ChipLondon Posted March 28, 2019 #1 Share Posted March 28, 2019 I find it unbelievable that Royal are actually launching a brand new ship in 3 weeks time. However these pages are not not flooded with excitement and posts about Spectrum of the Seas. Now of course I know that this ship is heading ( from Barcelona ) to the Chinese Market, and yet many of us will either be sailing on this ship, or at least interested in the changes they have made with the introduction of Gold and Silver Suite facilities. Even the Royal marketing machine has been very quite on this one, is there something they don’t want us to know ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikew0805 Posted March 28, 2019 #2 Share Posted March 28, 2019 I'm not interested for just the reasons you mentioned. It is geared towards the Chinese market, and at this time I have no plans to sail on her. I am more interested in Icon.. but they have been tight-lipped about that for well over a year now. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shopaholic6 Posted March 28, 2019 #3 Share Posted March 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, ChipLondon said: I find it unbelievable that Royal are actually launching a brand new ship in 3 weeks time. However these pages are not not flooded with excitement and posts about Spectrum of the Seas. Now of course I know that this ship is heading ( from Barcelona ) to the Chinese Market, and yet many of us will either be sailing on this ship, or at least interested in the changes they have made with the introduction of Gold and Silver Suite facilities. Even the Royal marketing machine has been very quite on this one, is there something they don’t want us to know ?? There is a whole Spectrum of the Seas thread with pictures etc. .............. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUISEFAN0001 Posted March 28, 2019 #4 Share Posted March 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, shopaholic6 said: There is a whole Spectrum of the Seas thread with pictures etc. .............. Yup...and it's been there for quite a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstone1 Posted March 28, 2019 #5 Share Posted March 28, 2019 No interest here! Doubt we will ever book a Royal Caribbean ship bigger than Freedom class, and then it would only be for the grandkids on whatever is sitting in Port Canaveral. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packercruising Posted March 28, 2019 #6 Share Posted March 28, 2019 No interest in this ship. Maybe if it comes to the good old USA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookwife Posted March 28, 2019 #7 Share Posted March 28, 2019 they are marketing it. to CHINA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packercruising Posted March 28, 2019 #8 Share Posted March 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, spookwife said: they are marketing it. to CHINA. Obviously, but you may have noticed that ships move and often get repositioned. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ticketsunlimited Posted March 28, 2019 #9 Share Posted March 28, 2019 I'll get excited when they bring the next Quantum class ship to New York. China is not on my radar right now. SOMEDAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robo1098 Posted March 28, 2019 #10 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Not interested due to its China destination and its class structured design. Like a previous poster said I'm more interested in information on the Icon class. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingNole Posted March 28, 2019 #11 Share Posted March 28, 2019 As a marketing professional, I would market the ship to the market that will actually be buying tickets. Because that's who my customers are. Americans typically don't just decide "hey, let's fly to China to take a cruise, even though we have 50+ of them right here in America." It's just kind of common sense. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn Bridget Posted March 28, 2019 #12 Share Posted March 28, 2019 I am visiting China next month and I will not be boarding that ship or any ship! If I am spending all that time and money I want to see the country not a RCI ship! 😎 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONECRUISER Posted March 28, 2019 #13 Share Posted March 28, 2019 1 hour ago, packercruising said: Obviously, but you may have noticed that ships move and often get repositioned. 🙂 But as a Ship Built for China, not going move for yrs, not quite the same as Repositioned ships. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poncho1973 Posted March 28, 2019 #14 Share Posted March 28, 2019 A thread with 600+ posts and hundreds of thousands of views isn't enough for you? TOUGH crowd! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted March 28, 2019 #15 Share Posted March 28, 2019 I'll be looking forward to your thoughts on her; and I'm waiting to see whether Odyssey will come anywhere near Southampton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatour Posted March 28, 2019 #16 Share Posted March 28, 2019 7 hours ago, ChipLondon said: I find it unbelievable that Royal are actually launching a brand new ship in 3 weeks time. However these pages are not not flooded with excitement and posts about Spectrum of the Seas. Now of course I know that this ship is heading ( from Barcelona ) to the Chinese Market, and yet many of us will either be sailing on this ship, or at least interested in the changes they have made with the introduction of Gold and Silver Suite facilities. Even the Royal marketing machine has been very quite on this one, is there something they don’t want us to know ?? I believe this is the main thread that some of the posters are referring too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingJoe09 Posted March 28, 2019 #17 Share Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) Come on - it should be fairly obvious. Spectrum is headed to China and will likely be there for her lifetime. The majority of people on here are Westerners (mostly Americans) so they will never sail her. You can't compare it with Anthem, Harmony or Symphony as they have all been USA based bar their inaugural season. Even Quantum did a season in NJ before heading to China. Edited March 28, 2019 by CruisingJoe09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 28, 2019 #18 Share Posted March 28, 2019 I'm just waiting till they improve the design with Odyssey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingJoe09 Posted March 28, 2019 #19 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Just now, John&LaLa said: I'm just waiting till they improve the design with Odyssey Same here - for all that they've said that it is a "Quantum Ultra" class ship, the only change I can see is the addition of the SkyPad. And the removal of the mascot (Gigi is an icon on Anthem). Can they maybe add waterslides for Odyssey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted March 28, 2019 #20 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Spectrum peaked my interest with their fully segregated and exclusive suite class. This is the future for Royal. Agree with a prior poster about doing a land based China trip. Frankly, I think it's sad to see the world through an RCI ship. The occasional Caribbean cruise (to a bunch of lousy islands) to unplug and unwind is it for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Billy Bob Posted March 28, 2019 #21 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Nice design but not interested as we will never (probably never) sail from China. More interested in the new Icon class and it's latest innovations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 28, 2019 #22 Share Posted March 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, CruisingJoe09 said: Same here - for all that they've said that it is a "Quantum Ultra" class ship, the only change I can see is the addition of the SkyPad. And the removal of the mascot (Gigi is an icon on Anthem). Can they maybe add waterslides for Odyssey? Totally different dining venue. No more dining hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingJoe09 Posted March 28, 2019 #23 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Just now, John&LaLa said: Totally different dining venue. No more dining hall Would that be for the Chinese market though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 28, 2019 #24 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Just now, CruisingJoe09 said: Would that be for the Chinese market though? Sure, but Odyssey will be Quantum ultra as well. Also moved the suites. Not sure where that is headed with Odyssey. Andy may get his wish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 28, 2019 #25 Share Posted March 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, Andy C said: Spectrum peaked my interest with their fully segregated and exclusive suite class. This is the future for Royal. Agree with a prior poster about doing a land based China trip. Frankly, I think it's sad to see the world through an RCI ship. The occasional Caribbean cruise (to a bunch of lousy islands) to unplug and unwind is it for us. I'm looking forward to touring Arabia next year on Jewel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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