Deployment 2025-26 booking season begins

[RoperDK]

Am I correct in assuming that there will be no New Orleans sailings after winter 2025?  I was hoping for winter 2026.  It is our closest port. 

[island lady]

6 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

In related news, 1970's night on board Star has been replaced with 1870's night.

 

Does that come with the horse and buggy?  😉 

[smokeybandit]

Just now, island lady said:

 

Does that come with the horse and buggy?  😉 

Wait until you see Chuckwagon Night in the MDR

[island lady]

3 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

Wait until you see Chuckwagon Night in the MDR

 

Mmm...head em up, move em out Rawhide!!  Ooops is my age showing?  😂

 

Now that's what I call deployment!  

 

 

 

 

Edited November 16, 2023 by island lady

[xtremegk]

9 minutes ago, island lady said:

Now that's what I call deployment!  

 

 

 

 

 

Volume 25

 

 

[Ourusualbeach]

19 minutes ago, schooner_Drinker said:

We have friends and family on the Anthem June 14th 2024 - sailing the Fjords 🇳🇴 

Which one are you thinking of switching too?

@Ourusualbeach

 

Nancy 

We are on the July 12 Anthem

[ATG]

18 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

We are on the July 12 Anthem

We’re on that one and then the following Med 14 day one to celebrate our 50th anniversary.

[Ourusualbeach]

Just now, ATG said:

We’re on that one and then the following Med 14 day one to celebrate our 50th anniversary.

Cool.

[Oceansaway17]

2 hours ago, island lady said:

 

Does that come with the horse and buggy?  😉 

ha thanks for the chuckle.  

[orville99]

Consistent inconsistency in pricing the new itineraries;

Just booked the same two identical cruises B2B for the same two weeks in October 2025 on the same ship in the exact same cabin with the exact same itineraries as the ones we booked last year for October 2024 on Adventure, and one cruise went up 19% and the other one went down 19%. Net net - same total cost overall for both years.😇

Edited November 16, 2023 by orville99

[Jimbo]

3 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said:

We are on the July 12 Anthem

Might be kicking yourself because Anthem doesn't go to Geiranger, Can you do an August cruise like the one below.

 

• • Day 1: Kiel, Germany
  • Sat Aug 10 2024 | Depart 07:00 PM
• • Day 2: Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Sun Aug 11 2024 | 08:00 AM To 06:00 PM
• • Day 3: day at sea
  • Mon Aug 12 2024 |
• • Day 4: Hellesylt, Norway
  • Tue Aug 13 2024 | 09:00 AM To 09:45 AM
• • Day 4: Geiranger, Norway
  • Tue Aug 13 2024 | 12:00 PM To 09:00 PM
• • Day 5: Alesund, Norway
  • Wed Aug 14 2024 | 07:00 AM To 05:00 PM
• • Day 6: Flaam, Norway
  • Thu Aug 15 2024 | 07:00 AM To 06:00 PM
• • Day 7: day at sea
  • Fri Aug 16 2024 |
• • Day 8: Kiel, Germany
  • Sat Aug 17 2024 | Arrive 09:00 AM

[Ourusualbeach]

1 minute ago, Jimbo said:

Might be kicking yourself because Anthem doesn't go to Geiranger, Can you do an August cruise like the one below.

 

• • Day 1: Kiel, Germany
  • Sat Aug 10 2024 | Depart 07:00 PM
• • Day 2: Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Sun Aug 11 2024 | 08:00 AM To 06:00 PM
• • Day 3: day at sea
  • Mon Aug 12 2024 |
• • Day 4: Hellesylt, Norway
  • Tue Aug 13 2024 | 09:00 AM To 09:45 AM
• • Day 4: Geiranger, Norway
  • Tue Aug 13 2024 | 12:00 PM To 09:00 PM
• • Day 5: Alesund, Norway
  • Wed Aug 14 2024 | 07:00 AM To 05:00 PM
• • Day 6: Flaam, Norway
  • Thu Aug 15 2024 | 07:00 AM To 06:00 PM
• • Day 7: day at sea
  • Fri Aug 16 2024 |
• • Day 8: Kiel, Germany
  • Sat Aug 17 2024 | Arrive 09:00 AM

Was on the Apex that went to Flam and Gereinger but would rather travel with family who want to go in July

[Jimbo]

4 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Was on the Apex that went to Flam and Gereinger but would rather travel with family who want to go in July

I think family should have switched to your Apex cruise ?

[Ourusualbeach]

4 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

I think family should have switched to your Apex cruise ?

Didn't work for them and we are all okay with the change.  Sometimes its not always about the itinerary.

[little britain]

RCI has never offered an itinerary like this to my knowledge!  

 

Thanks @Mikamarii for the MSC suggestion!!  £5850 incl drinks and trips for 2.   Sorry Jewel ! 

 

 

[Saab4444]

1 hour ago, little britain said:

RCI has never offered an itinerary like this to my knowledge!  

 

Thanks @Mikamarii for the MSC suggestion!!  £5850 incl drinks and trips for 2.   Sorry Jewel ! 

 

 

Captains need a special license to drive to Spitsbergen. Most ships there are small expedtion vessels and tendering on bigger MSC ships can become an issue...   

[Bernhard1974]

Hello,

does somebody know if Anthem get some changes/adaptions to the Asian market, when she goes out of Singapore?

 

[Blue Eyed Belfast Belle]

17 hours ago, RoperDK said:

Am I correct in assuming that there will be no New Orleans sailings after winter 2025?  I was hoping for winter 2026.  It is our closest port. 

I would love to sail from New Orleans too.  I had Majesty booked for my birthday in May 2020 but sure we all know what happened then!!

 

The Brilliance Deployment just didnt fit in with my plans for late 2024/early 2025 so I  hope it is offered again! 

[mac_tlc]

17 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said:

I am booked on the Apex for 2024 but will probably switch to Anthem.  We lose a good port but it is so much cheaper and we have family sailing the Anthem

It’s all good. Which port are you losing?

 

mac_tlc

[Ourusualbeach]

54 minutes ago, mac_tlc said:

It’s all good. Which port are you losing?

 

mac_tlc

Geiranger.

[Jimbo]

4 hours ago, little britain said:

RCI has never offered an itinerary like this to my knowledge!  

 

Thanks @Mikamarii for the MSC suggestion!!  £5850 incl drinks and trips for 2.   Sorry Jewel ! 

 

 

Just wish it had Flam and Geiranger on it?

[little britain]

1 hour ago, Jimbo said:

Just wish it had Flam and Geiranger on it?

I’m doing Flam again next year on Anthem. 

[crzndeb]

4 hours ago, Bernhard1974 said:

Hello,

does somebody know if Anthem get some changes/adaptions to the Asian market, when she goes out of Singapore?

 

It’s not there permanently like Spectrum, so probably not. After it goes over end of 2024, it will come back in Spring of 2025, for the Alaska season.

[Mikamarii]

6 hours ago, little britain said:

RCI has never offered an itinerary like this to my knowledge!  

 

Thanks @Mikamarii for the MSC suggestion!!  £5850 incl drinks and trips for 2.   Sorry Jewel ! 

 

 

I love that it goes to svalbard but wished it did at least one of flam geirenger or olden. Plus it is a tad pricey. 

 

We are currently booked on the jewel back to back in 2024 doing arctic circle and transatlantic. Its a year sooner than we wanted to do this trip but just love the ports and not looking like royal will offer these again anytime soon so we likely just go with this one. We have a hold on a non refundable deposit thats due in a couple days. Holding out that jewel will offer the same thing in 2025. If not we will throw our deposit down. Arctic circle is my bucket list cruise and the 2024 has Flam!

 

We looked at celebrity 2025. Great ports but more expensive than our ta got us for the b2b. 

Edited November 17, 2023 by Mikamarii

[andreasfcb]

8 hours ago, little britain said:

RCI has never offered an itinerary like this to my knowledge!  

 

Thanks @Mikamarii for the MSC suggestion!!  £5850 incl drinks and trips for 2.   Sorry Jewel ! 

 

 

 

This cruise seems insane! A shame though that it is in August, I would go in June, If I remember correctly it only stays in Svalbard for one day. That's a bit a shame for such a long trip.