Rare John&LaLa Posted March 17, 2021 #101 Share Posted March 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Norwich Cruiser said: That’s great thank you so much for confirming. My head just got a wee bit bigger😉🤣🤣 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 17, 2021 #102 Share Posted March 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Ashland said: This is setting us up to fail with RCI...3/4/5 night cruises (and assume the holiday cruises will be crazy over priced just to stay over night in Cabo). Why would anyone fly for basically just Cabo. I won't even drive an hour for this itinerary. Celebrity offers some great Mexican itineraries. This is so disappointing RCI...after all these years and this is the best you can do ?? I SERIOUSLY could have predicted the complaining about the itineraries 🤣🤣 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted March 17, 2021 #103 Share Posted March 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: I SERIOUSLY could have predicted the complaining about the itineraries 🤣🤣 Pretty sure almost everyone in this forum could have predicted the complaining and the complainers. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted March 17, 2021 #104 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said: RCI couldn't make a go if it when they last put Mariner out there. What has changed to make you think they can make 2-3 ships profitable? I believe the main reasons Mariner didn't work out was the H1N1 and the violence in Mexico. We did many cruises on board Viking Serenade when it was here but didn't get a chance to sail on Mariner as everything happened so quickly. I would have been very happy with a 7 night Mexican Riviera itinerary...an even smaller Vision class could easily do the 3/4 night party boat itinerary. I think this was a lost opportunity for RCI and am very disappointed considering their options. Oh how nice a RT from LA to Hawaii would be or even to combine the 3/4 nighter with some coastal itineraries. RCI missed the boat on this....hope they'll realize it in time. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNJCruisers Posted March 17, 2021 #105 Share Posted March 17, 2021 17 minutes ago, bucfan2 said: Ya missed the whole point of the post...some are just never satisfied. Isn't that prevalent on the Royal boards? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted March 17, 2021 #106 Share Posted March 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: I SERIOUSLY could have predicted the complaining about the itineraries 🤣🤣 Coming from you that has many options in Florida...seriously...We were so hopeful and nothing wrong with saying how disappointed we are. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 17, 2021 #107 Share Posted March 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Tree_skier said: It’s a start. I’ll take what I can get. The three nights will probably be party boats but the four nights will be a little more restrained I think. Doing a Monday to Friday sounds perfect for me. As I work a lot of weekends. We used to love the Monarch getaways from PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 17, 2021 #108 Share Posted March 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Ashland said: Hopefully this will be profitable and RCI will open up more itineraries...just didn't think they would market Navigator as a 3/4 night party boat. That's how it was 'amped' Very successful in Miami 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted March 17, 2021 #109 Share Posted March 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, reallyitsmema said: Pretty sure almost everyone in this forum could have predicted the complaining and the complainers. 1 minute ago, John&LaLa said: That's how it was 'amped' Very successful in Miami You have other RCI options in Florida...something we don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted March 17, 2021 #110 Share Posted March 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: That's how it was 'amped' Very successful in Miami How was the ship "amped" to become a short cruise party boat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 17, 2021 #111 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said: I never would have thought that V class ships would have ever been relegated to short, party boat, cruises. They are making their way from RCI's biggest, best, and most innovative to the older dames of the fleet. I still think they are awesome ships and dislike seeing them relegated to short cruises. I guess now I understand how the folks who started cruising before me stll hold the Sovereign class ships in such high esteem while I never had any interest in sailing on one. Umm, those ladies are 20+ years old. Heck, the Freedom ships are moving towards short cruises now, i thought Mariner will be doing some interesting longer trips out of PC though 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted March 17, 2021 #112 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Ocean Boy said: How was the ship "amped" to become a short cruise party boat? AMP: Added More Passengers 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 17, 2021 #113 Share Posted March 17, 2021 28 minutes ago, bucfan2 said: Ya missed the whole point of the post...some are just never satisfied. No shiitake 😉 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 17, 2021 #114 Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Ashland said: Coming from you that has many options in Florida...seriously...We were so hopeful and nothing wrong with saying how disappointed we are. Where I live has nothing to do with it Edited March 17, 2021 by John&LaLa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted March 17, 2021 Author #115 Share Posted March 17, 2021 19 minutes ago, Ashland said: an even smaller Vision class could easily do the 3/4 night party boat itinerary. The new cruisers that Royal wants to attract are not going to sign up for a cruise on a Vision class ship. there’s a reason that Royal has become so successful in the 3/4 day market and that’s because they put newer, amped ships that are designed to attract new cruisers. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted March 17, 2021 #116 Share Posted March 17, 2021 8 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: Where I live has nothing to do with it But where I live does for this announcement...sorry you don't see it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted March 17, 2021 #117 Share Posted March 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: The new cruisers that Royal wants to attract are not going to sign up for a cruise on a Vision class ship. there’s a reason that Royal has become so successful in the 3/4 day market and that’s because they put newer, amped ships that are designed to attract new cruisers. Time will tell how successful they will be here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted March 17, 2021 #118 Share Posted March 17, 2021 15 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: Umm, those ladies are 20+ years old. Heck, the Freedom ships are moving towards short cruises now, i thought Mariner will be doing some interesting longer trips out of PC though Did I not say they are becoming the old dames of the fleet? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 17, 2021 #119 Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: How was the ship "amped" to become a short cruise party boat? Lime & Coconut Cabanas Slides A ton more cabins Playmakers Tiki Bar Relegated gym to an after thought Have you sailed her since she was amped Edited March 17, 2021 by John&LaLa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 17, 2021 #120 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Ocean Boy said: Did I not say they are becoming the old dames of the fleet? Yep, just confirming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FromSea2ShiningSea Posted March 17, 2021 #121 Share Posted March 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: We used to love the Monarch getaways from PC We loved the 4 night Mexico on Monarch back in 2008 from L.A. It was a quick getaway and always fun. The Cruise Director was a saxophone player and he'd perform in the Centrum or in the theater. We also did the 7 night Mexican Riviera on Mariner in 2009 with Ken Rush as the Cruise Director. That was a lot of fun. He's a great cruise director. I think he moved on to Oasis from there. That cruise however was when the H1Ni outbreak started. They had to change the itinerary for the week following. So instead of doing Mexican Riviera, it went up the coast to Monterey, San Francisco. Soon after that, there was violence popping up in Mexico and made it very unsafe for passengers. And with H1N1 at the same time, Royal made the decision to end their run out of Los Angeles. Plus I think it wasn't that big a money maker for them. It's been a big void for us and always hoped that Royal would return. I'm so excited for their return to L.A. and I'm hoping that the itinerary will expand as time goes on. Let it start. Give it a chance. Like some have said, it's great experience for new cruisers and those looking for short getaways. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted March 17, 2021 #122 Share Posted March 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: Lime & Coconut Cabanas Slides A ton more cabins Playmakers Relegated gym to an after thought Have you sailed her since she was amped Last time on Navigator was 2016. She already had the extra cabins on deck 11 and 12. Did she have more amping since then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted March 17, 2021 #123 Share Posted March 17, 2021 35 minutes ago, Ashland said: I believe the main reasons Mariner didn't work out was the H1N1 and the violence in Mexico. We did many cruises on board Viking Serenade when it was here but didn't get a chance to sail on Mariner as everything happened so quickly. I would have been very happy with a 7 night Mexican Riviera itinerary...an even smaller Vision class could easily do the 3/4 night party boat itinerary. I think this was a lost opportunity for RCI and am very disappointed considering their options. Oh how nice a RT from LA to Hawaii would be or even to combine the 3/4 nighter with some coastal itineraries. RCI missed the boat on this....hope they'll realize it in time. LA to Hawaii is 2500 miles. You would still need one stop in a foreign country. That’s a lot of miles to do in 7 days. PC to St Maarten is 1500 miles just for perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 17, 2021 #124 Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Ashland said: But where I live does for this announcement...sorry you don't see it that way. I live in Florida because I choose to. You live in CA because you choose to. Plenty of folks in CA will enjoy these itineraries. As others have said, you might want to consider Celebrity. Edited March 17, 2021 by John&LaLa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted March 17, 2021 #125 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Just now, John&LaLa said: I live in Florida because I choose to. You live in CA because you choose to. I don't know why I live in RI.🤔 1 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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