Blue Eyed Belfast Belle Posted February 6, 2018 #1251 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Mariner out of Dubai in late April Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app I think the poster was referring to something other than a re-positioning cruise. Yes sorry I meant a Dubai Winter Season :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roofire Posted February 6, 2018 #1252 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Hopeful that we'll either get some new itineraries or a Quantum class from Southampton in 2019....... but always the dreamer. Some chap was tracking ship deployments/predictions last year and he was pretty accurate. He was predicting VOS replacing Navigator, I’ll guess we'll know soon enough. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted February 6, 2018 #1253 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Some chap was tracking ship deployments/predictions last year and he was pretty accurate. That chap posts in this thread fairly regularly - I'm sure when info is available, it will be posted here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roofire Posted February 6, 2018 #1254 Share Posted February 6, 2018 That chap posts in this thread fairly regularly - I'm sure when info is available, it will be posted here. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryansmum Posted February 7, 2018 #1255 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Yes sorry I meant a Dubai Winter Season :) Don’t know if they’ll do that route again. We did a b2b from Dubai with Serenade about 3 years ago and prices were so cheap (even taking into account flight from UK). RC said they were not cost effective which is a shame as a great cruise [emoji53] Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADflyer Posted February 7, 2018 #1256 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) What are the chances for RCI returning to Dubai? :confused: It is on my bucket list. I think the chances are quite high again. RCI has come and gone 3 times so far, each time taking huge incentives from the regional governments. Dubai is building a second terminal and is projecting very high passenger number growth. RCL has booked Azamara to the new MSC owned private island, Sir Bani Yas and it would most likely be a part of any plans to return to the region. Carnival Corp brands Costa, Cunard and P&O have booked a few stops at the island and have increased deployment to the region. I would think Dubai deployment would possible be with Explorer, Voyager or Quantum. Edited February 7, 2018 by MADflyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Eyed Belfast Belle Posted February 7, 2018 #1257 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I think the chances are quite high again. RCI has come and gone 3 times so far, each time taking huge incentives from the regional governments. Dubai is building a second terminal and is projecting very high passenger number growth. RCL has booked Azamara to the new MSC owned private island, Sir Bani Yas and it would most likely be a part of any plans to return to the region. Carnival Corp brands Costa, Cunard and P&O have booked a few stops at the island and have increased deployment to the region. I would think Dubai deployment would possible be with Explorer, Voyager or Quantum. Fingers crossed then! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Eyed Belfast Belle Posted February 7, 2018 #1258 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Oooooh...a Quantum Class Ship for Southampton in 2020! https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/quantum-class-ship-for-southampton-13145 Just in time for Anthem's Dry Dock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trixie21 Posted February 7, 2018 #1259 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Oooooh...a Quantum Class Ship for Southampton in 2020! https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/quantum-class-ship-for-southampton-13145 Just in time for Anthem's Dry Dock? Anthems dry dock would tie in very nicely with this announcement. Perfect timing for us as we already have 2018 and 2019 cruises booked! Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeck Posted February 7, 2018 #1260 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I thought I read somewhere its going to be a new Q class that was coming to Southampton Sent from my G8141 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub237 Posted February 7, 2018 #1261 Share Posted February 7, 2018 So spectrum will not be in Southampton next year Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipfriend_max Posted February 7, 2018 #1262 Share Posted February 7, 2018 So spectrum will not be in Southampton next year Well we still don't know it officially, but it's unlikely to have her in UK in Southampton, at least for a full season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted February 8, 2018 #1263 Share Posted February 8, 2018 ^ might happen is she's delivered early - there seems to be quite a bit of that going around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaveSplasher Posted February 8, 2018 #1264 Share Posted February 8, 2018 I thought I read somewhere its going to be a new Q class that was coming to Southampton Sent from my G8141 using Forums mobile app You will get Quantum or Anthem in 2020 that will homeport in Southampton. Not that new but it will work out! On another note, it could be Quantum. As Spectrum will be replacing Ovation and Quantum. But she will need a refit to suit her to the UK market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harz99 Posted February 8, 2018 #1265 Share Posted February 8, 2018 ^ might happen is she's delivered early - there seems to be quite a bit of that going around. Early delivery is okay IF the ship is finished and fully ready to go. The last time Royal gave the UK a brand new ship it wasn't fully ready, and got no end of bad press, hopefully they learnt from that fiasco. Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodscruise Posted February 8, 2018 #1266 Share Posted February 8, 2018 You will get Quantum or Anthem in 2020 that will homeport in Southampton. Not that new but it will work out! On another note, it could be Quantum. As Spectrum will be replacing Ovation and Quantum. But she will need a refit to suit her to the UK market. Does this mean that China is going from 4 ships to 2 with Spectrum and Voyager based in Asia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 8, 2018 #1267 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Does this mean that China is going from 4 ships to 2 with Spectrum and Voyager based in Asia? I thought I read that Voyager was coming back to the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribbeanboy Posted February 8, 2018 #1268 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Just this morning I was thinking that if she comes back to the USA, she might be doing short cruises out of Galveston. Florida already got her Voyager Class ships for short cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 8, 2018 #1269 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Just this morning I was thinking that if she comes back to the USA, she might be doing short cruises out of Galveston. Florida already got her Voyager Class ships for short cruises. I know that Mariner eventually ends up in Port Canaveral doing 3/4 day cruises, but which Voyager class ship will do those out of Miami? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribbeanboy Posted February 8, 2018 #1270 Share Posted February 8, 2018 I know that Mariner eventually ends up in Port Canaveral doing 3/4 day cruises, but which Voyager class ship will do those out of Miami? I thought Navigator or am I wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 8, 2018 #1271 Share Posted February 8, 2018 I thought Navigator or am I wrong? I was not sure if Navigator was switching to 3/4 day cruises, or continuing to do the longer Southern Carib cruises out of Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accio_7 Posted February 8, 2018 #1272 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Confirmed by President and CEO Michael Bayley of Royal Caribbean International, article here: https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/news/quantum-class-ship-for-southampton-13145 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted February 8, 2018 #1273 Share Posted February 8, 2018 ^ Likely Anthem after her dry-dock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinyork Posted February 8, 2018 #1274 Share Posted February 8, 2018 That’s good news. We loved our Anthem ex Southampton Cruise in her maiden season and she suits the mixed climate cruises that many ex Southampton cruises are. Indy is great but not so good on the 2 day journey across the Bay Of Biscay in rain. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserdudebobby8 Posted February 8, 2018 #1275 Share Posted February 8, 2018 following, If Anthem goes to Southampton, Could Quantum likely come back to Bayonne? or a Freedom class ship for a summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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