Royal Carribean Group

[lyndarra]

I wont be going back.

[Chiliburn]

Float out next Friday I think?

 

 

 

[NSWP]

monster, too big. Give me a 2000 pax Princess ship with none of that rubbish on top, like waterslides, etc

 

Edited March 25, 2021 by NSWP

[Chiliburn]

The latest C&A benefits, much the same but diamond lounge is still open and $25 specialty dining voucher.

 

 The extra drinks still apply D 5 ,D+ 5 and pins 6 drinks.

 

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/crown-anchor-society

Edited March 26, 2021 by Chiliburn

[Chiliburn]

Celebrity Beyond is afloat.Theres a video but it’s pretty long.

 

RCC takes ownership of Odyssey of the seas today.

 

[Chiliburn]

On 3/18/2021 at 7:22 AM, Chiliburn said:

Navigator of the seas in Los Angeles.
 

 

https://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/press-release/1506/stealing-the-spotlight-royal-caribbean-reveals-new-west-coast-adventures-from-los-angeles/

It looks like Navigator will be going around the bottom of South America in 2022.

 

There’s evidence it will be in 3 two week legs

Towards the end of April Miami to Rio de Janero.

Mid May Rio around the horn to Valparaiso.

Towards the end of May Valparaiso to Los Angeles.

 

I wonder if we can go?

[NSWP]

2 hours ago, Chiliburn said:

It looks like Navigator will be going around the bottom of South America in 2022.

 

There’s evidence it will be in 3 two week legs

Towards the end of April Miami to Rio de Janero.

Mid May Rio around the horn to Valparaiso.

Towards the end of May Valparaiso to Los Angeles.

 

I wonder if we can go?

3 x 2 week legs seems a bit stretched. Our Golden Princess BA to LA in 2014 was 30 days.

Edited April 2, 2021 by NSWP

[Chiliburn]

11 minutes ago, NSWP said:

3 x 2 week legs seems a bit stretched. Our Golden Princess BA to LA in 2014 was 30 days.

 BA uncle Les, I m sorry I’m a bit geographically challenged?
I think it was 38 days or what ever.

This is just research and speculation but it’s good research and speculation.

[NSWP]

On 4/2/2021 at 4:34 PM, Chiliburn said:

 BA uncle Les, I m sorry I’m a bit geographically challenged?
I think it was 38 days or what ever.

This is just research and speculation but it’s good research and speculation.

BA = Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[Chiliburn]

Navigator of the seas home port of Hell `A’ has been bought forward to November this year and is open for booking.

 

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruises/?country=USA&departureCode_LAX=true

[By The Bay]

12 minutes ago, Chiliburn said:

Navigator of the seas home port of Hell `A’ has been bought forward to November this year and is open for booking.

 

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruises/?country=USA&departureCode_LAX=true

Open for bookings and actually sailing are two different things. ☹️

[Chiliburn]

1 hour ago, By The Bay said:

Open for bookings and actually sailing are two different things. ☹️

Let’s be optimistic?

Go to Disneyland,six flags ,witness a drive by and go on a cruise.

[By The Bay]

17 minutes ago, Chiliburn said:

Let’s be optimistic?

Go to Disneyland,six flags ,witness a drive by and go on a cruise.

You missed needing to be tested no more than 3 days before you travel by air into the United States and return a negative result. Then, on return to Australia, the need to go into government approved mandatory quarantine for 14 days from arrival, unless excepted.☹️ Too hard, just for a cruise.

[Chiliburn]

Harmony of the seas just come out of dry dock 

 

[Chiliburn]

How can this be when there isn’t any cruise industry 

 

[Chiliburn]

Icon of the seas,the largest cruise ship to be built has resumed construction in Rostock Germany.

 

 

[Chiliburn]

RCG is back in business.
 

 

 

 

 

 

[Chiliburn]

The first of 3 Icon class due the end of 2023 .

 

 

[Chiliburn]

Ovation and Serenade will be in Seattle in the next couple of days.

 

Theres talk the PVSA will be permanently dropped for Alaska.

I don’t think we will see Ovation for a couple of years.

 

 

 

[NSWP]

🌶 Chilli and PVSA is?  Thanks

[ivanp91]

29 minutes ago, NSWP said:

🌶 Chilli and PVSA is?  Thanks

 

Passenger Vessel Services Act.

 

It's the rule that states non-US flagged ships that start/end cruises in US ports must visit at least one "distant foreign port".

 

That's why previously when a cruise started and ended in the US, there was always at least one stop in Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, etc. This is currently on pause at least for Alaska cruises, meaning they can depart and return to Seattle, and stop in Alaska, without visiting a foreign port (ie: Canada) along the way.

[GUT2407]

PVSA they only need to do a Distant Foreign port if going to other US ports. So Florida to the islands and back is OK it’s a little complicated but is why only one ship does road Hawaii, currently the fact Canada us shut has needed a waiver to do Alaskan cruises. 
 

If we had a similar law we couldn’t do a Sydney-Tasmania cruise, a half circumnavigation would be problematic, depending on what we designated “Distant Foreign” our quick little Bris-Syd would be out, to protect a ship building industry that doesn’t exist. 
 

Another silly rule makes cruises to nowhere virtually impossible too. You know Syd out yo sea for a couple of nights, back home.

[Chiliburn]

13 hours ago, NSWP said:

🌶 Chilli and PVSA is?  Thanks

It’s something you would catch on a P&O ship .

[Rassa]

49 minutes ago, Chiliburn said:

It’s something you would catch on a P&O ship .

Don't be too scathing of P&O they may be first cruise line back middle of next year when we are nearly all vaccinated, whereas the overseas lines may not be back until the start of the 22/23 season in September.   The rust buckets have gone.  

[Chiliburn]

13 hours ago, NSWP said:

🌶 Chilli and PVSA is?  Thanks

The Alaska cruises leaving from Seattle would have to call into Canada to satisfy the PVSA act.

It had a temporary reprieve but now it looks permanent.

 

For cruises leaving for LA they have to duck down to Mexico.

It became unsafe in Mexico and a lot of the ships stopped doing LA.

 

I think our ships will end up in LA over Christmas,it’s a big market.

California is the 5th biggest economy in the world.