cheshire999 Posted August 27, 2007 #1 Share Posted August 27, 2007 When we asked the activities director at our Meet & Mingle on Liberty last week what ship would replace Mariner at Port Canaveral, his thought was that it was going to be Explorer of the Seas. Interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBeaSea Posted August 27, 2007 #2 Share Posted August 27, 2007 I thought Explorer was sailing year round out of Cape Liberty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piercetc4 Posted August 27, 2007 #3 Share Posted August 27, 2007 we liked the eos! that would be great! will be interesting to see what ship comes to replace the mariner and when- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillaFee Posted August 27, 2007 #4 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Hmmm....as long as they replace the Explorer with something!! :D Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derftegel Posted August 27, 2007 #5 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Mayflower?:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfcathorse Posted August 27, 2007 #6 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Remember, it was just HIS thoughts...apparantly crew and staff can speculate too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbadog Posted August 27, 2007 #7 Share Posted August 27, 2007 i heard it was being replaced with a new paddlewheeler:))):p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megr1125 Posted August 27, 2007 #8 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Mayflower?:o VERY FUNNY!!!!! they better give us Cape Liberty people a ship.....we'll take Independence! As long as it is at least voyager class...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mines Posted August 27, 2007 #9 Share Posted August 27, 2007 When we asked the activities director at our Meet & Mingle on Liberty last week what ship would replace Mariner at Port Canaveral, his thought was that it was going to be Explorer of the Seas. Interesting! Explorer is continuing to sail out of Cape Liberty for at least the early part of 2009. Highly unlikely that they will move it. Independance is sailing out of Fort Lauderdale, both Freedom and Liberty are in Miami. Mariner's route is covered by Freedom, so maybe they will leave Port Canaveral with only Sovereign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_nyc Posted August 27, 2007 #10 Share Posted August 27, 2007 We were on the Mariner a few weeks ago and at our Meet & Mingle The CD, Dennis said he believes it will be a larger ship. There will definitely be another ship other than the Sovereign at Port Canaveral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Ross Posted August 27, 2007 #11 Share Posted August 27, 2007 VERY FUNNY!!!!! they better give us Cape Liberty people a ship.....we'll take Independence! As long as it is at least voyager class...... Think you will find that Independence will be on her way back to England in April 09 - as this ship has sold so well in England in her inaugural season I think they will let the Brits keep her for another season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrettyLA Posted August 27, 2007 #12 Share Posted August 27, 2007 The captain on Explorer said that the Explorer would be sailing out of NJ year round. Also, would a larger ship fit under the Verrazano (sp?) bridge that the ships have to go under to get out to sea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Kewlguy Posted August 27, 2007 #13 Share Posted August 27, 2007 They always move the ships every couple of years. Voyager was the first ship to sail out of Cape Liberty which was then replaced by the Explorer. I would expect Explorer to move from Cape Liberty in the near future and possibly be replaced by a Freedom Class ship in 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robkatcruisers Posted August 27, 2007 #14 Share Posted August 27, 2007 We were on the Mariner a few weeks ago and at our Meet & Mingle The CD, Dennis said he believes it will be a larger ship. There will definitely be another ship other than the Sovereign at Port Canaveral. This November will be DH and my first cruise....if they dont replace Mariner with something that is still 7 day where the Sovereign is NOT then what is the point...one could go out on the cheaper Carnival ships :mad:. I think my addiction to cruising will be stopped before it starts if there isnt anything to replace Mariner...sheesh....Port Canaveral is about 35 40 minutes from where I live...whats the point going anwhere else...Not a big fan of Disney....Not a partier to want to go on Carnival...man...just the thought...we dont have HAL, NCL, or Celebrity....that would really slow down the port.....arghhhhhhhhhhhhh Katie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megr1125 Posted August 28, 2007 #15 Share Posted August 28, 2007 The captain on Explorer said that the Explorer would be sailing out of NJ year round. Also, would a larger ship fit under the Verrazano (sp?) bridge that the ships have to go under to get out to sea? probably not...but one can always dream.....sheesh.....wonder if we can dredge out the hudson??!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megr1125 Posted August 28, 2007 #16 Share Posted August 28, 2007 They always move the ships every couple of years. Voyager was the first ship to sail out of Cape Liberty which was then replaced by the Explorer. I would expect Explorer to move from Cape Liberty in the near future and possibly be replaced by a Freedom Class ship in 2009. but will it fit???? sounds like a letterman skit!! anyone ever see 'will it float??"" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catilope Posted August 28, 2007 #17 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Remember, Freedom fit under the Verrazano for her pre-inaugural and inaugural cruises last year, Liberty did too this past May. Saw that one with my own two eyes :D I'd be happy keeping Explorer here in NJ but a Freedom class would do just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjsshipboy Posted August 28, 2007 #18 Share Posted August 28, 2007 The Freedom class ships will fit under the bridge... there is no increase in height from the Voyager Class, only length. Independence is definately going back to the UK in 2009, the cruise from Ft Lauderdale to Southampton in April of that year is already available to book. My GUESS is that from January to April (Itineraries are pretty much set until April 09 now) there will be no 7 day ship out of Canaveral. When they go into the new season, Liberty or Freedom will move up, making space for Genesis is Miami/Ft Lauderdale that fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire999 Posted August 28, 2007 Author #19 Share Posted August 28, 2007 This November will be DH and my first cruise....if they dont replace Mariner with something that is still 7 day where the Sovereign is NOT then what is the point...one could go out on the cheaper Carnival ships :mad:. I think my addiction to cruising will be stopped before it starts if there isnt anything to replace Mariner...sheesh....Port Canaveral is about 35 40 minutes from where I live...whats the point going anwhere else...Not a big fan of Disney....Not a partier to want to go on Carnival...man...just the thought...we dont have HAL, NCL, or Celebrity....that would really slow down the port.....arghhhhhhhhhhhhh Katie I feel the same way. You could always drive to Tampa and catch the Grandeur or catch one of the HAL ships. Tampa's not as far as Miami :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cot427 Posted August 28, 2007 #20 Share Posted August 28, 2007 The Freedom class ships will fit under the bridge... there is no increase in height from the Voyager Class, only length. Independence is definately going back to the UK in 2009, the cruise from Ft Lauderdale to Southampton in April of that year is already available to book. My GUESS is that from January to April (Itineraries are pretty much set until April 09 now) there will be no 7 day ship out of Canaveral. When they go into the new season, Liberty or Freedom will move up, making space for Genesis is Miami/Ft Lauderdale that fall. Yes, I agree with you. Most itineraries are out at least until April 2009, with the exceptions for Brilliance and Legend out til May 09, Mariner out until August 09, and Splendour and Vision out until March 09. They will probably move around the ships May 2009. I can't wait until they open up the itineraries after for that, as it will be interesting to see what will happen with the shuffle. They will probably do this next year, probably Spring. That is probably when some details about the Genesis will be released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choozin Croozin Posted August 28, 2007 #21 Share Posted August 28, 2007 This November will be DH and my first cruise....if they dont replace Mariner with something that is still 7 day where the Sovereign is NOT then what is the point...one could go out on the cheaper Carnival ships :mad:. I think my addiction to cruising will be stopped before it starts if there isnt anything to replace Mariner...sheesh....Port Canaveral is about 35 40 minutes from where I live...whats the point going anwhere else...Not a big fan of Disney....Not a partier to want to go on Carnival...man...just the thought...we dont have HAL, NCL, or Celebrity....that would really slow down the port.....arghhhhhhhhhhhhh Katie Well for me nothing is convenient :rolleyes:, but I sure do like sailing out of Port Canaveral. No hassles, easy to get to and from.....and the last time (2005) we sailed from there, we stayed an extra week at Ron Jon's Resort and that was just great. It has my vote for another ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar*Magnolia Posted August 28, 2007 #22 Share Posted August 28, 2007 When we asked the activities director at our Meet & Mingle on Liberty last week what ship would replace Mariner at Port Canaveral, his thought was that it was going to be Explorer of the Seas. Interesting! Can't be too soon...itineraries are up till 2009 :rolleyes: Cape Liberty is too new for Royal to not have a ship here! They need to keep a voyager class here!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Kewlguy Posted August 28, 2007 #23 Share Posted August 28, 2007 but will it fit???? sounds like a letterman skit!! anyone ever see 'will it float??"" Well, considering the Liberty of the Seas (Freedom Class) was docked at Cape Liberty this past May for it's first pre-inaugural cruises I would say it will fit. Also Cape Liberty is in the process of expanding their port facilities which will enable it to handle even more ships. We've also heard rumors MSC Cruises may be moving to Cape Liberty. With Royal's permission of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserbryce Posted August 28, 2007 #24 Share Posted August 28, 2007 being that itineraries have already been posted for this time wouldn't the ship replacing Mariner (if there was one) already be announced?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schplinky Posted August 28, 2007 #25 Share Posted August 28, 2007 We were told Genesis would replace Mariner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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