Soltice Class Ships On the West Coast

[mcrcruiser]

What are the opinions about Celebrity sending more solstice class ships through the New Canal to the West Coast ,when the new wider & longer locks open for business August 2014 ?

 

We are hoping that Celebrity would have a 28 to 30 day R/T LA or San Diego to Samoa .Tahiti & Hawaii like Holland & Princess currently does each year ;). A Soltice class ship would be a new addition to that length of cruises & a very welcome addition to the West Coast:D

[Cushing985]

Only in our dreams!:o

[Karynanne]

We would love an itinerary that left from San Francisco or Los Angeles/Long Beach, that cruised to Hawaii and the South Seas/RT.

 

Karyn

[fielddreamer]

What are the opinions about Celebrity sending more solstice class ships through the New Canal to the West Coast ,when the new wider & longer locks open for business August 2014 ?

 

We are hoping that Celebrity would have a 28 to 30 day R/T LA or San Diego to Samoa .Tahiti & Hawaii like Holland & Princess currently does each year ;). A Soltice class ship would be a new addition to that length of cruises & a very welcome addition to the West Coast:D

I believe the locks will be ready in April 2015 !

[TommyD3]

I believe the locks will be ready in April 2015 !

 

Celebrity will be loosing the Century then, so if anything there will be fewer itinerary choices:(

[Essiesmom]

The new locks are already a year behind, Don't expect any passage until Sept. 2015, if then. EM

[patty1955]

We would love an itinerary that left from San Francisco or Los Angeles/Long Beach, that cruised to Hawaii and the South Seas/RT.

 

Karyn

Do you mean like this one? http://www.celebritycruises.com/search/searchResultsVacationItinerary.do?packageid=CN23T001&dest=TPACI&shipCode=CN

[bigbenboys]

Do you mean like this one? http://www.celebritycruises.com/search/searchResultsVacationItinerary.do?packageid=CN23T001&dest=TPACI&shipCode=CN

 

This is a one way cruise. OP was asking about a RT (return). Richard

[Happy Cruiser 6143]

I would love more cruises like that from the west coast. Or up and down the west coast, for that matter. The problem, as I see it, is the lines that do those longer cruises are using ships that are smaller than the S class ships. I think it would be difficult to fill an S class ship for the Tahiti run. With Celebrity sending Century to Croisieres de France, they have eliminated this option.

 

I love cruising Celebrity ships, but I'm running up against a lack of new itineraries. They have a really good 28-day one in the Med this year (4 X 7-night cruises) but I can't be gone that long this year as my mother is in failing health. Certainly hope they will repeat that in 2015.

[gimletgal]

I believe the locks will be ready in April 2015 !

 

As of now, the opening has been delayed to June, 2015.

[patty1955]

This is a one way cruise. OP was asking about a RT (return). Richard

Whoops, I missed that.

[tunaman2011]

Greetings

 

With Solstice on the west coast that only leaves 4 other S-Class ships. To remove one from the Caribbean season may be difficult. Eclipse dates fill up fast, the 14 day cruises are very popular. Equinox also has very strong bookings. So it would come down to which 7 day ship to move and it may be difficult for Celebrity to leave the 7 day markets to the new ships being brought online by it's competitors.

 

Just because you can send a larger ship through the canal doesn't necessarily mean more people will sail the voyage. Canal passage is very expensive. This does not show up in the cruise fare but is hidden in the port taxes.

 

I am trying to plan our 2015 cruises and I too would like more options since we will probably be repeating earlier cruises but I am just pointing out what may be some factors that limit where Celebrity chooses to sail the S-Class ships.

 

Good Sailing

Tom