KWofPerth

Early 2027 I read somewhere. So....year round cruising??

Navigator from Singapore has been released. The 10 nighter on 2nd of January would've been my choice, but for a family of 4 it strecthes the budget just that little bit too far.

Fiona, if you were to take any of the South Pacific cruises on offer currently, you would have a fabulous time. The islands are beautiful, the weather is generally very pleasant, you can't go wrong. But if you've done that several times over a number of years, you want a little variety, right? That's where we Aussies are coming from. The removal of Fiji from the itineraries removes some of that variety. 'Spice of life', that's all.

Fiji is the main one for me. That used to be a great destination. Also, there is only one sailing that goes for longer than 9 nights. 11-12 nights is the sweet spot for me. I'd also prefer to have two different class of ships. A Radiance class would be great, or a Voyager class. One further point. The NZ cruises now seem to have excluded visits to both Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound. So in short @twangster , we have seen an erosion in choice of ports, choice of ships, and length of cruises. As a family of 4 that literally has to fly across a continent to get to the departure port, these factors have been deal breakers for me for a number of years now. Singapore is just as close to me as Sydney and tends to be slightly cheaper, so if I see something that interests me there, I jump at it.

Guurghhh, more of the same. I'll wait for Singapore next week.

Meaning of course, Navigator to Singapore. Could be a good option.

I've said before and I'll say again, visiting NZ by cruise just doesn't do it justice. It's the perfect road trip holiday. Saying that, a cruise is a cruise and will still be enjoyable.

Looks like it's either happened, or Royal has seen the writing on the wall and doesn't want to advertise what it can't deliver.

Quantum and Anthem confirmed. The pricing looks reasonable, noting it is in Aussie dollars, but are not school holiday sailings. Another point to note, is that the NZ sailing only includes Dusky Sound. No Doubtful or Milford

Test loads.

So what are we currently thinking? Navigator to Brisbane, or Singapore?

Nobody would fall for it at this point.

This is the sort of content that the "News and Rumours" thread was made for!!

Jinx!

More changes to the deployment schedule??

I've had a quick look at Celebrity out of Singapore and they look appealing. With two kids, however, I'd still prefer Royal. So I'll wait to see what itineraries are loaded during the week, and of course how much they cost. Watching with interest!

I find it hard to believe that Royal would not sail a Quantum Class out of Singapore. So would this mean that they will operate two vessels from Singapore, and only one Q class out of Australia??

I daresay I will try to book a Navigator sailing, whichever port it sails out of in 26/27.

And also, what currency were those in, do you know? Looks way cheap! (unless it's USD)

Where did you get those from Matty?

Anthem out of Sydney and Navigator out of Brisbane in 2026/27, according to Cruisepassenger.com.au At Last: Are These The Royal Caribbean Ships That Will Come To Australia For The 2026/27 Season - Cruise Passenger

Sydney might start looking like an attractive proposition to send a few extra ships to.

I wouldn't be much shocked by anything at this point.

Cruising out of Singapore is pretty cool. I'd love to give Navigator a go.

Re: the Qld coast...