riclop Posted December 23, 2015 #176 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted December 23, 2015 #177 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Sorry I did not get you that pricing sooner, but glad someone else did. I will see if the ships are both on cruise deck plans dot com. they have a drag deck feature to overlay within one ship. I will see if I can cut and paste like you suggested would be interesting. I have no photoshop skills so can't do it well though. The scale would have to match up for this to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tapi Posted December 23, 2015 #178 Share Posted December 23, 2015 We sailed on the Empress back in 2004 for our wedding anniversary. I'm very tempted to book her since she's such a special ship for us. 5 night on May 28th for an OV is coming up at about $202 per person plus tax after BOGO and C&A discounts. I placed a courtesy hold to think about it overnight, but it seems like a no brainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garavar Posted December 23, 2015 #179 Share Posted December 23, 2015 The scale would have to match up for this to work. Aren't all the deck plans drawn to same scaling? Would be counter productive for them to vary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LMaxwell Posted December 23, 2015 #180 Share Posted December 23, 2015 The scale would have to match up for this to work. I couldn't do a shaded overlay but I did put Empress Decks 5 and 6 next to Freedom Decks 4 and 5. I *think* the scale matched up properly, but not 100% sure. My photo host is down, I sent it to Mpoole and asked him to host it, but if anyone else wants it let me know and I will send it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted December 23, 2015 #181 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Aren't all the deck plans drawn to same scaling? Would be counter productive for them to vary. Seriously doubt it. They are drawn to fit web pages and brochures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overama Posted December 23, 2015 #182 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I am only seeing obstructed OV rooms left for the 5/14 sailing - nothin unobstructed possibly left already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmy Posted December 23, 2015 #183 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I am only seeing obstructed OV rooms left for the 5/14 sailing - nothin unobstructed possibly left already? I called for the May 14 sailing and asked about specific cabins Cat I on deck 7. I have one on the forward area starboard deck 7 I could not get the ones I wanted to show on the RCI website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJan07 Posted December 23, 2015 #184 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I am only seeing obstructed OV rooms left for the 5/14 sailing - nothin unobstructed possibly left already? I thought the same thing for the 5/19 sailing, but if you click "View or Change Location" on the Guest Info page when making a reservation, you can search for specific cabins. I typed in a few and all were available. I assume that Royal Caribbean is trying to get rid of the obstructed cabins, but at least for my sailing, there are more/slightly hidden options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overama Posted December 23, 2015 #185 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I thought the same thing for the 5/19 sailing, but if you click "View or Change Location" on the Guest Info page when making a reservation, you can search for specific cabins. I typed in a few and all were available. I assume that Royal Caribbean is trying to get rid of the obstructed cabins, but at least for my sailing, there are more/slightly hidden options. Thank you - I hadn't even noticed that option. I've now entered a few room numbers and see more availability. This seems like such a great deal for me and my family (we are going to scrunch into an OV room with 2 pullman beds) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunkissed Mommy Posted December 23, 2015 #186 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I am only seeing obstructed OV rooms left for the 5/14 sailing - nothin unobstructed possibly left already? They did the same thing with 1/2 the JS. I grabbed a room on the day it opened and suspiciously an entire block of 10 rooms was already gone in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undercat Posted December 24, 2015 #187 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Really not sure that Empress is an upgrade. Good luck. Shipwise probably not, itinerary-wise yes, IMHO. :) I'd love to see CocoCay someday, but it seems like making it there is a crapshoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tapi Posted December 24, 2015 #188 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I am only seeing obstructed OV rooms left for the 5/14 sailing - nothin unobstructed possibly left already? Same thing here for the 5/28 sailing. Only obstructed OV category I's were showing. So I checked on a different TA website and all other OV categories appeared. I did go back to the Royal website in order to apply my Crown and Anchor discount, and manually changed the stateroom number. We are now booked! Couldn't really justify not booking it at those prices! $202pp for 5 nights during summer vacation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tapi Posted December 24, 2015 #189 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Here's my major takeaways from last time she sailed with Royal. Deck Five:.....Carousel Pub turned into the Schooner Bar. Conference Centre and unknown area turned into Chops" There are some differences from that Nordic Empress deck plan and when she first became Empress of the Seas. When we sailed on her in 2004, She had been retrofitted with Portofino's (I want to say where the Conference Room was in the old Nordic Empress). Also, I think that the Schooner Bar was in a different location and not where it will now go (replacing the Carousel Pub). Seems like Chop's will be the only significant addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undercat Posted December 24, 2015 #190 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I dug up what I *think* are some photos of Empress cabins, along with some cabin dimensions. I don't know how closely these mirror the cabins' current appearance, or the future appearance when RCI rolls her back out as Empress OTS. First, a general search link: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=pullmantur+empress+camarotes&iax=1&ia=images Category A (RCI Category F1) https://www.pullmantur.es/media/images/barco/empress/camarotes/a/349-243px/camarote-categoria-a-exterior-lujo-barco-empress-1.jpg and https://www.pullmantur.es/media/images/barco/empress/camarotes/a/349-243px/camarote-categoria-a-exterior-lujo-barco-empress-2.jpg Category B (RCI F2 and F3 on Dec 9)https://www.pullmantur.es/media/images/barco/empress/camarotes/b/349-243px/camarote-categoria-b-exterior-superior-barco-empress-2.jpg Category C (RCI F2 and F3 on Deck 8) https://www.pullmantur.es/media/images/barco/empress/camarotes/c/349-243px/camarote-categoria-c-exterior-superior-barco-empress-3.jpg Category D appears to be RCI F2 and F3 on Deck 7, and I non-obstructed Category E (RCI G & H?) with bright lighting in the photo https://www.pullmantur.es/media/images/b2bbrasil/barco/empress/camarotes/e/349-243px/camarote-categoria-e-exterior-superior-barco-empress-1.jpg Category F (RCI G & H?)https://www.pullmantur.es/media/images/barco/empress/camarotes/f/349-243px/camarote-categoria-f-exterior-barco-empress-2.jpg Category G appears to be RCI Small Oceanview (SO on the Empress deck plans although SO on Majesty's deck plans means Superior Oceanview - a larger, not smaller, cabin!) and some of the I obstructeds Other categories: Category I interior https://www.pullmantur.es/media/images/barco/empress/camarotes/i/349-243px/camarote-categoria-i-interior-superior-barco-empress-1.jpg Junior suite https://www.pullmantur.es/media/images/barco/empress/camarotes/jt/349-243px/camarote-categoria-jt-junior-suite-con-terraza-barco-empress-2.jpg and https://www.pullmantur.es/media/images/barco/empress/camarotes/jt/349-243px/camarote-categoria-jt-junior-suite-con-terraza-barco-empress-1.jpg Royal suite https://www.pullmantur.es/media/images/b2bbrasil/barco/empress/camarotes/rt/349-243px/camarote-categoria-rt-royal-suite-con-terraza-barco-empress-2.jpg Cabin sizes https://www.pullmantur.es/en/barco/EMPRESS/camarotes.html (note that the title for category A on this page is not correct as Category A/RCI Category F1 is an OV with Window, as the descriptor text shows, and the photo appears to be for a suite not for a Cat A OV) According to Pullmantur's website, OV sizes range from 18.18 square meters for a Cat A/F1 (~206 sq ft) to 10.08 square meters (~109 sq ft) for a Cat G/Small Oceanview. Some categories come in a range of sizes - Category Es may be 11.40m2 or 12.96m2 or 13.38m2. Category Cs may be 10.31m2 or 13.12m2 or 13.20m2 or 15.12m2 That's quite a size range within a single category! More cabin size info: http://www.cruisenation.com/cruiseship/pullmantur-cruises/empress?sid=8218#, click on Cabins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADflyer Posted December 24, 2015 Author #191 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Empress of the Seas was the ship of the month for Cruise Travel Magazine in their August 2005 edition. This article provides some interesting insight to the adaptions made to the ship during the refit that transformed the Nordic Empress to the Empress of the Seas at that time. Pullmantur only converted Portofino's to an Asian fusion venue that will now be converted to Chops. I had not realized that the lounge was positioned previously as a Boleros. https://books.google.com/books?id=GjEDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=empress+of+the+seas+cruise+travel+magazine+august+2005&source=bl&ots=B3W3k8Q5sx&sig=w5-WeCPFB2m_KBahkDTubgT9guU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjH3vWF8PPJAhXF7yYKHc0HD9YQ6AEIMzAE#v=onepage&q=empress%20of%20the%20seas%20cruise%20travel%20magazine%20august%202005&f=false If the link does not work just google 'empress of the seas cruise travel magazine august 2005' to find the magazine article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tapi Posted December 24, 2015 #192 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I dug up what I *think* are some photos of Empress cabins, along with some cabin dimensions. The JS is an identical pic of what ours looked like when we sailed on the Empress in 2004. From what I remember, it wasn't much bigger than a standard balcony stateroom on newer ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted December 24, 2015 #193 Share Posted December 24, 2015 The JS is an identical pic of what ours looked like when we sailed on the Empress in 2004. From what I remember, it wasn't much bigger than a standard balcony stateroom on newer ships. But it was big back in the day. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tapi Posted December 24, 2015 #194 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Someone good at photoshop should overlap a Empress OS on top of Freedom OS deck plan and an Empress OS on top of Freedom GS. See how much different their truly is. Not an overlay, but here's a photo that I found of the Empress (in Pullmantur colors) next to the Liberty of the Seas. :eek: The day of my sailing, there will be 5 ships at the port of Miami, including Norwegian Escape, MSC Divina, and Carnival Glory. Something tells me that the Empress is going to look like a tiny tugboat next to those, but I'll be proud! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeditden Posted December 24, 2015 #195 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Man, the deal for 4/4-4/7 is looking mighty tempting. Under $340 after taxes/port for the 3 NT Bahamas in an INT cabin. Gotta visit my in-laws in West Palm this spring anyway. Hmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeyVictoria Posted December 24, 2015 #196 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I thought the same thing for the 5/19 sailing, but if you click "View or Change Location" on the Guest Info page when making a reservation, you can search for specific cabins. I typed in a few and all were available. I assume that Royal Caribbean is trying to get rid of the obstructed cabins, but at least for my sailing, there are more/slightly hidden options. Thank you for that tip. I was able to change my obstructed OV to unobstructed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbarney Posted December 25, 2015 #197 Share Posted December 25, 2015 [quote name='emmy']I did see an access door with a round window in the video posted before and when I zoom in on 'google search' photos you do see a door. Guess time will tell but I am hoping :) :)[/QUOTE] [quote name='irishgal432']I don't think there is access, if you go to the video and stop it at 5:30, you will see those openings shown in the picture are part of the "equipment" area. Maybe they can have the Diamond Sailaway party there.:)[/QUOTE] When it was sailing for Pullmantur it was possible to get to those front terraces. I suppose they will keep it open. Looking "back" from the terrace: [URL="https://goo.gl/photos/4bW9mML1BDExGYnx6"]https://goo.gl/photos/4bW9mML1BDExGYnx6[/URL] Looking to the right: [URL="https://goo.gl/photos/D3q4y6VMxCvc5mreA"]https://goo.gl/photos/D3q4y6VMxCvc5mreA[/URL] Looking to the left: [URL="https://goo.gl/photos/4TeVumCcYPMnEfqJ6"]https://goo.gl/photos/4TeVumCcYPMnEfqJ6[/URL] And looking to the bow: [URL="https://goo.gl/photos/JqBXKBLVMUUt246e8"]https://goo.gl/photos/JqBXKBLVMUUt246e8[/URL] In her old pullmantur livery: [URL="https://goo.gl/photos/pn1parZKLpYxAUZeA"]https://goo.gl/photos/pn1parZKLpYxAUZeA[/URL] [URL="https://goo.gl/photos/sSprf85X5uJRmCiZA"]https://goo.gl/photos/sSprf85X5uJRmCiZA[/URL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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