dub237 Posted February 18, 2018 #1426 Share Posted February 18, 2018 There is big tourism here in all the Game of Thrones locations and the Titanic building. Celebrity is now sailing from Dublin for a short period but it was too expensive for this Solo. Titanic museum is very nice [emoji106] I love Dublin , overnight there is a must to do Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeck Posted February 19, 2018 #1427 Share Posted February 19, 2018 There is big tourism here in all the Game of Thrones locations and the Titanic building. Celebrity is now sailing from Dublin for a short period but it was too expensive for this Solo. I was looking at Celebrity to Iceland. The 30th April cruise but opted for the Brilliance Ta. I was over in Kells for a week in September playing golf with a friend who has the Supersaver in Kells Sent from my G8141 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorben-Hendrik Posted February 19, 2018 Author #1428 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Would be nice if we could focus on the topic: Deployment 2019-2020 of RCI ships! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted February 19, 2018 #1429 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Would be nice if we could focus on the topic:Deployment 2019-2020 of RCI ships! Bella agrees. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mconthehighseas Posted February 19, 2018 #1430 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I did see something in our local paper that RCI would add a third ship most probably a quantum class halfway through the season in 2019, but we will have Anthem for 2020. I had been hoping for an Oasis class ship in Southampton, but all ships have something I like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorben-Hendrik Posted February 19, 2018 Author #1431 Share Posted February 19, 2018 O-class would never survive a season in SOU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelgoddess1 Posted February 19, 2018 #1432 Share Posted February 19, 2018 What was the intinerary? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Oh, gosh, you are asking a person who doesn't remember what she had for breakfast -- too long ago. :o I only remember that it was around 10 or 12 nights, and was RT (not point to point).:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad455 Posted February 19, 2018 #1433 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I'm hoping the 5th Quantum class ship(2nd Quantum-Ultra class) replaces Anthem in Bayonne year round by 2020. Anthem will be going on 5 years in Bayonne since 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin can Posted February 19, 2018 #1434 Share Posted February 19, 2018 O-class would never survive a season in SOU! You may or may not be right, I watch though with interest what other lines are up to out of Southampton. Come 2022 Carnival will have added an extra 12000 passenger capacity to its UK subsidiaries in just over 5 years with three new ships home ported in Southampton. If I was an RCI Executive I'd be thinking an Oasis class would be perfect to get a bit of the business that Carnival is hoping to get in Southampton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorben-Hendrik Posted February 19, 2018 Author #1435 Share Posted February 19, 2018 O-class ould not survive because of the way it was build! The garden-center would only have plastic plants left for display.... The solarium would have ice on the bird-bath.... Why take on Carnival when there is much easier markets?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin can Posted February 19, 2018 #1436 Share Posted February 19, 2018 O-class ould not survive because of the way it was build! The garden-center would only have plastic plants left for display.... The solarium would have ice on the bird-bath.... Why take on Carnival when there is much easier markets?:confused: It’s cold here but not that cold [emoji3] A fair comment though, I misunderstood. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted February 19, 2018 #1437 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I'm hoping the 5th Quantum class ship(2nd Quantum-Ultra class) replaces Anthem in Bayonne year round by 2020. Anthem will be going on 5 years in Bayonne since 2015. I think I read Quantum 5 is due to sail in fall 2020, so maybe she makes her way to Bayonne at that point. Here is a very early guess, but it is fun to speculate. Anthem heads to Europe for a dry dock and Southampton summer season. Independence, with her new fancy features from her upcoming dry dock, heads to Bayonne for the summer. Quantum 5 arrives in Bayonne in the fall. Anthem heads to Florida in the fall, after her summer in Europe. Will be interesting to see the actual outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted February 19, 2018 #1438 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Those guesses seem plausible. Wish that they kept Indy with Anthem out of Southampton, as Explorer will be 20 years old by 2020. At least the UK and Bayonne will get 2 good ships either way. What itineraries would Anthem do from Florida? I'm guessing that she could take on the 6/8NT itineraries, then EX or AD could do the 10/11 Southern itineraries which would allow Serenade to replace Grandeur in Baltimore. Either GR or RH will probably retire by then. I could imagine a Quantum Class ship doing the 6/8 nighters from Port Everglades or the 9/5 nighters from Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub237 Posted February 19, 2018 #1439 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I could imagine a quantum class ship in Barcelona in winter [emoji7] Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted February 19, 2018 #1440 Share Posted February 19, 2018 When will the next deployment come out for the Caribbean for the fall of 2020? Jimbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 19, 2018 #1441 Share Posted February 19, 2018 When will the next deployment come out for the Caribbean for the fall of 2020? Jimbo Hard to say, could be Dec 2018 or Spring 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted February 19, 2018 #1442 Share Posted February 19, 2018 When will the next deployment come out for the Caribbean for the fall of 2020? Jimbo If Royal follows the same plan as this year, you'll see some fall 2020 itineraries coming out in Nov/Dec 2018, with remaining deployment coming in Spring 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted February 19, 2018 #1443 Share Posted February 19, 2018 If Royal follows the same plan as this year, you'll see some fall 2020 itineraries coming out in Nov/Dec 2018, with remaining deployment coming in Spring 2019. I hope it's before November 28th 2018, I have a cruise where the final payment is due that day and I want to move it to another date in the fall of 2020. I don't want have to pay $ 100 per person change fee more then once to make the switch. Jimbo:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipfriend_max Posted February 19, 2018 #1444 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I could imagine a Quantum Class ship doing the 6/8 nighters from Port Everglades or the 9/5 nighters from Miami. For such “sunny weather” cruises imho RCI has other ships, like Freedom, Voyager or Oasis Class. And they’re deployed on those cruises as one can see. Quantum Class ships are reserved for destinations with more mixed climate conditions, such as Northeast, Canada/NE or Alaska. Actually due to their construction they’d also fit for Northern Europe such as Fjords or Baltic, but some ports have size restrictions. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted February 19, 2018 #1445 Share Posted February 19, 2018 For such “sunny weather” cruises imho RCI has other ships, like Freedom, Voyager or Oasis Class. And they’re deployed on those cruises as one can see. Quantum Class ships are reserved for destinations with more mixed climate conditions, such as Northeast, Canada/NE or Alaska. Actually due to their construction they’d also fit for Northern Europe such as Fjords or Baltic, but some ports have size restrictions. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Fair points, but the same can be said about Radiance Class, and 3 of the 4 of them spend a lot of time in the Caribbean. Anthem was actually supposed to do 6/8 nighters from Fort Lauderdale (spending the other half of the year in Southampton), prior to Quantum getting redeployed to China: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/os-royal-caribbean-anthem-of-the-seas-port-everglades-20131125-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeck Posted February 19, 2018 #1446 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Fair points, but the same can be said about Radiance Class, and 3 of the 4 of them spend a lot of time in the Caribbean. Anthem was actually supposed to do 6/8 nighters from Fort Lauderdale (spending the other half of the year in Southampton), prior to Quantum getting redeployed to China: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/os-royal-caribbean-anthem-of-the-seas-port-everglades-20131125-story.html It's funny how they change everything so quick. Must have been a impulse decision with Mariner as it was after a lot of cruises had been released when they released Mariner. Sent from my G8141 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorben-Hendrik Posted February 20, 2018 Author #1447 Share Posted February 20, 2018 To me the pending deployment of Spectrum, Explorer and Indy are of extreme interest! Especially their repo cruises and the timing.... Waiting impatiently! :halo::eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBoccia Posted February 20, 2018 #1448 Share Posted February 20, 2018 To me the pending deployment of Spectrum, Explorer and Indy are of extreme interest! Especially their repo cruises and the timing.... Waiting impatiently! :halo::eek: Me too. Escpecially Spectrum! Cant wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserdudebobby8 Posted February 20, 2018 #1449 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I think I read Quantum 5 is due to sail in fall 2020, so maybe she makes her way to Bayonne at that point. Here is a very early guess, but it is fun to speculate. Anthem heads to Europe for a dry dock and Southampton summer season. Independence, with her new fancy features from her upcoming dry dock, heads to Bayonne for the summer. Quantum 5 arrives in Bayonne in the fall. Anthem heads to Florida in the fall, after her summer in Europe. Will be interesting to see the actual outcome. Independence in Bayonne is a huge possibility, liberty was popular here and many were sad to see her go Sent from my SM-G955U using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Eyed Belfast Belle Posted February 21, 2018 #1450 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I did HM out of BCN in mid-October and that was bad enough. Whilst Q Class ships are better for cold weather, the Med is simply not warm enough for year round cruising, IMO. Winter sailings from Malaga to the Canaries and Madeira on any ship would be very welcome! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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