Deployment 2018-19 booking season begins

[dsvd79]

Thank You for the Australian update. I cannot wait to book that cruise! It will be my first time out of North America!

[Sunny AZ Girl]

Was hoping to book Hawaii for Spring 2019 on Radiance next week, but I guess I will have to wait another week.[emoji44] I am currently booked on the Solstice, but my prices are ridiculously high at, $5,000 f two people for an OV cabin. I booked that not too long ago and I think I missed out on lower prices since the sailing was open on Celebrity in December or January it seems. So, I am hoping to be able for lower my cost by booking Radiance. Plus, if it is a few days later than Solstice it will work out better for me anyway, giving us some extra time in Hawaii pre-cruise.

[Coralc]

I think that for some reason Royal Caribbean thinks that Hawaii should warrant outrageously high prices. We were booked on the 2018 Radiance spring cruise, but we, and many others have since dropped it for other cruises. We booked when it first opened, and the price was about $7900 for 2 in a JS, 10 nights, and no overnight in Maui. I think it will probably go down at some point, but we weren't willing to wait.

 

We went for the Vision fall TA instead.

[mommykim]

I booked a hotel to visit my dad next week instead of this because of the Transpacific release date. Shows what I get for planning :-)

[soak01]

Australia now week of 10 April.

Unsure if this has been reported.

http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2017_2018/17054855_Deployment_OpeningSchedule_Flyer.pdf

 

I'm booked on the Sept 2017 Radiance Trans-Pacific and need to change it to 2018. Oh well I guess I'll have to wait another week.

[londongal796]

Deployment schedule release update.

 

Australia and Singapore sailings now opening the Week of April 10th.

 

(This includes the Hawaii sailings and Transpacifics)

 

http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2017_2018/17054855_Deployment_OpeningSchedule_Flyer.pdf

 

Bit sad that it's been pushed back a week but if it does include the Transpacifics that will be good.

 

Since we're planning on sailing on the spring 2019 TP, we've taken the plunge and booked a TA for 2018. Rhapsody's FL to Spain for spring 2018. Still pretty good pricing, though I realise we missed the lowest prices because we were a bit overwhelmed with all of the choices! Took me about a week to sift through all the TAs and settle on a few I liked, and then we narrowed it down to our top choice yesterday.

 

My husband is so grateful for all the advice I find on this board, so thank you to everyone who contributes all of this information! He is always thrilled with the prices I find and he's really looking forward to our Baltic this summer where we have a gorgeous aft corner balcony :D (At least we got that prior to the new pricing structure!)

[John&LaLa]

I think that for some reason Royal Caribbean thinks that Hawaii should warrant outrageously high prices. We were booked on the 2018 Radiance spring cruise, but we, and many others have since dropped it for other cruises. We booked when it first opened, and the price was about $7900 for 2 in a JS, 10 nights, and no overnight in Maui. I think it will probably go down at some point, but we weren't willing to wait.

 

We went for the Vision fall TA instead.

Possibly based on past booking trends. On the other hand, they are giving away some repositioning cruises for possibly the same reason. Rhapsody Canary islands.

 

2018 spring Explorer is way cheaper than Radiance. Possibly because it's one log cruise vs two shorter cruises.

 

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[CRUISEBOY305]

I think that for some reason Royal Caribbean thinks that Hawaii should warrant outrageously high prices. We were booked on the 2018 Radiance spring cruise, but we, and many others have since dropped it for other cruises. We booked when it first opened, and the price was about $7900 for 2 in a JS, 10 nights, and no overnight in Maui. I think it will probably go down at some point, but we weren't willing to wait.

 

 

 

We went for the Vision fall TA instead.

 

 

I'm on the 2017 sailing in a month. Price has done nothing but go up. Went down a little after final payment date but not to my benefit.

 

I don't understand why the 2018 sailing is so high seeing that there are no overnights anywhere. Glad I stayed with the 2017 Voyage.

 

I'll see what the 2019 sailing is like, maybe I'll consider.

 

 

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[WeExplore]

Cruisecal shows a 5 night on Radiance on May 13,2018 going to Alaska but it is not on Royals website. All other 2018 Alaska sailings have been released. Can anyone else see it? Any idea when it may be released?

[MindyJohn]

Cruisecal shows a 5 night on Radiance on May 13,2018 going to Alaska but it is not on Royals website. All other 2018 Alaska sailings have been released. Can anyone else see it? Any idea when it may be released?

 

That's an interesting catch. I looked on the scanning the seas site and it's not there either. Usually if they charter out it is still listed but shows sold out. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

[travelgoddess1]

Was hoping to book Hawaii for Spring 2019 on Radiance next week, but I guess I will have to wait another week.[emoji44] I am currently booked on the Solstice, but my prices are ridiculously high at, $5,000 f two people for an OV cabin. I booked that not too long ago and I think I missed out on lower prices since the sailing was open on Celebrity in December or January it seems. So, I am hoping to be able for lower my cost by booking Radiance. Plus, if it is a few days later than Solstice it will work out better for me anyway, giving us some extra time in Hawaii pre-cruise.

 

Ginny, we have sailed on Radiance (plus Vision, Rhapsody, Legend, Serenade) to Hawaii since early this century. :rolleyes: My memory of pricing is that these sailings are high-priced from the beginning, and almost always sell out. Then cabins begin to open up around final payment time, so people can sometimes get last-minute deals. But the deals are not there for Hawaii in the beginning, and I would be (pleasantly) surprised if that were to change. One can always hope. :)

 

I think that for some reason Royal Caribbean thinks that Hawaii should warrant outrageously high prices. We were booked on the 2018 Radiance spring cruise, but we, and many others have since dropped it for other cruises. We booked when it first opened, and the price was about $7900 for 2 in a JS, 10 nights, and no overnight in Maui. I think it will probably go down at some point, but we weren't willing to wait.

 

We went for the Vision fall TA instead.

 

There was a rush of people canceling next year's cruise, including us, for the reasons you mention. I'm hoping for a better itinerary in the fall of 2018, or spring of 2019.

[Sunny AZ Girl]

Ginny, we have sailed on Radiance (plus Vision, Rhapsody, Legend, Serenade) to Hawaii since early this century. :rolleyes: My memory of pricing is that these sailings are high-priced from the beginning, and almost always sell out. Then cabins begin to open up around final payment time, so people can sometimes get last-minute deals. But the deals are not there for Hawaii in the beginning, and I would be (pleasantly) surprised if that were to change. One can always hope. :)

 

 

 

There was a rush of people canceling next year's cruise, including us, for the reasons you mention. I'm hoping for a better itinerary in the fall of 2018, or spring of 2019.

Karen, I know that you love these sailings! I am hoping that the date and the price will be better than Celebrity's. If not, we will either keep the Celebrity cruise or cancel and do something else that year.

[Wilson]

Hoping that Galveston keeps a 2nd ship and possibly some longer sailings that offer different ports of call.

[internetwhiz]

Hoping that Galveston keeps a 2nd ship and possibly some longer sailings that offer different ports of call.

 

 

This is my wish as well.

[pspercy]

Hoping that Galveston keeps a 2nd ship and possibly some longer sailings that offer different ports of call.

 

Well version 1 released the other day was the same old stuff so we can only hope;)

[ONECRUISER]

Possibly based on past booking trends. On the other hand, they are giving away some repositioning cruises for possibly the same reason. Rhapsody Canary islands.

 

2018 spring Explorer is way cheaper than Radiance. Possibly because it's one log cruise vs two shorter cruises.

 

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Agree. Also same with Fall sailings, I booked Fall 2016 and 2017 Explorer the days they opened, watching Radiance prices and Explorer was always significantly cheaper and Radiance prices went up right until sailing dates.

[skiiergirl]

That's an interesting catch. I looked on the scanning the seas site and it's not there either. Usually if they charter out it is still listed but shows sold out. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

 

This is what I "think"....of course, others may know better!!!!

 

If the ship is chartered prior to the new releases....then the chartered sailing never shows up on RC or 3rd party websites. (Other than "cal" for the ports.)

 

If the ship is released for bookings and therefore that particular sailing/date is listed on RC and 3rd party websites and then is chartered after bookings have opened....then it shows up as "sold out" or "na".

 

Just my thoughts!

[Trixie21]

Wondering what is going on with rhapsody on 9th and 16th June 2018 out of Venice - these cruises do not show up anywhere I can find and 9th is the sailing I wanted . Anyone any insights?

 

 

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[Fun2snorkel]

Yesterday I posted about not being able to get pricing on RCL's site. I cleared out some things but that did not help. I did put the IPad to "private"setting before going to the web site and was able to get past the white screen and get the price! Thanks for all the suggestions 🙂

[MsDolly]

Was hoping to book Hawaii for Spring 2019 on Radiance next week, but I guess I will have to wait another week.[emoji44] I am currently booked on the Solstice, but my prices are ridiculously high at, $5,000 f two people for an OV cabin. I booked that not too long ago and I think I missed out on lower prices since the sailing was open on Celebrity in December or January it seems. So, I am hoping to be able for lower my cost by booking Radiance. Plus, if it is a few days later than Solstice it will work out better for me anyway, giving us some extra time in Hawaii pre-cruise.

 

Thanks for the heads up on the change of release date for the TP.

 

I looked at the Solstice too Ginny, but I really want a balcony and well at their prices it isn't going to be happening! Anticipation will only make the booking sweeter right......lol.

 

Belinda

[Sunny AZ Girl]

Thanks for the heads up on the change of release date for the TP.

 

I looked at the Solstice too Ginny, but I really want a balcony and well at their prices it isn't going to be happening! Anticipation will only make the booking sweeter right......lol.

 

Belinda

Here's hoping for better prices when the itineraries are finally released! (yn)

 

I love balconies, but we ended up with an OV on the Harmony TA and were quite happy with it, When we booked the balconies were almost all gone and so we reluctantly took an OV. It was a very pleasant surprise, so I am open to getting one again, especially on an itinerary with a lot of sea days. With retirement around the corner the savings outweigh the balcony benefits for me. I like the OV cabins where there are large windows, not small portholes, and the windows are not blocked by the beds. Those are the large OV on Radiance Class. We snagged a forward facing one on the Brilliance for the 2018 fall TA.(y) If we stay with the Solstice the OV cabins on Deck 3 have good reviews. The larger forward facing ones were already all gone.

[MindyJohn]

This is what I "think"....of course, others may know better!!!!

 

If the ship is chartered prior to the new releases....then the chartered sailing never shows up on RC or 3rd party websites. (Other than "cal" for the ports.)

 

If the ship is released for bookings and therefore that particular sailing/date is listed on RC and 3rd party websites and then is chartered after bookings have opened....then it shows up as "sold out" or "na".

 

Just my thoughts!

 

You're making far too much sense ;)

[cshim]

I'm booked on the Sept 2017 Radiance Trans-Pacific and need to change it to 2018. Oh well I guess I'll have to wait another week.

 

I got a phone call today from RC (they left a message as I couldn't get to the phone) to say that they were ready to book the 2018 Australia and Asia sailings if I wanted to go ahead. :confused:

 

I will have to call them back.

[harz99]

I got a phone call today from RC (they left a message as I couldn't get to the phone) to say that they were ready to book the 2018 Australia and Asia sailings if I wanted to go ahead. :confused:

 

I will have to call them back.

 

Would love to know if that also includes first quarter 2019 Australia/Asia, if you could ask?

[CRUISEBOY305]

I got a phone call today from RC (they left a message as I couldn't get to the phone) to say that they were ready to book the 2018 Australia and Asia sailings if I wanted to go ahead. :confused:

 

I will have to call them back.

 

Some of 2018 has been available since last year. Did they specify when in 2018 ?????

 

 

Australia and some of Asia are scheduled to begin being released next week.