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And how about mariners lunch in MDR, is this still available?

13 hours ago, twangster said:

Apparently Wonder, Utopia, Liberty, Mariner, Jewel and Freedom are available to book in the TA portal.  Not yet on the public website.

 

What does Jewel do?

Anyone having any updates regarding JEWEL OF THE SEAS for summer 2025?

14 hours ago, Norwaylady said:

The bar servers was stopping by now and then to check on if anyone wanted something and to collect used glasses. 

I assume to sell some of the common drinks and not serving popcorns or other snacks for free?

1 hour ago, Norwaylady said:

The bar servers was stopping by now and then to check on if anyone wanted something and to collect used glasses. 

Okay thanks! But I assume they did not come around with snacks like popcorn but only common drinks to purchase?

Thanks for the interesting report @Norwaylady when movies are shown every evening on the Rooftop garden, are there snacks like popcorn served for free, Princess for example does so.

23 minutes ago, andreasfcb said:

 

I cannot imagine that they would do that. They normally don't release all cruises at once.

 

Isn't Jewel still an option?

In the deployment list there’s also been a “remaining deployment”, RCI could easily release the Amsterdam cruises with Jewel with this deployment or they announce it tomorrow as well.

The competitors also offer cruises like that so I can hardly imagine RCI cancelling that or not providing it again in 2025.’’

50 minutes ago, Jumping Cruiser said:

but could these be taken over by Grandeur?

Could well be! Took a look at the Key West cruise schedule and Grandeur is listed there, and end of August 2025 I found one call of Jewel otS and the day after Grandeur otS. That could very well be that the Jewel otS call is the old one taken over by Grandeur, but just one day later. Apart from that I did not find any call of Jewel otS anymore but Grandeur. 

56 minutes ago, Saab4444 said:

It should be Jewel in Amsterdam again as she is also on the Ponta Delgada schedule so she is not staying in the Caribbean as originally planned!

Edit: found the port schedule of Ponta Delgada, it is listed there the 27th of April additionally to Brilliance otS the 21st of April 2025. So that MIGHT be an indication that Jewel comes to Amsterdam. Fingers crossed. 

36 minutes ago, Saab4444 said:

It should be Jewel in Amsterdam again as she is also on the Ponta Delgada schedule so she is not staying in the Caribbean as originally planned!

Any link to the Ponta Delgada port schedule? That would be helpful!!

1 hour ago, Jumping Cruiser said:

 

Beyond looks to continue with the longer 6-Night+ cruises throughout Summer 2025. Meanwhile, Reflection/Silhouette will offer short sailings of 3/4-nights, most of which call at Perfect Day.

Okay obviously EITHER Reflection or Silhouette are doing the short Caribbean runs and one of those two ships sailing Canada/New England and Bermuda.

I'd assume it's Silhouette out of Cape Liberty in 2025 but who knows. In Grand Cayman Silhouette is listed from mid of November 2025 again. 

57 minutes ago, Jumping Cruiser said:

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.

Yes sadly, I would have loved having her in Amsterdam and coming to the Baltic Sea. But I hope for Jewel of the Seas sailing out of Amsterdam or maybe even Grandeur otS. Better than nothing...

25 minutes ago, gw2fll said:

This is interesting. Thanks for sharing.

 

We are looking for Ireland / Iceland for 2026. According to the schedule looks like it should release w/o 11/13/2023. Fingers crossed.

For summer 2025, not 2026. This should be published end of 2024. The new deployment covers the summer and winter season 2025 up to spring 2026, as every year. Please read carefully.

18 hours ago, Jumping Cruiser said:

In my opinion, this will be X’s Summer 2025 deployment, based on current port bookings. As always, subject to change until confirmation by Celebrity, but helps to give some sort of idea. There are duplicate bookings in some port, so there is potential for Eclipse to swap with Equinox for example.

 

Ascent - Western Mediterranean (Barcelona, Rome, Athens)

Beyond - Caribbean (Fort Lauderdale)

Apex - Southampton, UK

Edge - Alaska

 

Silhouette - Caribbean (Fort Lauderdale)

Reflection - Short Caribbean (Fort Lauderdale)

Equinox - Mediterranean (Barcelona, Rome, Athens)

Solstice - Alaska 

Eclipse - Northern Europe (Amsterdam)

 

Infinity - Eastern Mediterranean (Athens)

Millennium - Asia

Constellation - Mediterranean (Ravenna / Rome)

Summit - Alaska

Indeed you forgot Canada/New England and Bermuda. Imho there’s no indicator for short Caribbean, as Celebrity never did it during summer, but cruise lines like Carnival, NCL, RCI do.

I see Reflection doing 7 night Caribbean during summer and SILHOUETTE doing Bermuda and Canada/New England, taking over the 2024 deployment of Eclipse which however will be based in Amsterdam instead of Silhouette 2024.

Furthermore, Asia is just scheduled for fall 2025-spring 2026. I see Millennium doing Alaska as well.

1 hour ago, Saab4444 said:

Hopefully they will add Jewel or even Grandeur to Europe to solve this issue...

That’s what I also hope. I mean such Northern Europe cruises with North Cape, around UK and Iceland seem to work well for other lines like Princess, HAL, Celebrity, NCL, even Carnival, so I’m wondering that RCI should have trouble selling those cruises? I mean now that the Amsterdam program in 2024 will even be extended, due to recent happenings in Israel…

okay and originally the program was scheduled until august 2024 for Northern Europe.

2 hours ago, Rackham said:

 

If you want to trust a poster on a message board over the port authority in charge of the port itself, more power to you. Until Royal themselves has the sailings under question on sale, I'm trusting the people in charge of the ports. Ships might be swapped later, but at the moment, the hard evidence is pointing towards Brilliance in Amsterdam. The Cruise Port Amsterdam has the ship listed for summer 2025. Multiple ports in Iceland have the ship listed for summer 2025. If Brilliance isn't ending up there, I'll be mildly surprised.

Have a look at the cruise call schedule of Limassol, from June 2025, Brilliance is listed there regularly: https://limassolcruise.com/wp-content/uploads/limassolcruise/2023/10/Cruise-Schedule_2023_2024_2025.pdf

those calls are newer than the Amsterdam calls which existed for a while already. 

3 minutes ago, Rackham said:

 

Could you provide your source? The only RCCL ships I'm seeing listed in their port schedule are Voyager, Explorer, and Odyssey.

 

https://www.olp.gr/en/services/cruise-terminal

Yes but that's from the last update in JULY 2025, obviously @SummmerInKefaloniahas the most recent programs which feature Brilliance from Piraeus, see his latest post #897  .

10 minutes ago, cruisestitch said:

 

That's a day at sea I think? Than you. And during port days? Did they also have the afternoon "tea time" during port days?

1 hour ago, Rackham said:

 

https://sea.cruiseportamsterdam.com/cruise-calendar/2025/

 

Brilliance is listed with intervals which match up with current longer sailings from Amsterdam.

But she will sail out of Piraeus throughout summer 2025... 😕 

@cruisestitch any information on the opening hours of the restaurants? Ocean view, Spa Café? Saw you posted the daily programs but not the restaurant opening hours. Those would be helpful

10 minutes ago, Saab4444 said:

In Summer 2025 Apex will sail again from Southampton and Eclipse will sail from Amsterdam instead of Silhouette. She will also offer some shorter cruises.

Sources?

1 hour ago, SummmerInKefalonia said:

According to info we have the European 2025 Summer Deployment will be like this:

 

Allure of the seas: 7 Nights from Barcelona to Western Med. (April to October)

 

Independence of the seas: Various Cruises from Southampton to Northern Europe. (May to October)

 

Odyssey of the seas: 7 Nights from Civitavecchia to Greek Islands. (May to October)

Explorer of the seas: 7 Nights from Ravenna to Croatia and Greece. (May to September)

Voyager of the seas: 7 Nights from Civitavecchia, Ravenna, Piraeus & Barcelona to Med. (May to October)

Brilliance of the seas: 7 Nights from Piraeus to Eastern Med. (June to August)

 

 

Nothing from Amsterdam? 😞 

8 hours ago, Mikamarii said:

Really hoping for an arctic circle cruise in July or August with a stop in Honnigsvag.

go for Princess or Holland America, they have several cruises going there.

36 minutes ago, Jumping Cruiser said:

This is what I expect based on port bookings, but recent events in Israel may have changed that.

 

Amsterdam (May to August)

Haifa, Israel (August to October) 

She is booked in Limassol throughout summer 2025 now. 
so that’s why I was asking if someone knows CONCRETELY if she’s doing both Amsterdam and Haifa or just one port? Maybe Limassol?

3 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Those are the 6 ships that were posted for the European release on Nov 8th.  I posted that a while back.  It was an memo that was sent to TA's by Royal

and which home port for Brilliance? Amsterdam or Limassol?