Deployment 2025-26 booking season begins

[gumshoe958]

3 minutes ago, cruiseboy89130 said:

You are looking at ferry boats not cruise vacations!

No. Read the first sentence.

 

EU rules on ship passenger rights usually apply when you travel on most ferries and cruise ships by sea or on inland waterways (rivers, lakes or canals)

 

But please do provide your source as I’d be delighted to be proved wrong.

 

Edited April 6 by gumshoe958

[cruiseboy89130]

4 minutes ago, gumshoe958 said:

No. Read the first sentence.

 

EU rules on ship passenger rights usually apply when you travel on most ferries and cruise ships by sea or on inland waterways (rivers, lakes or canals)

 

But please do provide your source as I’d be delighted to be proved wrong.

 

You are wrong!

[gumshoe958]

4 minutes ago, cruiseboy89130 said:

You are wrong!

Again, that quote is from the EU’s own website.

 

So please provide your source to back up your claim that “EU passengers are due 150% of the total fare as compensation!”.

 

Edited April 6 by gumshoe958

[bigeck]

2 hours ago, cruiseboy89130 said:

Not true if booked under European rules! EU passengers are due 150% of the total fare as compensation! You are quoting US rules.....no free cancellation under EU rules!

150% of a deposit isn't much in Europe as our deposits are a lot lower than US. 

Final payment isn't until July so they have plenty time to decide.

Myself and LB know about cancellations as we had plenty during civid

[cruiseboy89130]

6 minutes ago, gumshoe958 said:

Again, that quote is from the EU’s own website.

 

So please provide your source to back up your claim that “EU passengers are due 150% of the total fare as compensation!”.

 

Key words: "compensation for cancelled vacation and loss of enjoyment"

It is not cruise ship specific!

[cruiseboy89130]

4 minutes ago, bigeck said:

Myself and LB know about cancellations as we had plenty during civid

You are comparing apples to oranges and call it strawberry!

[gumshoe958]

2 minutes ago, cruiseboy89130 said:

Key words: "compensation for cancelled vacation and loss of enjoyment"

It is not cruise ship specific!

Typing random sentences in quote marks does not prove you’re right.

 

Again, what’s your source?

[gumshoe958]

1 hour ago, bigeck said:

150% of a deposit isn't much in Europe as our deposits are a lot lower than US. 

Final payment isn't until July so they have plenty time to decide.

Myself and LB know about cancellations as we had plenty during civid

For the avoidance of doubt there is no EU rule that entitles you to compensation worth 150% of the fare if a cruise is cancelled.

 

Or any compensation.

 

You are legally entitled to a full refund or to be re-routed to your final destination “under comparable conditions at the earliest opportunity at no extra cost”.

[tonygcharles]

3 hours ago, cruiseboy89130 said:

Not true if booked under European rules! EU passengers are due 150% of the total fare as compensation! You are quoting US rules.....no free cancellation under EU rules!

I've  had a Royal  cruise from Amsterdam cancelled in the last 6 months ,

I booked in the uk

I got no compensation only a refund

Of deposit & £$200/ 400  towards air fare loss

See what we we're  offered 

[Saab4444]

3 hours ago, cruiseboy89130 said:

Not true if booked under European rules! EU passengers are due 150% of the total fare as compensation! You are quoting US rules.....no free cancellation under EU rules!

This is totally rubish, EU passengers also get 100 refund but not more.

[little britain]

 

 

I’ll let you know what the Anthem compensation is, if/ when it happens. I’m expecting my deposit back if they are going around empty; .. or 🤞 a straight switch to the new longer South African 🇿🇦 itinerary at no extra charge! 

Edited April 6 by little britain

[vjmatty]

2 hours ago, cruiseboy89130 said:

You are wrong!

I think gumshoe was looking for a little bit stronger proof than that lol

[ONECRUISER]

7 hours ago, Saab4444 said:

This is totally rubish, EU passengers also get 100 refund but not more.

Agree. Cant Imagine OP saying true, example is pay $500 down on Cruise that total cost is say $10K. It gets canceled and Royal owes you $15K. Dont think so...

Edited April 6 by ONECRUISER

[verycritic]

9 hours ago, tonygcharles said:

I've  had a Royal  cruise from Amsterdam cancelled in the last 6 months ,

I booked in the uk

I got no compensation only a refund

Of deposit & £$200/ 400  towards air fare loss

See what we we're  offered 

🤣

[Blue Eyed Belfast Belle]

In the last few years I have many, many cruises cancelled and the choice was either deposit refunded or change with no admin fee. 

[xtremegk]

Maybe I'm the ignorant American here...but why would EU rules apply to UK residents on a cruise booked in the UK and departing the UK? I thought Brexit was about leaving the EU...

[gumshoe958]

39 minutes ago, xtremegk said:

Maybe I'm the ignorant American here...but why would EU rules apply to UK residents on a cruise booked in the UK and departing the UK? I thought Brexit was about leaving the EU...

You’d think, but many of the EU’s rules simply transferred across to UK law and haven’t been changed - either intentionally or because they haven’t got round to it yet.
 

For instance the EU’s generous rules on compensation for flight delays & cancellations haven’t really changed in the UK and have just been slightly updated.

 

Cruises are governed by a separate set of rules in the UK as they are classed as package holidays. But they essentially follow the EU’s rules with no right to compensation in most cases, especially if the cancellation is due to “exceptional circumstances or an unforeseen event”.

 

Edited April 8 by gumshoe958

[springaussie]

Can any travel agents see the Australian Deployment 25/26 in the system? 

[Barley928]

I can see up to 4/2025 in system.  That’s it.

[Barley928]

3 hours ago, springaussie said:

Can any travel agents see the Australian Deployment 25/26 in the system? 

Up to 4/25 is what I can see and I am in the US.

[Chiliburn]

4 hours ago, springaussie said:

Can any travel agents see the Australian Deployment 25/26 in the system? 

Rumours are it Adventure coming to Brisbane,Glen.

Edited April 9 by Chiliburn

[Jumping Cruiser]

Australia 25/26 - Deployment Flyers

 

Voyager from Brisbane and Anthem from Sydney. The images below are hyperlinked, so click to view. 
 

Voyager:

 

Anthem:

[Blue Eyed Belfast Belle]

My cruise friend from Australia posted this

[woodscruise]

With confirmation of Voyager and Anthem coming to Australia, Ovation presumably will go to Singapore, any thoughts on where Radiance and Serenade will be deployed too?

[gumshoe958]

1 hour ago, Blue Eyed Belfast Belle said:

My cruise friend from Australia posted this

But no word yet on how Voyager will get from Rome to Singapore, just that it will take 28 days. Interesting to see whether the repo’s announced tonight/tomorrow, or whether Royal will wait a bit longer to see how things pan out in the Red Sea.