Deployment 2024-25 booking season begins

[bigeck]

1 minute ago, njkruzer said:

Just booked Odyssey TA and holy land.  Holy land is pricey but TA isn't.   Had 2 next cruise certificates so ok for now.

I've looked at the Holy Land one. A bit steep. Voyager going as well but Odyssey is better.

Might have a rush of blood over the weekend

[Seville2Cabo]

4 minutes ago, bigeck said:

I've looked at the Holy Land one. A bit steep. Voyager going as well but Odyssey is better.

Might have a rush of blood over the weekend

Where did you see Voyager doing Holy Land?  We booked Odyssey.  

[bigeck]

6 minutes ago, Seville2Cabo said:

Where did you see Voyager doing Holy Land?  We booked Odyssey.  

7 night August 19th 2024. Only 1 stop in Ashdod

Also 17th June with Ashdod and overnight in Alexandria Egypt. That one would be ok

Half the price but also half the cruise I suppose

Edited November 18, 2022 by bigeck

[Tin can]

15 hours ago, bigeck said:

7 night August 19th 2024. Only 1 stop in Ashdod

Also 17th June with Ashdod and overnight in Alexandria Egypt. That one would be ok

Half the price but also half the cruise I suppose

 

Thanks for the heads up about Voyager on 19th August, its an interesting itinerary.

 

To me Voyager seems expensive and by the looks of it a significant amount of cabins have already been sold presuming that it only went on sale last week. Perhaps this is normal for Holy Land cruises.

[sgmn]

18 hours ago, bigeck said:

 

Just wonder why this cruise goes to Mykonos twice. Not complaining though

The ferry over to Delos is a nice thing to do. It leaves from the Quay and you can just buy your tickets on the day

[bigeck]

1 hour ago, sgmn said:

The ferry over to Delos is a nice thing to do. It leaves from the Quay and you can just buy your tickets on the day

Thanks. Might try that for a change. Been many times including twice on Jewel last year. I prefer Mykonos to Santorini anyday

[cruiseboy89130]

Still no sign of a Oasis TA😥

[Secretlyfi]

On 11/11/2022 at 3:28 PM, Jumping Cruiser said:

Anthem of the Seas - Southampton 2024 Itineraries 

*UPDATED WITH MORE ITINERARIES* - On Sale 16th November

 

28th April - 12 Night Transatlantic (NY - Southampton)

 

10th May - 2 Night Weekend Getaway

(Southampton - Le Havre - Southampton)

 

12th May - 7 Night Norwegian Fjords

(Southampton - Bergen - Olden - Geiranger - Haugesund - Southampton)

 

19th May - 7 Night Spain & France

(Southampton - La Rochelle - Bilbao - La Coruna - Le Havre - Southampton)

 

26th May - 7 Night Spain & France

(Southampton - La Rochelle - Bilbao - La Coruna - Le Havre - Southampton)

 

2nd June - 12 Night Discover the Canaries

(Southampton - Lisbon - Lanzarote - Gran Canaria - Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Madeira - La Coruna - Southampton)

 

14th June - 7 Night Norwegian Fjords

(Southampton - Haugesund - Flam - Molde - Stavanger - Southampton)

 

21st June - 7 Night Norwegian Fjords

(Southampton - Stavanger - Olden - Geiranger - Bergen - Southampton)

 

28th June - 7 Night Norwegian Fjords

(Southampton - Stavanger - Olden - Flam - Bergen - Southampton)

 

5th July - 7 Night Norwegian Fjords

(Southampton - Bergen - Geiranger - Flam - Stavanger - Southampton)

 

12th July  - 7 Night Norwegian Fjords

(Southampton - Nordfjordeid - Flam - Geiranger - Bergen - Southampton)

 

19th July - 14 Night Mediterranean Cities

(Southampton - Vigo - Barcelona - Villefranche - Civitavecchia - Cagliari - Cadiz - Lisbon - Southampton)

 

2nd August - 9 Night Spanish Flair 

(Southampton - Bilbao - La Coruna - Seville - Lisbon - Vigo)

 

11th August - 14 Night Mediterranean Beaches & Cities

(Southampton - Cadiz - Malaga - Valencia - Palma De Mallorca - Ibiza - Barcelona - Lisbon (Overnight) - Southampton) 

 

25th August - 7 Night Spain & France

(Southampton - La Rochelle - Bilbao - La Coruna - Le Havre - Southampton)

 

1st September - 7 Night Spain & France

(Southampton - La Rochelle - Bilbao - La Coruna - Le Havre - Southampton)

 

8th September - 12 Night Discover the Canaries

(Southampton - La Coruna - Funchal - Lanzarote - Gran Canaria - Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Lisbon - Southampton)

 

20th September - 12 Night Discover the Canaries

(Southampton - La Coruna - Funchal - Lanzarote - Gran Canaria - Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Lisbon - Southampton)

 

2nd October - 12 Night Discover the Canaries

(Southampton - Lisbon - Lanzarote - Gran Canaria - Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Madeira - La Coruna - Southampton)

Looks like several of these itineraries were revised before they were released for booking last Wednesday, although the flyers on loyaltoyoualways were not updated.  They still show these itineraries, rather than the actual ones that are for sale on Royal's website. 

[dada2199cc]

Just snagged my first European cruise ever for Jun-Jul 2024 -- was sad that the itinerary I wanted to go on leaves Saturday and we can only do a Sunday-Sunday cruise, so we picked a decent one but not the one we hoped for!

 

Thanks for all on this thread who helped remind me to snag that WS guarantee right away so it's cheap!

[toad455]

Doesn't appear like Anthem has a Transatlantic scheduled in the Fall of 2024. Looking more likely that the Odyssey will replace her for the Winter of 2024-25 out of Bayonne.

[barbeyg]

On 11/19/2022 at 9:00 AM, cruiseboy89130 said:

Still no sign of a Oasis TA😥

Yeah, that was what we wanted to book.  But, we decided to go with Odyssey.  Guess we will have to book a TA on Oasis (or other Oasis class) at a later date.  🙂

[Cruiser24]

Any word on a Jewel TA for Spring 2024?    I’ve been watching everyday and still nothing.

[Crazy planning mom]

1 hour ago, toad455 said:

Doesn't appear like Anthem has a Transatlantic scheduled in the Fall of 2024. Looking more likely that the Odyssey will replace her for the Winter of 2024-25 out of Bayonne.

I think people in the Northeast might welcome a change from Anthem but would they charge more because its a newer ship?

[immjs20]

5 minutes ago, Cruiser24 said:

Any word on a Jewel TA for Spring 2024?    I’ve been watching everyday and still nothing.

I called Royal last night.  We want to do the TA for the fall 2024.  They said it would be a month.  🤷🏻‍♀️

[jstewie23]

33 minutes ago, Crazy planning mom said:

I think people in the Northeast might welcome a change from Anthem but would they charge more because its a newer ship?

Yeah this is my concern (being in NJ). If they end up putting Odyssey and Utopia here, cost will be insanely high. 

[shipfriend_max]

Any news on Rhapsody of the Seas or probably Adventure of the Seas for EUrope 2024? @SummmerInKefalonia

[FionaMG]

2 minutes ago, shipfriend_max said:

Any news on Rhapsody of the Seas or probably Adventure of the Seas for EUrope 2024? @SummmerInKefalonia

Really interested in this too. Seems odd there would be no Scandinavian departures and that port booking in Cadiz kind of suggests a possible one-way out of the Med and up to Scandinavia, like Voyager did this year. 

[SummmerInKefalonia]

9 minutes ago, shipfriend_max said:

Any news on Rhapsody of the Seas or probably Adventure of the Seas for EUrope 2024? @SummmerInKefalonia

Not yet....

But I still hope: a) they correct Explorer's 2024 itineraries.

                            You can still see the errors of Voyager ots in the flyers and on the website.

                           b) put a ship on Sundays from Ravenna.

Also what about Limassol & Haifa cruises? They seemed to be popular this year.

 

It is obvious they were not ready to release the itineraries. Better if they had waited a month to finalize.

[shipfriend_max]

26 minutes ago, SummmerInKefalonia said:

Also what about Limassol & Haifa cruises? They seemed to be popular this year.

 

As far as I understand it, Voyager otS takes those cruises over to a certain degree: no Hafa but Ashdod, but also weekly calls at Limassol. I talk about the cruises from Piraeus which are offered for several weeks in 2024. I could see them as a certain "replacement" for Rhapsody's itineraries from Cyprus and Haifa.

[yankeesfan1234]

Any guesses why the mid May (May 12/May 19th, 2024) Anthem sailings aren't showing up on Royal's website? Only seeing the short 2 nighter on the 10th and then May 26th.

[springaussie]

Does Anthem or Oasis appear in Port schedules after Europe 2024?

[toad455]

4 hours ago, jstewie23 said:

Yeah this is my concern (being in NJ). If they end up putting Odyssey and Utopia here, cost will be insanely high. 

 

Odyssey would only be here in the winter. Utopia and likely a Voyager-class ship would come up for the summer plus a Celebrity ship.

[toad455]

4 hours ago, Crazy planning mom said:

I think people in the Northeast might welcome a change from Anthem but would they charge more because its a newer ship?

 

The 11-day itineraries that are offered in January are usually reasonable prices. I only remember when Quantum took over for the Explorer where prices were insanely high.

[texmex.ferr]

Is anyone seeing Anthem TA for Spring 2024 showing up on Royal's web site yet?

 

When I do a search for TA's, I'm only getting 3 ships (Odyssey, Voyager & Explorer), should there be others?

 

TIA

[njkruzer]

15 minutes ago, texmex.ferr said:

Is anyone seeing Anthem TA for Spring 2024 showing up on Royal's web site yet?

 

When I do a search for TA's, I'm only getting 3 ships (Odyssey, Voyager & Explorer), should there be others?

 

TIA

Yes, as discussed, Anthem and Jewel are definitely missing.