MADflyer Posted December 9, 2016 #1 Share Posted December 9, 2016 It appears that Empress of the Seas will sail the first Cuba sailing from Miami on the 19th of April. The ship will move to Tampa on April 29th without passengers and begin service from Tampa. Sailing from Tampa appear to continue from the port of Tampa with the first sailing on April 30th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADflyer Posted December 9, 2016 Author #2 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Port bookings currently would show Empress moving back to Miami for Cuba sailings upon the return of Rhapsody and Brilliance to Tampa in November of 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinfromtampa Posted December 9, 2016 #3 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Such an exciting development! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADflyer Posted December 9, 2016 Author #4 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Yes. The move to Tampa, while Rhapsody and Brilliance are away was a nice last minute surprise for the summer season. I am not sure if these will be the first year that RCI will have year round sailings from Tampa or not. As stated, it appears the ship moves back to the Miami home port again when the other ships return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinfromtampa Posted December 9, 2016 #5 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I do not recall Royal having a ship here year round, but I'm not positive. We're both in education, so it will be nice to have an option over the summer to get out for a few days without having to drive. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADflyer Posted December 9, 2016 Author #6 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Empress is confirmed to only be deployed to Tampa for the Summer season of 2017. The ship will sail on a series of 4 and 5 night sailings. http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/16101-empress-of-the-seas-to-move-to-tampa-for-cuba-cruises.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troykahack Posted December 9, 2016 #7 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Very old news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerThom Posted December 10, 2016 #8 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Very old news Really? It is news to me. When and where had you heard this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troykahack Posted December 10, 2016 #9 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Really? It is news to me. When and where had you heard this? On this board about 4 or 5 other Threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EatonDoolittle Posted December 10, 2016 #10 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Really? It is news to me. When and where had you heard this? I think you are kidding, but just in case, here is just one of the existing threads. Mods may have put them all together, there were so many yesterday. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2430367 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADflyer Posted December 10, 2016 Author #11 Share Posted December 10, 2016 And if you notice there, the first post on those merged threads is about 3 hours and 50 minutes after the first post on this thread. But anyway..... This was a very last minute decision by RCI as far as port bookings go and they were done just the day prior to the cruises being posted on the RCI website. What was later determined and released in the afternoon from RCI was the facts that this was only for the summer season and that the cruises following those posted earlier in the day would actually be a series of 4 and 5 day sailings. That was not determined until they posted their press release and that was the purpose of the later post after they had made that announcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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