icon of the seas. We basically want to be going on 3rd May which is the disembarkation day of the last cruise currently able to be booked thanks

A by Adina is worth a look, super modern and clean studio/apartment accomodation, opposite Wynyard station and light rail. Good for access to shops/restaurants and walkable to circular Quay or 2 stops on light rail

The problem with cruising in Australia is it’s such a large land mass that most areas to cruise in are separated into different cruises, for example 10 night itinerary to do the North Queensland coast and Great Barrier Reef, 12-14 days to do New Zealand, 6-8 days to do South Australia and Tasmania and it’s rare to get all those combined into one cruise. Celebrity do seem to tailor their itineraries to rotate through them so you can put back to backs together to see more, or there are some one way itineraries on HAL and Princess that start in NZ and end in Australia. so much to see and do here, we have lived here 12 years and haven’t even touched the surface yet

My friends on Ovation October 23 cruise also just had Eden cancelled

Thanks looks like 24th feb has gone for Edge but still remains for 8th March

I’ve just looked on the port schedule and can’t see anything for Eden whatsoever, am I missing something. it also seems to show Celebrity edge now coming into Sydney a day early and anchoring at Atholl Bay the day before we embark when she is supposed to be in Eden

I can’t comment on either HAL or Carnival, however we have done both P&O and Royal Carribean and just came off Pacific adventure yesterday. we quite like P&O but we tend to utilise them in our winter season when other ships are not here. If it’s during our summer season we would always choose RCI over P&O P&O ships are old, they have refurbed the public areas nicely but the rooms are small and haven’t been updated and starting to look a bit rough round the edges. Food is good but the new menus are a little unimaginative and having to pay extra for basic items is a bit off I feel. I had avo on toast and they wanted extra for a poached egg!! Entertainment is ok, shows are excellent, a few solo duo artists around, however we couldn’t get a seat for any trivia all weekend. we do love RCI, the ships are new, modern, spotless and so much to do, cabins are large and modern. We love the variety of entertainment on board from shows to bands to musicians, trivia’s practically every hour and loads of different venues so somewhere to spread everywhere out. We did the GBR cruise last November and yes it was busy but the ship holds the crowds well.

We are pretty new to cruising having only started last year for hubbys 50th. At the moment we cruise a few lines because we are in Australia and our cruising options are limited. We have our first celebrity cruise next feb but I like the way we are already classic level before we have even sailed thanks to the PUP points, I hope they keep them coming

Sorry I missed the part about looking for South Pacific from NZ, I don’t think celebrity have those itineraries from NZ

We have sailed P&O, Princess and Royal Carribean. Princess is definitely the most relaxing and is an older age range of passengers generally. P&O is also great but have found those a big livelier although so far we have only done short cruises on them which will always be busier, I would think a longer cruise will be more relaxed. Have you had a look at Celebrity at all? They do some nice NZ itineraries and are generally mostly adults on their ships.

Maybe decided to go like P&O and do loads of booze cruises, easier to fill than South Pacific cruises with people who don’t have passports

Could be the reason they are so late in announcing our next season, but I’m doubtful they are confident enough in the Aus/NZ at this stage to bring a brand new ship here. I’d book though 😅

I would grab a taxi after disembarking and head into Brisbane CBD or to South bank. Pick a hotel in these areas and you will be well based for a couple of days of Brisbane sights before you head home. Hotels will be able to arrange a taxi back to the airport for your flight home or there is the airport train service

Depending on when next year you are looking to travel Celebrity have some good itineraries on Edge. I’m doing a b2b which does the Great Barrier Reef and then heads down to Tasmania. A lot of others are also on for the previous cruise which starts in Auckland, does a 12 night NZ cruise to Sydney then heads out on the two I am on ending in Sydney. Being celebrity you would also get status matching for your Diamond Plus with RCI. I think there are also similar combinations of b2b cruises for our 2024/2025 summer season also