Jamesszy94

I agree. On my recent cruise, while the cruise director was good, he wasn't nearly as good as Steve from Canada. I remember going to Crazy Quest last year on Ovation and it was way more raunchy. It seemed pretty stale this year. Like there was still adults only stuff, but not nearly as much.

I did this. I searched for Serenade only but she's still showing nothing for me beyond September of 2025

Mine was only filtered to Jan 2026 - April 2026 and there was nothing.

What do we think about the fact that Radiance and Serenade are blocked out for 2026?

Brilliance is there too... Wonder what Royal are going to do with her. What about when Serenade finishes her world cruise later this year? Do we know what they're going to do with her?

It's all South Pacific and Queensland this time.

If the pricing wasn't so high, it'd be easier to swallow, but South Pacific again... for basically a carbon copy of a ship we've had for the past 7 years is ridiculous. And an older carbon copy at that..

Hmm that's surprising seeing as how Auckland is New Zealand's largest city. When I was in Auckland last year visiting family, we went to Kelly Tarlton's and could see the Celebrity cruise ship across the harbour. It's very surprising that Picton and Napier both have ports big enough for Ovation, but Auckland doesn't...

Seems like none of Anthem's 2026 New Zealand itineraries include Auckland.

I guess that makes sense why it was considered "sold out" Might book this one cause it has Dunedin...

Hmm. If that's the case, I guess you have to have a massive amount of disposable income now if you want to afford a cruise on a Royal ship. Time to sail . Anyone have any experience? What are the chances that Anthem is sold out already? I did a mock booking for an oceanview and only the Mid was left. The aft and rear were both "Sold Out".. Is this Royal's way of blocking out certain rooms so that TA's can sell them?

Yep seems like the ports are the same. Maybe I'll just do a 2 night sailing on Anthem or Voyager to try the ship.

Probably cause the sailings are just new and those suites are often in high demand. I expect them to go down in the next few months