Deployment 2024-25 booking season begins

[pstone1]

On 7/10/2023 at 8:32 PM, mac_tlc said:

I’d have to agree here. Just did Jewel last month. Visited Geiranger, Honninsvag overnight, Flam, Alesund, Olden . 
 

Absolutely magical.

 

If you didn’t catch it:

 

Would love to get another shot at some of those ports in 2025. Seems like Geiranger and Flam are most affected since they are in UNESCO designated fjords. And they should be— unbelievably beautiful. 

mac_tlc

Agree 100%!  Magical is the perfect word!

[MarkedAngel]

4 hours ago, Tree_skier said:

 

I can't imagine booking any further out than this!!!  I've had this booked for 5 months so at one time it said 750 days!  

I have one booked for April of 2025 only cause I can't go further out. Or I would have the whole year done.

[FionaMG]

Just out of Captain's Corner on Anthem. I specifically asked if there was going to be a revenue repo to Singapore and it looks like there is, although his answer was a bit convoluted so I'm not totally sure.

The Singapore cruises over the winter are going to be 3/4 nights.

All of the itineraries are currently under final review and he expects them to be released "very soon", although he wasn't able to give an exact date.

[mugtech]

1 hour ago, FionaMG said:

Just out of Captain's Corner on Anthem. I specifically asked if there was going to be a revenue repo to Singapore and it looks like there is, although his answer was a bit convoluted so I'm not totally sure.

The Singapore cruises over the winter are going to be 3/4 nights.

All of the itineraries are currently under final review and he expects them to be released "very soon", although he wasn't able to give an exact date.

Anticipating what kind of cruise it would be to get Anthem to Singapore.  Currently is scheduled for a 12 day roundtrip out of Southampton ending on October 14, 2024.  Could be a great, long one through the Suez.

[6MonthsHere6MonthsThere]

59 minutes ago, mugtech said:

Anticipating what kind of cruise it would be to get Anthem to Singapore.  Currently is scheduled for a 12 day roundtrip out of Southampton ending on October 14, 2024.  Could be a great, long one through the Suez.

Going in for a refit after the Oct 14th 2024 cruise.

[long4acruise]

11 hours ago, Tree_skier said:

 

I can't imagine booking any further out than this!!!  I've had this booked for 5 months so at one time it said 750 days!  

Great, we got that nice "suite" deal too for B2B sailings in Mar 2025!

So far off, but time flies when having fun.

[little britain]

1 hour ago, 6MonthsHere6MonthsThere said:

Going in for a refit after the Oct 14th 2024 cruise.

In Singapore hopefully and not Cadiz.

[FionaMG]

2 hours ago, mugtech said:

Anticipating what kind of cruise it would be to get Anthem to Singapore.  Currently is scheduled for a 12 day roundtrip out of Southampton ending on October 14, 2024.  Could be a great, long one through the Suez.

He said through the Med and the Suez but I don't know if it's going to be one long one or two shorter ones.

[FionaMG]

8 minutes ago, little britain said:

In Singapore hopefully and not Cadiz.

I think @Jumping Cruiser posted that the dry dock is scheduled for Singapore in March 2025.

[Biker19]

16 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

He said through the Med and the Suez but I don't know if it's going to be one long one or two shorter ones.

Assume it will be like all other repos to/from Asia with a break in Dubai.

[mugtech]

17 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

He said through the Med and the Suez but I don't know if it's going to be one long one or two shorter ones.

B2B works just as well

[patattack]

13 hours ago, Tree_skier said:

 

I can't imagine booking any further out than this!!!  I've had this booked for 5 months so at one time it said 750 days!  

I was booked on this itinerary on Carnival Splendor, when the Swine Flu started.  We pulled up to Cabo and was turned away, but we could see the Royal ship there and passengers were out and about.  We ended up only going to San Francisco.  Had a great cruise, although was disappointed I did not get to these ports.  

[Jumping Cruiser]

3 hours ago, FionaMG said:

I think @Jumping Cruiser posted that the dry dock is scheduled for Singapore in March 2025.

 

Correct! 👍

[little britain]

On 7/13/2023 at 10:45 AM, FionaMG said:

Just out of Captain's Corner on Anthem. I specifically asked if there was going to be a revenue repo to Singapore and it looks like there is, although his answer was a bit convoluted so I'm not totally sure.

The Singapore cruises over the winter are going to be 3/4 nights.

All of the itineraries are currently under final review and he expects them to be released "very soon", although he wasn't able to give an exact date.

Friend on Anthem today asked same… told going on sale in October. No further details.

 

Kerping my calendar 📅 clear!! 

[cruiseboy89130]

1 minute ago, little britain said:

Friend on Anthem today asked same… told going on sale in October. No further details.

 

Kerping my calendar 📅 clear!! 

Doubt it will be a revenue sailing - that would need 4 or more weeks - they do not have time for that!

[little britain]

40 minutes ago, cruiseboy89130 said:

Doubt it will be a revenue sailing - that would need 4 or more weeks - they do not have time for that!

When is first scheduled Singapore sailing? 

[FionaMG]

2 hours ago, little britain said:

Friend on Anthem today asked same… told going on sale in October. No further details.

 

Kerping my calendar 📅 clear!! 

 

Waiting and watching like a hawk. 

[VersaliusPrimus]

10 hours ago, little britain said:

Friend on Anthem today asked same… told going on sale in October. No further details.

 

Kerping my calendar 📅 clear!! 

Do you mean Singapore sailings for 2024-2025 will go on sale in October?  They were listed on the release schedule document as the week of July 23rd, but that line has since disappeared.  Does the switch from the Spectrum OTS necessitate a review of itineraries for 3 months, even though the replacement ship is likely the same class?  

 

I don't really expect anyone here to have these answers, just wondering "out loud" as it were.

[springaussie]

11 minutes ago, VersaliusPrimus said:

Do you mean Singapore sailings for 2024-2025 will go on sale in October?  They were listed on the release schedule document as the week of July 23rd, but that line has since disappeared.  Does the switch from the Spectrum OTS necessitate a review of itineraries for 3 months, even though the replacement ship is likely the same class?  

 

I don't really expect anyone here to have these answers, just wondering "out loud" as it were.

I am starting to think Spectrum cruises could have a target on them for sales and charters in China. 
If the target isn’t meet plan B for Anthem and Spectrum happens. 

[VersaliusPrimus]

2 hours ago, springaussie said:

I am starting to think Spectrum cruises could have a target on them for sales and charters in China. 
If the target isn’t meet plan B for Anthem and Spectrum happens. 

This would explain the multi-month delay in releasing the Singapore sailings.  If demand for Spectrum sailings exceeds supply, supplement that supply with Anthem sailings.  Otherwise, Anthem maintains separate itineraries out of Singapore while Spectrum serves Hong Kong and/or Shanghai.  

[Biker19]

1 hour ago, VersaliusPrimus said:

This would explain the multi-month delay in releasing the Singapore sailings. 

It is normal for sailings in Asia to be released much later than the rest of the world - sometimes as little as 6 months out.

[Ethanol95]

21 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

It is normal for sailings in Asia to be released much later than the rest of the world - sometimes as little as 6 months out.

Yes, Asia is usually one of the last, with the shortest lead time to book generally. 

[Chiliburn]

4 hours ago, springaussie said:

I am starting to think Spectrum cruises could have a target on them for sales and charters in China. 
If the target isn’t meet plan B for Anthem and Spectrum happens. 

I bet my last Diamond drink that Spectrum won’t be doing very well in Shanghai.

The economy there is in free fall .
Anyone with money has one foot on an airplane and the other on a banana skin.

[little britain]

8 hours ago, VersaliusPrimus said:

Do you mean Singapore sailings for 2024-2025 will go on sale in October?  They were listed on the release schedule document as the week of July 23rd, but that line has since disappeared.  Does the switch from the Spectrum OTS necessitate a review of itineraries for 3 months, even though the replacement ship is likely the same class?  

 

I don't really expect anyone here to have these answers, just wondering "out loud" as it were.

No; it is the one off Anthem repo from Southampton to Singapore in October 2024 that is meant to be going on sale in October 2023

Edited July 18, 2023 by little britain

[geoff2802]

4 hours ago, Chiliburn said:

I bet my last Diamond drink that Spectrum won’t be doing very well in Shanghai.

The economy there is in free fall .
Anyone with money has one foot on an airplane and the other on a banana skin.

Yeah, the biggest issue is that their property bubble has burst, leaving a huge inventory of unsold properties together with insolvent property developers and banks.  The problem has been growing for years.