smalltimecruiser100 Posted October 9, 2007 #101 Share Posted October 9, 2007 For me, I decided to wait to hear from officials at RCI(official word) before stating opinions on Sovereign future. Right now RCI shows until end of mar/2009. Rumors can only prove to be very upseting. Lets wait for the facts!:) I'm planning on my 3/17/08 cruise on the Sovereign and looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsme Posted October 9, 2007 #102 Share Posted October 9, 2007 I booked April 2009 last week with no problems. Now I know this does not mean a thing if they sale or move the ship. I know they will cancel my crusie but dang it we booked that ship for a reason. It is the ship our children chose to go on and we are surprising our DD for her 16th birthday. If they are going to cancel and move the ship I hope it is sooner verses later. That way I can get another game plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chriz Posted October 11, 2007 #103 Share Posted October 11, 2007 I can't seem to get the link to open that is in the OP. Does anyone have this posted elsewhere? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berwyn Posted October 12, 2007 #104 Share Posted October 12, 2007 It worked last week. Now it's down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJBill Posted October 12, 2007 #105 Share Posted October 12, 2007 MIAMI, Oct 12, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced today that Royal Caribbean International's Sovereign of the Seas will be reassigned to the company's Pullmantur fleet, and the Los Angeles- based Monarch of the Seas will assume Sovereign of the Seas' sailings out of Port Canaveral. These changes will take place in October and November 2008. "We are fortunate that our mix of brands allows us the flexibility and opportunity to expand in key strategic markets and to diversify in existing ones," said Royal Caribbean International President and CEO Adam Goldstein. "We thank our partners at the ports of Los Angeles, Ensenada, Catalina and San Diego for our outstanding and ongoing relationship. We look forward to providing our Monarch of the Seas guests with exceptional vacations as we visit those locations through next fall." Sovereign of the Seas' last scheduled sailing for Royal Caribbean International will be on October 31, 2008. Two subsequent cruises, scheduled for November 3 and 7, will be canceled, and guests booked on those cruises will receive a full refund and an onboard credit for rebooking an earlier Sovereign of the Seas sailing during 2008 (excluding holidays). All rebookings must be made by December 31, 2007. All guests currently booked on Sovereign of the Seas on or after November 10, 2008, will be re-accommodated onboard Monarch of the Seas. Monarch of the Seas will make its last regularly scheduled sailing out of Los Angeles on October 13, 2008. All guests currently booked on a subsequent sailing will receive a full refund and an onboard credit for rebooking a three, four or five-night Caribbean sailing, or a seven-night Mexican Riviera sailing, onboard Royal Caribbean International in 2008 (excluding holidays). All rebookings must be made by December 31, 2007. On October 17, 2008, Monarch of the Seas will reposition to the East Coast when it departs Los Angeles on a 16-night Panama Canal cruise to Miami. The ship will then undergo a scheduled, weeklong dry-dock before welcoming its first Port Canaveral guests for three and four-night Bahamas sailings starting November 10, 2008. Royal Caribbean International has established a special help desk to assist its guests and travel agents impacted by these changes. The toll free phone number is 1-888-281-9344. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a global cruise vacation company that operates Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, Azamara Cruises and CDF Croisieres de France. The company has a combined total of 35 ships in service and seven under construction. It also offers unique land- tour vacations in Alaska, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin and South America and New Zealand. Additional information can be found on http://www.royalcaribbean.com, http://www.celebrity.com, http://www.pullmantur.es, http://www.azamaracruises.com, or http://www.rclinvestor.com. SOURCE Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherriZ366 Posted October 12, 2007 #106 Share Posted October 12, 2007 I just got the press release also. Glad to see that RCI is keeping a 3/4 day ship in Port C. Hope this an indication for support of the port overall. I have been pretty vocal on Cruise Critic on the inmportance of the port -- I have also sent some correspondence to RCI. Seems like there is pretty short gap here -- SOS's last sailing is October 31, 2008 and the Monarch's first sailing is November 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdcruiser Posted October 12, 2007 #107 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Does anyone know which ship, if any, will replace the Monarch in LA for short sailings? Thx SDCRuiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karena1 Posted October 12, 2007 #108 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Our very first cruise ship!!!! It will be like going home. So I am excited. Just glad they are keeping something here. DH and I have 2 more booked on SOS and then my good-bye cruise on SOS will be next Aug when I cruise with the girls. She has been a fabulous ship and I will miss her, but I am totally okay with Monarch. Does anyone know when Monarch was refurbished? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3213dev Posted October 12, 2007 #109 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Does anyone know when Monarch was refurbished? not sure when it was refurbed but, they will be dry docking her before she begins sailing out of PC DEV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmaria Posted October 12, 2007 #110 Share Posted October 12, 2007 2003. Same year as the Sovereign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtgirl Posted October 12, 2007 #111 Share Posted October 12, 2007 I am curious as to what, if anything, will replace the Monarch. She almost always sails full.:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karena1 Posted October 12, 2007 #112 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Cool. I am sure she will be just fine. Just looked at the floor plan and we can get the exact same room in the exact same location as we do on SOS so it won't even seem any different. Now I wonder when we will hear what is taking the place of Mariner? And what are they going to put in CA in place of the Monarch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louanne93 Posted October 12, 2007 #113 Share Posted October 12, 2007 I am curious as to what, if anything, will replace the Monarch. She almost always sails full.:confused: I agree!! What will we do with out her??:eek: There are going to be a lot of sad:( people out here on the west coast. Guess I will just have to book a couple of trips on her before she leaves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontpanik Posted October 12, 2007 #114 Share Posted October 12, 2007 This will be great! I can't wait to sail on the Sovereign, but since the Monarch is a Sovereign class ship and has the sushi bar...well this will be fun! To me, its all about the ship, not the destination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtgirl Posted October 12, 2007 #115 Share Posted October 12, 2007 I agree!! What will we do with out her??:eek: There are going to be a lot of sad:( people out here on the west coast. Guess I will just have to book a couple of trips on her before she leaves! I have two already booked for April and August next year. Just slipped in under the wire. I imagine a lot of people are going to want to go on her before she goes, so I see prices rising in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveler/ Posted October 12, 2007 #116 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Cool. I am sure she will be just fine. Just looked at the floor plan and we can get the exact same room in the exact same location as we do on SOS so it won't even seem any different. Now I wonder when we will hear what is taking the place of Mariner? And what are they going to put in CA in place of the Monarch? Mariner OS arrives in Feb 2009 to LA. We are booked on Mariner's repositioning voyage, last leg from Chile to LA 2/3/09 to 2/19/09. My guess that is the new ship for LA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtgirl Posted October 12, 2007 #117 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Mariner OS arrives in Feb 2009 to LA.We are booked on Mariner's repositioning voyage, last leg from Chile to LA 2/3/09 to 2/19/09. My guess that is the new ship for LA. The Mariner will be doing the Mexican Riviera in place of the Vision, going to Cabo, Mazatlan, and PV. LA also had the Monarch doing 3 and 4 day itineraries, and they are very popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtgirl Posted October 12, 2007 #118 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Mariner OS arrives in Feb 2009 to LA.We are booked on Mariner's repositioning voyage, last leg from Chile to LA 2/3/09 to 2/19/09. My guess that is the new ship for LA. darn double post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzr4vr Posted October 12, 2007 #119 Share Posted October 12, 2007 It will be a sad day for the west coast when we lose the Monarch and our 3 and 4 day sailings to Mexico. I know the Mariner will be doing the 7-night Mexican Riveria cruises in place of the Vision but until they announce another ship for Los Angeles we're stuck with Carnival..and I'll never ever do another Carnival cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare eroller Posted October 12, 2007 Author #120 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Press Release Source: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Transfers Royal Caribbean International Ship to Pullmantur; Replaces Ship Serving Port Canaveral Friday October 12, 11:03 am ET MIAMI, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced today that Royal Caribbean International's Sovereign of the Seas will be reassigned to the company's Pullmantur fleet, and the Los Angeles- based Monarch of the Seas will assume Sovereign of the Seas' sailings out of Port Canaveral. These changes will take place in October and November 2008. "We are fortunate that our mix of brands allows us the flexibility and opportunity to expand in key strategic markets and to diversify in existing ones," said Royal Caribbean International President and CEO Adam Goldstein. "We thank our partners at the ports of Los Angeles, Ensenada, Catalina and San Diego for our outstanding and ongoing relationship. We look forward to providing our Monarch of the Seas guests with exceptional vacations as we visit those locations through next fall." Sovereign of the Seas' last scheduled sailing for Royal Caribbean International will be on October 31, 2008. Two subsequent cruises, scheduled for November 3 and 7, will be canceled, and guests booked on those cruises will receive a full refund and an onboard credit for rebooking an earlier Sovereign of the Seas sailing during 2008 (excluding holidays). All rebookings must be made by December 31, 2007. All guests currently booked on Sovereign of the Seas on or after November 10, 2008, will be re-accommodated onboard Monarch of the Seas. Monarch of the Seas will make its last regularly scheduled sailing out of Los Angeles on October 13, 2008. All guests currently booked on a subsequent sailing will receive a full refund and an onboard credit for rebooking a three, four or five-night Caribbean sailing, or a seven-night Mexican Riviera sailing, onboard Royal Caribbean International in 2008 (excluding holidays). All rebookings must be made by December 31, 2007. On October 17, 2008, Monarch of the Seas will reposition to the East Coast when it departs Los Angeles on a 16-night Panama Canal cruise to Miami. The ship will then undergo a scheduled, weeklong dry-dock before welcoming its first Port Canaveral guests for three and four-night Bahamas sailings starting November 10, 2008. Royal Caribbean International has established a special help desk to assist its guests and travel agents impacted by these changes. The toll free phone number is 1-888-281-9344. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a global cruise vacation company that operates Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, Azamara Cruises and CDF Croisieres de France. The company has a combined total of 35 ships in service and seven under construction. It also offers unique land- tour vacations in Alaska, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin and South America and New Zealand. Additional information can be found on http://www.royalcaribbean.com, http://www.celebrity.com, http://www.pullmantur.es, http://www.azamaracruises.com, or http://www.rclinvestor.com. Source: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevSmith Posted October 12, 2007 #121 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Looks like it is all but official. Pullmantur, the Spanish arm of Royal Caribbean will be getting SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS. See the link below for an advance brochure for Pullmantur. It may take a minute or two to download as it's a large file. Scroll to the very bottom and you will see a surprise. Pullmantur is also receiving EMPRESS OF THE SEAS, which I thought was being renamed BLUE MOON but this brochure has her listed as EMPRESS. The name they have for SOS? Just SOVEREIGN. Whether that remains or not I don't know. Here is the link: here. Ernie thanks for the info...all things change...all of the ships I sailed on when I first started sailing are gone now...but I still have the fond memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louanne93 Posted October 12, 2007 #122 Share Posted October 12, 2007 It will be a sad day for the west coast when we lose the Monarch and our 3 and 4 day sailings to Mexico. I know the Mariner will be doing the 7-night Mexican Riveria cruises in place of the Vision but until they announce another ship for Los Angeles we're stuck with Carnival..and I'll never ever do another Carnival cruise. I agree!! Our first cruise was the Carnival 3 day and let me tell you...It was something else. I have never seen so many drunk people in my life:eek: . And we like to toss a few back as well,but this was crazy. So no Carnival for us. I assume RCI wouldn't want to lose all the money they get from the 3/4 day cruises from the Monarch:confused: I have faith that RCI won't leave us hangin...knowing they are going to be giving all that business to Carnival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilygrace Posted October 12, 2007 #123 Share Posted October 12, 2007 I seriously doubt that RCL will give up the lucrative 3/4 Baja market to Carnival. I'm sure they have something in mind. I just checked the cruise calendar and right now it looks like just the Mariner after the Vision leaves. But you never know what they have in store for us. I was thinking it might be the Rhapsody, since that is replacing the Vision in Alaska, but it looks like the Rhapsody is going to Australia/NZ. This should be fun....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted October 12, 2007 #124 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Good to hear. Monarch is a newer ship and should be a nice replacement. ...........now if they would only say which ship will replace the Mariner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherriZ366 Posted October 12, 2007 #125 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Good to hear. Monarch is a newer ship and should be a nice replacement. ...........now if they would only say which ship will replace the Mariner? I totally agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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