Biker19 Posted September 9 #376 Share Posted September 9 4 minutes ago, vjmatty said: Guess it depends on the ship There are exceptions, but repo prices for non-suite cabins don't usually go up dramatically. Odyssey, the late summer WB TAs via Iceland and maybe couple of others are the exception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Critic Posted September 9 #377 Share Posted September 9 On 9/3/2024 at 1:41 AM, tonygcharles said: There's still some great deals out there, booked Allure for February 25 Last week, offer still running, with C&A discount on a Gty Balcony £574 pp $100 OBC Called Royal to get the obc I'm on that one; $845 (£646) solo for an assigned Boardwalk Balcony. Assigned OV Balcony is only $50 (£38) more. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonygcharles Posted September 9 #378 Share Posted September 9 12 minutes ago, Another_Critic said: I'm on that one; $845 (£646) solo for an assigned Boardwalk Balcony. Assigned OV Balcony is only $50 (£38) more. Great price for solo Not the same price for 2 passengers.. £200 extra for balcony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseboy89130 Posted September 10 #379 Share Posted September 10 7 hours ago, Another_Critic said: I'm on that one; $845 (£646) solo for an assigned Boardwalk Balcony. Assigned OV Balcony is only $50 (£38) more. TA in February is no fun.... that's why the pricing is low and will be even lower after final.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonygcharles Posted September 10 #380 Share Posted September 10 On 9/3/2024 at 6:53 AM, cruiseboy89130 said: A TA in February? How fun!🤢🥶 The weather in February is cooler, but should be calm seas . U can get good daylight temperatures. We enjoy Cruising and prefer it to flying, so not a problem 👌 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseboy89130 Posted September 10 #381 Share Posted September 10 5 minutes ago, tonygcharles said: The weather in February is cooler, but should be calm seas . U can get good daylight temperatures. We enjoy Cruising and prefer it to flying, so not a problem 👌 Last year outside decks on a TA in February were closed 9 out of 11 days due to high seas and wind - February is known to have high seas and lots of storms and rain on the TA! Good luck 🤞! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonygcharles Posted September 10 #382 Share Posted September 10 1 hour ago, cruiseboy89130 said: Last year outside decks on a TA in February were closed 9 out of 11 days due to high seas and wind - February is known to have high seas and lots of storms and rain on the TA! Good luck 🤞! Weather is unpredictable any time of the year , we've done it in July / August and couldn't use the decks. The weather can't be any worse then uk that time the year ! 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Teeara Posted September 10 #383 Share Posted September 10 23 hours ago, vjmatty said: They start out very reasonable, but once you get under a year out the prices double. Definitely something to book early. They weren't reasonable at all starting out this year for the Allure WB TA for 10/25, especially for suites. Prices were and remain ridiculous in comparison to previous years. We almost always book the morning cruises open for booking. But I agree that booking early is always best. We did see our prices go down for the TA, although others in our group did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Teeara Posted September 10 #384 Share Posted September 10 5 hours ago, tonygcharles said: The weather in February is cooler, but should be calm seas . U can get good daylight temperatures. We enjoy Cruising and prefer it to flying, so not a problem 👌 Not necessarily calmer seas if you're cruising through a nor'easter in February. But I sure hope you do have calm seas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Critic Posted September 10 #385 Share Posted September 10 7 hours ago, cruiseboy89130 said: Last year outside decks on a TA in February were closed 9 out of 11 days due to high seas and wind - February is known to have high seas and lots of storms and rain on the TA! Good luck 🤞! Was on the Anthem WB October 2015 TA. 40'-45' swells for 3 days straight; it didn't impact my cruise enjoyment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailyaCruise Posted September 10 #386 Share Posted September 10 On 7/1/2024 at 2:25 PM, Jumping Cruiser said: St Maarten, Caribbean - Port Schedule (Correct as of 01/07/24) Your first look at summer Caribbean ships for 2026! Lots of bookings over the summer for Oasis, Star, Serenade, Icon and Independence. Serenade looks to be on shorter cruises, Icon/Star deployment remains the same, Oasis/Independence have mainly a 4-week calling pattern. May 26: 3rd - Jewel OTS 5th - Adventure OTS & Icon OTS 6th - Oasis OTS & Serenade OTS 7th - Star OTS 11th - Serenade OTS 14th - Star OTS 19th - Serenade OTS & Icon OTS 25th - Serenade OTS June 26: 2nd - Icon OTS & Serenade OTS 3rd - Oasis OTS 4th - Star OTS 8th - Independence OTS & Serenade OTS 16th - Serenade OTS 22nd - Serenade OTS 25th - Star OTS 30th - Icon OTS & Serenade OTS July 26: 1st - Oasis OTS 6th - Serenade OTS & Independence OTS 14th - Icon OTS & Serenade OTS 16th - Star OTS 20th - Serenade OTS 28th - Serenade OTS 29th - Oasis OTS August 26: 3rd - Independence OTS & Serenade OTS 4th - Icon OTS 6th - Star OTS 11th - Serenade OTS 17th - Serenade OTS 25th - Icon OTS & Serenade OTS 26th - Oasis OTS 27th - Star OTS 31st - Serenade OTS September 26: 8th - Serenade OTS 14th - Serenade OTS 15th - Icon OTS 17th - Star OTS 22nd - Serenade OTS 23rd - Oasis OTS 28th - Serenade OTS October 26: 6th - Icon OTS & Serenade OTS 8th - Star OTS 12th - Serenade OTS 20th - Serenade OTS 26th - Serenade OTS 27th - Icon OTS 29th - Star OTS WOW! Where did you see the 2026 sailing past April? I've been stalking RCCI's website for Icon sailings -- we are looking at Dec 2026 or the latest 2026 itinerary with the San Juan and the DR itinerary! You must be a TA? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockmom Posted September 10 #387 Share Posted September 10 (edited) 24 minutes ago, SailyaCruise said: WOW! Where did you see the 2026 sailing past April? I've been stalking RCCI's website for Icon sailings -- we are looking at Dec 2026 or the latest 2026 itinerary with the San Juan and the DR itinerary! You must be a TA? Thank you! This is a port schedule for St. Maarten. Not sail dates for these ships. It just means that on those dates, those ships are currently showing as being in St. Maarten on that day. Always subject to change. Cruise lines book port space a LONG time in advance and well before actual itineraries/sailings are released for sale. Edited September 10 by rockmom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted September 11 #388 Share Posted September 11 15 hours ago, SailyaCruise said: Where did you see the 2026 sailing past April? Until the official itinerary is released by RCI, all talk of itineraries in this thread is SPECULATION (mostly based on individual port bookings). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjmatty Posted September 11 #389 Share Posted September 11 On 9/10/2024 at 6:11 AM, Teeara said: They weren't reasonable at all starting out this year for the Allure WB TA for 10/25, especially for suites. Prices were and remain ridiculous in comparison to previous years. We almost always book the morning cruises open for booking. But I agree that booking early is always best. We did see our prices go down for the TA, although others in our group did not. Yes, Oasis class do tend to be more, although I don’t bother checking Oasis class ships for TA’s. Not enough indoor space and what there is usually tends to be crowded, or music has to be playing even in an empty lounge with the bar closed. My favorite TA’s on RC have been on Quantum class, and believe it or not Vision as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjmatty Posted September 11 #390 Share Posted September 11 On 9/10/2024 at 2:24 AM, tonygcharles said: Weather is unpredictable any time of the year , we've done it in July / August and couldn't use the decks. The weather can't be any worse then uk that time the year ! I agree! To be fair though, after sailing a transatlantic in December on the 600-passenger Pacific Princess, you’re ready for just about anything. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailyaCruise Posted September 11 #391 Share Posted September 11 4 hours ago, Biker19 said: Until the official itinerary is released by RCI, all talk of itineraries in this thread is SPECULATION (mostly based on individual port bookings). Oh ok thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailyaCruise Posted September 11 #392 Share Posted September 11 19 hours ago, rockmom said: This is a port schedule for St. Maarten. Not sail dates for these ships. It just means that on those dates, those ships are currently showing as being in St. Maarten on that day. Always subject to change. Cruise lines book port space a LONG time in advance and well before actual itineraries/sailings are released for sale. Thank you so much I learn so much from you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Teeara Posted September 11 #393 Share Posted September 11 3 hours ago, vjmatty said: Yes, Oasis class do tend to be more, although I don’t bother checking Oasis class ships for TA’s. Not enough indoor space and what there is usually tends to be crowded, or music has to be playing even in an empty lounge with the bar closed. My favorite TA’s on RC have been on Quantum class, and believe it or not Vision as well. There was plenty of indoor space on Wonder, but yes, the lounges always had music playing which was kind of annoying. At least on Wonder we had an Owners Suite and we spent most of our time there. What is the Quantum class like? I haven't sailed it yet and it looks like they do the TPs between Hawaii and Australia which is what I want to book next. Not a fan of the smaller ships. Radiance was boring and too small for us. Although we did like hiding out in Singapore Slings when they weren't having activities in The Colony Club. Our cabin was right outside the entrance to the Centrum area. Talk about music all the time. It didn't stop until 11:30 p.m. every night. Ugh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted September 11 #394 Share Posted September 11 Alaska 2026 should be released the week of Oct 21 with Europe and 7 day Caribbean to follow. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted September 11 #395 Share Posted September 11 38 minutes ago, Teeara said: What is the Quantum class like? It's almost as subjective as the food in the MDR. It's a bit "tighter" in terms of space compared to O class but lots to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Teeara Posted September 11 #396 Share Posted September 11 3 minutes ago, Biker19 said: It's almost as subjective as the food in the MDR. It's a bit "tighter" in terms of space compared to O class but lots to do. I was looking at some pix on CDP and I agree with you on the space being tighter. It doesn't look as open as the Oasis class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjmatty Posted September 11 #397 Share Posted September 11 6 hours ago, Teeara said: There was plenty of indoor space on Wonder, but yes, the lounges always had music playing which was kind of annoying. At least on Wonder we had an Owners Suite and we spent most of our time there. What is the Quantum class like? I haven't sailed it yet and it looks like they do the TPs between Hawaii and Australia which is what I want to book next. Not a fan of the smaller ships. Radiance was boring and too small for us. Although we did like hiding out in Singapore Slings when they weren't having activities in The Colony Club. Our cabin was right outside the entrance to the Centrum area. Talk about music all the time. It didn't stop until 11:30 p.m. every night. Ugh. The good things: Many more indoor spaces such as a larger, truly indoor solarium, plus 270 which is a large aft two-story lounge with wake facing windows, and a larger promenade. There is the indoor Seaplex which has bumper cars, roller skating and sports events. There is an indoor pool for families so you’re not limited to the solarium to stay out of the weather. Also, the Music Hall is much larger and nicer, more like a theater and less like a studio as is on Oasis. The WJ has an open floor plan so it’s easy to get around, rather than the rat-maze set up on Oasis class that leaves you bumping into people and amplifies crowd issues. The not-so-good: Not as many outdoor decks, so other than the one outdoor pool deck and the upper jogging track area, there’s very limited space outside. I wouldn’t recommend Quantum for a Caribbean cruise or anything with a lot of warm weather. There are fewer specialty restaurants and the solarium bistro is very small with a much more limited menu. No water slides or children’s amusements on deck, although they still have the flow rider and other activities such as iFly and North Star. Schooner bar is tiny and inadequate, usually hard to find seats for trivia and other activities. Smaller Sorrento’s without as many pasta or salad options. Tiny Cafe Promenade and Johnny Rockets is just a counter up on the pool deck. I’m sure I’ll think of more after posting 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy planning mom Posted September 11 #398 Share Posted September 11 6 hours ago, Ken at the beach said: Alaska 2026 should be released the week of Oct 21 with Europe and 7 day Caribbean to follow. Would Galveston sailings be part of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted September 11 #399 Share Posted September 11 Just now, Crazy planning mom said: Would Galveston sailings be part of that? Possibly although there are rumours about what ship is heading there so that may be a separate release 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDOG687 Posted September 12 #400 Share Posted September 12 I'm looking forward to booking the next world cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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