August 3, 2021 Updated sailings and cancellations

[richmke]

RCL updated the start date and cancellations:

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruise-ships/itinerary-updates

Ships returning to service:

• Adventure of the Seas: June 12, 2021 departing from Nassau, Bahamas

• Allure of the Seas: August 8, 2021 departing from Port Canaveral, Florida

• Anthem of the Seas: July 7, 2021 departing from Southampton, United Kingdom

• Brilliance of the Seas: December 16, 2021 departing from Tampa, Florida

• Enchantment of the Seas: December 23, 2021 departing from Baltimore, Maryland

• Explorer of the Seas: November 7, 2021 departing from San Juan, Puerto Rico

• Freedom of the Seas: July 2, 2021 departing from Miami, Florida

• Grandeur of the Seas: December 5, 2021 departing from Bridgetown, Barbados

• Harmony of the Seas: August 15, 2021 departing from Barcelona, Spain & Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

• Independence of the Seas: August 15, 2021 departing from Galveston, Texas

• Jewel of the Seas: July 10, 2021 departing from Limassol, Cyprus

• Liberty of the Seas: October 3, 2021 departing from Galveston, Texas

• Mariner of the Seas: August 23, 2021 departing from Port Canaveral, Florida

• Navigator of the Seas: November 19, 2021 departing from Los Angeles, California

• Oasis of the Seas: September 5, 2021 departing from Bayonne, New Jersey

• Odyssey of the Seas: July 31, 2021 departing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida

• Ovation of the Seas: August 13, 2021 departing from Seattle, Washington

• Quantum of the Seas: December 1, 2020 departing from Singapore

• Radiance of the Seas: April 29, 2022 departing from Vancouver, Canada

• Rhapsody of the Seas: May 23, 2022 departing from Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

• Serenade of the Seas: July 19, 2021 departing from Seattle, Washington

• Spectrum of the Seas: October 5, 2021 departing from Hong Kong, China

• Symphony of the Seas: August 14, 2021 departing from Miami, Florida

• Vision of the Seas: January 24, 2022 departing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida

• Voyager of the Seas: April 24, 2022 departing from Copenhagen, Denmark

[Jimbo]

So my Rhapsody of the Seas in March 2022 from Tampa, Florida, is not going to be going? Is that what I am reading?

 

Man, hate to be the crew on that ship having to wait that long to do a regular cruise again? May 2022.............***** !

Edited August 3, 2021 by Jimbo

[smokeybandit]

3 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

So my Rhapsody of the Seas in March 2022 from Tampa, Florida, is not going to be going? Is that what I am reading?

 

That's what I'm reading. I'm on Rhapsody in March, too

Edited August 3, 2021 by smokeybandit

[Coralc]

WOW. There goes Vision in December and Rhapsody in February. Thanks for posting, but wow. 

[Biker19]

Biker, who appreciates, for once, the longer term cancellation notification from RCI.

[Vera/Lee]

Ouch! Lost my B2B on Brilliance!

[Jimbo]

Never really never thought I was going to go on that ship even when I booked it......guess I was right. Wonder what our options will be.

 

Edited August 3, 2021 by Jimbo

[GalwayGirl03]

I really wish they would update us on what Anthem is doing in October! We are scheduled on Anthem's first cruise out of NJ and would really like to know if it is happening.  All Anthem sailings in Sept and October have taken off the website!

[smokeybandit]

4 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

Never really ever thought I was going to go on that ship even when I booked it......guess I was right. Wonder what our options will be.

 

If that schedule is actually true, I hope the options come sooner rather than later.

[ticketsunlimited]

Looks confirmed that Oasis will be good to go!!  Now do I dare to book a flight or not is the million dollar question?!?!

[Jimbo]

@orville99  I bet I'm right now, I said there was no way you were going to go on all 17 of the cruises you had booked until April 2023..................Okay how many did you lose?

[SECdawg]

Losing our 9 night Radiance that started out as Explorer . Can't say that I am suprised. We paid for that one with our FCC from cancelled April 2020. Will wait for the official cancellation so we can look at lift and shift options. Currently scheduled on Celebrity on August 21. Not sure we will be going on that one either.

[ticketsunlimited]

1 minute ago, Jimbo said:

@orville99  I bet I'm right now, I said there was no way you were going to go on all 17 of the cruises you had booked until April 2023..................Okay how many did you lose?

The dreaded calling out of Orville99 

Cant wait for response

[Coralc]

The options for refunds/L&S/FCC are right under the list if you go to the link. 

[richmke]

Reordered by Start Date:

Ships returning to service:

 

• Quantum of the Seas: December 1, 2020 departing from Singapore

• Adventure of the Seas: June 12, 2021 departing from Nassau, Bahamas

• Freedom of the Seas: July 2, 2021 departing from Miami, Florida

• Anthem of the Seas: July 7, 2021 departing from Southampton, United Kingdom

• Jewel of the Seas: July 10, 2021 departing from Limassol, Cyprus

• Serenade of the Seas: July 19, 2021 departing from Seattle, Washington

• Odyssey of the Seas: July 31, 2021 departing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida

 

• Allure of the Seas: August 8, 2021 departing from Port Canaveral, Florida

• Ovation of the Seas: August 13, 2021 departing from Seattle, Washington

• Symphony of the Seas: August 14, 2021 departing from Miami, Florida

• Harmony of the Seas: August 15, 2021 departing from Barcelona, Spain & Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

• Independence of the Seas: August 15, 2021 departing from Galveston, Texas

• Mariner of the Seas: August 23, 2021 departing from Port Canaveral, Florida

• Oasis of the Seas: September 5, 2021 departing from Bayonne, New Jersey

• Liberty of the Seas: October 3, 2021 departing from Galveston, Texas

• Spectrum of the Seas: October 5, 2021 departing from Hong Kong, China

• Explorer of the Seas: November 7, 2021 departing from San Juan, Puerto Rico

• Navigator of the Seas: November 19, 2021 departing from Los Angeles, California

• Grandeur of the Seas: December 5, 2021 departing from Bridgetown, Barbados

• Brilliance of the Seas: December 16, 2021 departing from Tampa, Florida

• Enchantment of the Seas: December 23, 2021 departing from Baltimore, Maryland

 

• Vision of the Seas: January 24, 2022 departing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida

• Voyager of the Seas: April 24, 2022 departing from Copenhagen, Denmark

• Radiance of the Seas: April 29, 2022 departing from Vancouver, Canada

• Rhapsody of the Seas: May 23, 2022 departing from Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

 

Edited August 3, 2021 by richmke

[karena1]

I know we are good on Freedom and should be good on Allure in November.  Just don't want my Explorer out of San Juan in Dec to get canceled!!

[cruiselvr04]

Making final payment this week on Adventure when it returns to Galveston.  Sure hoping it goes through and my money isn’t held hostage again.  DH says to let it ride.  I’m not much of a gambler.

 

On the other hand my crystal ball said Explorer wouldn’t sail in October.  So son transferred to Symphony last night on my advice.  Although it was more and ports they had been to before they just wanted to get away even if they don’t get off the ship.  U.S Virgin Islands are in the red zone.  But they do have 3 sea days and coco caye to enjoy so I think it’ll be fine.

[orville99]

32 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

@orville99  I bet I'm right now, I said there was no way you were going to go on all 17 of the cruises you had booked until April 2023..................Okay how many did you lose?

So far  - none.

[Jimbo]

33 minutes ago, Coralc said:

The options for refunds/L&S/FCC are right under the list if you go to the link. 

So you are saying Lift and Shift is good, price protected?..............Where is that link for L&S so you can see what sailings are available for you?

[sellwingri]

39 minutes ago, GalwayGirl03 said:

I really wish they would update us on what Anthem is doing in October! We are scheduled on Anthem's first cruise out of NJ and would really like to know if it is happening.  All Anthem sailings in Sept and October have taken off the website!

Me too!  We’re sailing (hopefully) out of Southampton on Sept 12th and keep getting mixed messages.  They changed the itinerary about a month ago and haven’t added any shore excursions for the new ports.  Getting really frustrated since the airfare from the US was expensive and hope to cancel if we have to. 

[Ourusualbeach]

7 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

So you are saying Lift and Shift is good, price protected?..............Where is that link for L&S so you can see what sailings are available for you?

Not sure if L&S will be available for every sailing but it was available for Brilliance and Vision.

 

Same ship, same cruise length, same embarkation port and +/- 2 weeks were the criteria

 

There is no longer a link showing available sailings...that ceased to exist Jan 31 when the free for all lift and shift ended.

[richmke]

10 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

So you are saying Lift and Shift is good, price protected?..............Where is that link for L&S so you can see what sailings are available for you?

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruise-ships/itinerary-updates

If you prefer to move your existing booking to a sailing next year – we’re happy to move you! We will price protect the original pricing and/or promotion on the same itinerary, embarkation port, length, product, and stateroom category as your original sailing within 2 weeks (before or after) of the original sail date in 2021. For example, if you are moving from a September 4th, 2021 sailing, you can move to a sailing that is the same itinerary, embarkation port, length, product, and stateroom category, and the sail date between August 21st, 2022 – September 18th, 2022.

 

• If your sailing was cancelled on:

- August 3rd, 2021, please contact your Travel Advisor or call us by August 11th, 2021 to move to a new sailing.

 

• If we don’t hear from you, we will automatically issue your Future Cruise Credit.

• Only available for sailings cancelled as part of our global suspension on May 20th, 2020 or after.

• Only sailings departing on or before April 30, 2022 can be rebooked as part of our Lift & Shift offer. Sailings departing after April 30, 2022 are unavailable as options through this offer, regardless of the original sail date (unless otherwise specified).

• Additional exclusions may apply and some sailings may not qualify for this offer. Please refer to the letter issued to you via email for the full details of your offer.

• Complimentary Casino offers are not eligible for Lift and Shift.

[Coralc]

17 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

So you are saying Lift and Shift is good, price protected?..............Where is that link for L&S so you can see what sailings are available for you?

 

There isn't a new link like they had last time, and it is really sort of a bogus offer with a major restriction that makes it unusable;

" Only sailings departing on or before April 30, 2022 can be rebooked as part of our Lift & Shift offer. Sailings departing after April 30, 2022 are unavailable as options through this offer, regardless of the original sail date (unless otherwise specified)."

 

Your sailing, our sailings are in late 2021 and early 2022 so they can't be shifted anyway. (under this new cancellation offer).  And there is no extension of the FCC dates. 

Edited August 3, 2021 by Coralc

[Ourusualbeach]

3 minutes ago, Coralc said:

Your sailing, our sailings are in late 2021 and early 2022 so they can't be shifted anyway. (under this new cancellation offer).  And there is no extension of the FCC dates. 

Yes they can.

 

The April 2022 refers to the original sailing...not the shifted one

[Coralc]

1 minute ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Yes they can.

 

The April 2022 refers to the original sailing...not the shifted one

Oh Okay. Thanks. I was just re-reading it and wondering if I had interpreted it wrong. I will have to see what is available in 2023.