2014 Cruises? When will they be open?

[ccotting]

Hello all:

 

Looking to book for 2014 for Europe or Med and wondering when they will be posted? The RC website seems to catch up later? We are particularly interested in sailings from the UK (although we are not UK based)

 

Kind regards, Catherine

[Clarea]

Hello all:

 

Looking to book for 2014 for Europe or Med and wondering when they will be posted? The RC website seems to catch up later? We are particularly interested in sailings from the UK (although we are not UK based)

 

Kind regards, Catherine

Royal opens up cruises in the Spring. Right now, cruises should be open to about April 2014. Beyond that, you will have to wait until Spring 2013 for more cruise bookings to open.

[Camlott]

Even when RCI puts out "release dates" for new itineraries, you will probably have better luck consulting a magic 8 ball to figure out exactly when they will get released.:rolleyes:

 

Seems that they rarely stick to their release schedule, and then there are 20 threads a day about it.

[nellydean]

Hello all:

 

Looking to book for 2014 for Europe or Med and wondering when they will be posted? The RC website seems to catch up later? We are particularly interested in sailings from the UK (although we are not UK based)

 

Kind regards, Catherine

 

There should be plenty of cabins available whenever you book because, after the way they have been treated by RCI this year, a lot of UK cruisers won't be booking early anymore - including us. Our cruise price went down by a thousand pounds, but would they give us a refund, or cabin upgrade, or even allow us to cancel without penalty? No. In the end, we got just over half the increase in OBC, but it's all going back to them, so they don;t lose out.

[Clagmeister]

There should be plenty of cabins available whenever you book because, after the way they have been treated by RCI this year, a lot of UK cruisers won't be booking early anymore - including us. Our cruise price went down by a thousand pounds, but would they give us a refund, or cabin upgrade, or even allow us to cancel without penalty? No. In the end, we got just over half the increase in OBC, but it's all going back to them, so they don;t lose out.

 

I have always found RCI personal cruise advisers most helpful in these situations. What cruise did this apply to?

[ccotting]

Hi all;

 

Thanks for the many replies. Not seeing any Europe yet from April 2014. Caribbean already open March/April and the ships on repositioning from Australia but not Europe.

 

Keep posting and thank you!

 

Cat