Deployment 2024-25 booking season begins

[cublet]

8 hours ago, librarylady19 said:

Whinging cruisers are everywhere 😮

Hello,

 

But not equally spread.

 

Regards,

 

Cublet

[Jumping Cruiser]

Just from Captains Corner on Anthem about her repositioning. It looks like she is going on quite the world tour! 
 

Summer 24 - Southampton, UK

Winter 24/25 - Singapore

 

March 25 - Dry Dock

 

Summer 25 - Alaska

Winter 25/26 - Australia

 

 

[Jumping Cruiser]

On 6/24/2023 at 5:29 PM, FionaMG said:

 

Indie has shown up on some port bookings where previously the slots were held for Odyssey. I can't remember which ones. I have a feeling Le Havre might be one? I think it might have been @Jumping Cruiser that posted them?

It was originally Odyssey for the following;

Villefranche, France

Le Havre, France

Funchal, Madeira

Gibraltar, UK

 

They have since all been changed to Independence, so it looks like it’s going to be Indy now. 

 

[FionaMG]

2 hours ago, Jumping Cruiser said:

Just from Captains Corner on Anthem about her repositioning. It looks like she is going on quite the world tour! 
 

Summer 24 - Southampton, UK

Winter 24/25 - Singapore

 

March 25 - Dry Dock

 

Summer 25 - Alaska

Winter 25/26 - Australia

 

 

 

I don't suppose there was any mention of a repo cruise from Europe to Singapore???

I probably wouldn't be able to make it work for us anyway but you never know... 🤞

[OfTheSeasCruiser]

I’m hoping Odyssey stays in Cape Liberty year round.
 

Is it time for a 2025/26 Deployment thread?

[twangster]

2 minutes ago, OfTheSeasCruiser said:

I’m hoping Odyssey stays in Cape Liberty year round.
 

Is it time for a 2025/26 Deployment thread?

 

Unlikely with an Oasis class spending the summer there.

[sgmn]

1 hour ago, FionaMG said:

 

I don't suppose there was any mention of a repo cruise from Europe to Singapore???

I probably wouldn't be able to make it work for us anyway but you never know... 🤞

If they do have a repo in autumn 24 they aren't allowing much time to market and sell it. A lot of people will have already booked up for next year and won't be able to commit to a long repo. Dubai to SIN sounds nice 👌 

[gumshoe958]

28 minutes ago, sgmn said:

If they do have a repo in autumn 24 they aren't allowing much time to market and sell it. A lot of people will have already booked up for next year and won't be able to commit to a long repo. Dubai to SIN sounds nice 👌 

I doubt they really care. The ship’s got to get from A to B regardless so if they can persuade anyone to pay to be on her, it’s just a bonus. Which they will.

[little britain]

57 minutes ago, sgmn said:

If they do have a repo in autumn 24 they aren't allowing much time to market and sell it. A lot of people will have already booked up for next year and won't be able to commit to a long repo. Dubai to SIN sounds nice 👌 

Just check my diary … October 14th 2024 …. I’m free!!! 

Edited June 27, 2023 by little britain
Last bookable cruise is 12n Canaries on October 2nd

[Jumping Cruiser]

4 hours ago, FionaMG said:

 

I don't suppose there was any mention of a repo cruise from Europe to Singapore???

I probably wouldn't be able to make it work for us anyway but you never know... 🤞

There was no mention, but I will try and find out. 

[cruiseboy89130]

2 hours ago, sgmn said:

If they do have a repo in autumn 24 they aren't allowing much time to market and sell it. A lot of people will have already booked up for next year and won't be able to commit to a long repo. Dubai to SIN sounds nice 👌 

It is NOT going to happen! They have no time for a revenue repo - they only have 2 weeks to get to Singapore - Suez is taking 2-3 days including the waiting for a slot....so no time left for a repo inkluding any further stops!

[little britain]

1 hour ago, cruiseboy89130 said:

It is NOT going to happen! They have no time for a revenue repo - they only have 2 weeks to get to Singapore - Suez is taking 2-3 days including the waiting for a slot....so no time left for a repo inkluding any further stops!

What date is first Singapore sailing ? 

[FionaMG]

12 minutes ago, little britain said:

What date is first Singapore sailing ? 

 

I thought the release date for Singapore was supposed to be towards the end of next month but it's disappeared from the deployment flyer so maybe they're rethinking.

[Crism]

13 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

 

I thought the release date for Singapore was supposed to be towards the end of next month but it's disappeared from the deployment flyer so maybe they're rethinking.

Week of July 24. I had it marked in my calendar!

[FionaMG]

4 minutes ago, Crism said:

Week of July 24. I had it marked in my calendar!

 

Yup, that's what I was remembering too but it's not there anymore... 😕

[Tree_skier]

5 hours ago, twangster said:

 

Unlikely with an Oasis class spending the summer there.

Where do you think it will go after the summer?

[Norwaylady]

We are cruising X mainly, so we are most up to date on those sailings....

Any good advice of what the crystal ball of Alaska ships for 2025 will be? 

Will it be a big ship and a smaller ship? Thinking of Vancouver-Seward / Seward-Vancouver......

[Scoobydobe7]

6 hours ago, twangster said:

 

Unlikely with an Oasis class spending the summer there.

Do you think they will keep the Symphony there for summer 2025??

[Tree_skier]

7 minutes ago, Norwaylady said:

We are cruising X mainly, so we are most up to date on those sailings....

Any good advice of what the crystal ball of Alaska ships for 2025 will be? 

Will it be a big ship and a smaller ship? Thinking of Vancouver-Seward / Seward-Vancouver......

It'll be a small ship... possibly radiance or brilliance

[Norwaylady]

2 minutes ago, Tree_skier said:

It'll be a small ship... possibly radiance or brilliance

 Thank you! We prefer the smaller vessels when we travel on Royal. That will be all good😉

[island lady]

33 minutes ago, Tree_skier said:

It'll be a small ship... possibly radiance or brilliance

 

Normally it's been Radiance for the past years.   But I wouldn't mind her twin sister Brilliance doing that route.  🙂 

[ONECRUISER]

6 hours ago, sgmn said:

If they do have a repo in autumn 24 they aren't allowing much time to market and sell it. A lot of people will have already booked up for next year and won't be able to commit to a long repo. Dubai to SIN sounds nice 👌 

Happens more then you realize. I Booked a Repo for this Fall just 6 months ago. 3rd one like this that less then a yr in my resent memory. Has advantages, can Book Flights and Hotels right away which Beats my other usual Fall Cruises that when Booked had 560 or more Days to go until my Ship's Sailed. Had lot of the 1.5-2yrs out Bookings changed/Canceled, less likely with less then a yr

[Ashland]

What schedule was supposed to be released this week ?

[yyzcruising]

11 hours ago, Jumping Cruiser said:

Just from Captains Corner on Anthem about her repositioning. It looks like she is going on quite the world tour! 
 

Summer 24 - Southampton, UK

Winter 24/25 - Singapore

 

March 25 - Dry Dock

 

Summer 25 - Alaska

Winter 25/26 - Australia

 

 

 

Do you think there will be an Asia -> Hawaii -> YVR/SEA repo after the Dry Dock leading to Alaska?

[FionaMG]

29 minutes ago, Ashland said:

What schedule was supposed to be released this week ?

China, according to the latest version of the deployment flyer.