WeighAnchor Posted June 22, 2020 #1 Share Posted June 22, 2020 When I saw this in the RC app, it made me think that someone at Royal was a fan of the Grateful Dead. 😆 This is what they renamed the canceled 4 night Galveston cruise that was supposed to occur next year on the Allure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookish Angel Posted June 22, 2020 #2 Share Posted June 22, 2020 “What a long, strange trip” that could turn into. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted June 22, 2020 #3 Share Posted June 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Bookish Angel said: “What a long, strange trip” that could turn into. Having been to a Grateful Dead concert I can attest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted June 22, 2020 #4 Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) 44 minutes ago, WeighAnchor said: When I saw this in the RC app, it made me think that someone at Royal was a fan of the Grateful Dead. 😆 This is what they renamed the canceled 4 night Galveston cruise that was supposed to occur next year on the Allure. Great time to learn all the Nautical Lingo https://cruising.org/travel-agent-center/professional-development-training/knowledge-center/nautical-lingo Another keyword to learn Royal caribbean is "Space Ratio" Edited June 22, 2020 by Jimbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted June 22, 2020 #5 Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Jimbo said: Great time to learn all the Nautical Lingo https://cruising.org/travel-agent-center/professional-development-training/knowledge-center/nautical-lingo Another keyword to learn Royal caribbean is "Space Ratio" I believe the term was used in aviation before it was used in cruising and it refers to a crew member flying as a passenger, or the entire plane flying without passengers, in order to get to another airport for duty (as opposed to a crew member flying for vacation. To be a deadhead is to be on duty and generating no revenue for the boss). As for the cruise in question if they are selling cabins to passengers it's not a proper deadhead, it's simply a re-positioning cruise. Edited June 22, 2020 by sparks1093 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILCTCRUISER Posted June 22, 2020 #6 Share Posted June 22, 2020 As the spouse of an airline employee, I've been on flights that are being ferried from one airport to another w/o pax. Except me, that is. At times, flights are no-go due to a mechanical (for example, cabin communication systems goes out) and cannot be flown with pax. However, craft needs to go to a maintenance base so are ferried by crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevea36 Posted June 22, 2020 #7 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Nov 7 is a 1 night, non -revenue (no passenger) sailing from Port Canaveral to Port Everglades. Starting on November 8th, Allure will be doing a 5 night sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted June 22, 2020 #8 Share Posted June 22, 2020 2 hours ago, stevea36 said: Nov 7 is a 1 night, non -revenue (no passenger) sailing from Port Canaveral to Port Everglades. Starting on November 8th, Allure will be doing a 5 night sailing. Party time for the Crew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Lomas Posted June 22, 2020 #9 Share Posted June 22, 2020 1 hour ago, BirdTravels said: Party time for the Crew! More like extra time to disinfect the ship by the crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeighAnchor Posted June 22, 2020 Author #10 Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, stevea36 said: Nov 7 is a 1 night, non -revenue (no passenger) sailing from Port Canaveral to Port Everglades. Starting on November 8th, Allure will be doing a 5 night sailing. Does that mean I am booked on a cruise with no passengers? Weee... that would be fun, if it ever happened. 🤣🤣🤣 Edited June 22, 2020 by WeighAnchor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
later Posted June 22, 2020 #11 Share Posted June 22, 2020 It doesn’t show up on the website. last Port Canaveral cruise 10/31 first Ft Lauderdale Cruise (5 night) 11/8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ourusualbeach Posted June 22, 2020 #12 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Every cruise whether it is for paying passengers or a non revenue repositioning cruise would be assigned a voyage number and itinerary. Under normal circumstances paying guests would never see these non revenue trips. Because of how the cruise planner populates certain fields of data people who were booked on a sailing that now has turned into a non revenue cruise are seeing that data that should have been viewed internally only. Thank the IT department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugtech Posted June 22, 2020 #13 Share Posted June 22, 2020 10 hours ago, Bookish Angel said: “What a long, strange trip” that could turn into. They could call that cruise the United States Blues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare brillohead Posted June 22, 2020 #14 Share Posted June 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Ourusualbeach said: Thank the IT department. Not to mention "Royal math" -- it's one night cruise, from Nov 7-14th??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugtech Posted June 22, 2020 #15 Share Posted June 22, 2020 56 minutes ago, brillohead said: Not to mention "Royal math" -- it's one night cruise, from Nov 7-14th??? For Deadheads a night can easily last a week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatour Posted June 23, 2020 #16 Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) On 6/22/2020 at 7:10 AM, Jimbo said: Great time to learn all the Nautical Lingo https://cruising.org/travel-agent-center/professional-development-training/knowledge-center/nautical-lingo Another keyword to learn Royal caribbean is "Space Ratio" deadhead is not just a nautical term. I believe it is used in the trucking business, a freight truck is returning to its "home" base empty after delivering a load. Edited added... Should have read some of the replies. Yes I have heard it in regards to passenger airplanes. Edited June 23, 2020 by gatour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st.wares Posted October 4, 2020 #17 Share Posted October 4, 2020 (edited) I've got a cruise cancelled by RCI too, for 2021 Edited October 4, 2020 by st.wares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted October 4, 2020 #18 Share Posted October 4, 2020 On 6/22/2020 at 6:36 AM, A&L_Ont said: Having been to a Grateful Dead concert I can attest. Ditto:My first Dead concert was in 1970. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSHS1979 Posted October 4, 2020 #19 Share Posted October 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, lenquixote66 said: Ditto:My first Dead concert was in 1970. Good year, I was 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted October 4, 2020 #20 Share Posted October 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, CSHS1979 said: Good year, I was 7 I was much much older 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted October 4, 2020 #21 Share Posted October 4, 2020 23 minutes ago, lenquixote66 said: I was much much older 😀 I was in high-school and saw them in 1992. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted October 4, 2020 #22 Share Posted October 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said: I was in high-school and saw them in 1992. 7 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said: I was in high-school and saw them in 1992. Classic Rock music will never die.Mick Jagger is 77,Ringo Starr is 80 and they still sell out at concerts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soremekun Posted October 4, 2020 #23 Share Posted October 4, 2020 I'd do a 1 nighter for $50pp.... if I could do it out of Boston (not worth paying for travel) on an O or Q class ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonsai3s Posted October 4, 2020 #24 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Can someone please kindly tell us exactly what a "dead head" sailing really mean? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted October 4, 2020 #25 Share Posted October 4, 2020 33 minutes ago, bonsai3s said: Can someone please kindly tell us exactly what a "dead head" sailing really mean? Thanks. Used in the shipping, airline, and trucking industries to indicate a trip without cargo or passengers. Alternatively an employee who is being transported on a scheduled trip for no charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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